Weekend Playlist: Smile

Weekend Playlist: Smile

Here's the weekend playlist created by Ian Eason with help from guest curator Leigh looking at X/twitter selections (28/02/2025) with Songs that reference smiles.
This was to celebrate "Share a smile day"

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

Thanks to Leigh for the spotified list

[Side 1] You make me smile
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make me smile
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Jackie Wilson said
Louis Armstrong - When you're smiling
Rosie Vela - Magic Smile
Taylor Swift - You belong with me
Annie - You're never fully dressed without a smile

[Side 2] Smiling through the tears
Killers - Smile like you mean it
Supernaturals - Smile
Barry Manilow - Can't smile with you
Lily Allen - Smile
Nat King Cole - Smile
Isley Brothers - Behind a painted smile

[Bonus]
Semisonic - Secret smile
Frank Turner - A wave across a bay

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Questions

Midnight Mixtape: Questions

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (27/02/2025) with Songs that reference Questions!

Songs in contention

• Spizzenergi - Where's Captain Kirk?
• Clash - Should I stay or should I go?
• Jimmy Cliff - Guns of Brixton
• Dionne Warwick - Do you know the way to San Jose?
• Pulp - Do you remember the first time?
• Marvin Gaye - What's going on?
• New Order - Who Joe?
• Bee Gees - How deep is in your love?
• Waterboys - How long will I love you?
• Baha Men - Who let dogs out?
• Smiths - How soon is now?
• Heart - What about love?
• Mock Turtles - Can you dig it?
• Buzzcocks - What do I get?
• Bill Withers - Who is he?
• Libertines - What became of the likely lads?
• Destiny's Child - Independent Women
• Rod Stewart - D'ya think I'm sexy?
• Barbara Acklin - Am I the same girl?
• Travis - Why does it always rain on me
• Department S - Is Vic there
• Oasis - What's the story morning glory?
• Monaco - What do you want from me?
• Sham 69 - Questions & Answers
• Pixies - Where is my mind?
• Cardiacs - Is this life?
• Haddaway - What is love?
• Meatloaf - Paradise by he dashboard
• Van Morrison - Have I told you lately?
• Queen - Who wants to live forever?
• Who - Who are you?
• Racing cars - They shoot horses don't they?
• Whitney - How will I know?
• Human League - Don't you want me?
• Jesus Jones - Who where why
• Gary Numan - Are friends electric?
• 50 Cent - 21 Questions
• David Bowie - Space Oddity
• Andy Stewart - Donald where's your troosers?

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1] Love
1. Whitney - How will I know?
2. Pulp - Do you remember the first time?
3. Human League - Don't you want me?
4. Bill Withers - Who is he?
5. Barbara Acklin - Am I the same girl?
6. Destiny's Child - Independent Women
[Side 2] Existential
7. Who - Who are you?
8. Pixies - Where is my mind?
9. Cardiacs - Is this life?
10. Jesus Jones - Who where why
11. Mock Turtles - Can you dig it?
12. Spizzenergi - Where's Captain Kirk?
Hidden:
Sham 69 - Questions & Answers

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

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, 7 acts had never been on before, Barbara Acklin, Cardiacs, (surpisingly) Human League, Jesus Jones, Mock Trutles, Sham 69, Spizzenergi. Of those that have been on before:

• 8: Pixies
• 6: Pulp (5+1)
• 4: The Who
• 2: Bill Withers, Whitney
• 1: Destiny's Child