LNL Midnight Mixtape: Cricket

Midnight Mixtape: Cricket

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (20/11/2025) with Songs that reference Cricket to commemorate the start of 2025-2026 Ashes between England and Austraila!

Songs in contention

• Engelbert Umpiredinck - Please release me
• Crowded House - Don’t dream it’s over
• Shed Seven - Waiting for the catch
• Iron Maiden - Run to the hills
• Travis - Turn
• Byrds - Turn Turn Turn
• Mungo Jerry - Long leg woman dress in black
• Meatloaf - Bat out of hell
• Tom Petty - Nightwatchman
• Foo Fighters - Rope
• Moody Blues - Nights in white satin
• David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
• Kane Gang - Crease in his hat
• Kosheen - Catch
• Bobby Womack - It’s all over now
• Portishead - Glory box
• Bay City Rollers - Bye bye baby
• Sherbet - Howzat
• Dire Straits - Sultans of swing
• Booker T & MGs - Soul Limbo
• Kiss - Fits like a glove
• Roy Orbison - It's over
• Duckworth-Lewis Method - Jiggery pokery
• Duckworth-Lewis Method - Nightwatchman
• Lindasfarne - Run for home
• Vaccines - All in white
• Minor Threat - Stumped
• Taylor Swift - Willow
• Living in a box - Living in a box
• Fall out boy - Centuries
• Pat Benetar - Hit me with your best shot
• Anton Karas - Third Man Theme
• White Stripes - Red bowling ball Ruth
• Roy Harper - When an old cricketer leaves the crease
• Smiths - Hand in glove
• Greg Champion - I made a hundred in the backyard at mum’s
• Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the middle with you
• Commentators - 19 not out
• Kylie - Spinning around
• Little Richard - Slippin' & sliding
• Christians - When the fingers point
• Calvin Harris ft Kelis - Bounce
• Loretta Lynn - Third man
• Paul Simon - Slip sliding away
• Ramones - Pinhead
• Spencer Davis Group - Keep on running
• Kicks like a mule - The Bouncer
• 10cc - Dreadlock holiday
• Joy Division - Day of the Lords
• Snoop Dogg - Drop it like it’s hot
• Alice Cooper - Catch me if you can
• Kinks - Village green preservation society

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
2. 10cc - Dreadlock holiday
3. Little Richard - Slippin' & sliding
4. Calvin Harris ft Kelis - Bounce
5. Minor Threat - Stumped
6. Roy Orbison - It's over

[Side 2]
7. Booker T & MGs - Soul Limbo
8. Duckworth-Lewis Method - Jiggery pokery
9. Bay City Rollers - Bye bye baby
10. Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the middle with you
11. Greg Champion - I made a hundred in the backyard at mum’s
12. Roy Harper - When an old cricketer leaves the crease
Hidden: Kinks - Village green preservation society

Previous Appearances

From the new midnight mixtape era, 7 acts had never been on before Calvin Harris/Kelis (1), Booker T (2), Stealers Wheel (1), Duckworth-Lewis Method, Greg Champion, Minor Threat, Roy Harper. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 5: David Bowie (13)
• 3: 10cc (7), Kinks (9)
• 2: Bay City Rollers (2)
• 1: Little Ricard (2), Roy Orbison (1)