LNL Midnight Mixtape: News

Midnight Mixtape: News

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Claire Lim> to look at listener selections (16/01/2025) with Songs that reference News on the news that 5live newsreader, Laura leaving after the show!

Songs in contention

• Jam - News of the world
• Emeli Sande - Read all about it
• Mott the Disciple - All the young dudes
• Beatles - A day in the life of
• Lily Allen - The Fear
• Public Enemy - More news at 11
• Manic Street Preachers - Kevin Carter
• Tom Waits - I don't want to grow up
• Aztec Camera - Good morning Britain
• Queen - Scandal
• Ramones - I don't want to grow up
• Fleetwood Mac - Second Hand News
• Ron Burgundy (Anchormen) - Afternoon Delight
• Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight
• Drake - Headlines
• Midnight Starr - Headlines
• Randy Newman - Good news
• Sundays - Here's where the story ends
• Green Day - American Idiot
• Ralph McTell - Streets of London
• Moby - Go
• Gil Scott Heron - The revolution will not be televised
• Bay City Rollers - Shang-a-lang
• Clash - Magnificant 7
• Johnny Cash - God is gonna cut you down
• Wire - Reuters
• Pretenders - Back on the chain gang
• Don McLean - American Pie
• U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
• ELO - Here is the news
• HMHB - Breaking News
• Frank Sinatra - New York New York
• Blink 182 - Bad News

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1] Sharp-end
1. Green Day - American Idiot
2. Public Enemy - More news at 11
3. Manic Street Preachers - Kevin Carter
4. Wire - Reuters
5. Queen - Scandal
6. Gil Scott Heron - Revolution will not be televised

[Side 2] Soft-end
7. ELO - Here is the news
8. Mott the Disciple - All the young dudes 
9. Bay City Rollers - Shang-a-lang
10. Pretenders - Back on the chain gang
11. Ralph McTell - Streets of London
12. Emeli Sande - Read all about it

Hidden: Anchormen - Afternoon Delight

Previous Appearances

All artists have NEVER been on Tony Livesey's midnight mixtape. From the original midnight mixtapes, 7 acts had never been on before: Bay City Rollers, ELO, Emeli Sande, Gil Scott Heron, Mott the disciple, Ralph McTell, Ron Burgundy, Wire

• 15: Queen
• 6: Manic Street Preachers
• 4: Public Enemy, Green Day
• 1: Pretenders