Midnight Mixtapes: January

January Mixtapes

Winter Mixtape

Mixtape: #33 Sub Zero
Date: (06/01/2022)
Host: Nick Bright
Guest: Mike Bubbins

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
David Essex - A Winter's tale
Neil Young - Winterlong
Foreigner - Cold as ice
Four Seasons - December 1963 (oh what a night)
Doors - Wintertime Love
[Side 2]
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter
Aztec Camera - Walk out to Winter
Queen - A Winter's tale
Pilot - January
Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin'
Hidden: Steve Miller Band - Winter Time

Prison Mixtape

Mixtape: #34 Prison
Date: (13/01/2022)
Host: Nick Bright
Guest: DJ Spoony

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
David Essex - A Winter's tale
Neil Young - Winterlong
Foreigner - Cold as ice
Four Seasons - December 1963 (oh what a night)
Doors - Wintertime Love
[Side 2]
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter
Aztec Camera - Walk out to Winter
Queen - A Winter's tale
Pilot - January
Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin'
Hidden: Steve Miller Band - Winter Time

Blood Mixtape

Mixtape: #35 Blood
Date: (20/01/2022)
Host: Colin Murray Guest: John Robb

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Slayer - Raining Blood
2. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
3. Killing Joke - Love like Blood
4. Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
5. Yabby You - Deliver me from my enemies
6. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
[Side 2]
7. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
8. Middle East - Blood
9. Taylor Swift ft Kendrik Lemar - Bad Blood
10. Doors - Peace Frog
11. AC/DC - If you want blood..
12. Etta James - Only women bleed
Hidden: Johnny Cash - Hurt

Rivers

Mixtape: #36 Take me to the river mixtape
Date: (27/01/2022)
Host: Colin Murray Guest: Paul McNamee

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Alison Krauss - Down in the river...
2. Prefab Sprout - Moving the river
3. Boney M - Rivers of Babylon
4. Nick Drake - Riverman
5. Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High
6. Jimmy Cliff - Many rivers to cross
7. Al Green - Take me to the river
8. Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
9. Bruce Springsteen - The River
10. Billy Joel - River of Dreams
11. Pogues - The Broad Majestic Shannon
12. Audrey Hepburn - Moon River
Hidden: Jimmy Nail - Crocodile Shoes

Cards Mixtape

Mixtape: #84 Cards
Date: (12/01/2023)
Host: Colin Murray Guest: Claire Lim

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
KC and Sunshine Band - Queen of Clubs
Statler Brothers - Flowers on the wall
Eagles - Desperado
The Unthanks - Queen of Hearts
[Side 2]
Lady Gaga - Poker Face
Chris De Burgh - Spanish Train
Ray Charles - Losing Hand
Steve Miller Band - The Joker
Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts
Sting - Shape of my heart
Hidden: Play Your Cards Right Theme

Day in the life of Mixtape

Mixtape: #85 Day in life of
Date: (19/01/2023)
Host: Colin Murray Guest: Nat Jamieson

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
Mandy Moore - When will my life begin
Bangles - Manic Monday
Ice Cube - It was a good day
Ben Folds 5 - Brick
Temptations - Papa was a rolling stone
Boomtown rats - I don't like Mondays
[Side 2]
Beatles - A day in the life
Don McLean - American Pie
OMD - Enola Gay
Dinah Washington - What a difference a day makes
Gomez - Whippin' Piccadilly
Luke Sital Singh - The last day
Hidden: Dolly Parton - 9 to 5

Bridges Mixtape

Mixtape: #86 Bridges
Date: (26/01/2023)
Host: Colin Murray Guest: Paul McNamee

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
Wax - Bridge to your heart
Richard Hawley - Lady's Bridge
Pogues - Misty Morning, Albert bridge
Dean Martin - Under the bridges of Paris
Mike Curb Congregation - Burning bridges (Theme to Kelly's Heroes)
Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
[Side 2]
Nick Cave & Bad Seeds - Ship Song
Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe
Mazzy star - Look on down from the bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the bridge
Frightened Rabbit - Floating in the Forth
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over troubled water
Hidden: James Brown - Get up Sex Machine

Weekend Playlist: Australia

Weekend Playlist: Australia

Here's a weekend playlist created by me and guest "Australian correspondent" curator Louise Mary Martin looking at X/twitter selections (26/01/2023) with Songs that reference Australia!
All this was to celebrate Australia Day on January 26th that commemorate the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain by Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove as well the finals of the Australian Open.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
Manic Street Preachers - Australia
Kinks - Australia
Sydney Youngblood - If only I could
Men at Work - Down under
Wizard of Oz - We're off to see the wizard
Geoff Mack - I've Been Everywhere
[Side 2]
John Farnham - You're the voice
Crowded House - Four seasons in one day
Pogues - And the band played Waltzing Matilda
Yothu Yindi - Treaty
Slim Dusty - Waltzing Matilda
Randy Newman - Political Science
[Hidden]
DAN HILL - Sometimes when we touch
Nina Simone - SINNERman

Long list

• Cold Chisel - Khe Sanh {@sparkytwentytwo}
• Geoff Mack - I've Been Everywhere {@TheLyricSlinger}
• Icehouse - Great Southern Land (Young Einstein) {@johngault22}
• Kinks - Australia (Arthur) {@jothekendall}
• Koala - Australia {@wooshy90}
• Manic Street Preachers - Australia {@tiswas_1973, @NG_doestweets, @sajid90114287}
• Men at Work - Down under {@LouiseM87687741}
• Sydney Youngblood - If only I could {@sparkytwentytwo}
• Wizard of Oz - We're off to see the wizard {@DrMMGilchrist1, @adriantudordr}
• Andy G - Didgeridoo {@TheDarylSharp}
• Crocodile Dundee - Opening Theme {@AdrianTudorDr}
• @CrowdedHouseHQ - Four seasons in one day {@ali8766, @chrisfoster67}
• John Farnham - You're the voice {@SirLanceDish}
• Midnight Oil - Beds are burning {@sajid90114287}
• Pogues - And the band played Waltzing Matilda {@Alistai92697452}
• Randy Newman - Political Science {@Mogallfm}
• Slim Dusty - Waltzing Matilda {@LizDoyle14}
• Yothu Yindi - Treaty (original version) {@WhiskyMcA}
• Nina Simone - Sinnerman {@AvelingArtworks}

Weekend Playlist: Penguins

Weekend Playlist: Penguins

HHere's a weekend playlist created by me and guest curator Adrian Tudor looking at X/twitter selections (19/01/2023) with Songs that reference penguins! Wasn't too strict, anything referencing the way they look, move, smell or links to famous penguins and cartoon penguins.
All this was to celebrate Penguin Awareness Day on January 20th.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
Intro: P-P-Pick up a penguin AD
1. Lyle Lovett - Penguins
2. Babyshambles - Penguins
3. Rufus Thomas - Do the funky penguin
4. Club Mayz - Penguins can't fly
5. Ed Sheeran - Penguins
6. Penguins - Earth Angel
[Side 2]
Intro: Pingu Theme
7. Sinead O'Connor - Emperor's new clothes
8. Siouxsie & Banshees - Face to Face
9. Fleetwood Mac - Bright Fire
10. Fat Lady Sings - Dronning Maud Land
11. Penguin Cafe - Gentoo
12. Cab Calloway & his orchestra - Happy feet
Hidden: Hoddle & Waddle - Diamond Nights

Long list

• Babyshambles - Penguins (@jtb6619)
• Club Mayz - Penguins can't fly (@AdrianTudorDr)
• Ed Sheeran - Penguins (@LizDoyle14)
• Lyle Lovett - Penguins (@ali8766)
• Penguins - Earth Angel (@jgwithice)
• Rufus Thomas - Do the funky penguin (@Mogallfm)
• They might be giants - Pictures of pandas painting (@AdrianTudorDr)
• Beautiful South - I love you (but you’re boring) (@SnailOB)
• Beethoven - Piano Concerto No 5 (The Emperor Concerto) (@RobShaw90880590)
• Cab Calloway & his orchestra - Happy Feet (@LouiseM87687741)
• Fat Lady Sings (@NickKellyWorld) - Dronning Maud Land (@SirLanceDish)
• Fleetwood Mac - Bright fire (@jothekendall)
• Hoddle & Waddle - Diamond Nights (@tiswas_1973)
• Jimmy Cagney - Yankee Doodle Dandy (@chrisfoster67)
• John Williams (Star Wars) - Emperor's March from Star Wars (@sajid90114287)
• Muovinen - Working on an arctic night (@thelyricslinger)
• Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Music For A Found Harmonium (@AdrianTudorDr)
• Penguin Cafe - Gentoo
• Pingu Theme (@WhiskyMcA)
• Rhythm Nation (Happy Feet 2) - Under pressure (@TheDarylSharp)
• Sinead O'Connor - The Emperor's New Clothes love (@Alistai92697452)
• Siouxsie & Banshees - Face to face (@wooshy90)
• Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Little wing (@liama1a)
• Tom Petty - It's good to be king (@lisabetsey)
• The Junction - Manhattan Transfer (leave your penguin suit behind) (@AdrianTudorDr)

Sorry to those that didn't make it! If I missed an entry, shout at me on X!

Weekend Playlist: Connections

Weekend Playlist: Connections

Here's a weekend playlist created with me looking at X/twitter selections (12/01/2023) with Songs that reference connections or being connected! This is not a mixtape, honest and well see how this goes...
Note only to celebrate connections between the online community that Colin murray has been successfully promoting on 5 live but also the fact that on January 14th, in 2000, Dom Joly's Trigger Happy TV was broadcasted for the very first time.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Elastica - Connection {@domjoly}
2. Stereo MCs - Connected {@sajid90114287, @SnailOB, @thedarylsharp}
3. Tom Petty - Make the connection {@LizDoyle14}
4. Van Morrison - Heavy Connection {@LouiseM87687741}
5. Kermit the Frog - Rainbow Connection {@NatalieBear6}
6. Delta Rhythm Boys - Dem Bones {@WhiskyMcA}
[Side 2]
7. Lionel Richie - Hello {@johngault22}
8. Jellyfish - Joining a Fanclub {@Mogallfm, @nat_jamieson}
9. ELO - Telephone line {@Alistai92697452}
10. Kinks - Party line {@TheLyricSlinger}
11. Associates - Club Country {@AdrianTudorDr}
12. Eurythmics - There Must Be an Angel {@jgwithice}
Hidden: Rotary Connection - Sunshine Of Your Love {@jothekendall}

Other Songs suggested

• Yazoo - Bad connection {@AdrianTudorDr}
• Temptations - Unite the world {@Mogallfm} {reaching out, Human chain, hand in hand}
• U2 - 2 hearts beat as one {@AnnieTheDog7}
• Neil Finn (@NeilFinn) - Wherever you are {@chrisfoster67}
• Rufus Wainwrgight - Reveal the stars {@lisabetsey}
• Daisy Dee - Headbone Connected
• Erasure - Stop!

Sorry to those that didn't make it! If I missed an entry, shout at me on X!

Dom Joly's

Actually Dom Joly was a guest on midnight meets with Colin Murray on Nov 3 and he mentioned his favourite songs in passing (about 49 mins in)...

1. David Bowie - 5 years
2. Psychedelic Furs - Imitation of Christ
3. Gang of Youths - Do not let your spirit wane
4. Water Boys - Old England
5. Leisure Society - We were wasted
6. Simon & Garfunkel - America
7. Cure - 100 years
8. House of love - In a room
9. Bright Eyes - Devil Town
10. Jacques Brel - Amsterdam
11. LCD Soundsystem - All my friends [live at madison square gardens]

Shiftms Mixtape: New Year

Shiftms Mixtape: New Year

As another one-off mixtape for Shift.ms, Adrian Tudor looked at twitter selections (31/12/2023) with Songs that reference New Years!

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1] New Year's Eve
1. Highwaymen - 20th century is almost over
2. Sydney Youngblood - Sit and wait
3. Steely Dan - Reelin' in the years
4. Ella Fitzgerald - What are you doing New Year's Eve?
5. Maximo Park - Apply some pressure
6. Go! Team - Look outside (a New Year's coming)
Bonus: Coldcut - Walk a mile in my shoes (henrik schwartz remix)
[Side 2] New Year's Day
7. Muse - Feeling good
8. U2 - New Years Day
9. Jack Hylton - Happy days are here again
10. Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - New Year's resolutions
11. Talk Talk - Life's what you make it
12. Slade - Auld Lang Syne
Bonus: Shins - News Slang

Thank you for Mog created a "spotified" playlist.

Other Songs suggested

• ABBA - Dancing Queen
• ABBA - Happy new year
• Aerosmith - Full Circle
• Alicia Keys - Empire state of mind
• Aretha Franklin - Brand new day
• Cardiacs - Day is gone
• Clash - London Danny Gokey - New Day
• Dina Carroll - Perfect Year
• Elbow - A day like today
• Elbow - Open Arms
• Europe - Final Countdown
• Frank Sinatra - It was a very good year
• James - Sit down
• Katy Perry - Firework
• Kinks - Ausraila
• Kinks - Come dancing
• Oysterband - Moving on
• Pogues - Fiesta
• Pogues - Rainy day in Soho
• Samantha Berk - On my own
• Siouxsie & Banshees - Fireworks
• Stylistics - You make me feel brand new
• Who - 21

Midnight Mixtape: New Beginnings

New Beginnings

On this new year's eve mixtape, Colin Murray was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (31/12/2023) with Songs that reference new starts, resetting the clock, dusting ourselves off, going again!

Songs in contention

• Average White Band - Let's go round again
• Deacon Blue - Dignity
• Primal Scream - Movin' on up
• Nina Simone - Feeling Good
• Stylistics - You Make Feel Brand New
• Tom McRae - Got a suitcase
• Tracy Chapman - New beginning
• Propellerheads - History repeating
• Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure
• Bucks Fizz - New beginning
• Orange Juice - Rip it up
• Green day - Good riddance
• Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten
• Biffy Clyro - Biblical
• Elton John - I'm still standing
• McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't no stopping us now
• -
• Whitesnake - Here I go again
• Talking heads - Road to nowhere
• Frank Sinatra - That's life
• John Lennon - Just like starting over
• Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
• Curtis Mayfield - Move on up
• Iron Maiden - Brave new world
• Hall & Oates - Starting all over again
• INXS - New Sensation
• Big Country - Chance
• Bill Withers - Lovely day
• Cardiacs - Is this the life
• Rush - Wish them well
• Simple Minds - New gold dream
• You me and 6 - Fresh Start Fever
• Arcade Fire - Ready to start
• Stone Roses - I am the resurrection
• Johnny Nash - I can see clearly
• Embrace - Ashes
• Human Resource - Dominator
• -
• Feeder - Buck Rogers
• Carpenters - We've only just begun
• Bright eyes - First day of my life
• Fred Astaire - Pick yourself up
• Teenage Fanclub - Start again
• Sigma ft Paloma Faith - Changing
• Gabrielle - Rise
• Sam Cooke - A change is gonna come
• Daniel Shiells - one more step along the world i go
• Jack Hylton - Happy Days Are Here Again

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Nina Simone - Feeling Good
2. Whitesnake - Here I go again
3. Elton John - I'm still standing
4. Deacon Blue - Dignity
5. Embrace - Ashes
6. Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten
{Side 2]
7. Talking heads - Road to nowhere
8. Curtis Mayfield - Move on up
9. Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
10. Johnny Nash - I can see clearly
11. Arcade Fire - Ready to start
12. Stone Roses - I am the resurrection
Hidden: Willy Mason - Oxygen [Your Choice]

Previous Appearances

TWO debuts with Natasha Bedingfield and Whitesnake.
Of the other acts with previous appearances: killer"

Artist	#	Other Appearances
Embrace	2	Other time with "Fireworks"
Curtis Mayfield	3	2 with "Move on up"
Johnny Nash	3	All 3 times with "I can see clearly now"
Stone Roses	3	1st time with "I am the resurrection
Talking Heads	3	Previous 2 times with "Psycho
Arcade Fire	4	1st time with "Ready to start"
Elton John	5	1st time with "I'm still standing"
Deacon Blue	8	4 with "Dignity"
Nina Simone	9	4 with "Feeling good"
Beatles	15	2 with "Here comes the sun"

Should also be noted that there was a similar mixtape curated by Nick Bright and John Robb. Two songs that feature in both mixtapes are Nina Simone's "Feeling good" and Johnny Nash's "I can see clearly now".

Bonus Mixtape: Listener Memorable Moments

[Bonus] Listener Memorable Moments Wow Mixtape

Asked afew listeners for most memorable tracks (wow moments) from all of the midnight mixtapes. Thanks to Jo Kendal who curated this final bonus mixtape!

Final Mixtape

[Side 1]
1. Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) - Waving through a window
2. Bronski Beat - Small Town Boy
3. Aztec Camera - Spanish Horses
4. Labi Siffre - It must be love
5. Abdominal - Breathe Later
6. Roberta Flack - Killing me softly
[Side 2]
7. Michael M - Do people in America wear Easterhouse t-shirts?
8. Frankie Knuckles - Whistle Song
9. Tom Waits - I hope you don't fall in love with me
10. Deacon Blue - Dignity
11. Tim Minchin - White wine in the sun
12. Daft Punk - One more time
Hidden: Fountains of Wayne - Stacy's Mom

The hidden track was any other song that referenced wow or memorable moment in title or lyrics. Went with "MoM" which is an upside down "WoW"!