Midnight Mixtape: May

May Mixtapes

Greatest Album Opening Mixtape

Mixtape: #1 Greatest Album Opening
Date: (13/05/21)
Host: Colin Murray
Guest: Edith Bowman

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit
Marvin Gaye - What's going on
Beyonce - Single Ladies
Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
Oasis - Rock n Roll Star
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
[Side 2]
Blur - Girls & Boys
Kate Bush - Running up that hill
Massive Attack - Protection
Beach Boys - Wouldn't it be nice
Eagles - Hotel California
Bob Dylan - Like a rolling stone
Hidden: NWA - Straight outta Compton

Trumpets Mixtape

Mixtape: #2 Trumpets
Date: (27/05/21)
Host: Colin Murray
Guest: Edith Bowman

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
Louis Armstrong - When the Saints go
Curtis Mayfield - Move on up
Carpenters - Close to you
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno
Miles Davis - Blue in Green
Pogues - Fiesta
[Side 2]
Public Enemy - Harder than you think
Beatles - Penny Lane
Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Rizzle Kicks - Down with the trumpets
Paul Simon - You can call me Al
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
Hidden: Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding

The Best Mixtape

Mixtape: #49 The Best
Date: (05/05/22)
Host: Colin Murray
Guest: Claire Lim

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
MC Hammer - U can't touch this
Undertones - My perfect cousin
Gladys Knight - Best thing that
Human Resource - Dominator
Labi Siffre - It must be love
Tina Turner - The Best
[Side 2]
Je Esposito - You're the best
Emotions - Best of my love
Tenacious D - Tribute
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing compares 2 u
Sister Sledge - He's the greatest dancer
Queen - We are the champions
Hidden: Foo Fighters - Best of you

Hello Mixtape

Mixtape: #50 Hello
Date: (12/05/22)
Host: Colin Murray
Guest: Paul McNamee

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
Shakespear's Sister - Hello (turn your radio on)
Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit
De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring
Lionel Richie - Hello
Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
[Side 2]
Carter Unstoppable Sex Machine - Only living boy in New Cross
Bob Dylan - If you see her say hello
Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace
Adele - Hello
Simon & Garfunkel - Sound of Silence
Softcell - Say hello, wave goodbye
Hidden: Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues

Under the sea Mixtape

Mixtape: #51 Under the sea
Date: (19/05/22)
Host: Colin Murray
Guest: John Robb

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
Public Service Broadcasting - White Star Liner
Pixies - Wave of mutilation
Sea Creatures - Under the sea
A guy called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
Terrorvision - Perseverence
Frank Sinatra - Mack the knife
[Side 2]
Mr Scruff - Fish
B52s - Rock Lobster
Elkie Brooks - Pearl's a singer
Radiohead - The bends
Charles Trenet - Le mer
dEUS - Disappointed in the sun
Hidden: Iron Maiden - Rise of the anicent mariner

Say what Mixtape

Mixtape: #52 Say what
Date: (26/05/22)
Host: Colin Murray
Guest: Mike Bubbins

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
Alanis Morrissette - Ironic
Beck - Loser
Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
Half Man Half Biscuit - Joy Division Oven Gloves
Presidents of the USA - Lump
REM - It's the end of the world
[Side 2]
Beatles - I am the walrus
Des'ree - Life
Prefab Sprout - King of rock'n'roll
Richard Harris - MacArthur Park
They might be giants - Birdhouse in your soul
Oasis - Champagne Supernova
Hidden: Amen Corner - (If paradise is) Half as nice

100 Mixtape

Mixtape: #100 Hundred
Date: (18/05/23)
Host: Colin Murray
Guest: John Robb

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
Toots & Maytals - 54-46 that's my number
Amy Winehouse - Back to black
Nick Cave & PJ Harvey - Henry Lee
Ocean Colour Scene - 100 mile high city
Wilson Pickett - 99 and half won't do
Blur - End of a Century
[Side 2]
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 21st Century boy
King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man
Jurassic 5 - Concrete schoolyard
Skunk Anansie - 100 ways to be a good girl
Sonic Youth - 100.00%
Sharon Jones & Dap Kings - 100 days, 100 nights
Hidden: Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day

Windows Mixtape

Mixtape: #101 Windows
Date: (25/05/23)
Host: Colin Murray
Guest: Nat Jamieson

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
Tina Turner - Steamy Windows
Arcade Fire - Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)
Yazoo - Only you
Peat and Diesel - Western Isles 
Ella Fitzgerald - Open your window
Ben Platt - Waving through a window [Dear Evan Hansen]
[Side 2]
Ann Peebles - I can't stand the rain
Renegade ft Taylor Swift - Big Red Machine
Queen - Keep Passing The Open Window
George Formby - When I'm cleaning windows
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
Hidden: Sash! - Encore une fois

Weekend Playlist: Slow

Weekend Playlist: Slow

Here's a weekend playlist created by Benny with help from Adrian looking at X/twitter selections (23/05/2024) with Songs that reference slow, slow creatures, slow things or juect being slow
This was inspired by SnailOB as it is National Escargot Day on Friday (24th May).

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist! (spotifyfrom Infant_UT)

[Side 1] Damn Slow
Barber - Adagio for Strings
Kylie x Gary Numan - Slow Photograph
David Ford - Real Damn Slow
Foghat - Slow Ride
Pointer Sisters - Slow hand
Paolo Nutini - Last Request
[Side 2] Slow Jam
Dolly Parton - Slow dancing with the moon
New Order - Slow Jam
Muse - Time is running out
Beastie Boys - Slow And Low
Flanders & Swann - Slow Train
Fugees - Ready or Not
[Hidden]
Julian Cope - Reynard the fox
Spongebob Squarepants - Where's Gary?

Long list

• Barber - Adagio for Strings
• Beatles - Slow down
• Billy Joel - Vienna
• David Bowie - Slow Burn
• Eagles - Take it easy
• Foghat - Slow Ride
• Flamin Groovies - Slow death
• Fugees - Ready or Not
• Gazabelle Gaburgably - Snail man
• Kylie - Slow
• Kylie x Gary Numan - Slow Photograph
• Leon Redbone - Up a lazy river
• Lovely Eggs - Memory Man
• Muse - Time is running out
• New Order - Slow Jam
• Phillip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi
• Pointer Sisters - Slow hand
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Slow Cheetah
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Yertle the Turtle
• Beastie Boys - Slow And Low
• Benson Boone - Slow it down
• David Ford - Real Damn Slow
• Dolly Parton - Slow dancing with the moon
• Doris Day - Slowpoke
• E17 - Slow it down
• Flanders & Swann - Slow Train
• Frames - Falling Slowly
• Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - Falling Slowly
• Howlin' Wolf - Goin' down slow
• Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin
• Leonard Cohen - Slow
• Massive attack - Saturday come slow
• Paolo Nutini - Last Request
• Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
• Snow Patrol - Time won't go slowly
• Ten years after - Slow Blues In C
• Eric "slowhand" Clapton - The best instrumental guitar ever
• Julian Cope - Reynard the fox
• Slowdive - When the sun hits
• Spongebob Squarepants - Where's Gary?

Weekend Playlist: First

Weekend Playlist: First

Here's a weekend playlist created by Benny with help from guest curator the first lady of Colin Murray's Q&A on BBC 5 Live, Alexandra looking at X/twitter selections (16/05/2024) with Songs that reference First
It is the 3-year anniversairy of the debut of Colin Murray's Midnight Mixtape when he was on weeknights at BBC Radio 5 Live.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist! (spotifyfrom Infant_UT)

[Side 1] Love/Heartbreak
Barry White - My first, My last, my everything
Roberta Flack - First time I saw your face
Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly devoted to you
Bright Eyes - First day of my life
Cold War Kids - First
Tate McRae - You broke me first
[Side 2] Other Firsts
Hans Zimmer - First Step
Futureheads - First Day
Midnight Oil - First Nation
Morrissey - First of the gang to die
Public Service Broadcasting - Go!
Spandau Ballet - Gold
[Hidden]
First Aid Kit - My silver lining
Johnny Cash - First time I saw your face

Long list

• Alison Moyet - First time I saw your face
• Barry White - My first, My last, my everything
• Bright Eyes - First day of my life
• Cat Stevens/Rod stewart - First cut is the deepest
• Christy Moore - First time I saw your face
• Cold War Kids - First
• Elbow - First Steps
• Elvis - First in line
• Extreme - When I first kissed you
• First Aid Kit - My silver lining
• Futureheads - First Day
• Hans Zimmer - First Step
• Hot Chocolate - Everyone's a winner
• Iron Maiden - Empire of the Clouds
• Jackie Oates - 14th November
• Johnny Cash - First time I saw your face
• Manic Street Preachers - PCP
• Midnight Oil - First Nation
• Morrissey - First of the gang to die
• Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly devoted to you
• Pet Shop Boys - Winner
• Public Service Broadcasting - Go!
• Pulp - Do you remember the first time?
• Queen - We are Champions
• Roberta Flack - First time I saw your face
• Robin Beck - First time
• Roxette - First girl on the moon
• Serge Gainsbourh - Initial BB
• Sisters of Mercy - First and last and always
• Spandau Ballet - Gold
• Tate McRae - You broke me first

Weekend Playlist: Sweden

Weekend Playlist: Sweden

Here's a weekend playlist created by Benny and BjornAdrian looking at X/twitter selections (09/05/2023) with Songs that reference Sweden
It is Eurovision week with the final on Saturday (May 11th) and is being held in Malmo, Sweden. This year is the 50th anniversairy of Abba's Eurovision win with "Waterloo". The winner was Nemo with "The Code".

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1]
Cardigans - My Favourite Game
Ace of Base - All that she wants
Jens Lekman - Shirin
Hives @thehives - Hate to say I told you so
Wannadies - You & Me Song
Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
[Side 2]
Avicii - Somewhere In Stockholm
Muse - Stockholm Syndrome
Willy Clay Band - Kiruna
Divine Comedy - Sweden
Billy Bragg - Sexuality
Lanacshire Hotpots - I fear Ikea
[Hidden]
Abba - Waterloo
Nemo - The Code

Long list

• Stevie Wonder - Heaven help us all
• Ace of Base - All that she wants
• Ace of Base - All that she wants
• Army of Lovers - Crucified
• Avicii - Wake me up
• Cardigans - My Favourite Game
• Concretes - You can't hurry love
• Electric Boys - All lips n hips
• Eagle eyed Cherry - Save tonight
• First Aid Kit - Angel
• Hives @thehives - Hate to say I told you so
• Jens Lekman - Shirin
• Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
• Roxette - Listen to your heart
• Roxette - It must have been love
• Wannadies - You & Me Song
• Whale - Hobo Humpin Slobo Babe
• Swedish Metal Aid - Give a helpin' hand
• Swedish House Mafia -Don’t You Worry Child
• Scott Walker - Seventh Seal
• Amon Amarth - Saxons and Vikings
• Avicii - Somewhere In Stockholm
• Billy Bragg - Sexuality
• Divine Comedy - Sweden
• Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
• Elvis - Smorgasbord
• Lanacshire Hotpots - I fear Ikea
• Led Zeppelin - Imgrant Song
• Miles Davis - Dear old Stockholm
• Muse - Stockholm Syndrome
• Pavement - Date with IKEA
• Swedish Chef - Christmas Smorgasbord
• Swedish Chef - Throw down to Rapper's Delight
• Willy Clay Band - Kiruna

Weekend Playlist: Snooker Terms

Weekend Playlist: Snooker Terms

Here's a weekend playlist created by Adrian and guest curator Ian Eason looking at X/twitter selections (02/05/2023) with Songs that reference Snooker terms
It's the closing stages of the World Snooker Championship which cumulates to the final on Sunday (5th) and Monday (6th).

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1]
1. Doug Wood Group - Drag Racer
2. Half Man Half Biscuit - Len Ganley Stance
3. Elton John - Rocket Man
4. Switchfoot - Hello Hurricane
5. Swing Out Sister - Breakout
6. Low Rocks - Snooker Final

[Side 2]
7. Go West - We close our eyes
8. Arbaz Khan - Snooker
9. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
10. Foo Fighters - Rest
11. Men without hats - Safety Dance
12. Chas'n'Dave - Snooker Loopy
[Hidden]
Johnny Cash - The Baron
Kissing the Pink - Watching their eyes

Long list

• AC/DC - Sink the Pink
• Aerosmith - The Grind
• Alanis Morrisette - Hand in my pocket
• All Saints - Under the bridge
• Arbaz Khan - Snooker
• Baize City Rollers
• Beastie Boys - SUre shot
• Beautiful South - Danielle Steele
• Blue Oyster Cult - Don't fear the reaper
• Bob Dylan - Hurricane
• Breeders - Cannonball
• Breeders - Cannonball
• Cannonball Adderly - Autumn Leaves
• Chalkzone Theme
• Chas'n'Dave - Snooker Loopy
• Deacon Blue - The rest
• Dire Straits - Twistin by the pool
• Doug Wood Group - Drag Racer
• Elton John - Rocket Man
• Faces/Rod Stewart - Pool Hall
• Filter - Hey Man, Nice Shot
• Foo Fighters - Rest
• Go West - We close our eyes
• Half Man Half Biscuit - Len Ganley Stance
• Iron Maiden - These colours don't run
• Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
• James - All the colours of you
• Johnny Cash - The Baron
• Kissing the Pink - Watching their eyes
• Low Rocks - Snooker Final
• Men without hats - Safety Dance
• Mike Batt - Big Break Theme Tune
• Moby - Spiders
• New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
• Oasis - Part of the Queue
• PJ Harvey - White Chalk
• Portishead - Sour times
• Pretenders - Brass in pocket
• Pretenders - Brass in the pocket
• Robert Earl Keen - Road goes on forever
• Rod Stewart - Maggie May
• Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman
• Spinners - Spaceballs
• Swing Out Sister - Break(out)
• Switchfoot - Hello Hurricane
• T-Rex - Ride the swan
• Therapy? - Screamager
• Tribe called Quest - Can I kick it?
• Wax - Bridge to your heart
• Who - Boris the Spider
• ZZ Top - Sharp dressed man