LNL Midnight Mixtape: King

Midnight Mixtape: King

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (09/01/2025) with Songs that have a connection with the word King! This is to commemorate what would have been Elvis' 90th birthday. Also look at best Elvis cover versions.

Songs in contention

• Beatles - Sun King
• Jungle Book - I wanna be like you
• Lion King - Can't wait to be king
• Generation X - King Rocker
• Unthanks - King of Rome
• Kings of Leon - King of the rodeo
• Roger Miller - King of the road
• Prefab Sprout - King of Rock'n'Roll
• Levellers - What a beautiful day
• Rihanna - California Kingbed
• Kinks - King Kong
• Michelle Gayle - Sweetness
• Adam & Ants - Kings of Wild Frontier
• Radiohead - Paranoid Android
• Wamdue Project - King of my castle
• Nick Cave - Song of the lake
• REM - King of the birds
• Supergrass - Richard III
• Neil Young - He was the king
• Police - King of Pain
• Elvis - King Creole
• ELO - Rock'n'Roll is king
• Sade - Your love is king
• Florence & machine - King
• Steely Dan - King of the world
• Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
• Years & Years - King
• King - Love & Pride
• Libertines - Man who would be king
• Handel - Zadok the Priest
• Kirsty McColl - There’s a guy works down the chip shop

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Mog created an "applified" and a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. King Louie - I wan'na be like you
2. Generation X - King Rocker
3. Rihanna - California Kingbed
4. Prefab Sprout - King of Rock'n'Roll
5. Adam & Ants - Kings of Wild Frontier
6. Sade - Your love is king
[Side 2]
7. Florence & Machine - King
8. REM - King of the birds
9. Steely dan - King of the world
10. Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta
11. Years & Years - King
12.Unthanks - King of Rome
Hidden: Kirsty McColl - There’s a guy works down the chip shop 

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, 5 acts had never been on before, Generation X* (Although Billy Idol himself on twice before), Jungle Book, Steely Dan, Unthanks and Years & Years. Others that have been on previously (on before not including this mixtape):

• 8: REM
• 3: Adam Ant, Prefab Sprout
• 2: Florence & Machine
• 1: Kendrick, Kirsty McColl, Rihanna, Sade

Note that Florence, Kendrick Lamar, REM join David Bowie, Elvis and Flaming Lips with 2 appearance on Livesey's midnight mixtape.