Weekend Playlist: Shopping

Weekend Playlist: Shopping

Here's the weekend playlist created by Leigh with help from guest curator Natalie looking at X/twitter selections (12/12/2025) with Songs that reference shopping.
This was a wildcard selection based on suggestions.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!
Thanks to Leigh for the spotified list

[Side 1] Buy Buy Buy!
Madonna - Material girl
Jessie J - Price tag
Shania Twain - Ka ching!
Coasters - Shoppin for clothes
Patti Page - How much is that doggie in the window
Pulp - Common people

[Side 2] In store!
Lily Allen - Nan you're a window shopper
Aerosmith - Love in an elevator
Wideboys - Shopaholic
Clash - Lost in the supermarket
Jane's addiction - Been caught stealing
Rolling Stones - You can’t always get what you want

[Bonus]
Pet Shop Boys - Shopping
Shopping - Control yourself
Cornershop - Brimful of Asha

Long list

• Toni Basil - Shoppin’ from A-Z
• U2 ft Sinead O’Connor - I’m not your baby
• Patti Page - How much is that doggie in the window
• Hollies - Bus stop
• Jonathan Richman & Modern Lovers - Rockin’ shopping center
• Pet Shop Boys - Shopping
• Benjamin Biolay - Night shop
• Serge Gainsbourg - Sex shop
• Rutles/Brian Patten - Somewhere between Heaven & Woolsworth
• Stereophonics - Handbags & gladrags
• Sam Fender - Howdon aldi death queue
• Squeeze - Maidstone
• Jane's addiction - Been caught stealing
• RA the rugged man - Definition of a rap flow
• Beatles - Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da
• Kinks - Dedicated follower of fashion
• Kae Tempest - Hold your own
• Shopping - Control yourself
• Sky Farrow - Shopping bags
• Belle & Sebastian - Expectations
• De La Soul - Shopping bags
• Frank Turner - Girl from the record shop
• Waitresses - Christmas wrapping
• Franz Ferdinand - Shopping for blood
• Friday club - Window Shopping
• Ian Dury - Razzle in my pocket
• Beatles - Can’t buy me love
• Coasters - Shoppin for clothes
• Miracles - Shop around
• Jam - Town called malice
• Patti La Belle - I don’t go shopping
• Rolling Stones - You can’t always get what you want
• Cornershop - Brimful of Asha
• Jam - Man in the corner shop
• Lily Allen - Nan you're a window shopper
• Davkd Sylvian - Late night shopping
• King Crimson - Cat food
• Wet leg - Supermarker
• Pulp - Common people
• Macklemore - Thrift Shop
• Belle & Sebastian - It could have been a brillant career
• Blossoms - Cinnamon
• De La Soul - Millie pulled a pistol on Santa
• Aerosmith - Love in an elevator
• Dan Reed Network - Money
• Weird AL Yankovic - Hardware store
• Jessie J - Price tag
• Madonna - Material girl
• Smiths - Shoplifters of the world unite
• Nena - 99 red balloons
• Shania Twain - Ka ching!
• David Byrne - Hanging upside down
• Prince - Raspberry Beret
• Stereophonics - A thousand trees
• Lily Allen - The Fear
• Madness - House of fun
• Clash - Lost in the supermarket
• Jean Michel Jarre - Music for sueprmarkets
• Marillion - Market square heroes
• Dolly Parton - Bargain store
• Tiffany - I think we’re alone now
• Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
• 60ft dolls - Happy shopper
• Dale Winton & Bar-Codes - Supermarket Sweep (Will you dance with me?)
• Supersister - Shopping
• Wideboys - Shopaholic

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Underwear

Midnight Mixtape: Underwear

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (12/12/2025) with Songs that reference underwear on a random theme mentioned by Tony Livesey's show mentioning dressing up in underwear of the opposite sex!

Songs in contention

• Pulp - Underwear
• Dr Hook - You make my pants..
• Sisqo - Thong song
• Paul Simon - Slip sliding away
• Stereophonics - More life in a tramp's vest
• Bach - Air on a G-string
• Girls aloud - The show
• S&G - The Boxer
• Bing Crosby - Your socks don't match
• Jonny Trunk - Ladies bra
• Faithless - Insomnia
• Long John Baldry - Let the heartaches begin
• Arctic Monkeys - Kneesocks
• Suzanne Vega - Stockings
• Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
• Stump - Charlton Heston
• Beach Boys - Barbara Ann
• Tori Amos - Power of orange knickers
• Morrissey - Boxers
• Cymande - Bra
• Velvet Underground - Venus in furs
• Sparks - Angst in my pants
• Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra
• Beautiful South - 36D
• Bob Rivers - Walkin’ round in women’s underwear
• Joe Boxer - Boxer beat
• St Cecilia - Leap up & down
• James Brown - Hot pants
• Zombies - Brief candles
• Scorpions - Suspender love
• Count Basie - Shiny Stockings
• Chumbawamba - All fur coat & no knickers
• Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace
• Roxy Music - Pyjamarama
• Lava la rue - Vest & boxers
• Brian Hyland - Itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini
• Black country new road - Socks
• Randy Newman - Pants
• Bryan Adams - I want to be your underwear
• Tom Waits - Pasties & a g-string
• John Grant - Queen of Denmark
• Alex McArtor - Bras & Jeans
• Space - Ballad of Tom Jones
• Madness - In the middle of the night

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Pulp - Underwear
2. Arctic Monkeys - Kneesocks
3. Bing Crosby - Your socks don't match
4. James Brown - Hot pants
5. Count Basie - Shiny Stockings
6. Long John Baldry - Let the heartaches begin
[Side 2]
7. Cymande - Bra
8. Black country new road - Socks
8. Velvet Underground - Venus in furs
10. Suzanne Vega - Stockings
11. Bach - Air on a G-string
12. Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
Hidden: Sam Cooke - Touch the hem of the garment

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey mixtapes, 8 acts had never been on before, Bing Crosby (1), Count Basie (1), Long John Baldry, Cyande, Black cuntry new road, Suzanne Vega (1), Bach (1), Neneh Cherry (1) Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 4: Arctic Monkeys (8)
• 3: Pulp (8), Velvet Underground (4)
• 2: James Brown (5), Ella Fitzgerald (6)
• 1: Sam Cooke (5)

(Note: total number of mixtape in brackets)
(Note: Ella Fitzgerald has appeared once on her own and once as featured with Duke Ellington)

Weekend Playlist: Bah Humbug

Weekend Playlist: Bah Humbug

Here's the weekend playlist created by Snail with help from guest curator Dave looking at X/twitter selections (05/12/2025) with Songs that reference grumpiness, complaining and misery of Bah Humbug.
This was a wildcard selection based on suggestions.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1] Misery Guts
Smiths - Heaven knows I’m miserable now
Travis - Why does it always rain on me?
Damned - I just can’t be happy today
Maroon 5 - Misery
Moby - Why does my heart feel so bad
Buddy Holly - Raining in my heart

[Side 2] Moaning Minnies
Alexander O’Neal - Criticize
Mental as Anything - Complaining
Pet Shop Boys - What have I done to deserve this?
Squeeze - Grouch of the day
lyricslinger - Funky old man
Chas & Dave - Ain’t no pleasing you

[Bonus] Humbug
Ian Dury - Reasons to be cheerful part 3
Shamen - Ebennezer Goode
Eric Idle - F*** Christmas

Long list

• 4 Non Blondes - What's up
• A-ha - Touchy
• Alanis Morissette - You oughta know
• Alexander O’Neal - Criticize
• Beatles - I’m so tired
• Ben Folds Five - One angry dwarf
• Billy Joel - Piano man
• Billy Nomates - Nothin worth winnin
• Blink 182 - I won’t be home for Christmas
• Buddy Holly - Raining in my heart
• Carole King - It might as well rain until September
• Chas & Dave - Ain’t no pleasing you
• Chas & Dave - Rabbit
• Chris Stapleton - Might as well get stoned
• Christophe - Je l’ai touche
• Coasters - Yakety yak
• Damned - I just can’t be happy today
• David Ford - Cheer up you miserable
• David Ford - To hell with the world
• Declan McKenna - Nothing works
• Depeche Mode - Wrong
• Eamon - F**k it (I don’t want you back)
• Elvis Presley & Martina McBride - Blue Christmas
• Eric Idle - F*** Christmas
• Eric Idle - One foot in the grave
• Everclear - I will be hating you for Christmas
• Ex - Soon all cities
• Faith no more - RV
• Frank Kelly - 12 days of Christmas
• George Michael - Too funky
• Gin Blossoms - Hey jealousy
• Greg Lake - I believe in Father Christmas
• Harry Nilsson - You’re breakin’ my heart
• HMHB - National Shite Day
• Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables) - Valjean’s Soluoquy
• Ian Dury - Reasons to be cheerful part 3
• Johnny Cash - Hurt
• Kelis - Caught out there
• Linkin Park - One step closer
• Low Cut Connie - Dreams don’t come true
• lyricslinger - Funky old man
• Madness - Misery
• Maroon 5 - Misery
• Mental as Anything - Complaining
• Michael Jackson - Leave me alone
• Moby - Why does my heart feel so bad
• Nick Lowe - Man that I’ve become
• Nirvana - Silver
• OK Go - Get over it
• Pet Shop Boys - What have I done to deserve this?
• Phil Collins - I don’t care anymore
• Placebo - Teenage Angst
• Radiohead - Creep
• Red Zebra - I can’t live in a living room
• Righteous Brothers - You’ve lost that loving feeling
• Rolling Stones - Get off of my cloud
• Sex Pistols - Seventeen
• Shamen - Ebennezer Goode
• Sleaford Mods ft Billy Nomates - Mork & Mindy
• Smiths - Heaven knows I’m miserable now
• Smiths - Unhappy birthday
• Soul Asylum - Misery
• Squeeze - Grouch of the day
• Tasmin Archer - Complaints
• Tears for Fears - Mad world
• Things - I don’t believe it
• Travis - Why does it always rain on me?
• Ugly Kid Joe - Everything about you

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Animal Noises

Midnight Mixtape: Animal Noises

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Claire Limto look at listener selections (04/12/2025) with Songs that feature animal noises on the news that bad bunny is the most popular artist on spotify!

Songs in contention

• Baha men - Who let the dogs out
• Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
• Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia
• Adam & Ants - Stand & deliver
• Disturbed - Down with the sickness
• Beatles - Blackbird
• Beck - Jack-ass
• B52s - Rock Lobster
• Missy Elliott - Work it
• Ducksauce - Big bad wolf
• Cure - Lovecats
• Roy Orbison - Pretty woman
• Pink Floyd - Pigs (3 different ones)
• Shakira - She wolf
• Minnie Riperton - Lovin' you
• Duran Duran - Hungry like a wolf
• Jane's Addiction - Been caught stealing
• Queen - Delilah
• Tanya Tagaq - Tulugak
• New Order - Perfect Kiss
• Ylvis - Fox
• Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
• Osmonds - Crazy horses
• Lorde - Sober
• ELO - Jungle
• Ratatat - Wildcat
• Bobby Darin - If I could talk to the animals
• Shed Seven - Starlings
• Paris Paloma - Good boy
• Baltimora - Tarzan boy
• Ray Stevens - In the mood
• Wham! - Club Tropicana
• Muse - Knights of Cydonia
• Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep
• Charlton Heston - Stump
• Adriana Caselotti - Whistle while you work
• Soft Play - Take me to the tip
• Bobby Day - Rockin Robin
• Ronettes - Sleigh Ride
• Kate Bush - Moving
• Smiths - Meat is murder
• Prodigy - Charly
• Talk Talk - It's my life
• Tenpole Tudor Vikings - Swords of a thousand men
• Paul McCartney - Frog Choru

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1] Domesticated
1. Jane's Addiction - Been caught stealing
2. Adam & Ants - Stand & deliver
3. Beck - Jack-ass
4. Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia
5. Pink Floyd - Pigs (3 different ones)
6. Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist

[Side 2] Wild
7. Wham! - Club Tropicana
8. ELO - Jungle
9. Ducksauce - Big bad wolf
10. New Order - Perfect Kiss
11. Soft Play - Take me to the tip
12. Minnie Riperton - Lovin' you
Hidden: Queen - Delilah

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 6 acts had never been on before, Avalanches, Ducksauce (1), Jane's addiction, Minnie Riperton, Pink Floyd (9), Soft Play. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 4: Queen (19)
• 3: ELO (3), Wham! (5)
• 2: Adam Ant (5)
• 1: Beck (5), New Order (3), Pet Shop Boys (4)

Weekend Playlist History

Weekend Playlist History

1. Connections (X
2. Penguins (X
3. Australia (X
4. Fighting Cancer (X
5. Superbowl (X
6. Kindness (X
7. Buses & Coaches (X
8. Dragons (X
9. Colin Murray (X
10. Mothers (X
11. Pies (X
12. Chemical Element Periodic Table (X
13. Backwards (X
14. Wrestling (X
15. Human Sounds (X
16. Tea (X
17. Freedom (X
18. Snooker terms/Non-colours (X
19. Sweden (X
20. First (X
21. Snail (Slow) (X
22. Birds (X
23. Remembering the Past (X
24. Looniness (X
25. Clothes (X
26. Farms (X
27. Politics (X
28. France (X
29. Moon (X
30. Olympic Sports (X
31. Q&A (X
32. Olympic Sports (X
33. Feet (X
34. Rock Paper Scissors (X
35. Paralympics (X
36. Supermarket (X
37. Hard & Soft (X
38. Pause (X
39. Money (X
40. Breakfast (X
41. Chess (X
42. Chocolate Cupcake (X
43. Cats (X
44. Countdown (X
45. Cookie (X
46. Phone Call (X
47. Phone Call (X
48. Wall (X
49. Return (X
50. 50 (Fifty) (X
51. Shortest (X
52. Festive Drinks (X
53. New Year Resolutions (X
54. Shipping forecast (X
55. Rivals (X
56. Cold (X
57. Speeches (X
58. School (X
59. Truth (X
60. Horses (X
61. Children (X
62. Smile (X
63. Woman (X
64. Mathematics (X
65. Cinema (X
66. Circus (X
67. Flash (X
68. Golf (X
69. Heaven (X
70. Self-Titled (X
71. Guilty Pleasures (X
72. Victory (X
73. Mining (X
74. Brown (X
75. Hearing (X
76. Diamonds (X
77. Spades (X
78. Clubs (X
79. Hearts (X
80. Health & Safety (X
81. Life (X
82. Gun (X
83. Never (X
84. Hairdressing (X
85. Wizard of Oz (X
86. Promise (X
87. Volcano (X
88. Beaches (X
89. International (X
90. Germany (X
91. Midnight (X
92. Rabbit (X
93. North & South (X
94. Tube (X
95. Silenece (X
96. West/East (X
97. Roads (X
98. Tongue Twisters (X
99. Reptiles (X
100. Playlist (X
101. Room 101 (X

Weekend Playlist: Room 101

Weekend Playlist: Room 101

Here's the weekend playlist created by Benny with help from guest curators Adrian and Mog looking at X/twitter selections (28/11/2025) with Songs that reference Room 101 in terms of bad things and banishment.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist! Thanks to Mog for the spotified list

[Side 1] Bad
1. George Thorogood - Bad to the bone
2. Linda Ronstadt - You’re no good
3. Jimmy Dean - Big bad John
4. Amy Winehouse - You know I'm no good
5. Carl Carlton - She’s a bad mama jama
6. Michael Jackson - Bad

[Side 2] Banishment
7. Rufus Wainwright - Going to a town
8. Madness - Embarrassment
9. Dubliners - Fields of Athenry
10. Dolly Parton - Deportee
11. Gloria Gaynor - I will survive
12. Ye banished privateers - We are ye banished privateers

[Bonus]
Bad Company - Bad Company
Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful world beautiful people
Ennio Morricone - Good bad & ugly

Long list

• Dubliners - Fields of Athenry
• Ye banished privateers - We are ye banished privateers
• Suburbano - Makinavaja
• Jim Croce - Bad Leroy Brown
• Ennio Morricone - Good bad & ugly
• Moby - Why does my heart feel so bad?
• Thin - Bad reputation
• Gloria Gaynor - I will survive
• Taylor Swift - Exile
• U2 - Bad
• Rufus Wainwright - Going to a town
• Dubliners - Black Velvet Band
• Queen - Death on two legs
• Carl Carlton - She’s a bad mama jama
• Chris Isaak - Baby did a bad thing
• Abi Reimold - Bad seed
• Gil Scott-Heron - Whitey on the moon
• JJ Doom - Banished
• Chase & Status ft Bou - Baddadan
• Divine Comedy - Bad ambassador
• Jimmy Dean - Big bad John
• Madness - Embarrassment
• Arcade Fire - Deep blue
• Linda Ronstadt - You’re no good
• George Thorogood - Bad to the bone
• Creedence Clearwater - Bad moon rising
• Albert King - Born under a bad sign
• Elvis Presley - I feel so bad
• Lady Gaga - Bad romance
• Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful world beautiful people
• Rick Estrin & Nightcats - Dump that trump
• Cynthia Ervio - Defyin Gravity
• Munchkins - Ding song the witch is dead
• Michael Jackson - Bad
• Amy Winehouse - You know I'm no good
• Paul Jones - I've been a bad bad boy
• Billie Ellish - Bad guy
• King Crimson - Exiles
• Len Maurice - Banish the budget blues
• Yazoo - Nobody's diary
• Arcade Fire - Black wave / Bad vibrations
• Blur - Bad day
• US3 - Just another brother
• Bad Company - Bad Company
• Quireboys - I don’t love you anymore
• U2 - Van Diemen’s land
• Eddie Vedder - Society
• Levellers ft Nick Burbridge - Dirty Davey
• Muse - Starlight
• Vixen - Bad reputation
• Burning Bridges - Mike Curb Congregation
• Inner Circle - Bad boys
• Wolf Sisters - Big bad wolf
• Allergies - Big bad woman
• Jojo - Leave
• Iron Maiden - Innocent Exile
• James Brown - Super bad
• Shakespear’s Sister - You’re history
• Capercaillie - Waiting for The wheel to turn
• Dubliners (ft Paddy Reilly) - Fields of Athenry
• Dolly Parton - Deportee
• Bob Marley - Exodus
• Vangelis - One more kiss dear

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Receptacles

Midnight Mixtape: Receptacles

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Jo Kendallto look at listener selections (27/11/2025) with Songs that reference receptacles/containers to mark the autumn budget on 26/11/2025!

Songs in contention

• Rod Stewart - Handbags & Gladrags
• Pigbag - Papa's got a brand new bag
• Beautiful South - Song for Whoever
• Barbra Dickson - Another suitcase another hall
• Living in a box - Living in a box
• Marilyn Monson - Lunch box
• Blondie - Heart of glass
• Redbox - Lean on me
• Green Day - Basket case
• Goldfrapp - Paper bag
• Teddy Swims - Suitcase
• Fall - Carry bag man
• Musical Youth - Pass the dutchie
• Andrew Sisters - Smile! Smile! Smile! (Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag)
• Nirvana - Heart shaped box
• Benny Hill - Ernie the fastest milkman in the west
• Neil - Hole in my shoe
• Stiff little fingers - Tin Soldiers
• Christina Perri - Jar of hearts
• Chumbawamba - Tubthumpin'
• Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar
• Adam Ant - Whip in my valise
• Rubettes - Juke box jive
• Kings of Leon - The bucket
• Pretenders - Brass in pocket
• Malvinda Reynolds - Little boxes
• Beatles - Yellow submarine
• Gloria Scott - (Case of) Too much lovemaking
• Police - Message in a bottle
• Bad manners - Can can
• Super Furry animals - Receptacle for the respectable
• Etta James - Swing low sweet chariot
• John Denver - Leaving on a jet plane
• Lloyd Cole - My bag
• Tribe called quest - I left my wallet in El Segundo
• Joni Mitchell - Case of you
• Beck - Ziplock bag
• Siouxsie & Banshees - Placebo Effect
• Toy Dolls - Nellie the elephant
• X-Ray Spex - I am a plastic bag
• Simon & Garfunkel - The boxer
• Icicle Works - Travelling Chest
• Tom McRae - Got a suitcase got regrets
• Doris Day - Put em in a box, tie 'em with a ribbon
• Glen Miller - Little brown jug
• Suzi Quatro - Can the can
• World Party - Put the message in the box
• George Baker - Little green bag
• Sia - Suitcase
• Kay Starr - Man with the bag
• Grateful Dead - Box of Rain
• Soft Play - Bin juice disaster

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Andrew Sisters - Smile! Smile! Smile! (Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag)
2. Pigbag - Papa's got a brand new bag
3. Fall - Carry bag man
4. Suzi Quatro - Can the can
5. Tom McRae - Got a suitcase got regrets
6. Musical Youth - Pass the dutchie
[Side 2]
7. Super Furry animals - Receptacle for the respectable
8. Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar
9. Redbox - Lean on me
10. Kings of Leon - The bucket
11. Beautiful South - Song for Whoever
12. Police - Message in a bottle
Hidden: Glen Miller - Little brown jug

Previous Appearances

From the new era of mixtapes, 8 acts had never been on before... Andrew Sisters (2 on original midnight mixtape), Pigbag, Fall (2), Suzi Quatro, Tom McRae, Redbox, Kings of Leon (2), Glen Miller. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 2: Thin Lizzy (7 in total)
• 1: Musical Youth (3), Super Furry animals (3), Beautiful South (3), Police (4)

Weekend Playlist: Playlist

Weekend Playlist: Playlist

This is the 100th WeekendHere's the weekend playlist created by Benny and Adrian with help from guest curator Jo Kendall looking at X/twitter/bsky selections (21/11/2025) with Songs that reference or contain lists of things.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1]
1. Billy Joel - We didn’t start the fire
2. Paul Simon - 50 ways to leave your love
3. Rose Betts - Guy Friends
4. Ian Dury - What a waste
5. A House - Endless Art
6. REM - It’s the end of the world as we know it

[Side 2]
7. Julie Andrews - My favourite things
8. Michael M - Do Americans wear Easterhouse T-Shirts?
9. Praga Khan - Love
10. Carole Bayer Sager - You’re moving out today
11. Oleta Adams - Get here
12. Johnny Cash - I’ve been everywhere

[Bonus]
Gilbert & Sullivan - I’ve got a little list (Mikado)
Maisie Peters - The List
Hall & Oates - Kiss on my list

Long list

• Flanders & Swann - Slow train
• Simon & Garfunkel - At the zoo
• Franz Lizt - Hungarian Rhapsody #2
• NKOTB - Step by step
• Billy Joel - We didn’t start the fire
• Madonna - Vogue
• Hall & Oates - Kiss on my list
• Paul Simon - 50 ways to leave your love
• Julie Andrews - My favourite things
• Oleta Adams - Get here
• Kate Bush - 50 words for snow
• Tom tom club - Downtown Rockers
• Praga Khan - Love
• Zazie - Tout le monde
• Johnny Cash - I’ve been everywhere
• Dua Lipa - New rules
• Beloved - Hello
• Cure - Friday I'm in love
• Killers - My List
• Frank Kelly - 12 days of Christmas
• Los Campesinos! - My year in lists
• George Thorogood - One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
• Huey Lewis & News - Heart of rock and roll
• Tubes - What do you want from life
• Bruce Reitherman & Phil Harris - Bare Necessities
• Damon Locks - List of Demands
• LCD Soundsystem - Losing my edge
• Art Pepper - Make a wish, make a list
• REM - Man on the moon
• Destiny’s Child - 8 days of Christmas
• Beautiful South - Song for whoever
• Ian Dury - What a waste
• JAMMs - It’s grim up North
• Perry Como & Fontane Sisters - You’re adorable
• Jason Isbell & 400 Unit - Songs that she sang in the shower
• Nat King Cole - These foolish things
• Taylor Swift - Wi$h li$t
• Max Wall - England’s glory
• Princess Buster - Ten commandments
• A House - Endless Art
• My life story - 12 reasons why I love her
• Rose Betts - Guy Friends
• Alanis Morissette - 8 easy steps
• Carole Bayer Sager - You’re moving out today
• Eartha Kitt - Santa baby
• Public Service Broadcasting - Go!
• Maisie Peters - The List
• REM - It’s the end of the world as we know it
• Fluke - Absurd
• Nick Cave - There she goes my beautiful world
• Lyricslinger - Listen Listen Listen
• Nickelback - Rockstar
• Ugly Kid Joe - Cats in the cradle
• Jam - That’s entertainment
• Alanis Morissette - 21 things I want in a lover
• Terrorvision - Celebrity hit list
• Bjork - I’ve seen it all
• Chats - Drunk n disorderly
• Paulo Nutini - Pencil full of lead
• Queens of the Stone Age - Feel good hit of the summer
• Jamie Callum - Mixtape
• Gilbert & Sullivan - I’ve got a little list (Mikado)
• Jean Michel Jarre - Sale of the century
• U2 - Numb
• Pointer Sisters - Santa Claus is comin’ to town
• Michael M - Do Americans wear Easterhouse T-Shirts?
• Meredith Brooks - Bitch

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Cricket

Midnight Mixtape: Cricket

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (20/11/2025) with Songs that reference Cricket to commemorate the start of 2025-2026 Ashes between England and Austraila!

Songs in contention

• Engelbert Umpiredinck - Please release me
• Crowded House - Don’t dream it’s over
• Shed Seven - Waiting for the catch
• Iron Maiden - Run to the hills
• Travis - Turn
• Byrds - Turn Turn Turn
• Mungo Jerry - Long leg woman dress in black
• Meatloaf - Bat out of hell
• Tom Petty - Nightwatchman
• Foo Fighters - Rope
• Moody Blues - Nights in white satin
• David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
• Kane Gang - Crease in his hat
• Kosheen - Catch
• Bobby Womack - It’s all over now
• Portishead - Glory box
• Bay City Rollers - Bye bye baby
• Sherbet - Howzat
• Dire Straits - Sultans of swing
• Booker T & MGs - Soul Limbo
• Kiss - Fits like a glove
• Roy Orbison - It's over
• Duckworth-Lewis Method - Jiggery pokery
• Duckworth-Lewis Method - Nightwatchman
• Lindasfarne - Run for home
• Vaccines - All in white
• Minor Threat - Stumped
• Taylor Swift - Willow
• Living in a box - Living in a box
• Fall out boy - Centuries
• Pat Benetar - Hit me with your best shot
• Anton Karas - Third Man Theme
• White Stripes - Red bowling ball Ruth
• Roy Harper - When an old cricketer leaves the crease
• Smiths - Hand in glove
• Greg Champion - I made a hundred in the backyard at mum’s
• Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the middle with you
• Commentators - 19 not out
• Kylie - Spinning around
• Little Richard - Slippin' & sliding
• Christians - When the fingers point
• Calvin Harris ft Kelis - Bounce
• Loretta Lynn - Third man
• Paul Simon - Slip sliding away
• Ramones - Pinhead
• Spencer Davis Group - Keep on running
• Kicks like a mule - The Bouncer
• 10cc - Dreadlock holiday
• Joy Division - Day of the Lords
• Snoop Dogg - Drop it like it’s hot
• Alice Cooper - Catch me if you can
• Kinks - Village green preservation society

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
2. 10cc - Dreadlock holiday
3. Little Richard - Slippin' & sliding
4. Calvin Harris ft Kelis - Bounce
5. Minor Threat - Stumped
6. Roy Orbison - It's over

[Side 2]
7. Booker T & MGs - Soul Limbo
8. Duckworth-Lewis Method - Jiggery pokery
9. Bay City Rollers - Bye bye baby
10. Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the middle with you
11. Greg Champion - I made a hundred in the backyard at mum’s
12. Roy Harper - When an old cricketer leaves the crease
Hidden: Kinks - Village green preservation society

Previous Appearances

From the new midnight mixtape era, 7 acts had never been on before Calvin Harris/Kelis (1), Booker T (2), Stealers Wheel (1), Duckworth-Lewis Method, Greg Champion, Minor Threat, Roy Harper. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 5: David Bowie (13)
• 3: 10cc (7), Kinks (9)
• 2: Bay City Rollers (2)
• 1: Little Ricard (2), Roy Orbison (1)

Weekend Playlist: Reptiles

Weekend Playlist: Reptiles

Here's the weekend playlist created by Lyricslinger with help from guest curator (Stockport) Stephen looking at X/twitter selections (14/11/2025) with Songs that reference reptiles.
This was to commemorate Steve Irwin on Steve Irwin Day on Saturday (15th Novemeber).

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist! Thanks to Lyricslinger for the spotified list

[Side 1] Reptiles
1. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Les Crocodiles
2. Bill Haley & Comets - See you later alligator
3. Strokes - Reptila
4. Shovels & Rope - Leaving Louisana in the broad daylight
5. Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie
6. Sturgill Simpson - Turtles All the Way Down

[Side 2] Snakes
7. Alice Cooper - Black mamba
8. Pixies - Snakes
9. Lloyd Cole & Commotions - Rattlesnakes
10. Al Wilson - Snake
11. Goldie Boutilier - Snake Eyes
12. Underworld - King of snake (everything…)

[Bonus]
Nick Lowe - So it goes
Peter Paul & Mary - Puff the magic dragon
Wiggles ft Steve Irwin- Crocodile Hunter

Long list

• Big Country - Republican Party Reptile
• Embrace - Chameleon
• Embrace - Snake Oil
• Dolly Parton - Snakes in the grass
• Psycho Reptiles - Monster from the bog
• Peter Best - Crocodile Dundee Theme
• Motorhead - Love me like a reptile
• Doors - Celebration of the Lizard
• Jimmy Nail - Crocodile shoes
• Muppets - Never smile at crocodile
• Elton John - Crocodile Rock
• Jim Stafford - Spiders & Snakes
• Gary Numan - Music for Chameleons
• Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill - Gecko (Overdrive)
• Python Lee Jackson - In a broken dream
• Charlotte Gainsbourg - Les Crocodiles
• Hooverphonic - Pink fluffy dinosaurs
• Partners in Kryne - Turtle Power
• Everything everything - No Reptiles
• Lloyd Cole - Rattlesnakes
• REM - Alligator Aviator Autopilot Antimatter
• Bill Haley & Comets - See you later alligator
• Steve Earle - Copperhead Road
• Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie
• Whitesnake - Here I go again
• Phantom Band - Crocodile
• Sacco & Vanzetti - Kill your own snakes
• Sturgill Simpson - Turtles All the Way Down
• Herbie Hancock - Chameleon
• REM - It’s the end of the world
• Pixies - Snakes
• T-Rex - 20th Ceontury Boy
• Underworld - King of snake (everything…)
• Bow Wow Wow - Go wild in the country
• Goldie Boutilier - Snake Eyes
• Nine Inch Nails - Reptile
• Alice Cooper - Snakebite
• Nicki Minaj - Anaconda
• Shovels & Rope - Leaving Louisana in the broad daylight
• Bonnie Raitt - Fundamental things
• Jack van Cleaf - Rattlesnake
• Monty Python - Always look on the bright side of life
• David Bowie - Jean Genie
• Flying Lizards - Money
• Nick Lowe - So it goes
• Was (Not Was) - Walk the dinosaur
• Al Wilson - Snake
• Bee Gees - Night Fever
• Of monsters & men - Alligator
• Rose Betts - This year’s gonna be different
• Peter Paul & Mary - Puff the magic dragon
• King Crimson - Cirkus
• Underworld - Crocodile
• REM - Sidewinder sleeps tonite
• Rugrats - Reptar I love you
• Certain Ratio - Bitten by a lizard
• Grateful Dead - Terrapin Sauce
• Lee Morgan - Sidewinder
• Alice Cooper - Black mamba
• Dogs d’amour - Ballad of Jack
• Watercress - Alligators
• JVKE - This is what heartbreak feels like
• Skid Row - Rattlesnake shake
• Steve Earle - Copperhead Road
• Strokes - Reptila
• Art of Noise - Chameleon’s dish
• Coast to Coast - (Do) the hucklebuck
• Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
• King Gizzard & Lizard Wizard - Gila Monster
• Schnappi - Das kleine krokodil
• Duran Duran - Union of the snake
• Eric Idle - One foot in the grave
• Steve Vai - Little Alligator
• Flanders & Swann - The spider
• Paula Abdul - Cold hearted
• Upsetters - Croaking Lizard
• Wiggles ft Steve Irwin- Crocodile Hunter
• Turtles - Happy together

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Gold

Midnight Mixtape: Gold

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (15/11/2025) with Songs that reference Gold to celebrate Livesey's 50 mixtape!

Songs in contention

• Stone Roses - Fool's Gold
• Black Keys - Gold on the ceiling
• Tina Turner - Goldeneye
• Eels - Goldy
• Hidden Camera - Golden Streams
• Spandau Ballet - Gold
• Fleetwood Mac - Gold dust woman
• Sting - Fields of Gold
• Neil Young - Heart Of Gold
• Steely Dan - Good teeth
• Nico - We’ve got gold
• Beyonce - Hey Goldmember
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold lion
• David Bowie - Golden Years
• Stranglers - Golden Brown
• Freda Payne - Band Of Gold
• Harry Styles - Golden
• Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger
• Mika - We Are Golden
• Bonnie Tyler - Band Of Gold
• Sam Sparro - Black And Gold
• Bad Company - Silver, blue and gold
• Razorlight - Golden touch
• Chemical Brothers / Flaming Lips - The Golden Path
• Artist Formerly Known As Prince - Gold
• Jesus & Mary Chain - Almost gold
• Siouxsie & Banshees - Ornmants of gold
• U2 - All I want is you
• Pointer Sisters - Goldmine
• Andrew Gold - Thank you for being a friend (Golden Girls)
• Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Golden Age
• Klaxons - Golden skans
• Mott The Hoople - Golden age of Rock 'N' Roll
• Beautiful South - Good as Gold
• Dolly Parton - After The Goldrush
• K Pop Demon hunters - Golden
• Simple Minds - New gold dream
• Pavement - Gold soundz
• DJ Fresh - Gold Dust
• Martin Stephenson & Daintees - Little red bottle
• Stevie Wonder - Golden lady
• Beatles - Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight
• James Gilreath - Gold mother
• Death Cab For Cutie - Gold rush
• Shed Seven - Going for Gold
• Aztec Camera - Working in a goldmine
• T Rex - Solid Gold Easy Action
• (Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger)

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a spotified and applified playlist.

[Side 1] New Gold
1. Spandau Ballet - Gold
2. Black Keys - Gold on the ceiling
3. Razorlight - Golden touch
4. Klaxons - Golden skans
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold lion
6. Shed Seven - Going for Gold
[Side 2] Classic Gold
7. Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger
8. Tina Turner - Goldeneye
9. Stevie Wonder - Golden lady
10. Freda Payne - Band Of Gold
11. Neil Young - Heart Of Gold
12. Beautiful South - Good as Gold
Hidden: Andrew Gold - Thank you for being a friend (Golden Girls)

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, Spandau Ballet, Razorlight, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Andrew Gold have never been on before... Only Shed Seven, Stevie Wonder and Tina Turner have appeared on a final Livesey mixtape. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 7: Stevie Wonder (6+1)
• 5: Shirley Bassey, Tina Turner (4+1)
• 3: Neil Young
• 2: Beautiful South, Shed Seven (1+1)
• 1: Black Keys, Freda Payne, Klaxons

Most times made on Livesey's mixtape

After 50 mixtapes...

• 7: Beatles
• 6: Kate Bush
• 5: David Bowie, Who
• 4: AC/DC, Arctic Monkeys, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Peter Gabriel, Pogues, Queen

Weekend Playlist: Tongue Twister

Weekend Playlist: Tongue Twisters

Here's the weekend playlist created by Ian with help from guest curator Heather looking at X/twitter selections (07/11/2025) with Songs that are or reference tongue twisters.
This was inspired by the fact that it is international tongue twister day on Sunday.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1]
Johnny Cash - I've been everywhere
Danny Kaye - Tounge Twisters
Tom Lehrer - Elements
Julie Andrews - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Blackalicious - Alphabet Aerobics
Allergies ft Andy Cooper - Rock Rock

[Side 2]
Trashcan Sinatras - Only tongue can tell 
Pink Floyd - Learning to fly
Furniture - Love your shoes
Sundays - Here's where the story ends
Miriam Makeba - Qongqothwane (Click Song)
Tanya Tagaq - Tongues

[Bonus]
Cat - Tongue tied (Red Dwarf)
Till Lindemann - Zunge

Long list

• Adriano Celetanio - Prisencolinensingincuisol
• Aerosmith - Lick and a promise
• Alison Moyet - Is this love?
• Allergies ft Andy Cooper - Rock Rock
• Arcade Fire - Speaking in tongues
• Arno - Enleve ta langue
• Barenaked Ledies - One week
• Billy Joel - We didn't start the fire
• Blackalicious - Alphabet Aerobics
• Cat - Tongue tied (Red Dwarf)
• Cult - She sells sanctuary
• Danny Kaye - Tounge Twisters
• De La Soul - Pease Porridge
• Del Tha Funky Homosapien - Mistadobalina
• Depeche Mode - Shake the disease
• Depeche Mode - Wagging Tongue
• Dire Straits - Twisting by the pool
• DJ Format - Separated at birth
• Eagles of death metal - Speaking in tongues
• Eminem - Rap God
• Eurythmics - Who's that girl
• Extreme - Suzi (wants her all day what)
• Freestyle Fellowship - 7th Seal
• Furniture - Love your shoes
• Future Sound of London - Her tongue is like a jellyfish
• Group love - Tongue tied
• Happy Mondays - Step on
• Johnny Cash - I've been everywhere
• Julie Andrews - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
• King Crimson - Larks Tongue
• Meatloaf - Hot patootie (Rocky Horror)
• Miriam Makeba - Qongqothwane (Click Song)
• Moonface - Love the house you're in
• Moses supposes - Singing in the rain
• Neil Finn - Loose tongue
• Pink Floyd - Learning to fly
• Police - De do do do…
• Primus - Tommy the cat
• Quantum jump - Lone ranger
• RA the rugged man - Definition of a rap flow
• Radiohead - Myxomatosis
• Ram Jam - Black Betty
• REM - It's the end of the world as we know it
• Ren - Money Game Part 2
• Run DMC - It's tricky
• Run DMC - Peter Piper
• Salt'n'Pepa - Shake your thang (ItHs your thang)
• Scatman John - Scatman
• Seamus Kennedy - Pheasant plucker song
• Sergeant Buzfuz - Tongues they wag away
• Shania Twain - No one needs to know
• Shirley Ellis - Clapping song
• Shirley Ellis - Name game
• Sundays - Here's where the story ends
• Switchfoot - Native tongue
• Tanita Tikaram - Twist in my sobriety
• Tanya Tagaq - Tongues
• Till Lindemann - Zunge
• Tom Lehrer - Elements
• Trashcan Sinatras - Only tongue can tell
• Twista (ft Kanye & Jamie Foxx) - Slow Jamz
• U2 - I still haven't found what I'm looking for
• US3 - Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)
• Weird Al Yankovic - Hardware Store
• Wildhearts - Caffeine Bomb
• Zebra Katz - Tear the house up

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Brackets

Midnight Mixtape: Brackets

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (06/11/2025) with Songs that have brackets in the title following on the previous week's theme of DIY!

Songs in contention

• Clash - (White man) In Hammersmith Palais
• Cheeky Girls - Cheeky Song (Touch my bum)
• Jam - The bitterest pill (I ever had to swallow)
• Bryan Adams - (Everything I do) I do it for you
• Queen - Las Palabras de Amor (Words of love)
• White Stripes - Pretty good looking (for a girl
• Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't fear) The reaper
• Meatloaf - I'll do anything for love (but i won't do that)
• Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo chile (Slight Return)
• REM - It's the end of the world as we know it (and i feel fine)
• Buzzcocks - Ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't have)
• Wet Wet Wet - Angel Eyes (home & away)
• Frankie Valli & 4 Seasons - December 1963 (Oh what a night)
• (We've got a) Fuzzbox (and we're gonna use it) - Pink Sunshine
• T-Pain - Up down (Do this all day)
• Rolling Stones - (I can't get no) Satisfaction
• Libertines - Up the Bracket
• Billy Joel - Moving out (Anthony’s song)
• My Chemical Romance - I'm not ok (I Promise)
• Boomtown Rats - (I never loved) Eva Braun
• Beastie Boys - (You gotta) Fight for your right (to party)
• Otis Redding - (Sitting on) Dock of the bay
• Elvis Costello - (Angels wanna wear my) Red Shoes
• Radiohead - Street spirit (Fade out)
• Doors - Break on through on other side
• Offspring - Pretty Fly (For a white guy)
• Bloc Party - Song for Clay (Disppear here)
• Tina Turner - We don't need another hero (Thunderdome)
• Beatles - Norwegian Wood (This bird has flown)
• Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - Stop, Look, Listen (To your heart)
• Shangri-las - Remember (Walking in the sand)
• Tom McRae - End of the world news (Dose me up)
• Scatman John - Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)
• James Brown - I got you (I feel good)
• The The - Armageddon Days (Are here again)
• Duke Ellington/Ella Fitzgerald - It don't mean a thing (If it ain't got that swing)
• Aretha Franklin & George Michael - I knew you were waiting (for me)
• JoJo - Leave (Get out)
• Benny Hill - Ernie (The fastest milkman in the west)
• Dawn Penn - You don't love me (No No No)
• Eurythmics - Beethoven (I love to listen)
• Stevie Wonder - Signed sealed delivered (I'm yours)
• Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (The best that you can do)
• Undertones - You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It!)
• Tribe called Quest - Jazz (We've got)
• Elvis Presley - (Marie's the name) His latest flame
• Proclaimers - (I'm gonna be) 500 miles
• Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
• Simon & Garfunkel - 59th Bridge Street Song (Feelin' Groovy)
• Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make me smile (Come up and see me)
• Hall & Oates - I can't go for that (No can do)
• Grandmaster & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't do it)
• Sean Paul - (When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me
• Elton John - Rocket Man (It’s going to be a long long time)
• Lou Bega - Mambo No 5 (A little bit of)

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified" and "applified" playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Buzzcocks - Ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't have)
2. White Stripes - Pretty good looking (for a girl)
3. Meatloaf - I'll do anything for love (but I won't do that)
4. Scatman John - Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)
5. James Brown - I got you (I feel good)
6. Radiohead - Street spirit (Fade out)

[Side 2]
7. Duke Ellington - It don't mean a thing (If it ain't got that swing)
8. Grandmaster & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't do it)
9. Dawn Penn - You don't love me (No No No)
10. Undertones - You've got my number (Why don't you use it!)
11. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make me smile (Come up and see me)
12. Stevie Wonder - Signed sealed delivered (I'm yours)
Hidden: Libertines - Up the Bracket

Previous Appearances

From this era of Livesey mixtapes, all but 4 have never been on before. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 2: Radiohead (12)
• 1: James Brown (4), Undertones (5), White stripes (6)

Weekend Playlist: Roads

Weekend Playlist: Roads

Here's the weekend playlist created by Adrian with help from guest curator Leigh looking at X/twitter selections (31/10/2025) with Songs that reference Roadst.
This was to commemorate the opening of the M1 on Sunday (02/11/1959).

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

Thanks to Leigh for the spotified list

[Side 1] Traffic Jam
Talking Heads - Road to nowhere
Green Day - Boulevard off broken dreams
Kelly Clarkson - High road
Jimi Hendrix - Crosstown traffic
America - Ventura Highway
Tom Robinson - 2-4-6-8 Motorway

[Side 2] Drive all night
Canned Heat - On the road again
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Steppenwolf - Born to be wild
Cyndi Lauper - I drove all night
Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
Van Morrison - Bright side of the road

[Bonus]
A1 - Take on me
Spice Girls - Stop
Chris Rea - Driving home for Christmas

Long list

• Arcade Fire - Keep the car running
• Primitives - Crash
• Trashcan Sinatras - Maybe I should drive
• Ella Fitzgerald - Manhatten
• Iron Maiden - 22 Acacia Avenue
• Sinead O'Connor - Raglan Road
• Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
• Eagles - Life in the fast lane
• Radiohead - Street spirit
• Chris Rea - Road to Hell
• Bon Jovi - Runaway
• Sheryl Crow - Every day is a winding road
• Mercury Rev - Goddess On A Hiway
• dEUS - Instant Street
• Joe Dassin - Les Champs-Elysées
• America - Ventura Highway
• Aztec Camera - Killermont St
• David Ford - Song for the road
• Van Morrison - Bright side of the road
• Jane Wiedlin - Rush hour
• Jimi Hendrix - Crosstown traffic
• Queen - I'm in love with my car
• Radar Love - Golden Earring
• Willie Nelson - On the road again
• AC/DC - Highway to hell
• Beatles - Why don't we do it in the road
• Grand Funk Railroad - Some kind of Wonderful
• East River Pipe - Down 42nd Street to the Light
• Heshoo Beshoo Group - Armitage Road
• Primal Scream - Kowalski
• 3 Doors down - Road I'm on
• Allman Brothers - Jessica (Top Gear)
• Counting Crows - Sullivan Street
• Stereophonics - Traffic
• A1 - Take on me
• Toots & Maytals - (Take me home) Country roads
• Saw Doctors - N17
• Billy Bragg - A13 Trunk Road
• Gorillaz - M1 A1
• Ray Charles - Hit the road Jack
• Talking Heads - Road to nowhere
• Beatles - Long and winding road
• Go-Gos - Skidmarks on my heart
• Ocean colour Scene - One for the road
• Tracy Chapman - Crossroads
• Richard Hawley - Not the only road
• Spice Girls - Stop
• Flaming Lips - Go
• I Royals - Coronation Street
• Proclaimers - King of the Road
• Doors - Roadhouse Blues
• U2 - Where the streets have no name
• Kelly Clarkson - High road
• Kraftwerk - Autobahn
• Ian Brown - Longsight M13
• Portishead - Roads
• Deep Purple - Highway star
• B52s - Love Shack
• Kirsty MacColl - Walking down Madison
• Doves - M62
• Jimmy Cliff - Hard road to travel
• Catatonia - Road Rage
• Steppenwolf - Born to be wild
• Billy Gibbons - I was a highway
• Cinderella - Gypsy Road
• Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
• Levellers - The Road
• Tom McRae - Silent boulevard
• Lock - Everlasting road
• Robert Plant - Tie dye on the highway
• St Etienne - Like a motorway
• Bryan Adams - Open Road
• New Order - 60 miles an hour
• Blur - He thought of cars
• Rascal Flatts - Life is a Highway
• Shara Nelson - Down that road
• Stock, Aitken & Waterman - Roadblock
• Green Day - Boulevard off broken dreams
• Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
• Zazie - Rue de la Paix
• Tom Robinson - 2-4-6-8 Motorway
• Canned Heat - On the road again
• Cyndi Lauper - I drove all night
• Satoshi Tomiie ft Kelli Ali - Love in traffic
• Chris Rea - Driving home for Christmas
• Ralph McTell - Streets of London

LNL Midnight Mixtape: DIY

Midnight Mixtape: DIY

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (30/10/2025) with Songs that reference anything found at a DIY store! The inspiration was wen it was suggested by Tony and Paul previously when Peter Gabriel's "Red rain" was mentioned and that he'd (with Sledgehammer) have better chance if it was a "things you'd find in a DIY store".

Songs in contention

• Michael Torke - Architrade
• Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
• English Beat - Mirror in the bathroom
• Hank Williams - My bucket's got a hole in it
• Rolling Stones - Paint it black
• Shed Seven - Waiting for the catch
• Dr Hook - Sharing the night together
• Peter Paul Mary - I had a hammer in the morning
• Muse - Plug in baby
• Black Crowes - Hard to handle
• Metallica - Hit the lights
• Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a string
• Gary Numan - Metal
• Beatles - Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
• Goo Goo Dolls - Lights
• Shakin' Stevens - Green door
• Squeeze - Another nail in my heart
• Pretenders - Back in the chain gang
• Unit 4+2 - Concrete & Clay
• MC Hammer - U can’t touch this
• Blur - Coping
• Motorhead - Ace of Spades
• Bread - If (picture paints 1000 words)
• Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
• Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench
• Melanie - Brand new key
• White Stripes - Screwdriver
• Pulp - Common people
• Queen - Hammer to fall
• Gloria Gaynor - I will survive
• Barenaked Ladies - Duct tape heart
• Floaters - Float on
• Tom Robinson - Wallpaper
• Minor Threat - Filler
• CCS - Taps turn on the water
• Nova Twins - Toolbox
• Coldplay - Fix you
• Tim Hardin - If I were a carpenter
• Dream Warriors - Wash your face in my sink
• Elton John - Screw you
• Smiths - Shoplifters of the world unite
• Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder she wrote
• Belinda Carlisle - Circle in the sand
• Spinners - Rubberband man
• Athlete - Wires
• Breeders - Divine hammer
• Jam - Bricks & mortar
• Nick Berry - Every loser wins
• Patty Loveless - Timber I’m falling in love
• Peter Bjorn John - Young Folks
• Soft Cell - Torch
• Taylor Swift - Wood
• Tom Waits - New coat of paint
• Stereophonics - Hanging on your hinges
• Zach Bryan - Sandpaper
• Tubes - Power Tools

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified and "applified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
2. English Beat - Mirror in the bathroom
3. Hank Williams - My bucket's got a hole in it
4. Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a string
5. Pretenders - Back in the chain gang
6. Tim Hardin - If I were a carpenter
[Side 2]
7. Dream Warriors - Wash your face in my sink
8. Spinners - Rubberband man
9. Unit 4+2 - Concrete & Clay
10. Athlete - Wires
11. Rolling Stones - Paint it black
12. Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Hidden: Smiths - Shoplifters of the world unite

Previous Appearances

From this era of Livesey mixtapes, 8 acts had never been on before English Beat*, Hank Williams(1), Tim Hardin*, Dream Warriors*, Spinners(1), Unit4+2*, Athlete(1), Motorhead(3) have not been on before (* neither on Colin's Midnight Mixtapes) Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 3: Peter Gabriel (6)
• 1: Pretenders (2), Rolling Stones (8), Sandie Shaw (2), Smiths (3)

Weekend Playlist: West & East

Weekend Playlist: West/East

Here's the weekend playlist created by Lyricslinger with help from guest curator Andrew looking at X/twitter selections (24/10/2025) with Songs that reference West and/or East.
This was inspired by the 40th anniversary of the release the Pet Shop Boys' "West End Girls" as well as the World Series starting between LA Dodgers (West) and Toronto Blue Jays (East).

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

Thanks to Lyricslinger for the spotified list

[Side 1] West Side
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Nick Cave - West country girl
Deacon Blue - Kings of the Western World
Tupac - California Love
Escape Club - Wild Wild West
Beach Boys - California girls

[Side 2] East End
Big Country - East of Eden
Gene Pitney - Mecca
Jerry Reed - East bound and down
Water Boys - Raggle taggle gypsy
Wet Wet Wet - East of the river
Beatles - Back in the USSR

[Bonus]
Dinah Shore - Buttons & Bows
Anita Dobson - Anyone can fall in love (Eastenders theme)
Benny Hill - Ernie (the fastest milkman in the west)

Long list

• Big Country - East of Eden
• Deacon Blue - Kings of the Western World
• Theatre of Hate - Do you believe in the Westworld?
• Franglish ft. Fally Ipupa - Est/Ouest
• Proclaimers - Scotland’s story
• Water Boys - Raggle taggle gypsy
• Clash - Gates of the west
• Chris De Burgh - Eastern Wind
• DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - Fresh Prince of Bel Air
• Go West - King of wishful thinking
• Dinah Shore - Buttons & Bows
• Godspeed you! - East Hastings (28 days later)
• John Denver - Take me home, country roads
• ELO - Wild west hero
• Herman’s Hermit - East West
• Beach Boys - California girls
• Kingsmen - Week end
• Wet Wet Wet - East of the river
• Escape Club - Wild Wild West
• Head East - Never been any reason
• Tupac - California Love
• Man from Atlantis - Which way's East?
• Parlor Greens - West Memphis
• Zara McFarlane - East of the River Nile
• Benny Hill - Ernie (the fastest milkman in the west)
• Casting Crowns - East to West
• Steely Dan - East St Louis Toodle-oo
• Chris Stapleton - Outlaw state of mind
• Tom Waits - Golin’ out west
• East of Eden - Jig a jig
• Blur - Under the westway
• Dire Straits - Eastbound train
• Jerry Reed - East bound and down
• Beatles - Back in the USSR
• Marty Robbins - ElPaso
• Will Smith - Wild wild west
• Dire Straits - Once upon a time in the west
• Stevie Ray Vaughn - Blues at sunrise
• Zella Day - East of Eden
• Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
• Anita Dobson - Anyone can fall in love (Eastenders theme)
• Green Day - East Jesus nowhere
• Lana Del Ray - West coast
• Catatonia - Goldfish & Paracetamol
• Lily Allen - West End Girl
• Nick Cave - West country girl
• Sensational Barnet Bros - Janner song
• Camera Obscura - Look to the East, Look to the West
• Simple Minds - East of Easter
• Ultravox - Western Promise
• Billy Gibbons - West coast junkie
• Bob Seger - East side story
• Gene Pitney - Mecca
• Frankie goes to Hollywood - Two tribes
• Annie Lennox - Into the West
• Tom McRae - How the west was won
• Pet Shop Boys - Go west
• Bryan Adams - East side story
• Blackstreet - No Diggity
• Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Californication
• David Hasselhoff - Looking for freedom
• Jean Michel Jarre - Souvenir of China
• Survivor - Burning heart
• Corries - Westering home
• Ella Fitzgerald - East of the sun
• Tasmin Archer - Lords ot the new church

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Small Things

Midnight Mixtape: Small Things

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Jo Kendall to look at listener selections (23/10/2025) with Songs that reference small things based on International Mole Day (October 23rd)!

Songs in contention

• Soft Cell - Say hello wave goodbye
• Blink 182 - All the small things
• Martika - Toy Soldiers
• Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
• Sydney Devine - Tiny bubbles
• Elton John - Tiny dancer
• Small Faces - Itchychoo Park
• Nick Cave - Higgs Boson Blues
• Bob Marley - 3 little birds
• David Bowie - Little wonder
• Blondie - Atomic
• Salt’n’Pepa - Push it
• Tiny Habits - Tiny things
• D'Angelo - Brown sugar
• Dave Berry - Little Things
• Army of Lovers - Particle Song
• Suzanne Vega - Small blue thing
• Doobie Brothers - Minute by minute
• Klaxons - Atom to atom
• Joni Mitchell - Little green
• Mudhoney - Little dogs
• Prince - Little red corvette
• Searchers - Needles & Pins
• Heather Small - Proud
• Cardiacs - Insect hoofs on Lassie
• P!nk - Just like a pill
• X-Ray Spex (Poly Styrene) - Germ free adolescents
• Mazzy Star - Into dust
• Aretha Franklin - Say a little prayer
• Thom Yorke - Atoms for peace
• Shed Seven - Devil in your shoes
• UB40 - There's a rat in my kitchen
• 1D - Little things
• The be good Tanyas - Littlest birds
• Modest Mouse - Tiny cities made of ashes
• Tinie Tempah - Pass out
• Tori Amos - Little earthquakes
• Bronski Beat - Smalltown boy
• Bob Dylan - Every grain of sand
• Adam & Ants - Ant music
• Sweet - Little willy
• Who - Boris the Spider
• BJ Thomas - Raindrops keep falling on my head
• Groove Armada - Little by little
• Gina G - Ooh aah just a little bit
• Amyl & Sniffers - Tiny bikini
• Ronnie Hilton - Windmill in old Amsterdam
• Brian Hyland - Itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini
• Sisqo - Thong song
• Bach - Air on a g string
• Jimi Hendrix - Little wing
• Cure - Caterpillar
• Steely Dan - Peg

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified and a applified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Blink 182 - All the small things
2. Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
3. Gina G - Ooh aah just a little bit
4. Blondie - Atomic
5. Tiny Habits - Tiny things
6. Jimi Hendrix - Little wing

[Side 2]
7. Steely Dan - Peg
8. Searchers - Needles & Pins
9. Ronnie Hilton - Windmill in old Amsterdam
10. Cardiacs - Insect hoofs on Lassie 
11. Who - Boris the Spider
12. Adam & Ants - Ant music
Hidden: Soft Cell - Say hello wave goodbye

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 4 acts had never been on before Jackie Wilson, Gina G, Ronnie Hilton, Tiny Habits. Furthermore none of them have featured in the original midnight mixtapes neither. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 4: The Who (8)
• 3: Jimi Hendrix (6)
• 2: Blondie (6), Cardiacs (2)
• 1: Adam & Ants (4), Blink 182 (2), Searchers (1), Soft Cell (2), Steely Dan (1)

Weekend Playlist: Silence

Weekend Playlist: Silence

Here's the weekend playlist created by Ian with help from guest curator Paul the trucker looking at X/twitter selections (17/10/2025) with Songs that reference silence.
This was inspired by the original release of Simon & Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence" on 19/10/1964.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1] Sounds of Silence
1. Simon & Garfunkel - Sound of Silence
2. John Cage - 4'33"
3. Tremeloes - Silence is golden
4. Tori Amos - Silent all these years
5. Dido - Quiet Times
6. Miles Davis - In a silent way
[Side 2] Enjoy the silence
7. Mylène Farmer - Peut-être toi
8. Nils Lofgren - Shine silently
9. Depeche Mode - Enjoy the silence
10. Bjork - It’s oh so quiet
11. Gorillaz - Silent Running
12. Queensrÿche - Silent lucidity
[Bonus]
Go-Gos - Our lips are sealed
Anthrax/Public Enemy - Bring the noize

Long list

• Nils Lofgren - Shine silently
• Depeche Mode - Enjoy the silence
• John Cage - 4'33"
• Tremeloes - Silence is golden
• Japan - Quiet Life
• Supertramp - Even in the quietest moments
• Fun boy three - Our lips are sealed
• Bjork - It’s oh so quiet
• Stromae - Silence
• Crowded House - Silent House
• Japan - Quiet Life
• Mark Hollis - A life (1895-1915)
• Miles Davis - In a silent way
• Pastor TL Barrett & Youth for Christ Choir - Blessed Quietness
• Mike + Mechanics - Silent Running
• Linkin Park - One step closer
• Bjork - It's oh so quiet
• Feeder - Wall Of Silence
• Ren - Tale of Jenny & Screech
• Five satins - In the still of the night
• Vince Gill - When I call your name
• Who - Pinball Wizard
• Queensrÿche - Silent lucidity
• Birdy - Quietly yours
• Keane - Silenced by the night
• Roe - Quiet place
• No Doubt - Don’t speak
• Ronan Keating - When you say nothing at all
• Ian Dury - Quiet
• Queen of the stone age - Song for the deaf
• Starsailor - Silence is easy
• Dido - Quiet Times
• Missy Elliott - Get ur freak on
• Shakespear’s Sister - Stay
• King Crimson - Epitaph
• Massive Attack - Silent Spring
• Radiohead - Stop whispering
• Badly Drawn Boy - Silent Sigh
• Joy Division - Atmosphere
• Anthrax/Public Enemy - Bring the noize
• Hans Erdmann - Nosferatu
• Idlewild - Quiet crown
• Annie Lennox - No more I love yous
• Natasha Bedingfield - Silent movie
• New Order - Your silent face
• Gorillaz - Silent Running
• Radiohead - Dollars & Cents
• REM - Nigthswimming
• Madison Beer - Silence between songs
• Delerium - Silence
• Mark Lanegan - Radio Silence
• Mylène Farmer - Peut-être toi
• Patrick Rondat - World of Silence
• Disturbed - Sound of Silence
• Simon & Garfunkel - Sound of Silence
• Tori Amos - Silent all these years
• Go-Gos - Our lips are sealed

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Weird Weather

Midnight Mixtape: Weird weather

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (16/10/2025) with Songs that reference weird/impossible weather conditions on the anniversairy of Michael Fish downplaying and getting weather wrong about the Great storm of 1987

Songs in contention

• Fortunes - Storm in a teacup
• Weather Girls - It's raining men
• Jimi Hendrix - Winds cries Mary
• Len - Steal my sunshine
• Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
• Peter Gabriel - Red rain
• Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
• Doors - Riders on the storm
• Marianne Faithfull - Strange Weather
• Prince - Purple Rain
• Leo Sayer - Thunder in my heart
• Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind
• Counting Crows - Rain King
• Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
• Buddy Holly - Raining in my heart
• Adele - Set fire to the rain
• Robert Cray - Forecast (Calls for pain)
• Slayer - Raining blood
• Stevie Wonder - Sunshine of my life
• Christopher Cross - Ride like the wind
• Bob Marley - Rainbow country
• Justin Heyward - Forever Autumn
• Fuzzbox - Pink Sunshine
• Lindasfarne - Fog on the tyne
• Rolling Stones - She’s a rainbow
• AC/DC - Thunderstruck
• Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain
• Taylor Swift - Lavender haze
• Spinal Tap - Break like the wind
• Proclaimers - Sunshine on Leith
• Anggun - Snow in the Sahara
• Mud - Moonshine Sally
• Barry Manilow - It never rains in Southern California
• ELO - Mr Blue Sky
• Jam - Burning Sky
• Scorpions - Rock you like a hurricane
• Vanessa Williams - Save the best for last
• Steps - Hundred years of winter
• Frank Zappa - Don't eat the yellow snow
• Donald Fagen - Weather in my head
• Crowded House - Four seasons in one day
• Mogwai - Sun smells too loud
• Bill Withers - Ain’t no sunshine
• Grease - Grease Lightning
• Manic Street Preachers - You stole the sun from my heart
• Yoko Ono - Who has seen the rain
• Rolling Stones - Get off my cloud
• Katrina & Waves - Walking on sunshine
• Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Weather Girls - It's raining men
2. Leo Sayer - Thunder in my heart
3. Marianne Faithfull - Strange Weather
4. Barry Manilow - It never rains in Southern California
5. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
6. Slayer - Raining blood

[Side 2]
7. Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
8. Grease - Grease Lightning
9. Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind
10. Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
11. Buddy Holly - Raining in my heart
12. Prince - Purple Rain
Hidden:
Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 3 acts had never been on before, they are Grease (1), Leo Sayer, Slayer (2) Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 5: Kate Bush (17)
• 3: Arctic Monkeys (7), Bob Dylan (13)
• 2: Barry Manilow (2), Bruce Springsteen (8), Isaac Hayes (2)
• 1: Buddy Holly (3), Marianne Faithfull (1), Prince (14), Weather Girl (1)

Weekend Playlist: Tube

Weekend Playlist: Tube

Here's the weekend playlist created by Leigh with help from guest curator Alun looking at X/twitter selections (10/10/2025) with Songs that reference the tube/london underground.
This was inspired by the anniversairy of the opening of Wood Lane underground station on Sunday (12/10/2008)

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

Thanks to Leigh for the spotified list

[Side 1]
ABBA - Waterloo
Squeeze - Up The Junction
Belle & Sebastian - Mornington Crescent
Catatonia - Londinium
Alan Hacksaw - Grange Hill
Kinks - Victoria

[Side 2]
Fergie - London Bridge
Underworld - Born Slippy
Jade - Angel of my dreams
Duffy - Warwick Avenue
Wombles - Wombling Song
Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

[Bonus]
Girls aloud - Sounds of the underground
Northern Line - Love on the Northern Line
Jam - Down in the tube station at midnight

Long list

• Pierre Perret - Bercy Madeleine
• Pogues - White City
• Steve Harley - Harrow on the Hill
• Kitchens of distinction - On Tooting Broadway Station
• Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
• Judy Collins - Sunny Goodge Street
• Duffy - Warwick Avenue
• Girls aloud - Sounds of the underground
• Al Stewart - Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres
• Sisters of Mercy - Temple of Love
• Tom Robinson Band - Winter of 79
• Catatonia - Londinium
• ELO - Last train to London
• Squeeze - Piccadilly
• Clash - Guns of Brixton
• Pet Shop Boys - King's Cross
• Royksopp & Robyn - Momument
• Chubby & Gang - All along the Uxbridge road
• Pete Townshend - Stardom in Acton
• Taylor Swift - London boy
• Alan Hacksaw - Grange Hill
• Tim & Roly - Northern Line Song
• LV - Northern Line
• Jonathan Kirby - Stratford
• Lisa O'Neill - Seven Sisters
• Steve White & Protest Family - One night in Walthamstow
• Ramz - Barking
• Roxy Music - Do the Strand
• Suggs - Camden Town
• Squeeze - Up The Junction
• Fall - Victoria
• Belle & Sebastian - Mornington Crescent
• Fergie - London Bridge
• Dire Straits - Walk of life
• J Geils Band - Centerfold
• Notting Hillbillies - Your own sweet way
• Dolly Parton - Unlikely Angel
• Jam - Down in the tube station at midnight
• Feeling - Blue Piccadilly
• Ian Dury & Blockheads - What a waste
• Jay Foreman - Every tube song
• Nathan Lay - It's a long way to Tipperary
• Northern Line - Love on the Northern Line
• Appleton - Everything Eventually
• Wombles - Wombling Song
• Jade - Angel of my dreams
• Massive Attack - Angel
• Rufus Wainwright - Damsel in Distress
• Depeche Mode - Monument
• Kitchens of Distinction - On Tooting Broadway station
• My life story - Angel
• Aerosmith - Angel
• Dan Reed Network - Seven Sisters Road
• Rainbow - Temple of the King
• ABBA - Waterloo
• Jane's Addiction - Been caught stealing
• Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
• St Etienne - Archway people
• Madness - Primrose Hill
• Gary P Nunn - London Homesick Blues
• Gomez - Whippin’ Piccadilly
• John Sullivan - Only fools & Horses (Closing Theme)
• Pulp - Mile End
• Underworld - Born Slippy
• Marillon - Kayleigh
• Carter USM - Only living boy in New Cross
• Clannad - Tower Hill
• Roddy Frame - Marble Arch
• Clash - London calling
• Ralph McTell - Streets of London
• Odin - Turnpike Lane
• Clash - Train in vain
• Scouting for girls - Mind the gap

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Gameshows

Midnight Mixtape: Gameshows

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (09/10/2025) with Songs that reference gameshows on the return of Celebrity Traitors!

Songs in contention

• Olivia Rodrigo - Traitors
• Europe - Final Countdown
• Peter Gabriel - Games without frontiers [It’s a knockout]
• Who - My Generation
• Charles’n’Eddie - Would I lie to you
• Huey Lewis - Hip to be square [Hip hop square]
• Kay Starr - Wheel of fortune
• Motorhead - Chase is better than the catch
• Sleeper - Sale of the Century
• Sweet - Blockbuster
• Manfred Mann - 5-4-3-2-1
• Beyonce - Countdown
• Carole King - It’s too late [Up late game show]
• Franz Ferdinand - Take me out
• James Arthur - Impossible
• Shed Seven - Going for gold
• Just Jack - Starz in their eyes
• Alan Parsons Project - Games people play
• Prmatics - Tipping Point
• Stranglers - Raven
• Queen - We are the champions
• Breeders - Cannonball
• Survivor - Eye of the tiger
• Frank Sinatra - Who wants to be a millionaire?
• Undertones - My perfect cousin [University Challenge]
• Nanci Griffith - The wheel
• Lucy Dacus - Bullseye
• Kinks - (Strictly) Come Dancing
• Lewis Calpadi - Pointless
• Sugababes - Push the button
• Slade - In for a penny
• Surfaris - Wipeout
• George Michael - Spinning the wheel
• Fox & Hound - Best of friends
• Giorgio Mordoer - The Chase
• Tears for Fears - Tipping Point
• Frankie goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes
• Sonic Youth - 100.00%
• Dannii Minogue & Soul Seekers - Perfection
• Bad Company - Shooting star
• Sparks - Beat the clock
• Planet Funk - Chase the sun
• Taylor Swift - Mastermind
• Bag Raiders - Shooting stars

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Franz Ferdinand - Take me out
2. Breeders - Cannonball
3. Sleeper - Sale of the Century
4. Sonic Youth - 100.00%
5. Charles’n’Eddie - Would I lie to you
6. Frank Sinatra - Who wants to be a millionaire?
[Side 2]
7. Frankie goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes
8. Giorgio Mordoer - The Chase
9. Sparks - Beat the clock
10. Surfaris - Wipeout
11. Shed Seven - Going for gold
12. Queen - We are the champions
Hidden: Europe - Final Countdown

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 9 acts had never been on before Sonic Youth (2), Charles'n'Eddie (1), Europe (1), Frankie goes to Hollywood (1), Sleeper, Surfaris.

Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 3: Queen (18)
• 1: Breeders (2), Frank Sinatra (8), Franz Ferdinand (3), Giorgio Mordoer (2), Shed Seven (2), Sparks (2)

Extended Long List

• ABBA - Winner takes it all
• Ace of base - Wheel of fortune
• Alice Cooper - School’s out
• Alicia Myers - If you play your cards right
• Andy Williams - Impossible dream
• Anouk - We are [Only Connect]
• Barenaked Ladies - It’s all been done [Price is Right]
• Bell & Spurling - Goldenballs
• Bellhead - Double Jeopardy
• Benny the Butcher - Deal or No Deal
• Billy Joel - We didn’t start the fire [Wheel of Fortune]
• Blues Traveler - Run around
• Bob Dylan - Wheels on fire
• Bonnie Tyler - Holding out for a hero
• Brainbug - (K)nightmare
• Calling - Final Answer
• Cardiacs - Stoneage Dinosaurs [Crackerjack]
• Carter USM - Rubbish [Price is right]
• Chris Rea - Every second counts
• Clash - Remote Control
• Cliff Nobles - Price is right
• Cloura - Only Connection
• Coventry City - Go for it
• Damien Rice - Cannonball
• Damned - Silly kid’s games
• Dave - My 19th birthday [Takeshi’s Castle]
• Destiny’s Child - Survivor
• Dion - Runaround Sue
• Dolly Parton - Crackerjack
• Ed Sheeran - Punchline
• Elton John - Circle of life [Wheel of fortune]
• Eurythmics - Would I lie to you
• Flaming Lips - (Sorry) Haven’t got a clue
• Freddie Mercury - Great Pretender
• Genesis - Domino
• Genesis - Whodunnit
• Gloria Estefan - 1-2-3
• Gloria Gaynor - Let’s make a deal
• Greg Kikn Band - Jeopardy
• HMHB - Knobheads on Gameshows
• HMHB - Paintball’s coming home [Crystal Maze]
• Howard Jones - The Chase
• Iron Maiden - Ace’s high
• Jam - News of the World
• Jefferson Airplane - Runaround
• JJ Cale - Runaround
• John Farnham - You’re the voice
• John Parr - Restless heart [Running Man*]
• Julius Fucik - Entry of the Gladiators
• Kate Bush - Babooshka
• Lady Gaga - Poker Face
• Lene Lovich - Jeopardy
• Lulu - Man with the golden gun (golden shot)
• Madness - House of fun
• Mandamyth - Bullseye
• MC Hammer - U can’t touch this
• Megadeth - Tipping Point
• Morgen - Odd one out
• P!nk - Funhouse
• Perrie - Punchline
• Pet Shop Boys - Opportunity Knocks
• Phil Collins - I missed again
• Pink Floyd - Another brick in the wall
• PJ Harvey - The wheel
• Platters - Great Pretender
• Portishead - Chase the tear
• Roachford - Cuddly Toy
• S’Xpress - Theme from S’Xpress [Countdown]
• Shinedown - Second Chance
• Shontelle - Impossible
• Sister Sledge - We are family (fortunes)
• Snuff - Blankety Blank
• Somewhere in Between - Mr & Mrs
• St Etienne - You’re in a bad way [Generation Game]
• Stereophonics - Mr & Mrs Smith
• Supertramp - Cannonball
• Survivor - High on you [wheel of the fortune]
• Tate McRae - Call my bluff
• Terrorvision - Celebrity Hitlist
• Tom Waits - Day after tomorrow [21/The Wheel]
• Tony Hatch - Mr & Mrs
• Weather Girls - It’s raining men [Have we got news for you]
• Wham! - I’m your man [you bet]
• Whitesnake - Would I lie to you
• Who - University Challenge
• Who - You better you bet

Weekend Playlist: North & South

Weekend Playlist: North & South

Here's the weekend playlist created by Benny with help from guest curator Adrian looking at X/twitter selections (03/10/2025) with Songs that reference North and/or South.
This was inspired by the match between Adrian's Preston North End and Benny's Charlton Athletic

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1] North
Dream Academy - Life in a Northern town
Renaissance - Northern Light
Johnny Horton - North to Alaska
Charlatans - North country boy
Razorlight - North London trash
JAMs - It's grim up North

[Side 2] South
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet home Alabama
Moby - South side
Neil Young - Southern man
Ed Sheeran - South of the border
Little Mix - Power
Frank Sinatra - South of the border

[Bonus]
Louise Attaque - Du Nord au Sud
Cho Yong-pil - Holo Arirang

Long list

• Icicle Works - Up here in the North of England
• Renaissance - Northern Lights
• Japandroids - North East South West
• Bruce Springsteen - Somewhere North of Nashville
• Robert Fripp - North Star
• LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
• Thomas Dolby - Flying North
• Musical Youth - Pass the dutchie
• REM - Stand
• Charlatans - North Country Boy
• Louise Attaque - Du Nord au Sud
• Praga Khan - Northern Lights
• Isaac Hayes - Southern Breeze
• Texas - South side
• Doves - Northenden
• Gerry Rafferty - North & South
• JJ72 - Long way south
• Fabulous Thunderbirds - Way down south (My Cousin Vinny)
• Gigspanner Big Band - Northern Frisk
• Throwing Muses - South Coast
• Elkhorn - South
• E-motion - Naughty north and sexy south
• Icehouse - Great Southern Land
• Bloc Party - Helicopter
• Ordinary Boys - Boys will be boys
• Bananarama - Nathan Jones
• Frank Sinatra - South of the Border
• Madness - NW5
• Fall - NWRA
• Johnny Horton - North to Alaska
• Elvis - American Triology
• Nash & Crosby - Southbound Train
• Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
• Tom Petty - Southern Accents
• Kate Bush - Lyra (Golden Compass)
• Razorlight - North London Trash
• Mark Knopfler - Going home
• Fall - Hit the north
• Frank Turner - The Road
• Robbie Williams - South of the Border
• Little Mix - Power
• Northern Line - Love on the Northern Line
• Disney - Song of the South (Zip a Dee Doo Dah)
• Nick Drake - Northern Sky
• Death Cab for Cutie - Northern Lights
• Ian Brown - Northern Lights
• Beautiful South - One last love song
• Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
• Ed Sheeran - South of the Border
• Sea Power - North Hanging Rock
• Hope & Social - South facing
• Camera Obscura - Look to the East, Look to the West
• Christy Moore - North & South of the river
• Black Sabbath - Sign of the Southern Cross
• Neil Young - Southern man
• Cho Yong-pil - Holo Arirang
• IdleWild - Quiet Crown
• Feelers - Venus
• Moby - South side
• U2 - North & South of the river
• Dire Straits - Sultans of swing
• Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
• Noah Kahan - Northern Attitude
• Jay Semko - Due South Theme
• JAMMs - It's grim up North
• Louis Armstrong - It's sleepy time down south
• Clash - North & South
• Edwyn Collins - North of Heaven
• Mica Paris - South of the river
• Melanie C - Northern Star

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Wild Animals

Midnight Mixtape: Wild Animals

On the midnight mixtape, Nick Bright was joined by Jo Kendall to look at listener selections (02/10/2025) with Songs that reference wild animals/wildlife! This is in memory of primatologist Jane Goodall who passed away at the age of 93

Songs in contention

• Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
• Duran Duran - Hungry like a wolf
• Kinks - Apeman
• Pixies - Monkey gone to Heaven
• Tones & I - Dance Monkey
• Flanders & Swann - Gnu Song
• Elton John - Crocodile Rock
• Alien Ant Farm - Movies
• ABBA - Eagle
• Adam & Ants - Dog eat dog
• Prince - When doves cry
• Echo & Bunnymen - Crocodile
• Bloodhound Gang - Bad touch
• Mumford & Sons - Little lion man
• Toots & Maytals - Monkey Man
• Gorillaz - Feel good inc
• Crazy Town - Butterfly
• Blow Monkeys - He shedding
• Arctic Monkeys - I wanna be yours
• Goodies - Funky gibbon
• Shakira - She wolf
• Toy Dolls - Nellie the Elephant
• Led Zeppelin - Black dogG
• Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier
• Ted Nugent - Cat scratch fever
• Black Sabbath - War pigs
• Ylvis - The Fox
• Dave Matthews band - Shake me like a monkey
• Blossoms - Gary
• Meatloaf - Bat out of hell
• Vampire Weekend - Young Lion
• Survivor - Eye of the tiger
• Beatles - I am the walrus
• Scissor Sisters - Only the horses
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Slow cheetah
• Mud - Tiger Feet
• Kate Bush - And dream of sheep
• Beck - Paper tiger
• Nirvana - Very ape
• Nicki Minaj - Anaconda
• VV Brown - Shark in the water
• Elvis - Hound dog
• Jefferson Airplane - Whit Rabbit
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Deer & Wolf
• A-Ha - Cry wolf
• Rolling Stones - Wild horses
• Tight Fit - Lion sleeps tonight
• TV on the radio - Wolf like me
• Heart - Barracuda
• Wolf Alice - Silk
• Stevie Nicks - Jane

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape! Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc
2. VV Brown - Shark in the water
3. TV on the radio - Wolf like me
4. Toots & Maytals - Monkey Man
5. Toy Dolls - Nellie the Elephant
6. Flanders & Swann - Gnu Song
[Side 2]
7. Mud - Tiger Feet
8. Beatles - I am the walrus
9. Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier
10. Echo & Bunnymen - Crocodile
11. Scissor Sisters - Only the horses
12. Vampire Weekend - Young Lion
Hidden:

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 9 acts had never been on before Echo & Bunnymen (3), Flanders & Son (1), Gorillaz (1), Scissor Sisters, Toy dolls, TV on the radio, Vampire Weekend, VV Brown

Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 6: Beatles (21)
• 1: Bob Marley (12), Blossoms (2), Mud (1), Stevie Nicks (1), Toots & Maytals (4)

Weekend Playlist: Rabbit

Weekend Playlist: Rabbits/h2> Here's the weekend playlist created by Leigh with help from guest curator Louise looking at X/twitter selections (26/09/2024) with Songs that reference bunnies and rabbits.
This was inspired by National Bunny Day on last Saturday of September.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1] Mad as Rabbits
Florence & Machine - Rabbit Heart
Flanagan & Allen - Run Rabbit Run
Panic! at the disco - Mad as rabbits
Paul Smith - Silver Rabbit
UNKLE - Rabbit in your headlights
Skee-lo - I wish

[Side 2] Killa Bunnies
Moloko - Killa Bunnies
Hoosiers - Run Rabbit Run
Geoffrey Oryena - Lapin
Coyotes - Killing rabbits
Sparks - Pulling rabbits out of a hat
Pink Floyd - Breathe

[Bonus]
Beach Bunny - Year of the Optimist
Feeder - Buck Rogers
That’s all folks - Loony Tunes Theme

Long list

• Embrace - Rabbit hole
• James - Rabbit hole
• (Disney) - Winnie the Pooh Theme
• Geoffrey Oryena - Lapin
• Art Garfunkel - Bright eyes
• Bugs Bunny - Rabbit of Seville
• Coyotes - Killing rabbits
• Chase & Dave - Rabbit
• Eminem - Lose yourself
• Elvis - I got lucky
• Panic! at the disco - Mad as rabbits
• Elton John - Jack Rabbit
• David Bowie - Song for Bob Dylan
• Enter Shikari - Thumper
• Paul Smith - Silver Rabbit
• Kasabian - Me plus one
• Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
• Henri Salvador - Petit Lapin
• Marilyn Manson - Are you the rabbit?
• Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl
• Elkhorn - Jackrabbit Hops
• Sean Price - Elmer Fudd
• Seljuk Rustum - Desi Bunny
• Groove Armada - Get Down
• UNKLE - Rabbit in your headlights
• Manic Dtreet Preachers - If you tolerate this your children will be next
• Radiohead - Rabbit run
• T-Rex - Rabbit fighter
• Danny and Juniors - At the hop
• Dwight Yoakam - Playboy
• Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
• Jane Wiedlin - Fur
• Radiohead - Lucky
• Van Halen - Jump
• Hoosiers - Run Rabbit Run
• Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
• Beach Bunny - Year of the Optimist
• Radiohead - Myxomatosis
• Goldfrapp - Twist
• Pink Floyd - Breathe
• Temper Trap - Rabbit Hole
• Cardi B / Bad Bunny /J Balvin - I like it
• Jive Bunny - Swing the mood
• King Creosote - Peter Rabbit Tea
• National - Pink Rabbits
• Sparks - Pulling rabbits out of a hat
• Aerosmith - Sweet emotion
• Buffy - I've Got a Theory / Bunnies / If We're Together
• Cheaptrick - You say jump
• Feeder - Buck Rogers
• That’s all folks - Loony Tunes Theme
• P!nk - Gone to California
• Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
• Arctic Monkeys - View from the afternoon
• Chuck Berry - You never can tell
• Jamie T - Rabbit hole
• Maceo Parker - Rabbits in the pea patch
• Skee-lo - I wish
• Florence & The Machine - Rabbit Heart
• Magnetic Fields - Let's pretend we're bunny rabbits
• Moloko - Killa Bunnies
• Flanagan & Allen - Run Rabbit Run
• Amy Winehouse - Trilby
• Des'ree - Life
• Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard