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