Midnight Mixtape: Gameshows
On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (09/10/2025) with Songs that reference gameshows on the return of Celebrity Traitors!Songs in contention
- Olivia Rodrigo - Traitors
- Europe - Final Countdown
- Peter Gabriel - Games without frontiers [It’s a knockout]
- Who - My Generation
- Charles’n’Eddie - Would I lie to you
- Huey Lewis - Hip to be square [Hip hop square]
- Kay Starr - Wheel of fortune
- Motorhead - Chase is better than the catch
- Sleeper - Sale of the Century
- Sweet - Blockbuster
- Manfred Mann - 5-4-3-2-1
- Beyonce - Countdown
- Carole King - It’s too late [Up late game show]
- Franz Ferdinand - Take me out
- James Arthur - Impossible
- Shed Seven - Going for gold
- Just Jack - Starz in their eyes
- Alan Parsons Project - Games people play
- Prmatics - Tipping Point
- Stranglers - Raven
- Queen - We are the champions
- Breeders - Cannonball
- Survivor - Eye of the tiger
- Frank Sinatra - Who wants to be a millionaire?
- Undertones - My perfect cousin [University Challenge]
- Nanci Griffith - The wheel
- Lucy Dacus - Bullseye
- Kinks - (Strictly) Come Dancing
- Lewis Calpadi - Pointless
- Sugababes - Push the button
- Slade - In for a penny
- Surfaris - Wipeout
- George Michael - Spinning the wheel
- Fox & Hound - Best of friends
- Giorgio Mordoer - The Chase
- Tears for Fears - Tipping Point
- Frankie goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes
- Sonic Youth - 100.00%
- Dannii Minogue & Soul Seekers - Perfection
- Bad Company - Shooting star
- Sparks - Beat the clock
- Planet Funk - Chase the sun
- Taylor Swift - Mastermind
- Bag Raiders - Shooting stars
Final Mixtape
Here's the final mixtape!
[Side 1] 1. Franz Ferdinand - Take me out 2. Breeders - Cannonball 3. Sleeper - Sale of the Century 4. Sonic Youth - 100.00% 5. Charles’n’Eddie - Would I lie to you 6. Frank Sinatra - Who wants to be a millionaire? [Side 2] 7. Frankie goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes 8. Giorgio Mordoer - The Chase 9. Sparks - Beat the clock 10. Surfaris - Wipeout 11. Shed Seven - Going for gold 12. Queen - We are the champions Hidden: Europe - Final Countdown
Previous Appearances
From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 9 acts had never been on before Sonic Youth (2), Charles'n'Eddie (1), Europe (1), Frankie goes to Hollywood (1), Sleeper, Surfaris.
Appearances of those that have been on before:- 3: Queen (18)
- 1: Breeders (2), Frank Sinatra (8), Franz Ferdinand (3), Giorgio Mordoer (2), Shed Seven (2), Sparks (2)
Extended Long List
- ABBA - Winner takes it all
- Ace of base - Wheel of fortune
- Alice Cooper - School’s out
- Alicia Myers - If you play your cards right
- Andy Williams - Impossible dream
- Anouk - We are [Only Connect]
- Barenaked Ladies - It’s all been done [Price is Right]
- Bell & Spurling - Goldenballs
- Bellhead - Double Jeopardy
- Benny the Butcher - Deal or No Deal
- Billy Joel - We didn’t start the fire [Wheel of Fortune]
- Blues Traveler - Run around
- Bob Dylan - Wheels on fire
- Bonnie Tyler - Holding out for a hero
- Brainbug - (K)nightmare
- Calling - Final Answer
- Cardiacs - Stoneage Dinosaurs [Crackerjack]
- Carter USM - Rubbish [Price is right]
- Chris Rea - Every second counts
- Clash - Remote Control
- Cliff Nobles - Price is right
- Cloura - Only Connection
- Coventry City - Go for it
- Damien Rice - Cannonball
- Damned - Silly kid’s games
- Dave - My 19th birthday [Takeshi’s Castle]
- Destiny’s Child - Survivor
- Dion - Runaround Sue
- Dolly Parton - Crackerjack
- Ed Sheeran - Punchline
- Elton John - Circle of life [Wheel of fortune]
- Eurythmics - Would I lie to you
- Flaming Lips - (Sorry) Haven’t got a clue
- Freddie Mercury - Great Pretender
- Genesis - Domino
- Genesis - Whodunnit
- Gloria Estefan - 1-2-3
- Gloria Gaynor - Let’s make a deal
- Greg Kikn Band - Jeopardy
- HMHB - Knobheads on Gameshows
- HMHB - Paintball’s coming home [Crystal Maze]
- Howard Jones - The Chase
- Iron Maiden - Ace’s high
- Jam - News of the World
- Jefferson Airplane - Runaround
- JJ Cale - Runaround
- John Farnham - You’re the voice
- John Parr - Restless heart [Running Man*]
- Julius Fucik - Entry of the Gladiators
- Kate Bush - Babooshka
- Lady Gaga - Poker Face
- Lene Lovich - Jeopardy
- Lulu - Man with the golden gun (golden shot)
- Madness - House of fun
- Mandamyth - Bullseye
- MC Hammer - U can’t touch this
- Megadeth - Tipping Point
- Morgen - Odd one out
- P!nk - Funhouse
- Perrie - Punchline
- Pet Shop Boys - Opportunity Knocks
- Phil Collins - I missed again
- Pink Floyd - Another brick in the wall
- PJ Harvey - The wheel
- Platters - Great Pretender
- Portishead - Chase the tear
- Roachford - Cuddly Toy
- S’Xpress - Theme from S’Xpress [Countdown]
- Shinedown - Second Chance
- Shontelle - Impossible
- Sister Sledge - We are family (fortunes)
- Snuff - Blankety Blank
- Somewhere in Between - Mr & Mrs
- St Etienne - You’re in a bad way [Generation Game]
- Stereophonics - Mr & Mrs Smith
- Supertramp - Cannonball
- Survivor - High on you [wheel of the fortune]
- Tate McRae - Call my bluff
- Terrorvision - Celebrity Hitlist
- Tom Waits - Day after tomorrow [21/The Wheel]
- Tony Hatch - Mr & Mrs
- Weather Girls - It’s raining men [Have we got news for you]
- Wham! - I’m your man [you bet]
- Whitesnake - Would I lie to you
- Who - University Challenge
- Who - You better you bet
