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