LNL Midnight Mixtape: Receptacles

Midnight Mixtape: Receptacles

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Jo Kendallto look at listener selections (27/11/2025) with Songs that reference receptacles/containers to mark the autumn budget on 26/11/2025!

Songs in contention

• Rod Stewart - Handbags & Gladrags
• Pigbag - Papa's got a brand new bag
• Beautiful South - Song for Whoever
• Barbra Dickson - Another suitcase another hall
• Living in a box - Living in a box
• Marilyn Monson - Lunch box
• Blondie - Heart of glass
• Redbox - Lean on me
• Green Day - Basket case
• Goldfrapp - Paper bag
• Teddy Swims - Suitcase
• Fall - Carry bag man
• Musical Youth - Pass the dutchie
• Andrew Sisters - Smile! Smile! Smile! (Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag)
• Nirvana - Heart shaped box
• Benny Hill - Ernie the fastest milkman in the west
• Neil - Hole in my shoe
• Stiff little fingers - Tin Soldiers
• Christina Perri - Jar of hearts
• Chumbawamba - Tubthumpin'
• Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar
• Adam Ant - Whip in my valise
• Rubettes - Juke box jive
• Kings of Leon - The bucket
• Pretenders - Brass in pocket
• Malvinda Reynolds - Little boxes
• Beatles - Yellow submarine
• Gloria Scott - (Case of) Too much lovemaking
• Police - Message in a bottle
• Bad manners - Can can
• Super Furry animals - Receptacle for the respectable
• Etta James - Swing low sweet chariot
• John Denver - Leaving on a jet plane
• Lloyd Cole - My bag
• Tribe called quest - I left my wallet in El Segundo
• Joni Mitchell - Case of you
• Beck - Ziplock bag
• Siouxsie & Banshees - Placebo Effect
• Toy Dolls - Nellie the elephant
• X-Ray Spex - I am a plastic bag
• Simon & Garfunkel - The boxer
• Icicle Works - Travelling Chest
• Tom McRae - Got a suitcase got regrets
• Doris Day - Put em in a box, tie 'em with a ribbon
• Glen Miller - Little brown jug
• Suzi Quatro - Can the can
• World Party - Put the message in the box
• George Baker - Little green bag
• Sia - Suitcase
• Kay Starr - Man with the bag
• Grateful Dead - Box of Rain
• Soft Play - Bin juice disaster

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Andrew Sisters - Smile! Smile! Smile! (Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag)
2. Pigbag - Papa's got a brand new bag
3. Fall - Carry bag man
4. Suzi Quatro - Can the can
5. Tom McRae - Got a suitcase got regrets
6. Musical Youth - Pass the dutchie
[Side 2]
7. Super Furry animals - Receptacle for the respectable
8. Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar
9. Redbox - Lean on me
10. Kings of Leon - The bucket
11. Beautiful South - Song for Whoever
12. Police - Message in a bottle
Hidden: Glen Miller - Little brown jug

Previous Appearances

From the new era of mixtapes, 8 acts had never been on before... Andrew Sisters (2 on original midnight mixtape), Pigbag, Fall (2), Suzi Quatro, Tom McRae, Redbox, Kings of Leon (2), Glen Miller. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 2: Thin Lizzy (7 in total)
• 1: Musical Youth (3), Super Furry animals (3), Beautiful South (3), Police (4)