Weekend Playlist: Spades

Weekend Playlist: Spades

Here's the weekend playlist created by Ian Eason with help from guest curator Hastings looking at X/twitter selections (13/06/2025) with Songs that reference spades.
This was inspired by World Series of Poker which currently taking place in Las Vegas.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1]
1. Motorhead - Ace of Spades
2. Clash - Card Cheat
3. BPA ft Martha Wainwright - Spade
4. Bob Dylan - I want you
5. Duke Ellington - Trumpet in Spades
6. Genesis - Driving the last spike
[Side 2]
7. Frank Turner - Get better
8. Travis - Driftwood
9. Gravediggaz - Pass the Shovel
10. Mississippi John Hurt – Monday Morning Blues
11. Nizlopi - JCB Song
12. Bernard Cribbins - Hole in the ground
[Bonus]
Gene Kelly – Dig dig dig
Great Escape – Tonight we dig

Long list

• Clash - Card Cheat
• Bruce Springsteen - Does this bus stop at 82nd street
• Frank Turner - Get better
• Housemartins - Build
• The Band - 4% Pantomime
• Glenn Miller - Chattanooga Choo Choo
• Link Wray - Ace of Spades
• KRS1 - Jack of Spades
• Robert Johnson - Little Queen of Spades
• Bernard Cribbins - Hole in the ground
• BPA ft Martha Wainwright - Spade
• Echo & Bunnyman - The Disease
• Snow White - Heigh ho
• Motorhead - Ace of Spades
• M People - Moving on up
• Sting - Shape of my heart
• Blow Monkeys - Digging your scene
• Duke Ellington - Trumpet in Spades
• Gravediggaz - Pass the Shovel
• Mississippi John Hurt – Monday Morning Blues
• Linkin Park - Bleed it out
• Paramore - Brick by boring brick
• Nick Cave - Dig Lazarus dig
• Incredible String Band - Smoke shovelling song
• Silverbacks - Selling shovels
• Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden
• Shovels and Rope - Coping Mechanism
• Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon
• Ike & Tina - I dig you
• Genesis - Driving the last spike
• Carter USM - Bloodsport for all
• Clash - Bankrobber
• Travis - Driftwood
• Pogues - Navigator
• Mock Turtles - Can you dig it?
• Simon Boswell - A Spade, We Need A Spade
• Bob Dylan - I want you
• Styx - Queen of Spades
• X - Tonight we dig
• Christy Moore - Don't forget your shovel
• Christy Moore - Missing you
• Levellers - Hard fight
• Lady Gaga - Poker Face
• Nizlopi - JCB Song
• Doris Day - Steam Heat
• Rosemary Clooney - Snow
• Jethro Tull - Up the pool
• Gene Kelly – Dig dig dig
• Great Escape – Tonight we dig

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Siblings

Midnight Mixtape: Siblings

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by <Claire Lim to look at listener selections (12/06/2025) with Songs that reference sibilings! This was in honour of legendary Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson who had brothers in the band!

Songs in contention

• Proclaimers - Sunshine on Leith
• Pointer Sisters - I'm so excited
• Chloe x Halle - Do it
• Arcade Fire - Ready to start
• Bangles - Manic Monday
• National/Taylor Swift - The Alcott
• Spandau Ballet - True
• Veronicas - Untouched
• Angus & Julia Stone - Mango Tree
• Isley brothers - It's your thing
• Beach boys - Barbara Ann
• Kings of Leon - Pyro
• Rae Sremmurd - Black Beatles
• Kinks - Lola
• Oasis - Stop crying your heart out
• White stripes - Icky thump
• Bee Gees - More than a woman
• Radiohead - Fake plastic trees
• Delfonics - Didn't I blow your mind
• HAIM - The Wire
• Jackson 5 - Who's loving you
• Everly Brothers - Walk right back
• Kill - 30 seconds to Mars
• Carpenters - Yesterday once more
• Bay city rollers - Shang-a-lang
• Sister sledge - We are family
• INXS - Never tear us apart
• Undertones - Teenage kicks
• No Doubt - Don't speak
• Biffy Clyro - Mountains
• Kool and gang - Celebration
• Cribs - Men's needs
• Dire straits - Romeo & Juliet
• Scissor Sisters - I don't feel like dancing
• Doves - Caught by the river
• Wilson Phillips - Hold on
• Gerry - You'll never walk alone
• Appleton - Don't worry
• Sparks - This town ain't big enough...
• First aid kit - Emmalou
• Thompson twins - Sisters of Mercy
• Alisha's attic - I am I feel
• Jagged edge - Lets get married
• Level 42 - Running in the family
• Split Enz - Message to my girl
• Nolans - I'm in the mood for dancing
• Heart - Barracuda
• Breeders - Cannonball
• B*witched - Blame it on the weatherman
• Corrs - Breathless

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1] Sisterly
1. Wilson Phillips - Hold on
2. Sister Sledge - We are family
3. Breeders - Cannonball
4. Alisha's attic - I am I feel
5. HAIM - The Wire
6. No Doubt - Don't speak

[Side 2] Brotherly
7. Beach boys - Barbara Ann
8. Kinks - Lola
9. Sparks - This town ain't big enough...
10. Level 42 - Running in the family
11. INXS - Never tear us apart
12. Carpenters - Yesterday once more
Hidden: Von Trapp Children (Sound of Music) - So long farewell

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, 2 acts had never been on before, Alisha's Attic and Level 42 Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 7: Kinks (6+1)
• 6: Beach Boys (4+2)
• 4: Carpenters (2+2)
• 3: Sister Sledge, Sound of Music (2+1)
• 2: HAIM, INXS (1+1)
• 1: Breeders, No Doubt, Sparks, Wilson Phillips

Weekend Playlist: Diamonds

Weekend Playlist: Diamonds

Here's the weekend playlist created by SnailOB with help from guest curator Walt looking at X/twitter selections (06/06/2025) with Songs that reference Diamonds.
This was inspired by World Series of Poker which currently taking place in Las Vegas.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

Thanks to Snail for the spotified list

[Side 1] Hidden Gems
Sade - Smooth Operator
Dubliners - Black Velvet Band
Steely Dan - Reeling in the years
Carter USM - Skywest & Crooked
Cab Callaway - Minnie the Moocher

[Side 2] Diamonds are forever
Rihanna - Diamonds
David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Beatles - Lucy in the sky with Diamonds
Pink Floyd - Shine on you crazy diamond
Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever

[Bonus]
Jim Diamond - Should have known better
Neil Diamond - Diamond Girls

Long list

• Alice Cooper - Dirty Diamonds
• Beatles - Lucy in the sky with Diamonds
• Beck - Diamond Bollocks
• Belly - Diamond rib cage
• Ben Harper - Diamonds on the inside
• Billy Woods - Hack
• Blue Rodeo - Diamond Mine
• Bring me the horizon - Diamonds aren't forever
• Cab Callaway - Minnie the Moocher
• Carter USM - Skywest & Crooked
• Dallas Diamond Page - Self hi-five / Smells like teen spirit
• David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
• David Lee Roth - That's Life
• Diamond Head - Call me
• Dubliners - Black Velvet Band
• Dwight Yoakam & Willie Nelson - If teardrops were diamonds
• ELO - Four little diamonds
• Eminem - Mockingbird
• Foo Fighters - Tired of you
• Frank Sinatra - Take me out to the ball game
• George Thorogood - Bad to the Bone
• Gerry Cinnamon - Diamonds in the Mud
• Glenn & Chris - Diamond Lights
• Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Diamond Dew
• Inez & Charlie Fox - Mockingbird
• Jim Diamond - Should have known better
• Joan Baez - Diamonds and rust
• Johnny Cash - Best friend
• Kanye West - Diamonds are from Sierra Leone
• Lonnie Donegan - Jack O' Diamonds
• Marilyn Monroe - Diamonds are a girl's best friend
• Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris - I dug up a diamond
• Moor Mother - All the Money
• Nadia - Re de denari
• Neil Diamond - Foreverin blue jeans/Diamond Girls
• Nick Heyward - Stars
• Oysterband - Diamonds on the water
• Paolo Nutini - Candy
• Paul Simon - Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
• Pink Floyd - Shine on you crazy diamond
• Prince - Diamonds & Pearls
• Rihanna - Diamonds
• Rihanna - We found love
• Rob Thomas - Her diamonds
• Sade - Smooth Operator
• Sally Ann Morgan - Diamond Joe
• Sam Smith - Diamonds
• Shinedown - Diamond Eyes
• Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever
• Skip James - Jack O' Diamonds
• Spandau Ballet - She loved like diamond
• Steely Dan - Reeling in the years
• Stylistics - I can't give you anything
• Taylor Swift - Bejewelled
• Tom McRae - How the west was won
• XTC - Dear God

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Cheese

Midnight Mixtape: Cheese

On the midnight mixtape, Steffan Powell was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (05/06/2025) with Songs that reference Cheese!
This is to commemorate National Cheese Day in the States on June 4th.

Songs in contention

• Wham! - Wake me up before you go-go
• Aqua - Barbie Girl
• Nirvana - Big Cheese
• Rick Astley - Never gonna give you up
• Super Furry Animals - Death by melody
• Eiffel 65 - Blue
• Vengaboys - We like to party (Vengabus)
• Cheeky Girls - Cheeky Song (Touch my bum)
• Los Del Rio - Macarena
• Streetband - Toast
• Simple Minds - Don't you (FETA about me)
• Vengaboys - Boom boom boom boom
• Right Said Fred - I'm too sexy
• Tim Minchin - Cheese
• Jimmy Buffet - Cheeseburger in paradise
• Kings of Leon - Milk
• Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
• S Club 7 - Bring it all back
• Fast Food Rockers - Say Cheese
• Rednex - Cotton eyed Joe
• Baha men - Who let the dogs out?
• Kelis - Milkshake
• Culture Beat - Mr Vain
• Walk the moon - Shut up & dance with me
• Cole Porter - You're the top
• Haddaway - What is love?
• Chesney Hawkes - One and only
• Men without hats - Safety dance
• Isley Brothers - Summer Bries
• Toni Basil - Mickey
• Lou Bega - Mambo #5
• Foundations - Build me up Buttercup
• Leann Rimes - How do I live
• 10cc - Life is a minestrone
• ABBA - Dancing Queen
• Blue - One Love
• Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
• Steps - 5,6,7,8
• Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1] Cheesy
1. Vengaboys - We like to party (Vengabus)
2. Aqua - Barbie Girl
3. S Club 7 - Bring it all back
4. Chesney Hawkes - One and only
5. Los Del Rio - Macarena
6. Rick Astley - Never gonna give you up
[Side 2] Cheese
7. Tim Minchin - Cheese
8. Jimmy Buffet - Cheeseburger in paradise
9. Super Furry Animals - Death by melody
10. Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
11. 10cc - Life is a minestrone
12. Cole Porter - You're the top

Hidden: Fast Food Rockers - Say Cheese

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, 5 acts had never been on before Chesney Hawkes, Fast Food Rockers, Jimmy Buffet, Rick Astley, S Club 7... Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 5: 10cc (4+1)
• 3: Sugarhill Gang (2+1)
• 2: Super Furry Animals, Tim Minchin
• 1: Aqua, Cole Porter, Los Del Rio, Vengaboys

Weekend Playlist: Hearing

Weekend Playlist: Hearing

Here's the weekend playlist created by Lyricslinger with help from guest curator Leigh looking at X/twitter selections (30/05/2025) with Songs that reference hearing.
This is to commemorate "Save your hearing day" on May 31st.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

Thanks to Simon for the spotified list

[Side 1]
Supergrass - Pumping on your stereo
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
Metallica - One
Celeste - Hear My Voice
Sinead O'Connor - Thank you for hearing me
Mike & Mechanics - Living years

[Side 2]
Jimi Hendrix - Hear my train a comin’
Donna Summer - On the radio
Frank Turner - I still believe
Simon & Garfunkel - Sound of Silence
Madonna - Like a prayer
Roberta Flack - Killing me softly

[Bonus]
Phil Collins - In the air tonight
Hear'Say - Pure & Simple
Fall out boy - Our lawyer made us change the name of this song so we wouldn't get sued

Long list

• James - Sound
• Nils Lofgren - Do you hear what I hear?
• Sinead O'Connor - Thank you for hearing me
• Fun Boy Three - Our lips are sealed
• Gary Numan - Listen to my voice
• OMD - Talking loud and clear
• Jimi Hendrix - Hear my train a comin’
• Ronettes - I can hear music
• Verdi - Anvil Chorus (Trovatore)
• Duran Duran - Planet Earth
• Dave Edmunds - I hear you knocking
• Deniece Williams - Let hear it for the boy
• Lisa Loeb - Stay
• Randy Orton - Voices
• Mike & Mechanics - Living years
• Ronettes - I can hear music
• Sea Girls - All I wanna hear you say
• Marilyn - Calling your name
• Mike And The Mechanics - Silent Running
• REO Speedwagon - Take it on the run
• Kula Shaker - Sound of Drums
• Owl City - Fireflies
• Sam Cooke - Sugar Dumpling
• Ex - Boohoo
• Jaimie Branch - The Mountain
• MF Doom - I Hear Voices
• Hear'Say - Pure & Simple
• Jimmy eat world - Hear you me
• They might be giants - Hearing Aid
• Bob Dylan - Don't think twice, it's all right
• Cascades - Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
• Queens of the Stone Age - Song for the deaf
• Beatles - I feel fine
• Move - I can hear the grass grow
• Who - See me feel me
• Bob Dylan - Hurricane
• Queen - The Prophet Song
• Til Tuesday - Voices carry
• Bruce Hornsby - Mandolin Rain
• David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium
• Phil Collins - In the air tonight
• Supergrass - Pumping on your stereo
• Smiths - Stop me if you think you've heard this one before
• Bananarama - I heard a rumour
• Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
• Billie Myers - Kiss the rain
• Doobie Brothers - Listen to the music
• Frank Turner - I still believe
• Celeste - Hear My Voice
• Donna Summer - On the radio
• Pulp - Babies
• Roberta Flack - Killing me softly with his song
• Camera Obscura - Big Love
• James - Sit down
• U2 - 40
• B52s - Love Shack
• Coldplay - Viva la vida
• Dan Reed Network - Let's hear it for the king
• Metallica - One
• Emilia Jones - Both sides now
• Marvin Gaye - (Heard it through the) Grapevine
• Simon & Garfunkel - Sound of Silence
• Ace of Base - Hear me calling
• Madonna - Like a prayer
• Queen - Radio ga ga
• Beats International - Dub be good to me
• Madness - My girl
• Scorpions - Wind of change
• Doobie Brothers - Listen to the music
• INXS - Listen like thieves
• Roxette - Listen to your heart
• Beatles - Do you want to know a secret
• Shamen - Ebennezer Goode
• Fall out boy - Our lawyer made us change the name of this song so we wouldn't get sued
• Gloria Estefan - Oye mi canto
• Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Best Intros

Midnight Mixtape: Greatest Intros

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (29/05/2025) with Songs that have the best/greatest intros! (Paul was making his 50th appearance on the midnight Mixtape!)

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
2. Only ones - Another girl another planet
3. Who - Won't get fooled again
4. U2 - Where the streets have no name
5. Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
6. Arctic Monkeys - I bet you look good on the dance floor
[Side 2]
7. Gloria Gaynor - I will survive
8. Survivor - Eye of the tiger
9. Beastie Boys - Fight for your right
10. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
11. Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
12. Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit
Hidden: Derek & Dominoes - Layla

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 3 acts had not been on before Little Richard, Only ones, Survivor. However Survivor had been on Colin Murray's, 3 times with "Eye of the tiger" Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 6: Arctic Monkey (4+2), U2 (5+1)
• 5: Glen Campbell (4+1), Nirvana (3+2), Who (4+1)
• 3: Warren Zevon (2+1), Beastie Boys(2+1), Survivor
• 2: Gloria Gaynor (1+1)
• 1: Derek & Dominoes, Isaac Hayes, Little Richard, Only Ones

Songs in contention

• Wham! - Freedom
• Monkees - I'm a believer
• Glen Campbell - Try a little kindness
• Van Morrison - Wavelength
• Chicago - If you leave me now
• Muse - Supermassive black hole
• Isley brothers - This old heart
• Stone Roses - I am the resurrection
• Dire Straits - Money for nothing
• Underworld - Born slippy
• Jean michel jarre - Equinoxe
• Isaac Hayes - Shaft
• Queen - Another bites the dust
• Arctic Monkeys - I bet you look good on the dancefloor
• ABC - Show me
• Kinks - Sunny afternoon
• Blue Oyster Cult - Don't fear the reaper
• Diana Ross - I'm coming out
• Gun - Race with the devil
• Gloria Gaynor - I will survive
• Metallica - Enter Sandman
• Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
• Procol Harum - Whiter shade of pale
• Deep Purple - Smoke on the water
• Amii Stewart - Knock on wood
• Undertones - Teenage Kicks
• Doors - Light my fire
• Derek & Dominoes - Layla
• Rolling Stones - Start me up
• AC/DC - Back to black
• Outkast - Sorry miss Jackson
• Beastie Boys - Fight for the right
• David Bowie - Sound & Vision
• Queen - Tie your mother down
• Beatles - She loves you
• Joy Divison - Dead soul
• Incredible Bongo Band - Apache
• Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
• Joe Esposito - You're the best
• Oasis - Live forever
• Gun n'Roses - November Rain
• Glen Campbell - Witchia Lineman
• Rammstein - Du hast
• Ultravox - Vienna
• Pixies - Debaser
• U2 - Where the streets have no name
• Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
• Barry Ryan - Eloise
• 10cc - I'm Mandy fly me
• Rush - Spirit of Radio
• Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
• Michael Jackson - Will you be there
• Harry Styles - As it was
• Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
• Marvin Gaye - Let's get it on
• Black Sabbath - The Wizard
• Chic - Everybody dance
• Meatloaf - You take the words...
• Judas Priest - Painkiller
• Warren G - Regulate
• Only ones - Another girl another planet
• Prince - Let's go crazy
• ELO - Mr Bluesky
• Derek & Dominoes - Layla
• Tempations - Papa was a rolling stone
• Chaka Khan - I feel for you
• Led Zeppelin - Whole lotta love
• Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit
• Bruce Springsteen - Born to run
• Who - Won't get fooled again
• Survivor - Eye of the tiger
• Bon Jovi - Keep the faith
• Thin Lizzy - Do anything you want to do
• Earth Wind & Fire - Got to get you into my life
• INXS - New Sensation
• Cranberries - Dreams

Weekend Playlist: Brown

Weekend Playlist: Brown

Here's the weekend playlist created by Ian Eason with help from guest curator Dan looking at X/twitter selections (23/05/2025) with Songs that reference brown.
This was commemorate National Brown Bag it day on May 25th.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1]
Van Morrison - Brown eyed girl
Guns N'Roses - Mr Brownstone
Boney M - Brown girl in the ring
Nina Simone - Brown baby
Deacon Blue - Chocolate Girl
Kae Tempest - Brown eyed man

[Side 2]
Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin’
Nick Cave & Bad Seeds - Muddy water
Pogues - A pair of brown eyes
Dee Dee Sharp - Gravy (for my mashed potatoes)
Stranglers - Golden Brown

[Bonus]
George Baker Selection - Little green bag
Roni Size & Reprazent - Brown paper bag

Long list

• Brother Bones - Sweet Georgia Brown
• Crystal Gayle - Don't it make my brown eyes blue
• Saw Doctors - Bless me father
• A Flock of Seagulls - Remember David
• Billy Bragg - Help save the youth of America
• Stanely Holloway - Brown Boots
• Big Audio Dynamite - James Brown
• Coasters - Charlie Brown
• D'Angelo - Brown Sugar
• Stranglers - Golden Brown
• Inner circle - Sweat
• Billy Connolly - In the brownies
• Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin’
• Noah Kahan - Stick Season
• Cardiacs - Burn your house brown
• 1975 - Chocolate
• Don Henley - Boys of Summer
• Hot Chocolate - No doubt about it
• Bobby Brown - On our own
• Fleet Foxes - Mykonos
• Van Morrison - Brown eyed girl
• Don Cherry - Brown Rice
• Kae Tempest - Brown eyed man
• Moor Mother & ​Billy Woods - Arkeology
• Lighter Shade of Brown - Hey DJ
• George Baker Selection - Little green bag
• Pogues - Sally MacLennane
• Elton John - Captain Fantastic & Brown dirt cowboy
• Fleetwood Mac - Brown Eyes
• Roni Size & Reprazent - Brown paper bag
• Stan Getz - Girl from Ipanema
• Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
• Destiny's Child - Brown eyes
• Shit Towne - Throwing Copper
• Clash - All the young punks
• Dee Dee Sharp - Gravy (for my mashed potatoes)
• Harry Styles - Adore You
• Prima Queen - Brownstone
• Duke Special - Brixton Leaves
• PJ Harvey - Colour ff the Earth
• Shack - Cornish Town
• Guns N'Roses - Mr Brownstone
• Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
• ZZ Top - Brown Sugar
• Nick Cave & Bad Seeds - Muddy water
• Pogues - A pair of brown eyes
• Mika - Billy Brown
• Coldplay - Charlie Brown
• Primus - Wynonna's big brown beaver
• Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love
• Jim Croce - Bad bad Leroy Brown
• Deacon Blue - Chocolate Girl
• Don Henley - Boys of Summer
• Boney M - Brown girl in the ring
• Cece Peniston - Finally
• Nina Simone - Brown baby

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Cover Versions

Midnight Mixtape: Definitive Cover Versions

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (22/05/2025) with Songs where the cover version is better than original or the "definitive" version or as U2 put it, "Even better than the real thing!"

Songs in contention

• UB40 - (I can't help) falling in love with you [Elvis Presley]
• Guns n'Roses - Live and let die [Wings]
• Isaac Hayes - Walk on by [Dionne Warwick]
• Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends [Beatles]
• Morrissey - That's entertainment [Jam]
• Damned - Eloise [Barry Ryan]
• Marvin Gaye - I heard it through the grapevine [Gladys Knight]
• Joan Jett - I love rock'n'roll [Arrows]
• Jimi Hendrix - All along the watchtower [Bob Dylan]
• G Flip - Cruel Summer [Taylor Swift]
• Maxwell - This woman's work [Kate Bush]
• Nirvana - Man who sold the world [David Bowie]
• Natalia Imbruglia - Torn [Ednaswap]
• Arctic Monkeys - Baby I'm yours [Barbara Lewis]
• Pet Shop Boys - Always on my mind [Elvis Presley]
• Alien Ant Fram - Smooth Criminal [Michael Jackson]
• Patti Smith - Gloria [Van Morrison/Them]
• Aretha Franklin - Respect [Otis Redding]
• Whitney - I will always love you [Dolly Parton]
• Specials - Message to you Rudy [Dandy Livingstone]
• Sinead O'Connor - Nothing compares 2 u [Prince]
• Rod Stewart - Handbags & gladrags [Chris Farlowe]
• Vic & Wonderstuff - Dizzy [Tommy Roe]
• Soft Cell - Tainted love [Gloria Jones]
• Tori Amos - Smells like teen spirit [Nirvana]
• Siouxsie & Banshees - Dear Prudence [Beatles]
• Clash - I fought the law [Crickets]
• Mark Ronson ft Amy Winehouse - Valerie [Zutons]
• Manic Street Preachers - Umbrella [Rihanna]
• Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats [Knife]
• Tricky - Black Steel [Public Enemy]
• Roberta Flack - First time I ever saw your face [Ewan MacColl]
• My Chemical Romance - Desolation Row [Bob Dylan]
• Johnny Cash - If you could read my mind [Gordon Lightfoot]
• John Cale - Heartbreak hotel [Elvis Presley]
• Snapped Ankles - Fish needs a bike [Blurt]
• Johnny Cash - Hurt [NiN]
• Led Zeppelin - Dazed and confused [Jake Holmes]
• Bryan Adams - Sunny [Bobby Hebb]
• Blondie - Hanging on the telephone [Nerves]
• Communards - Never can say goodbye [Jackson 5]
• John Cale - Hallejuah [Leonard Cphen]
• Plaebo - Running up that hill [Kate Bush]
• Paul Young - Wherever I lay my hat (that's my home) [Marvin Gaye]
• Ella Fitzgerald - Sunshine of your love [Cream]
• Lemonheads - Mrs Robinson [Simon & Garfunkel]
• Housemartins - Caravan of love [Isley Brothers]
• Disturbed - Land of confusion [Genesis]

Final Mixtape

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

[Side 1]
1. Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
2. Joan Jett - I love rock n roll
3. Aretha - Respect
4. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing compares 2 u
5. Rod Stewart - Handbags & Gladrags
6. Soft Cell - Tainted love
[Side 2]
7. Roberta Flack - First time ever...
8. Clash - I fought the law
9. Nirvana - Man who sold the world
10. Marvin Gaye - ...Grapevine
11. Jimi Hendrix - All along the watch tower
12. Johnny Cash - Hurt
Hidden: Isaac Hayes - Walk on by

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 8 acts had never been on before Joe Cocker, Joan Jett, Aretha, Sinead O'Connor, Soft Cell, Roberta Flack, Clash, Isaac Hayes. Joan Jett and Isaac Hayes have in fact never appeared before. Appearances of those that have been on before altogether:

• 13: Johnny Cash (11+2)
• 10: Marvin Gaye (9+1)
• 5: Aretha Franklin, Clash
• 4: Jimi Hendrix (3+1),Nirvana (3+1), Sinead O'Connor
• 3: Roberta FLack
• 2: Joe Cocker
• 1: Rod Stewart, Soft Cell

Clash been mentioned numerous times on Tony Livesey's midnight mixtape (4 times previously) but it's the first time, they have made the final 12.
Whilst first time Marvin Gaye's "I heard it through the grapevine" has appeared on Livesey's midnight mixtape, it's the 6th time in total that song has made an appearance. Joe Cocker has only ever appeared on the mixtape with "With a little help from my friends" (3 times).
Johnny Cash has now appeared in the last two mixtapes following "One piece at a time" in last week's "Betrayal" mixtape.

Weekend Playlist: Mining

Weekend Playlist: Mining

Here's the weekend playlist created by Ian with help from guest curator Adrian looking at X/twitter selections (16/05/2025) with Songs that reference or associated with mining.
This was inspired by the anniversairy on Tuesday (13/05/1949), Paul Robeson visited and sung for the miners at Woolmet Colliery near Edinburgh.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1]
Lee Dorsey - Working in a Coalmine
Johnny Cash - Dark as a dungeon
Dubliners - Working man
Loretta Lynn - Coal miner's daughter
Chumbawamba - Diggers' Song
Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground

[Side 2]
Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez (Brassed Off)
Whitehall Parade - Black Stone
Billy Bragg - Between the wars
Dick Gaughan - Pound a Week rise
Paul Robeson - Joe Hill
Pet Shop Boys - Go west

[Bonus]
Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
Mock Turtles - Can you dig it

Long list

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Betrayal

Midnight Mixtape: Betrayal

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (15/05/2025) with Songs about (or referencing) betrayal! on the announcements of the contestants of the celebrity version of Traitors

Songs in contention

• Benny Hill - Ernie
• Eagles - Lyin' Eyes
• Olivia Rodrigo - You betrayed me
• Oran Juice Jones - The Rain
• Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
• Adele - Rolling in the deep
• Ry Cooder - He'll have to go
• Tom Jones - Delilah
• (ABBA - Winner takes it all)
• Van Morrison - They sold me out
• Alanis Morissette - You oughta know
• Nancy Sinatra - Those boots are made for walking
• Whitney Houston - Heartbreak Hotel
• (Midnight Oil - Beds are burning)
• (Roy Orbison - Comedians)
• Bill Withers - Who is he (and what is he to you)?
• Jilted John - Jilted John
• Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies
• Charles'n'Eddie - Would I lie to you?
• Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth
• Bon Jovi - Always
• Human League - Don't you want me
• O'Jays - Backstabbers
• Marvin Gaye - (Heard through the) Grapevine
• Amy Winehouse - I'm no good
• Pet Shop Boys - So Hard
• Elbow - Grounds for Divorce
• Eamon - F**k it (I don't want you back)
• Linkin Park - In the end
• Johnny Cash - Solitary Man
• Johnny Cash - One piece at a time
• Tate McRae - You broke me first
• Dolly Parton - Jolene
• Shaggy - It wasn't me
• Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar
• Dua Lipa - New rules
• PP Arnold - First cut is the deepest
• Rihanna - Take a bow
• Beyonce - Irreplaceable
• Queen - Liar
• TFS - You let my tyres down
• Divine Comedy - Our mutual friend
• Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street
• Justin Timberlake - Cry me a river
• Bobby Vee - Night has a thousand eyes
• Blondie - Heart of glass
• Kate Bush - Babooshka
• Whitesnake - Fool for your loving
• Crystal Gale - Talking in your sleep
• George Michael - Careless Whisper
• Coldplay - Viva la vida
• Evanescence - Everybody's Fool
• Miley Cyrus - Flowers
• Velvet Underground - Femme Fatale
• Bullet for my valentine - Your betrayal
• James Arthur - Impossible
• Big Sound Authority - This house
• Kenny Rogers & 1st Edition - Ruby don't take your love to town
• Usher - Confessions Part II
• Rod Stewart - First cut is the deepest
• Leonard Cohen - Everybody knows
• Taylor Swift - Bad Blood
• U2 - Until the end of the world
• Warren Zevon - Rolad the headless Thompson Gunner
• Kim Wilde - Never trust a stranger
• Tom Waits - Never let go
• Kursaal Flyers - Little does she know

Final Mixtape

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

[Side 1]
1. Alanis Morissette - You oughta know
2. Blondie - Heart of glass 
3. Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies
4. Kate Bush - Babooshka
5. Amy Winehouse - I'm no good
6. Dolly Parton - Jolene

[Side 2]
7. Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar
8. Queen - Liar
9. O'Jays - Backstabbers
10. Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street
11. Warren Zevon - Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
12. Johnny Cash - One piece at a time

Hidden: TFS - You let my tyres down

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, 1 act had never been on before, TFS Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 16: Queen (15+1)
• 14: Kate Bush (12+2)
• 12: Bob Dylan (10+2), Johnny Cash (11+1)
• 5: Amy Winehouse (4+1), Blondie (4+1), Fleetwood Mac, Thin Lizzy
• 3: Dolly Parton
• 2: Warren Zevon
• 1: Alanis Morissette, O'Jays

Weekend Playlist: Victory

Weekend Playlist: Victory

Here's the weekend playlist created by Snail with help from guest curator Leigh looking at X/twitter selections (09/05/2024) with Songs that reference hard and/or soft.
This was inspired by the 80th VE Day (on May 8)...

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

Thanks to Leigh for the spotified list

[Side 1]
Handel - Zadok the Priest
Bee Gees - You win again
Hot Chocolate - Every 1's a Winner
Script - Hall of fame
Impressions - We are a winner
Kaiser Chiefs – Love’s not a competition

[Side 2]
Panic at the Disco - Victorious
Public Service Broadcasting - Dig for victory
Faith No More - Small Victory
Linton Lwesi Johnson - Forces of Victory
Saw Doctors - To win just once
Bill Conti - Escape to Victory

[Bonus]
Reverend & Makers - Heavyweight Champion of the World
Gary Numan - Lost
Gala - Freed from desire

Long list

• Frank Turner - Undefeated
• Rick AStley - Try
• Saw Doctors - To win just once
• Elton John - I'm still standing
• Frank Sinatra - winners
• Gary Numan - Lost
• Impressions - We are a winner
• Public Service Broadcasting - Dig for victory
• Queen - We are the champions
• Deacon Blue - Win
• Script - Hall of fame
• Brown Sauce - I just Wanna be a winner
• Hot Chocolate - Every 1's a Winner
• Bronze Medal
• Gala - Freed from desire
• RA the Rugged Man - People's Champ
• Billy Woods ft L'Wren - Pump up the Volume
• Linton Lwesi Johnson - Forces of Victory
• Orchard - Dawn of victory
• Paramore - Love's not a competition (but I'm winning)
• Whitney - One moment in time
• Heaven 17 - (We don't need this) Fascist Groove Thang
• Imagine Dragons - On top of the world
• Mohawks - The Champ
• Blondie - One way or another
• Bryan Adams - We're gonna win
• Neville Brothers - Sister Rosa
• Rhino - Just one victory
• Richmond Fontaine - Barely Losing
• Donnas - Gold Medal
• Reverend & Makers - Heavyweight Champion of the World
• Panic at the Disco - Victorious
• Ultravox - Dancing with the stars
• Bill Conti - Escape to Victory
• Farm - Altogether now
• My life story - Triumphant
• U2 - Sunday bloody Sunday
• Faith No More - Small Victory
• Wire Train - I will not fail [Point Break]
• Egzod & Maestro Chives ft Neoni - Royalty
• Bill Conti - Gonna fly now
• Joe Esposito - You’re the best
• Mark Safan - Win in the end [Teen Wolf]
• Brown Sauce - I wanna be a winner
• Pet Shop Boys - Winner
• Andy Cameron - Ally's Tartan Army
• Roy Jones Jnr - Can't be touched
• DJ Khaled - All I do is win
• Nick Berry - Every loser wins
• Bee Gees - You win again
• ABBA - Winner takes it all
• Handel - Zadok the Priest
• Katy Perry - Roar
• Kaiser Chiefs – Love’s not a competition

LNL Midnight Mixtape: 3 Letters

Midnight Mixtape: Three Letters

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (0/05/2025) with Songs with just 3 letters in them!

Songs in contention

• Smiths - Ask
• Rihanna - SOS
• Manic Street Preachers - PCP
• Elvis Costello - She
• Duran Duran - Rio
• Vince Staples - Aye
• Steely Dan - Peg
• Michael Jackson - Bad (Ben)
• Shed Seven - FKH
• xShelley Bassey - Ix
• Metallica - One
• Chvrches - Gun
• Brett Domino - Bin Guy
• Charles Aznavour - She
• U2 - One
• Butler & Almont - Yes
• Edwin Starr - War
• Lily Allen - LDN
• Jackson 5 - ABC
• Naughty by Nature - OPP
• AC/DC - TNT
• Dexys Midnight Runners - Old
• Snow Patrol - All
• Monkees - She
• Who - 905
• OneRepublic - Run
• Michael Jackson - PYT
• Green Day - She
• Waterfront - Cry
• Wings - Jet
• Public Service Broadcasting - Go!
• Annie Lennox - Why
• Black Sabbath - NIB
• La's - I O U
• Kendrick Lemarr - GNX
• Sex Pistols - EMI
• Cymande - Bra
• Georgia Smith - IAM
• Harry Nilsson - One
• Godley & Creme - Cry
• National - Ada
• Bob Marley - War
• Ne-Yo - Mad
• King Crimson - Red
• Carly Simon - Why
• Paul Weller - God
• Taylor Swift - Red
• Kate Bush - Wow
• Cream - NSU
• Lady Gaga - GUY
• Rupert Holmes - Him
• Cardiacs - RES
• Outkast - BOB
• Peter Gabriel - DIY
• Pearl Jam - WMA
• -
• Cocteau Twins - Ivo
• Catfish - Red
• K.Flay - Shy
• 1975 - Sex
• Snow Patrol - Run
• Saw Doctors - N17
• Cure - End
• John Grant - GMF
• Freeez - IOU
• Mel & Kim - FLM
• Sleaford Mods - BHS
• Ming Tea - BBC
• Abba - SOS
• Paul Heaton - DIY
• Pretenders - Kid

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1] Pop
1. Rihanna - SOS
2. Lady Gaga - G.U.Y.
3. Outkast - B.O.B.
4. Kendrick Lamar - GNX
5. Naughty by Nature - O.P.P.
6. Michael Jackson - P.Y.T.
[Side 2]
7. Manic Street Preachers - P.C.P.
8. AC/DC - T.N.T.
9. Black Sabbath - N.I.B.
10. Cream - N.S.U.
11. Sex Pistols - EMI
12. Cardiacs - R.E.S.
Hidden: Jackson 5 - ABC

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, only Naughty by Nature have never been on before acts had never been on before. Lady Gaga, Outkast,Michael Jackson, Black Sabbath and Jackson 5 makes their first appearance on the new midnight mixtapes. AC/DC have now appeared 4 times in the new era. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 9: AC/DC (6+3)
• 7: Manic Street Preachers (6+1)
• 4: Michael Jackson
• 3: Black Sabbath, Outkast, Rihanna (1+2)
• 2: Kendrick Lamarr, Sex Pistols (1+1)
• 1: Cardiacs, Cream, Jackson 5, Lady Gaga

Online Choices

• ABBA - SOS
• AC/DC - TNT
• Ace - Why
• Amy MacDonald - Run
• Annie Lennox - Why
• Arctic Monkeys - 505
• Beck - Wow
• Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2
• Billy Bragg - A13
• Black Sabbath - NIB
• Bob Marley - War
• Brett Domino - Bin Guy
• Bronski Beat - Why
• Cardiacs - RES
• Carly Simon - WHy
• Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 - Ola
• Catfish - Red
• Charles Azamour - She
• Chickenfoot - Three and half letters
• Cinerama - Wow
• Cure - Cut
• Cure - End
• Cymande - Bra
• Dexys Midnight Runners - Old
• DSM IV - BYI
• Duran duran. Rio
• Edwin Starr - War
• Elbow - Red
• Elvis Costello - She
• Eurythmics - Why
• Fontaines DC - Big
• Foo Fighters - DOA
• Frankie goes to Hollywood - War
• Freeez - IOU
• Genesis - Abacab
• GOD - GOD
• Godley & Creme - Cry
• Green Day - She
• Harry Styles - She
• Inspiral Carpets - Joe
• Jacksons - ABC
• John Grant - GMF
• Johnny Dowd - LSD
• Jonas Brothers - SOS
• K.Flay - Shy
• Kasabian - LSF
• Kate Bush - Wow
• King Crimson - Red
• Kylie - Wow
• La's - I O U
• Let's eat Grandma - Ava
• LFO - LFO
• Lily Allen - LDN
• Luke Royalty - I do
• Manic St Preachers - PCP
• McAlmont & Butler - Yes
• Mel & Kim - FLM
• Metallica - One
• Michael Jackson - Bad
• Michael Jackson - Ben
• Michael Jackson - PYT
• Ming Tea - BBC
• National - Ada
• Naughty by Nature - OPP
• New Order - Run
• Ne-Yo - Mad
• Nizlopi -JCB
• Nomeansno - Now
• OneRepublic - Run
• Olivia Newton John - Sam
• Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott - DIY
• Peter Gabriel - DIY
• Pixies - Hey
• Pretenders - Kid
• Pubic Service Broadcasting - Go!
• Rose ft Bruno Mars - APT
• Roy Wood - OTT
• Rupert Holmes - Him
• Rush - YYZ
• Sam Fender - Aye
• Saw Doctors - N17
• SCUDFM - Ego
• Sleaford Mods - BHS
• Slipknot - Yen
• Smiths - Ask
• Snow Patrol - All
• Snow Patrol - Run
• Steely Dan - Peg
• Stray Pursuit - Run
• Sex Pistols - EMI
• Sweatbox - TOP
• System F - Cry
• Taylor Swift - Red
• Tom Waits - Woe
• Tropical F*** Storm - Ann
• U2 - One
• Usher - OMG
• Vince DiCola - War
• Waterfront - Cry
• Weird Al Yankovic - Fat
• Who - 905
• Wings - Jet
• Young Fathers - Toy

Weekend Playlist: Guilty Pleasures

Weekend Playlist: Guilty Pleasure

Here's the weekend playlist created by Adrian with help from guest curator Ian looking at X/twitter selections (02/05/2024) with Songs that reference your guilty pleasure.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1]
Psy - Gangnam Style
Las - There she goes
Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love
Bangles - Walk like an Egyptian
Taylor Swift - Love story
Rex Harrison - Why can't a woman be more like a man? (My fair lady)
[Side 2]
ABBA - Summer night city
Russ Abbott - Atmosphere
Bucks Fizz - My camera never lies
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a place on earth
Shampoo - Trouble
Rick Astley - Never gonna give you up
[Bonus]
Michael Jackson - Bad

Long list

• Disney - SpectroMagic
• Jimmy Nail & Mark Knopfler - Big River
• Boney M - Painter man
• Toyah - Pop star
• Tri Yann - Chanson à boire
• Brindisi (La Traviata)
• Father Abraham - Smurf Song
• Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a place on earth
• Bucks Fizz - Making your mind up
• Nena - 99 red balloons
• Barry Manilow - Copacabana
• Bucks Fizz - My camera never lies
• Carpenters - Goodbye to love
• Neil Diamond - Soolaimon
• Sailor - Glass of Champagne
• Let Loose - Crazy for you
• Taylor Swift - Love story
• 5ive - Keep on movin’
• B*Witched - C’est la vie
• Bucks Fizz - Piece of the Action
• Cliff Richard & Young Ones - Living Doll
• Michael Jackson - Bad
• BA Robertson - Knocked it off
• Barron Knights - Taste of Aggro
• Will Powers - Kissing with confidence
• Garth Brooks - Thunder rolls
• Rex Harrison - Why can't a woman be more like a man? (My fair lady)
• Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love
• Lobo - Me and You and a Dog Named Boo
• Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita
• Shampoo - Trouble
• Divine Comedy - Norman and Norma
• Louise - Super magic
• M People - Search for the hero
• Edwin Starr - Contact
• Nolans - I'm in the mood for dancing
• Genesis - Invisible Touch
• Phil Collins - In the air tonight
• Sleaford Mods ft Billy Nomates - Mork n Mindy
• Bangles - Walk like an Egyptian
• Las - There she goes
• Michael Jackson - Beat it
• Flying Pickets - Only you
• Limahl -Never ending story
• ABBA - Summer night city
• Chris de Burgh - Patricia the Stripper
• Kaoma - Lambada
• Russ Abbott - Atmosphere
• Common Linnets - Calm After The Storm
• Jimmy Barnes - Khe San
• Psy - Gangnam Style
• Rick Astley - Never gonna give you up
• Sonia - You'll never stop me loving you

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Weather

Midnight Mixtape: Weather

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (01/05/2025) with Songs that reference TEMPLATE!

Songs in contention

• Martha Reeves - Heat wave
• Carpenters - Rainy days and Mondays
• Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the city
• AC/DC - Thunderstruck
• Two door cinema club - Sun
• Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
• Orb - Little fluffy clouds
• Gram Parsons/Byrds - Hickory Wind
• Weather Girls - It's raining men
• Shed Seven - Chasing Rainbows
• Pogues - Rainy day in Soho
• Rhianna - Umbrella
• Tribe of Toffs - John Kettley is a weatherman
• Bee Gees - How deep is your love?
• ELO - Mr Blue Sky
• Tom McRae - Sao Paulo Rain
• Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call me the breeze
• Queen - Rain must fall
• Crowded House - Weather with you
• Zoe - Sunshine on a rainy day
• Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
• Beyonce - Hold up
• Alarm - Rain in the summertime
• Cadallaca - Winter Storm 98
• Crowded House - 4 seasons in one day
• Scorpions - Rock you like a hurricane
• Garbage - Only happy when it rains
• Bob Marley - Sun is shining
• Lovin' Spoonful - You and me and rain on the roof
• Aztec Camera - Boy Wonders
• Oasis - Shock of lightning
• Supergrass - Sun hits the sky
• Bob Dylan - It's a hard rain gonna fall
• Finlay Quaye - Sunday shining
• Darude - Sandstorm
• Blind melon - No Rain
• Kinks - Sunny afternoon
• Maniacs - You stole the sun
• Beatles - Rain
• JJ72 - Snow
• Beach Boys - Cool cool water
• Howlin' Wolf - Smoke stack lightning
• Travis - Why does it always rain on me?
• Frightened Rabbit - Scottish Wind
• Steve Harley - Here comes the sun
• Tom Waits - More than rain
• Bob Dylan/Roxy Music - A hard rain's a-gonna fall
• B*Witched - Blame on the weathermen
• Meredith Brooks - Thunder & Lightning
• Johnny Nash - I can see clearly the rain has gone
• Bryan Adams - Thunderbolt
• Jesus & Mary Chain - Happy when it rains
• Beth Orton - Weather alive
• Sunhouse - Hurricane
• Madness - Sun and the rain

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Martha Reeves - Heat wave
2. Carpenters - Rainy days and Mondays
3. Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the city
4. AC/DC - Thunderstruck
5. Two door cinema club - Sun
6. Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
[Side 2]
7. Orb - Little fluffy clouds
8. Gram Parsons/Byrds - Hickory Wind
9. Weather Girls - It's raining men
10. Shed Seven - Chasing Rainbows
11. Pogues - Rainy day in Soho
12. Rhianna - Umbrella
Hidden: Tribe of Toffs - John Kettley is a weatherman

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, 3 acts had never been on before tribe of toffs, two door cinema club and weather girls Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 13: Kate Bush (12+1)
• 9: Pogues (6+3)
• 8: AC/DC (6+2)
• 3: Carpenters(2+1)
• 2: Martha Reeves, Rihanna (1+1)
• 1: Byrds, Lovin' Spoonful, Orb, Shed Seven

Weekend Playlist: Eponymous

Weekend Playlist: Self-titled (Eponymous)

Here's the weekend playlist created by Benny with help from guest curator Lyricslinger looking at X/twitter selections (25/04/2025) with Songs that reference themselves.
This was inspired by the fact that Living in a box released their debut self-title album on this Sungday in 1987 (27/04/1987), which is included their best known eponymous hit single!

Final Mixtape

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

[Side 1] Darkness
Body count - Body count
Belle & Sebastian - Belle Sebastian
Ren - Hi Ren
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Madness - Madness
Catatonia - Sweet Catatonia
Big Country - In a big country

[Side 2] Lightness
Talk Talk - Talk Talk
Amy Winehouse - Amy Amy Amy
Fun Lovin' Criminals - Fun Lovin Criminals
Living in a box - Living in a box
Monkees - We're the Monkees

[Bonus]
Pet Shop Boys - We are the Pet Shop Boys
Snoop Dogg - Who am I (What's my name)
Darkness - Age of Darkness

Long list

• Amy Winehouse - Amy Amy Amy
• Ant Music - Adam and the Ants
• Art of noise - Art of Noise
• Bad Company - Bad Company
• Belle & Sebastian - Belle Sebastian
• Big Country - In a big country
• Billy Joel - Piano Man
• Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
• Body count - Body count
• Catatonia - Sweet Catatonia
• Christy Moore - Lisdoonvarna
• Clash - Clash city rockers
• Clash - Radio Clash
• Counting Crowes - Murder of one
• Crowded House - Weather with you
• Darkness - Age of Darkness
• De La Soul - Me myself & I
• Def Leppard - Rocket
• Devo - Devo Corporate Anthem
• Doop - Doop
• Eminem - My name is..
• Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
• Fun Lovin' Criminals - Fun Lovin Criminals
• Funkadelic - Mommy what's a funkadelic
• Green Day - Green Day
• Grinderman - Grinderman
• Groove Armada - Song 4 Mutya
• House of Love - Shine On
• House of Pain - House of Pain Anthem
• Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
• JoBoxers - Boxer Bear
• Karl Jenkins & Adiemus - Adiemus
• KLF - 3am Eternal
• Let's wrestle - Let's wrestle
• LFO - LFO
• Little Angels - She's a little angel
• Living in a box - Living in a box
• Los Campesinos - Death to los campesinos
• Madness - Madness
• Monkees - We're the Monkees
• Motorhead - Motorhead
• Muppets - Muppets Theme Show
• National - So far around the bend
• Pet Shop Boys - We are the Pet Shop Boys
• Prem Roc - Flight Risk
• Queen - Killer Queen
• REM - Radio Free Europe
• Ren - Hi Ren
• Scatman John - Scatman's World
• Snoop Dogg - Who am I(What's my name)
• Sugababes - Sugababes on the run
• Survivor - Eye of the tiger
• Talk Talk - Talk Talk
• The Thorns - Thorns
• They might be giants - They might be giants
• Wham - Wham Rap
• Who - Who are you?
• Wilco - Wilco
• Wombles - Remember when you were a Womble
• World Party - World Party

Lyricslinger's Preselections

[Side A]
Body Count*
Bad Company*
Iron Maiden
Living in a box*
Motorhead*
Monkees*
[Side B]
Spice Girls - Spice up your life
Queen - Killer Queen*
They might be giants
Black Sabbath*
Talk Talk*
Big Country - In a big country*
[Hidden]
Eminem - Real Slim Shady
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Prince - Boy George

Benny's Preselections

[Side A]
Living in a box*
Human League - Human
Bo Diddley
Queen - Killer Queen*
Porno for Pyros
Soulja Boy - Crank that
[Side B]
Absolutely Fabulous
LFO
S'Express
Mark Summers - Summer's Magic
Prince - My name is Prince
Scatman John - Scatman*
[Hidden]
Eminem - My name is
Whitney - My name is not Susan

Dodgy Mixtape

[Side A]
Cheeky Girls - Cheeky Song (Touch my bum)
Chico - It's Chico Time
Vengaboys - Vengabus
Fast Food Rockers - Fast Food Song
Las Ketchup - Ketchup Song
Doop - Doop
[Side B]
Spice Girls - Spice up your life
Girls Aloud - Girls allowed
S Club 7 - S Club Party
Wombles - Super Womble
Edelweiss - (Bring me edelweiss)
Scatman John - Scatman
[Hidden]
Mr Blobby - Mr Blobby
Teletubbies - Teletubbies say eh-oh

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Running

Midnight Mixtape: Running

On the midnight mixtape, Steffan Powell covering for Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (24/04/2025) with Songs that reference Running! This is moving on from last week's walking theme with the London Marathon happening on Sunday. There has been a "running" double album. So this is volume 3!

Songs in contention

• Arcade Fire - Keep the car running
• Lindisfarne - Run for home*
• Bruce Springsteen - Born to run*
• Kate Bush - Running up that hill*
• Woodkid - Run boy run*
• Surfan Stevens - Running start
• Queen - Stone cold crazy
• One Direction - Ready to run
• (Wings - band on the run)
• Level 42 - Running in the family
• Leona Lewis - Run
• Lionel Richie - Running with the night
• Killers - Runaways
• Cake - The distance
• Rush - Marathon
• Stephen Fretwell - Run
• Gil Scott Heron/Jamie XXX - Running
• Sam Fender - People watching
• Moby - Run on
• Corrs - Runaway
• Shawn Mendes - Stitches
• REO Speedwagon - Take it on the run
• Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
• Santana - Marathon
• Bee Gees - Run to me
• Tom Petty - Running down the dream
• Spencer Group - Keep on running
• (Del Shannon - Runaway)
• Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

  Texted in Long list

  • Leona Lewis - Run
  • Iron Maiden - Run to the hills
  • Black Eyed Peas - Let's get this party started
  • Bryan Adams - Run to you
  • Spencer Davis Group - Keep on runnin'
  • Johnny Cash - God's going to cut you down
  • Guided by voices - Run wild
  • Wings - Band on the run
  • Bucks Fizz - Run for you life
  • Eagles - Long run
  • Tammy Lynn - I'm gonna run away from you
  • Muse - Time is running out of time
  • Vangelis - Chariots of Fire
  • Steve Winwood - Time is running out/Keep on running
  • Lisa Lougheed - Run with us
  • Jo jo Gunne - Run Run
  • Doobie Bros - Long train running
  • Naughty Boy - Runnin'
  • Spiritualised - Run
  • Run DMC vs Aerosmith - Walk this way
  • Beatles - Run for your life
  • Bruce Springsteen - Born to run
  • Velvet Underground - Run Run Run
  • Manic Street Preachers - Autumn Song
  • Rush - Marathon
  • Delroy Wilson - Run run
  • CMAT - Running/Planning
  • Flanagan & Allen - Run rabbit run
  • Tom Petty - Running man's bible
  • Flock of Seagulls - I ran
  • Slade - Run runaways
  • Mike & Mechanics - Slient Running
  • Soul Asylum - Runaway train
  • Pink Floyd - Run like hell
  • Lionel Richie - Running with the night
  • Gun - Race with the devil
  • Sheryl Crow - Run baby run
  • Nick Foles - The runner
  • Tears for Fears - Everybody wants to run the world
  • Pink! - Just a pill
  • Jimi Jamison - I'm always here (Baywatch Theme)
  • Eric Clapton - Running on faith
  • Del Shannon - Runaway
  • Pharrell Williams - Runnin'
  • Kenny Rogers - Gambler

  Final Mixtape

  Here's the final mixtape!

  Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

  [Side 1]
  1. Wings - Band on the run
  2. Moby - Run on
  3. One direction - Ready to run
  4. Tom Petty - Runnin' down the dream
  5. Killers - Runaways
  6. Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX - Running
  [Side 2]
  7. Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
  8. Lindisfarne - Run for home
  9. Stephen Fretwell - Run
  10. Del Shannon - Runaway
  11. Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
  12. Kate Bush - Running up that hill
  Hidden: Cake - The Distance
  

  Previous Appearances

  From the original midnight mixtapes, 5 acts had never been on before, 1D, Del Shannon, Moby, Stephen Fretwell, Wings Appearances of those that have been on before:
  • 12: Kate Bush
  • 4: Kenny Rogers, Killers
  • 2: Beastie Boys, Tom Petty
  • 1: Gil Scott-Heron, Cake, Lindisfarne

Weekend Playlist: Heaven

Weekend Playlist: Heaven

Here's the weekend playlist created by Ian with help from guest curator Charlie looking at X/twitter selections (18/04/2025) with Songs that reference Heaven.
This was inspired by the fact it's Easter (when Jesus died, resurrected and eventually ascended to Heaven) and the release of Eternal's Just a step from Heaven on this day in 1994.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1] Heaven is closer
‪1. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
2. Eddie Cochran - Three steps To Heaven
3. Eric Clapton - Knockin' on Heavens door
4. Maria McKee - Show me Heaven
5. Tavares - Heaven must be missing an angel
6. The Cure - Just Like Heaven
[Side 2] In Heaven
7. Sparks - #1 song in Heaven
8. Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven
9. REM - Near wild Heaven
10. Pixies - Monkey gone to Heaven
11. Guys and Dolls - Sit down, You're rockin' the boat
12. Get Off My Cloud - Rolling Stones
[Bonus]
AC/DC - Highway to hell
John Lennon - Imagine

Long list

• Maria McKee - Show me Heaven (1990)
• Smiths - Heaven knows I'm miserable now (1984)
• Bruno Mars - Locked out of Heaven (2012)
• Cure - Just like Heaven (1987)
• Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven (1984)
• Heaven 17 - Tempation (1983)
• Meatloaf - Heaven can wait (1977)
• Tavares - Heaven must be missing an angel (1976)
• Alarm - Presence of Love (1987)
• John Lennon - Imagine (1971)
• Talking Heads - Heaven (1984)
• Fred Astaire - Cheek to cheek (1935)
• Icicle Works - Stood before St Peter (1984)
• Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi (1988)
• Bryn terfel - Cwm rhondda (2000)
• Chris Rea - Tell me there's no Heaven (1989)
• Jimi Hendrix - Angel (1971)
• Phil Collins - Something happened on the way to Heaven (1990)
• Cross (Freddie Mercury vocal) - Heaven For Everyone (1988)
• Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas (1990)
• Fatboy Slim - F’ing in heaven (1998)
• Sam Cooke - That lucky old sun (1958)
• Elgins - Heaven must have sent you (1966)
• Forest Blakk - Heaven's telephone (2018)
• Kula Shaker - Hey Dude (1996)
• Pixies - Monkey gone to Heaven (1989)
• Dexys Midnight Runners - Jackie Wilson said (1982)
• Frank Sinatra - Cheek to cheek (1959)
• Tina Turner (Heaven 17) - Let's stay together (1983)
• Rolling Stones - Get off of my cloud (1965)
• ‪Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (1971)
• Definition of Sound - Wear your love like Heaven (1991)
• Kane Gang - Closest thing to Heaven (1985)
• Guys and Dolls - Sit down, You're rockin' the boat (1955)
• Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a place on Earth (1988)
• Eddie Cochran - Three steps To Heaven (1960)
• OPM - Heaven is a halfpipe (2001)
• Louise - One kiss from Heaven (1996)
• Tom Auton - How’d I get so low? (2023)
• Eric Clapton - Knockin' on Heavens door (1983)
• Wham! - Edge of Heaven (1986)
• Breathe - Hands to Heaven (1988)
• AC/DC - Highway to hell (1979)
• Kitchens of Distinction - When in Heaven (1992)
• National - Heavenfaced (2013)
• Sparks - #1 song in Heaven (1979)
• Motorhead - God was never on your side (2006)
• WASP - Heaven's hung in black (2007)
• Warrant - Heaven (1989)
• Dave Dobbyn - Slice of Heaven (1986)
• DJ Sammy - Heaven (2001)
• Bryan Adams - Heaven (1984)
• Bombay Bicycle Club & Damon Albarn - Heaven (2023)
• Doris Day - Heaven Tonight (1959)
• Hot Chocolate - Heaven is in the back seat of my Cadillac (1976)
• REM - Near wild Heaven (1991)
• Killers - Somebody told me (2004)
• Bee Gees - Too much Heaven (1978)
• Psychedelic Furs - Heaven (1984)
• Tasmin Archer - Halfway to Heaven (1992)
• M People - One night in Heaven (1993)

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Walkies

Midnight Mixtape: Walkies

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (17/04/2025) with Songs that reference walking! This theme was based on a discussion on Livesey's show about whether or not our dogs eavesdrop on us...

Songs in contention

• Foo Fighters - Walk (2011)
• Aled Jones - Walking in the air 1982)
• Four Seasons - Walk like a man (1963)
• Stranglers - Peaches (1977)
• Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin' (1965)
• Dionne Warwick - Walk on by (1964)
• Walkmen - The Rat (2004)
• Nancy Sinatra - These boots are made for walkin' (1966)
• Creed - Bullets (2001)
• Aerosmith - Walking the dog (1978)
• Everly Brothers - Walk right back (1957)
• Loudon Wainwright - Man & dog (2014)
• Emmylou Harris - Boulder to Birmingham (1975)
• Hives - Walk idiot walk (2004)
• Was (not was) - Walk the dinosaur (1987)
• Steriogram - Walkie talkie man (2004)
• Run DMC vs Aerosmith - Walk this way (1986)
• Aztec Camera - Walk out to winter (1983)
• Cure - The walk (1983)
• Police - Walking on the moon (1979)
• Placebo - Too many friends (2013)
• Kool & the Gang - Cherish (1984)
• Pantera - Walk (1992)
• Joe Jackson - Steppin' out (1982)
• AC/DC - I want to you walk all over you (1979)
• Isaac Hayes - Walk on by (1969)
• Katrina & Waves - Walking on sunshine (1983)
• Gerry & Pacemakers - You've never walk alone (1963)
• Kirsty MacColl - Walking down Madison (1991)
• Craig David - Walking away (2000)
• B52s - Roam (1989)
• Army of Lovers - Walking with a zombie (1991)
• Rooftop singers - Walk right in (1963)
• U2 & Johnny Cash - The Wanderer (2000)
• Taylor Swift - Cornelia Street (2019)
• Tom Waits - Walking Spanish (1985)
• Paul Simon - Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (1986)
• Prince - Strollin' (1991)
• Passion Pit - Take a walk (2012)
• Bangles - Walk like an Egyptian (1986)
• Norah Jones - Man of the hour (2009)
• Helen Shapiro - Walking back to happiness (1961)
• Gary Moore - Walking by myself (1980)
• Bad Manners - Walking on the sunshine (1981)
• Bee Gees - Stayin' alive (1977)
• Proclaimers - I'm gonna be (500 miles) (1988)
• Johnny Cash - I walk the line (1956)
• Lou Reed - Walk on the wildside (1972)

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side A] Physical Walks
1. Joe Jackson - Steppin' out
2. Four Seasons - Walk like a man
3. Bangles - Walk like an Egyptian
4. Dionne Warwick - Walk on by
5. Stranglers - Peaches
6. Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin'

[Side B] Metaphorical Walks
7. Nancy Sinatra - These boots are made for walkin'
8. Was (not was) - Walk the dinosaur
9. Katrina & Waves - Walking on sunshine
10. Police - Walking on the moon
11. Craig David - Walking away
12. Aled Jones - Walking in the air

[Hidden]
Paul Simon - Diamonds on the soles of her shoes

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, 3 acts had never been on before Aled Jones, Craig David, Was (not Was) Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 5: Paul Simon (solo), Stranglers
• 4: Bangles, Mama & Papas
• 3: Police
• 2: Dionne Warwick, Katrina & Waves(1+1)
• 1: Four Season, Joe Jackson, Nancy SInatra

Weekend Playlist: Golf

Weekend Playlist: On the Golf course

Here's the weekend playlist created by SnailOB with help from guest curator Wet Kipper looking at X/twitter selections (11/04/2025) with Songs that reference golf theme.
This was inspired by ongoing (Golf) Masters at Augusta in States.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1] +Over Par+
Wham! - Club Tropicana
Cars - Drive
Visage - Fade to grey
Richard Marx - Hazard
ZZ Top - Rough boy
Mickey Jones - Double Bogie Blues

[Side 2] -Under Par-
Smiths - Hand in glove
Dire Straits - Sultans of swing
Bing Crosby - Straight down the middle
Steve Miller Band - Fly like an eagle
Tom Jones - Green green grass of home
Fleetwood Mac - Albatross

[Bonus]
Tweets - Birdie song
Peter Hook & The Light - Love will tear us apart

Long list

• Bedouin soundclash - St Andrews
• John Denver - 18 holes
• REM - Underneath the bunker
• Steve Miller Band - Fly like an eagle
• Fleetwood Mac - Albatross
• Tweets - Birdie song
• ABBA - Eagle
• REM - Drive
• Beatles - Carry That Weight
• Kasabian - Club Foot
• Kenny Loggins - I'm alright (Caddyshack)
• Richard Marx - Hazard
• Barenaked Laides - One week
• Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing
• Wham! - Club Tropicana
• Amen Corner - High in the sky
• Arctic Monkeys - Sandtrap
• Mud - Tiger Feet
• Stevie Nicks - Edge of 17
• Visage - Fade to grey
• 50 cent - In da club
• Echo & Bunnymen - The cutter
• Rick Estrin - Dump that trump
• Tom Jones - Green green grass of home
• Peter Hook & The Light - Love will tear us apart
• Black Keys - Eagle birds
• Embrace - Bunker Song
• Smiths - Hand in glove
• Bing Crosby - Straight down the middle
• Harry Styles - Little Freak
• Mickey Jones - Double Bogie Blues
• Herbie Hancock - Rough
• Los Bunkers (Band from Chile) - Vida de Perros (Dog's Life)
• Pavenebt - Range Life
• Alice Cooper - You drive me nervous
• Metallica - Enter sandman
• ZZ Top - Rough boy
• Colonel Bogey March - Bridge on the River Kwai
• Bluebells - Young at heart (Volkswagen Golf GTI Ad)
• Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
• Shirley Bassey - Don't rain on my parade
• Blur - Tracy Jacks
• Dinosaur Jnr - Feel the pain
• Housemartins - Flag day
• Wings - Mull Of Kintyre
• Cars - Drive
• Brian Bennett - Chase side shoot up
• Dido - White Flag
• Hole - Celebrity Skin

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Theme Parks

Midnight Mixtape: Theme Parks

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (10/04/2025) with Songs that reference theme parks! This is on the news that Universal will be building a theme park in Bedford

Songs in contention

• Richard Thompson - Wall of death
• Hollies - On a carousel
• White Lies - Farewell to the fairground
• Elton John - Pinball wizard
• Beatles - Ticket to ride
• Smiths - Rusholme ruffians
• Roy Orbison - Penny arcade
• Simply Red - Fairground
• Sinead O'Connor - He moved through the fair
• Dire Straits - Tunnel of love
• Buddy Holly - Everyday (going faster than a rollercoaster)
• Madness - (Waiting for the) Ghost train
• Magic Roundabout Theme
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Love rollercoaster
• Cardigans - Carnival
• Divine Comedy - Don't look down
• Beach Boys - Amusement Parks USA
• U2 - Vertigo
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Relentless love
• Stereophonics - Goldfish bowl
• Grace Jones - Pull up to the bumper
• Arctic Monkeys - Teddy Picker
• Bucks Fizz - Land of make believe
• Ronan Keating - Life is a rollercoaster
• Belle & Sebastian - Rollercoaster ride
• Toni Basil - Hey Mickey
• Wonder Stuff - Merry go round
• Sugababes - Round round
• Laura Nyro - Goodbye Joe
• Freddy Cannon - Palisades Park
• Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of love
• Nightwish - Last ride of the day
• (John Martin - Dusty)
• (Taylor - Coney Island)
• Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
• Pet Shop Boys - Dreamland
• Arcade Fire - Ready to start
• Jethro Tull - Big Dipper
• Dead or Alive - You spin me round
• Another bad creation - Playground
• Machel Montano - Carnival
• Martina Topley Bird - Carnies
• Queen - These are the days of our lives
• Pete Wylie - Disneyland forever
• Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a string
• Tina Turner - Proud Mary
• (Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair)
• (Beatles - Helter Skelter)

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Love rollercoaster
2. Simply Red - Fairground
3. Cardigans - Carnival
4. Divine Comedy - Don't look down
5. Madness - (Waiting for the) Ghost train
6. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
[Side 2]
7. Belle & Sebastian - Rollercoaster ride
8. Hollies - On a carousel
9. Jethro Tull - Big Dipper
10. Tina Turner - Proud Mary
11. Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a string
12. Beach Boys - Amusement Parks USA
Hidden: Magic Roundabout Theme

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, 2 acts had never been on before, Jethro Tull and the Magic Roundabout (didn't make the magic mixtape) Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 7: Divine Comedy (6+1)
• 5: Beach Boys (4+1)
• 4: Madness, Peter Gabriel (3+1), Red hot chili peppers, Tina Turner
• 3: Belle & Sebastian, Hollies
• 1: Cardigans, Sandie Shaw, Simply Red

Weekend Playlist: Flash

Weekend Playlist: Flash

Here's the weekend playlist created by Ian Eason with help from guest curator Louise looking at X/twitter selections (04/04/2025) with Songs that reference flash or flashing.
This was inspired by Flash Drive Day and Body Care Day on April 5th.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1]
1. Eels - Blinking lights
2. Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
3. Jessie J - Flashlight (Pitch Perfect 2)
4. Joy Division - Disorder
5. Chase & Status, Sub Focus - Flashing Lights
6. ABC - Show Me
[Side 2] 
7. Queen - Flash
8. Fall Out Boy - The take over the breaks over
9. Rolling Stones - Jumpin’ Jack Flash
10. Goaksaka - Flashlight and Explosion
11. Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash - On the wheels of steel
12. Pandora's Box - It's all coming back to me now
[Bonus]
Ray Stevens – The Streak
Irene Cara - Flashdance (what a feeling)
Alannah Myles - Black Velvet

Long list

• ABC - Show Me
• AC/DC - Hells Bells
• Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash - On the wheels of steel
• Aerosmith - Lightning Strikes
• Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
• Art Brut - DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshakes
• ‬‪(BBE - Flash)
• Bright Eyes - At the bottom Of everything
• Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn!
• Chase & Status, Sub Focus - Flashing Lights
• Clash - Magnificant 7
• Deep Dish - Flashdance
• Doors - Crystal Ship
• Duran Duran - Girls on film
• Edwyn Collins - Magic Piper (of love)
• Eels - Blinking lights
• Electric Boys - Psychedelic eyes
• Eva & The Heartmaker - Gone in a flash
• Fall Out Boy - The take over the breaks over
• Flash and the pan - Waiting for a train
• Goaksaka - Flashlight and Explosion
• Grease - Grease Lightning
• Irene Cara - Flashdance (what a feeling)
• Jessie J - Flashlight (Pitch Perfect 2)
• Joe McElderry - Any dream will do
• Joy Division - Disorder
• Justin Timberlake - LoveStoned / I think she knows (Interlude)
• Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
• NEEDTOBREATHE - Oohs and Ahhs
• Pandora's Box - It's all coming back to me now
• Pet Shop Boys - Flamboyant
• Queen - Flash
• Ray Stevens – The Streak
• Rolling Stones - Jumpin’ Jack Flash
• Screaming Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends - Flashing lights
• Soft Cell - Torch
• Steel Pulse - Roller skates
• Stereophonics - Indian Summer
• Stray kids - Comflex
• Tommy Steele - Flash Bang Wallop (half a Sixpence)

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Bandmates go solo

Midnight Mixtape: Bandmates gone solo!

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (03/04/2025) with Songs from artists who used to be in a band!! This was to say goodbye to Anna Stewart who was leaving BBC5 Live. The theme was her idea!

Songs in contention

• Paul Weller - You do something to me [The Jam/Style Council]
• Phil Collins - In the air tonight [Genesis]
• Robbie Williams - Come undone [Take That]
• Cheryl - Fight for this love [Girls Aloud]
• Sting - Fields of gold [Police]
• Boy George - Everything I own [Culture Club]
• Rachel Stevens - Sweet dreams my LA ex [S Club 7]
• Peter Green - Slabo day [Fleetwood Mac]
• Morrissey - Suedehead [Smiths]
• Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a place on earth [Go-Gos]
• John Lennon - Imagine [Beatles]
• Gary Barlow - Let me go [Take That]
• Bobby Gillespie - Chase it down [Primal Scream]
• Dr Dre - Next episode [NWA]
• Paul Simon - You can call me Al [Simon & Garfunkel]
• Stevie Nicks - Edge of 17 [Fleetwood Mac]
• Noel Gallagher - If I had a gun [Oasis]
• Peter Gabriel - Solsberry hill [Genesis]
• (Ian Brown - Fear [Stone Roses])
• (Bruce Dickinson - Tears of the dragon [Iron Maiden])
• (Steve Winwood - Why you see a child/Valerie [Spencer Davis Group])
• Don Henley - Boys of summer [Eagles]
• Travelling Wilburys - Handle with car
• Ozzy Osbourne - No more tears [Black Sabbath]
• Van Morrison - Brown eyed girl [Wheels]
• Gary Moore - Still got the blues [Thin Lizzy]
• (Robert Plant - Big log [Led Zeppelin])
• Beyonce - Love on top [Destiny's Child]
• George Michael - Careless whisper [Wham!]
• Michael Jackson -Remember the time [Jackson 5]
• Diana Ross - I'm coming out [Supremes]
• Gwen Stefani - Hollaback girl [No Doubt]
• Fergie - London bridge [Black eyed peas]
• Justin Timberlake - Cry me a river [N'Sync]
• Ricky Martin - Livin' la vida loca [Menudo]
• Camilla Cabello - Senorita [Fifth harmony]
• Jenny Lewis - Just one of the guys [Rilo Kiley]
• (Kristin Hersh - Your ghost [Throwing muses])
• (Sid Vicious - My way [Sex Pistols])
• (Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street [Steelers wheel])
• (Ben E King - Stand by me [Drifters])
• Lou Reed - Perfect day [Velvet underground]
• Lauryn Hill - Ex-factor [Fugees]
• Iggy Pop - Lust For life [Stooges/Trolls/Prime Movers]
• Richard Ashcroft - Song for lovers [Verve]
• Holly Johnson - Love train [Frankie goes to Hollywood]
• Feargal Sharkey - Good heart [Undertones]
• Karl Wallinger - She's the one [Water boys/World Party]
• Scott Walker - Jackie [Walker Brothers]
• Robert Palmer - Addicted to love [Powerstation]
• Joe Strummer - Get down Moses [Clash]
• Terry Hall - More you get [Fun boy three]
• Steve Page - A new shore [Barenaked Ladies]
• Harry styles - As it was [One direction]
• Fatboy Slim - Praise you [Beautiful South]
• (Paul Heaton? [Beautiful South])
• Frankie Valli - My eyes adored you [Four Seasons]
• Ian Brown - F.E.A.R. [Stone Roses]
• Michael Jackson - The girl is mine [Jackson 5]
• (Bjork? [Sugarcubes])
• (Annie Lennox? [Eurythmics])

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Morrissey - Suedehead
2. Peter Gabriel - Solsberry hill
3. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a place on earth
4. George Michael - Careless whisper
5. Ricky Martin - Livin' la vida loca
6. Diana Ross - I'm coming out
[Side 2]
7. Dr Dre - Next episode
8. Fatboy Slim - Praise you
9. Beyonce - Love on top
10. Ben E King - Stand by me
11. Lou Reed - Perfect day
12. Iggy Pop - Lust for life
Hidden: Robbie Williams - She's the one

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, 4 acts had never been on before, Belinda Carlisle, Fatboy Slim, Robbie Williams and surprisingly Morrissey, Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 5: Beyonce
• 4: George Michael
• 3: Peter Gabriel
• 2: Ben E King, Lou Reed
• 1: Diana Ross, Dr Dre, Ricky Martin, Iggy Pop

Colin Murray Midnight Mixtapes

Colin's Midnight Mixtapes

1. Greatest Album Opening
2. Trumpets
3. Fruit
4. Foreign
5. Scotland
6. Shortest
7. Royals
8. Gone too soon
9. Wales
10. Elvis
11. 80s Movies
12. Holidays
13. Devils
14. Oh Brother
15. Oh Sister
16. One name
17. TV Themes
18. Non-Sport
19. James Bond
20. Question of Love
21. Dreams
22. Louder than war
23. Monster
24. Fireworks
25. Superheroes
26. Villains
27. La la land
28. More Cowbell
29. Radio
30. Children's Toys
31. 12 Days of Christmas
32. New Beginnings
33. Winter
34. Prison
35. Blood
36. Take me to the river
37. Rumours, Whispers, Gossip
38. Roses
39. Dogs
40. Eyes
41. Respect
42. Places in Ireland
43. Ships and Boats
44. Beatles Covers
45. Fast Songs
46. Memories are made of this (Happy)
47. Snooker Colours
48. Whisper it
49. The Best
50. Hello
51. Under the sea
52. Say what
53. Anyone for tennis
54. Spell that
55. In the toolbox
56. Going postal
57. Alone
58. Movie Stars
59. End of the road
60. Got wood
61. Liar Liar
62. Summer lovin'
63. Sugar
64. Rainbows
65. Couples
66. White Album
67. Magic
68. Choirs
69. Autumn
70. Hotels
71. Sight
72. Imagination
73. Deja vu
74. Set the table
75. Brain
76. Car Showroom 1
77. Car Showroom 2
78. Planets
79. Two Instruments
80. North Pole
81. Homeward Bound
82. Just Breathe
83. New Year
84. Cards
85. Day
86. Bridges
87. Groundhog Day 1
88. Groundhog Day 1
89. 3 Items
90. Human Spirit 1
91. Human Spirit 2
92. Lost Property
93. Kiss
94. Whistle
95. Fools
96. Trains
97. Records
98. Running 1
99. Running 2
100. Hundred
101. Windows
102. Search
103. Good Advice
104. Cleaning Up
105. Sunshine
106. Council Estate
107. Plants
108. Books
109. Breaking Law
110. DayNight Before
111. Spanish 1
112. Spanish 2
113. Dentist
114. Thunder & Lightning
115. Fame
116. Washing/Drying
117. Aliens
118. End of the world
119. Perfect
120. Baseball
121. Rats
122. Shyness
123. Dog Talk
124. Shoes
125. Shakespeare
126. Shopping List
127. Touch
128. Walls
129. Jamaica to Brum
130. Songs that refer
131. Referred Songs
132. Last Orders
133. New Beginnings

LNL Midnight Mixtapes

Livesey's Midnight Mixtapes

1. Toast
2. Swimming
3. Blue
4. Returns
5. Newy
6. Dinosaurs
7. King
8. News
9. Telephone
10. Goodbye
11. Flying
12. Sweets
13. Beds
14. Questions
15. Sunshine
16. Guitar Riffs
17. Home
18. Secret
19. Ex-bandmates
20. Theme Parks
21. Walkies
22. Running
23. Weather

Weekend Playlist: Circus

Weekend Playlist: Circus

Here's the weekend playlist created by Lyricslinger with help from guest curator Leigh looking at X/twitter selections (28/03/2025) with Songs that reference anything at a circus.
This was inspired by Erasure's release of their second studio album "The Circus" which included one of their biggest hits, "Sometimes" on 30/03/1987.

Final Mixtape

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

[Side 1] Start the fire
1. Prodigy - Firestarter
2. Webb Wilder - Human Cannonball
3. Nirvana - Trapeze
4. Bruce Springsteen - Wild Billy's Circus Story
5. Toy Dolls - Nellie The Elephant
6. Britney - Circus

[Side 2] Show goes on
7. Julius Fucik - Enter the Gladiators
8. Madness - Circus Freaks
9. Christina Aguilera - Welcome
10. Judy Collins - Send in the clowns
11. Newsboys - Reality
12. Leo Sayer - The show must go on

[Bonus]
Men at Work - High Wire
Beatles - Being for the benefit of Mr Kite!
REM - Carnival of sorts (Boxcars)

Long list

• 5 finger death punch - Welcome to the circus
• Beatles - Being for the benefit of Mr Kite!
• Billy Connelly - Ivan the terrible
• Britney Spears - Circus
• Bruce Springsteen - The daring young man on the flying trapeze
• Bruce Springsteen - Wild Billy's Circus Story
• Bruce Springsteen/Manfred Mann - Blinded By The Light
• Bryan Adams - Into the fire
• Christina Aguilera - Welcome
• Circus Of Power - Mama Tequila
• Counting Crowes - Raining In Baltimore
• David Essex - Oh what a circus
• Deacon Blue - Circus Lights
• dEUS - Ghost
• Doves - Walk in fire
• Echo & Bunnymen - Bring on the dancing horses
• Emeli Sandé - Clown
• Erasure - The Circus
• Goldfrapp - Clowns
• Greatest Showman - Greatest Show
• Greatest Showman Cast - This Is Me (Official Lyric Video)
• Insane Crowd Posse - Ringmasters word
• Janelle Monae - Tightrope
• Judy Collins - Send In The Clowns
• Julius Fucik - Enter the Gladiators
• Katy Perry - Roar
• Kings of Leon - Red morning light
• Leo Sayer - The show must go on
• Levellers - World Freak Show
• Madness - Circus Freaks
• Marc Almond - Bread and Circus
• Marti Webb - Tell me on a Sunday
• Men At Work - High Wire
• Monkees - The Poster
• Monty Python's Flying Circus
• Moony - Acrobats
• Natalie Merchant - Carnival
• Newsboys - Reality
• Nirvana - Trapeze
• Oasis - Wonderwall
• Owl City - Under the Circus lights
• Peggy Lee - Is that all there is?
• Prodigy - Firestarter
• R.E.M. - Wall of Death (Official Audio)
• REM - Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)
• Skids - Circus Games
• Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Tears Of A Clown
• Stereophonics - C'est La Vie
• Stone Roses - Tightrope
• The Police - Peanuts
• Tom Waits - Step right up
• Toy Dolls - Nellie The Elephant
• U2 - Acrobat
• W.A.S.P - Inside the Electric Circus
• Webb Wilder - Human Cannonball

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Secret

Midnight Mixtape: Secret

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (27/03/2025) with Songs that reference secrets! (after a few secrets been leaked out this week)

Songs in contention

• Ian Dury - Profoundly in love with Pandora (Secret diary of Adrian Mole)
• Beatles - Do you want know the secret
• Driven - Secret police
• Go-Go's - Our lips are sealed
• Fun boy three - Our lips are sealed
• Bruce Springsteen - Backstreets
• Queens of Stone Age - Lost art of keeping a secret
• Mud - The secrets that keep you
• Taylor Swift - Enchanted
• Bee Gees - Secret love
• Dubliners - 7 drunken nights
• Madonna - Live to tell
• Zutons - Secrets
• Urban Cookie Collective - The key, the secret
• Warrant - Uncle Tom's cabin
• Little Mix -Secret love song
• Semisonic - Secret smile
• ELO - Secret message
• Atlantic Starr - Secret lovers
• Deep Purple - Hush hush
• Stevie Nicks - Secret love
• Bangles - He's got a secret
• Andy Pawlak - Secrets
• All american rejects - Dirty little secret
• Skunk Anasie - Secretly
• Fiat lux - Secrets
• Vain - Secrets
• De la soul - Can you keep a secret
• PJ Harvey - This is love
• U2 - The fly
• Karyn White - Secret rendez-vous
• National - Secret meeting
• P!nk - Secrets
• Police - Secret journey
• Leonard Cohen - In my secret life
• George Michael - Heal the pain
• Glasvegas - Secret truth
• Fred Neil - I've got a secret
• Van Halen - Secrets
• ABC - Poison arrow
• Tom Waits - Tango til we're sore
• Duran Duran - Secret Oktober
• Billy J Kramer & Dakotas - Do you want to know a secret
• Onerepublic - Secrets
• OMD - Secret
• Depeche mode - Policy of truth
• Doris Day - Secret love
• Elbow - The birds
• Secret Affair - My world
• Doves - The man told everything
• Softcell - Say hello wave goodbye

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Billy J Kramer & Dakotas - Do you want to know a secret
2. Fun boy three - Our lips are sealed
3. Deep Purple - Hush hush
4. Karyn White - Secret rendez-vous
5. ABC - Poison arrow
6. Glasvegas - Secret truth
[Side 2]
7. Mud - The secrets that keep you
8. Madonna - Live to tell
9. Queens of Stone Age - Lost art of keeping a secret
10. Urban Cookie Collective - The key, the secret
11. Doris Day - Secret love
12. Taylor Swift - Enchanted
Hidden: Dubliners - 7 drunken nights

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, 5 acts had never been on before, ABC, Billy J Kramer, Glasvegas, Mud, Urban Cookie Collective. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 6: Madonna
• 4: Taylor Swift
• 3: Dubliners (2+1)
• 2: Deep Purple, Queens of Stone Age (1+1)
• 1: Doris Day, Funboy Three, Karyn White

Weekend Playlist: Cinema

Weekend Playlist: Cinema

Here's the weekend playlist created by Ian with help from guest curator NatalieBear looking at X/twitter selections (21/03/2025) with Songs that reference anything at a cinema.
This was inspired by first public film screen in Paris on 22nd March 1895 and what would have been Oscar-winning cinematographer David Watkin's 100th birthday on 23rd March.

Final Mixtape

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

[Side 1] Date Night
1. Pearl & Dean - Asteroid
2. Muppets - Popcorn
3. Prefab Sprout - King of Rock ’n’ Roll
4. Jeremy Nicholas -OR- Sarah Walker & Roger Vignoles - Usherettes blues
5. Drifters - Saturday Night at the Movies
6. John Travolta – Sandy
[Side 2] The Silver Screen
7. Felix da housecat - Silver Screen
8. Dolly Parton - Girl in the movies
9. Beatles - Act naturally
10. Alien Ant Farm - Movies
11. 10cc - The film of my love
12. Benny Benassi ft Gary Go - Cinema
[Bonus]
Two door cinema club - I can talk
Hollywood Vampires - Heroes
Gershon Kingsley - Popcorn!

Long list

• 10cc - The film of my love
• Alanis Morissette - You oughta know
• Alien Ant Farm - Movies
• Annie - Let's go to the movies
• Bananarama- Robert De Niro's waiting
• Beatles - Act naturally
• Benny Benassi ft Gary Go - Cinema
• Billy Joel - We didn't start the fire
• British Cinema Curry House Advert (1970s)
• Bruce Springsteen - Drive fast
• Buck Owens & Buckaroos - Act naturally
• Clash - Right Profile
• Cornershop - Lessons learned
• Corrs - Queen of Hollywood
• David Bowie - Drive-In Saturday
• Dire Straits - Skateaway
• Divine Comedy - Absent Friends
• Dolly Parton - Girl in the movies
• Drifters - Kissin' in the back row of the movies
• Drifters - Saturday Night at the Movies
• Duran Duran - Girls on Film
• Error Flynn - Dogs d'amour
• Fall Out Boy - This ain't a Scene, it's an arms race
• Felix da housecat - Silver Screen
• Foo Fighters - Stacked Actors
• Franz Ferdinand - Dark of the Matinée
• Gershon Kingsley/Hot Butter - Popcorn
• Hollywood Vampires - Heroes
• Hothouse Flowers - Movies
• Jeremy Nicholas - Usherette Blues
• John Prine - Great Compromise
• John Travolta - Sandy
• Kissing The Pink - The Last Film
• Left field - Open Up
• Muppets - Popcorn
• Natasha Bedingfield - Silent Movie
• Nik Kershaw - James Cagney
• Passions - I'm in love with a German film star
• Pearl & Dean - Asteroid
• Prefab Sprout - King of Rock ’n’ Roll
• Radiohead - Exit Music
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
• Rex Orange County - Pluto Projector
• Rocky Horror Picture Show - Science Fiction Double Feature
• Sarah Walker & Roger Vignoles - Usherettes blues
• Shakin' Stevens - Hot Dog
• Sweet - Blockbuster
• Taylor Swift - If this was a movie
• Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive
• Two door cinema club - I can talk
• Usher - You make me wanna

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Home

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (20/03/2025) with Songs that reference home! This is to honour those NASA astronauts who finally made it home this week!

Songs in contention

• Elbow - Station Approach
• Powderfinger - Happiness
• Lindifarne - Run for home
• Marvin Gaye (Paul Young) - Whereever I lay my hat that's my home
• Placebo - The bitter end
• James - Come home
• Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward bound
• Talking Heads - This must be the place
• John Denver - Take me home country Roads
• Foo Fighters - New way home
• Edward Sharp & Magnetic Zeros - This is zero
• Wilco - Via Chicago
• Busker - Home Newcastle
• Del Amitri - Don't come home too soon
• Michael Buble - Home
• Blues Brothers - Sweet home Chicago
• PJ Harvey - A place called home
• Jon & Vangelis - I'll find my way home
• Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet home Alabama
• Motley Crue - Home sweet home
• Crystal Waters - Gypsy woman (she's homeless)
• It's immaterial - Driving away from home
• Rose Betts - Driving myself home
• Carole King - Home again
• Crowded house - Better be home soon
• Rocky horror show - I'm going home
• Chris Rea - Driving home for Christmas
• Lou Pride - I'm com;un home in the morn'un
• Adele - Hometown glory
• FYC - Johnny come home
• Bon Jovi - Who says you can't go home
• Led Zepplin - Bring it on home
• Gabrielle Alpin - Home
• Ray Anthony - Show me the way to go home
• Status Quo - Rolling home
• Peters & Lee - Welcome home
• Beatles - She's leaving home
• Genesis - Home by the sea
• Billy Joel - You're my home
• Randy Newman - I'll be home
• Ozzy Osbourne - Mama I'm coming home
• Sinead O'Connor - Very far from home
• Jimmy Perry/Taverner - Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler
• John Denver - I'm leaving on a jetplane
• Mark Knopfler - Going home
• Bob Dylan - I was young when I left home/Subterranean Homesick blues

Final Mixtape

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

[Side 1] Away from home
1. Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward bound
2. Peters & Lee - Welcome home
3. Motley Crue - Home sweet home
4. Led Zeppelin - Bring it on home
5. Ray Anthony - Show me the way to go home
6. Beatles - She's leaving home

[Side 2] Being Home
7. Marvin Gaye - Whereever I lay my hat that's my home
8. Billy Joel - You're my home
9. Talking Heads - This must be the place
10. Genesis - Home by the sea
11. PJ Harvey - A place called home
12. Randy Newman - I'll be home
Hidden:  Crystal Waters - Gypsy woman

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, 6 acts had never been on before... Crystal Waters, Genesis, Motley Crue, Peters & Lee, Ray Anthony Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 17: Beatles (15+2)
• 9: Marvin Gaye
• 8: Billy Joel, Simon & Garfunkel
• 3: Talking Heads
• 2: PJ Harvey (1+1)
• 1: Led Zepplin, Randy Newman