Friday, 1 August 2025

LNL Midnight Mixtape: One hit wonders

Midnight Mixtape: One hit wonders

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (31/07/2025) with Songs that are one hit wonders!

Songs in contention

  • Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
  • Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
  • Laurie Anderson - O Superman
  • Babylon Zoo - Spaceman
  • Toni Basil - Mickey
  • Band Aid - Do they know it's Christmas
  • McAlmont & Butler - Yes
  • Black - Wonderful Life
  • Buggles - Video killed the radio star
  • Cameo - Word up
  • Cardiacs - Is this the life
  • Charlene - I've never been to me
  • Deee-Lite - Groove is in the heart
  • Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11
  • Martha & Muffins - Echo beach
  • Tony DiBart - The real thing
  • Joe Dolce - Shaddp you face
  • Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting
  • Clive Dunn - Grandad
  • Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsboro - Je t'aime
  • Gotye - Somebody that I used to know
  • Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the sky
  • Benny Hill - Ernie
  • House of Pain - Jump around
  • It's Immaterial - Driving away from home
  • Gary Jules - Mad world
  • Knack - My Sharona
  • La's - There she goes
  • Lotus Eaters - First picture of you
  • MARRS - Pump up the volume
  • Scott McKenzie - San Francisco
  • Lee Marvin - Wandrin' Star
  • Nena - 99 red balloons
  • New Radicals - You get what you give
  • Nizlopi - JCB Song
  • Peter Sarstedt - Where do you go?
  • Teletubbies - Teletubbies say eh-oh
  • Anita Ward - Ring my bell
  • Wheatus - Teenage dirtbag
  • Firm - Star Trekkin'
  • Men without hats - Safety Dance
  • John Otway - Cor baby that's really free
  • Chesney Hawkes - One and only
  • Las Ketchup - Ketchup Song

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.
[Side 1]
1. Deee-Lite - Groove is in the heart
2. McAlmont & Butler - Yes
3. Althea & Donna - Uptown top ranking
4. Cameo - Word up
5. House of Pain - Jump around
6. MARRS - Pump up the volume
[Side 2]
7. Joe Dolce - Shaddap you face
8. Scott McKenzie - San Francisco
9. Peter Sarstedt - Where do you go?
10. Nena - 99 red balloons
11. Martha & Muffins - Echo beach
12. La's - There she goes
Hidden: New Radicals - You get what you give

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, all but McAlmont & Butler and M/A/R/R/S have never appeared before. Both McAlmont & Butler (Bring it act on "Returns" LNL mixtape) and M/A/R/R/S ("Pump up the volume" on "Records" mixtape) have appeared once before.

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