Weekend Playlist: America (West)

Weekend Playlist: America (West)

Here's the weekend playlist created by Benny with help from guest curator Adrian looking at X/twitter selections (06/02/2026) with Songs that reference the Western states of America.
This was commemorate America's annual Superbowl (LX) held at Levi's Stadium in San Francisco. This is hopefully first of set of American-themed mixtapes.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

[Side 1] California
Eagles - Hotel California
Beach Boys - California Girls
Mamas & Papas - California Dreaming
Marlena Shaw - California Soul
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the bridge
Bran Van 3000 - Drinking LA

[Side 2] Best of the West
Ventures - Hawaii Five-O
Dolly Parton - Eugene Oregon
Beastie Boys - Root down
Praga Khan - Breakfast in Vegas
B52s - Private Idaho
Prefab Sprout - King of rock'n'roll

[Bonus]
808 State - Pacific State
Kirsty MacColl - A New England

Long list

• Bruce Springsteen - Tucson Train
• Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars
• James - Alaskan Pipeline
• Prefab Sprout - King of Rock’n’Roll
• Albert Hammond - Southern California
• Eagles - Hotel California
• Mamas & Papas - California Dreaming
• 808 State - Pacific State
• Fatboy Slim - Kalifornia
• Glenn Campbell - By the time I get to Phoenix
• Dionne Warwick - Do you know the way to San Jose
• Nat King Cole Trio - Route 66
• Praga Khan - Breakfast in Vegas
• Kendrick Lamar - Compton State of mind
• Magnetic Fields - Come back from San Francisco
• REM - Electrolite
• Aztec Camera - Somewhere in my heart
• Linda Ronstadt - Adios
• Friendly Fires - Hawaiian Air
• Liam Lynch - United States of Whatever
• Sedona - Houndmouth
• Move - California Man
• Scott McKenzie - San Francisco
• Thin Lizzy - Hollywood
• David Lee Roth - California Girls
• Tupac - California Love
• Can - Bel air
• Marlena Shaw - California Soul
• Souls of Michief - 93 til infinity
• Blackstreet - No Diggity
• Enrique - California callin’
• REM - I remember California
• Kirsty MacColl - A New England
• Laura Marling - Salinas
• Hamilton - Washington on your side
• Perry Como - Delaware
• Dwight Yoakam & kd lang - Sin City
• Pearly Shells - Don Ho
• Shovels & Rope - San Andrea Fult Line Blues
• Dolly Parton - Eugene Oregon
• Jan and Dean - Honolulu Lulu
• 10,000 Maniacs - Painted Desert
• Johnny Cash - Ballad of Boot Hill
• Ventures - Hawaii Five-O
• Amelia Lily - California
• Phantom Planet - California
• Bran Van 3000 - Drinking LA
• Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
• B52s - Private Idaho
• Lilo & Stitch - Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride
• Ryan Adams - La Cienga just smiled
• Sophie B Hawkins - California
• Sugar - Hoover Dam
• Poison - Fallen Angel
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the bridge
• Warren Zevon - Desperados under the eaves
• Beach Boys - California Girls
• Mazzy Star - California
• Tom McRae - Walking to Hawaii
• Nick Heyward - Perfect Sunday
• Beastie Boys - Root down
• Gorillaz - Idaho
• John Denver - Rocky Mountain High
• Michelle Shocked - Anchorage

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Adverts

Midnight Mixtape: Adverts

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (05/02/2026) with Songs that have featured in a TV Advert!

Songs in contention

• Jenny Logan - Shake n Vac
• New Seeker - I like to teach the world to sing
• David Dundas - Jeans on
• Hollies - He ain't heavy he's my brother
• Clash - Should I stay or should I go
• Jesse Glynne - Hold my hand
• Alan Price - Changes
• Tribe called Quest - Can I kick it?
• Free - All right now
• Leftfield - Phat Planet
• Phil Collins - In the air tonight
• Leo Delibes - Flower Duet
• Berlin - Take my breath away
• Bach - Air on a G string
• Honeybus - Can't let Maggie go
• Stevie Vann - Remember my name
• Robin Beck - First time
• Etta James - I just want to make love to you
• Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera
• Desmond Dekker - Israelites
• Ronnie Bond - It's written on your body
• Rolling Stones - It's all over now
• Demi Lovato - Confident
• Soft Focus - Original Don
• Madness - Baggy trousers
• Carpenters - We've only just begun
• Echo & Bunnymen - Killing moon
• Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
• Cult - She sells sancutary
• Spandau Ballet - Gold
• Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse
• Jimmie Rogers - English Country Garden
• Trio - Da da da
• Brian May - Driving by you
• Andy Williams - Music to watch girls by
• Velvet Undeground - Venus in furs
• Skids - Into the valleys
• Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
• Stiltskin - Inside
• Steve Miller Band - The Joker
• Marvin Gaye - Heard it through the grapevine
• Bluebells - Young at heart
• R Whites - Secret lemonade drinker
• Carl Orff - O Fortuna

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Marvin Gaye - Heard it through the grapevine
2. Hollies - He ain't heavy he's my brother
3. Jesse Glynne - Hold my hand
4. Tribe called Quest - Can I kick it?
5. Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse
6. Bach - Air on a G string
[Side 2]
7. Velvet Undeground - Venus in furs
8. Etta James - I just want to make love to you
9. Leftfield - Phat Planet
10. Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera
11. Desmond Dekker - Israelites
12. Carl Orff - O Fortuna
Hidden: Carpenters - We've only just begun

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 6 acts had never been on before, Carl Orf, Desmond Dekker, Etta James (1), Jess Glynne, Leftfield (1), Tribe called Quest (2) Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 3: Carpenters (5), Velvet Underground (4)
• 2: Hollies (5), Marvin Gaye (11)
• 1: Bach (2), Gregory Isaacs (1), Iron Maiden (6)

Weekend Playlist: Library

Weekend Playlist: Library

Here's the weekend playlist created by Leigh with help from guest curator Stephen looking at X/twitter selections (30/01/2026) with Songs that reference the Library.
This was commemorate "Take your child to the library day" on Sunday (Feb 1)

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist!

Thanks to Leigh for the spotified list

[Side 1] Library
Manic Street Preachers - Design for life
Comet Gain - Thee ecstatic library
Camera Obscura - French Navy
Squeeze - Library Girl
Nick Cave - There she goes my beautiful world
Chappell Roan - Picture you

[Side 2] In the library
Belle & Sebastian - Wrapped up in books
Hall & Oates - War of words
Bjork - It's oh so quiet
Dwight Yoakam - Readin' Rightin' Rt.23
Paper Aeroplanes - Books
Tin Tin Out ft Shelley Nelson - Here's where the story ends

[Bonus]
Michael Jackson - Liberian Girl
Fiction Factory - (Feels like) Heaven

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Trombone

Midnight Mixtape: Trombones

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (29/01/2026) with Songs that reference Trombones!

Songs in contention

• Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
• Diana Ross - I’m coming out
• Blondie - Tide is high
• Specials - Message to you Rudy
• Louie Armstrong - What a wonderful world
• Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
• Groove Armada - At the river
• Freakpower - Turn on, Tune in, Cop out
• Henry Mancini - Pink Panther Theme
• Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
• Herb Alpert - What now my love
• Frank Sinatra - I’ve got you under my skin
• Specials - Ghost town
• Lionel Richie - All night long
• John Coltrane - Blue Train
• Aerosmith - Girl keeps coming apart
• Andy Williams - Can’t take my eyes off you
• Meredith Wilson - 76 Trombones
• Tom Waits - In the neighbourhood
• Trombone Shorty - Hurricane Season
• Interrupters - Bad guy
• Al Green - Take me to the river
• Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland 1945
• Rex Orange County - Sunflower
• Prince - The Flow
• Dusty Springfield - Spooky
• Chic - Good time
• Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive
• Gene McDaniels - Tower of Strength
• Pink Floyd - Afternoon
• Joe Bataan - What good is a castle
• Glenn Miller - Moonlight serenade
• Charles Mingus - Better git in your soul
• Communards - Don’t leave me this way
• Teardrop explodes - Reward
• Sergio Mendes - Mas que nada
• John Barry - On her majesty’s secret service
• Nick Lowe - Trombones
• Florence & Machine - Queen of Peace
• Dexys Midnight Runners - Plan B
• Craig Toungate & Robin Huston - Bare Necessities
• Reel Big Fish - Take on me
• Sam & Dave - Hold on I’m coming
• Ian Dury - Hit me with your rhythm stick
• Jona Lewie - Stop the cavalry
• Specials - Do nothing
• Paul McCartney - Let ‘em in

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
2. Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
3. Charles Mingus - Better git in your soul
4. Tom Waits - In the neighbourhood
5. Al Green - Take me to the river
6. Sam & Dave - Hold on I’m coming

[Side 2]
7. Communards - Don’t leave me this way
8. Frank Sinatra - I’ve got you under my skin
9. Specials - Ghost town
10. Dusty Springfield - Spooky
11. John Barry - On her majesty’s secret service
12. Glenn Miller - Moonlight serenade

Hidden:
Interrupters - Bad guy
Aerosmith - Girl keeps coming apart

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 8 acts had never been on before Dexy's Midnight Runners (5), Charlie Mingus, Al Green (2), Sam & Dave (1), Communards, Dusty Springfield, John Barry, Interrupters. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 3: Frank Sinatra (10)
• 2: Specials (6), Stevie Wonder (8)
• 1: Glen Miller (1), Tom Waits (7)

Weekend Playlist: Laughs

Weekend Playlist: Laugh

Here's the weekend playlist created by Lyricslinger with help from guest curator Walt looking at X/twitter selections (23/01/2026) with Songs that reference Laughs.
This was inspired by the Global belly laugh day being on the 24th January.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist! Thanks to Lyricslinger for the spotified list

[Side 1] Light side
Beau Brummels - Laugh Laugh
Lloyd Cole - Lost weekend
Whitney - I wanna dance with somebody
Orange Juice - Falling & Laughing
Louis Armstrong - When you're smiling
Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz

[Side 2] Dark side
Eagles of Death - I want you so hard
Levellers - Devil went down to Georgia
Sleaford Mods - Good life
Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode
Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours
Black - Wonderful life

[Bonus]
Tom Leherer - Poisoning pigeons in the park
Prince - Vicki waiting
George W Johnson - Laughing song
Travis - Last laugh of the laughter

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Laughs

Midnight Mixtape: Laughs

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (22/01/2026) with Songs that reference Laughs!

Songs in contention

• David Bowie - Laughing Gnome
• Norman Wisdom - Don't laugh at me
• Neil Sedaka - Laughter in the rain
• Manfred mann - Ha! Ha! Said the clown
• Charlie Penrose - Laughing Policeman
• Spice Girls - Wannabe
• Frank Sinatra - They all laughed
• Killers - Smile like you mean it
• All time low - Dear Maria count me in
• Elvis Presley - Are you lonesome tonight?
• REM - Shiny happy people
• Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Laughing Blues
• Paul McCartney - Smile away
• Morecambe & Wise - Bring me sunshine
• Phil Collins - Mama
• Bob Dylan - It takes a lot to laugh
• Sting - Everybody laugh but you
• Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
• Pulp - Common People
• Fontaines DC - Hurricane laughter
• Napoleon XIV - They’re coming to take me away
• Julian Cope - Laughing boy
• Soft Cell - Bedsitter
• Bee Gees - I started a joke
• Mary Poppins - I love to laugh
• Billie Holiday - Laughing at life
• Gorillaz - Feel good inc
• Michael Jackson - Thriller
• Jessie J - Who’s laughing now
• Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy train
• REM - Sidewinder sleeps tonight
• The Gun - Race with the devil
• Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
• Tom Jones - Delilah
• Siouxsie - Spellbound
• Dusty Springfield - I only want to laugh
• Pulp - Laughing boy
• Frank Sinatra - When you’re smiling
• Orange Juice - Falling and laughing
• Surfaris - Wipeout
• Jilted John - Gordon is a moron
• Peter Sarstedt - Where do you go to my lovely
• Faith no more - Land of sunshine
• Gilbert O’Sullivan - Clair
• Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK
• Captain Sensible - Happy Talk
• Police - Roxanne

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Spice Girls - Wannabe
2. Gorillaz - Feel good inc
3. Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK
4. Faith no more - Land of sunshine
5. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy train
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller

[Side 2]
7. Surfaris - Wipeout
8. Peter Sarstedt - Where do you go to my lovely
9. Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
10. Gilbert O’Sullivan - Clair
11. Napoleon XIV - They’re coming to take me away
12. Mary Poppins - I love to laugh
Hidden: Elvis Presley - Are you lonesome tonight?

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 6 acts had never been on before Faith no more, Gilbert O'Sullivan (1), Joni Mitchell (1), Napoleon XIV, Spice Girls. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 3: Elvis (12)
• 2: Gorillaz (3), Sex Pistols (3)
• 1: Mary Poppins (3), Ozzy Osbourne (2), Peter Sarstedt (1), Surfaris (1)

Weekend Playlist: Yellow

Weekend Playlist: Yellow

Weekend Playlist: Yellow

Here's the weekend playlist created by Lenny with help from guest curator Cindy looking at X/twitter selections (16/01/2026) with Songs that reference Yellow.
This was inspired by the 57th anniversairy of the release of Beatles' "Yellow Submarine"

Final Mixtape

[Side 1] Coated in Yellow
Mellow Yellow – Donovan
Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
Old Yellow Bricks – Arctic Monkeys
Yellow Bird – The Mills Brothers
Black and Yellow – Wiz Khalifa
Tie a Yellow Ribbon – Tony Orlando and Dawn

[Side 2] Speaking of Yellow…
Let Me Entertain You – Robbie Williams
Gimme Some Truth – John Lennon
I Am The Walrus – The Beatles
Coward of the County – Kenny Rogers
Reasons to Be Cheerful – Ian Dury and The Blockheads 
Lemon Tree – Fool’s Garden

[Bonus]
The Race – Yello
Life is a Lemon and I want my Money Back – Meatloaf

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Chatup Lines

Midnight Mixtape: Chat-up lines

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (15/01/2026) with Songs that have a chat-up line in the title or lyrics!

Songs in contention

• Thompson Twins - Hold me now
• Clash - Should I stay or should I go?
• Rupert Holmes - Escape (Pina Colada song)
• Rolling Stones - Let's spend the night together
• Bonnie Tyler - Loving you is a dirty job
• ELO - Do ya
• Art of Noise (ft Tom Jones) - Kiss
• Labelle - Lady Marmalade
• Arctic Monkeys - I bet you look good on the dancefloor
• Bloodhound Gang - Bad touch
• Lionel Richie - My destiny
• Bruce Springsteen - You ain’t a beauty but hey you’re alright
• Frankie Valli - You’re ready now
• Beatles - Why don’t we do it in the road
• Peter Brown - Do you wanna get funky with me?
• Bellamy Brothers - If I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me
• Donna Summer - Hott stuff
• Beatles - I wanna hold your hand
• Taylor Swift - You belong to me
• Wurzels - I've got a brand new combine harvester
• Doors - Hello I love you
• Hollies - Bus stop
• Joni Mitchell - Raised on robbery
• Streets - Fit but you know it
• Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend
• Ray Scott - Those jeans
• Dire Straits - Romeo & Juliet
• Jet - Are you gonna be my girl
• Tavares - Heaven must be missing an angel
• Dean Martin - How do you like your eggs in the morning?
• ABBA - Voulez-vous
• Dr Hook - Sharing the night together
• Drifters - You’re more than a number in my little red book
• Hank Williams - Hey good lookin'
• Sugababes - Push the button
• Elvis - Are you lonesome tonight?
• Carly Rae Jepson - Call me maybe
• Andrew Sisters - Where have we met before
• Billy Ocean - Get outta my dreams, get into my car
• Showaddywaddy - Under the moon of love
• George Michael - Father figure
• Pulp - Common people
• Leonard Cohen - Take this waltz
• Steve Harley - Come up and see me
• Marvin Gaye - Let's get it on

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Rolling Stones - Let's spend the night together
2. Bruce Springsteen - You ain’t a beauty but hey you’re alright
3. Donna Summer - Hot stuff
4. Arctic Monkeys - I bet you look good on the dancefloor
5. Hollies - Bus stop
6. Beatles - I wanna hold your hand

[Side 2]
7. Dire Straits - Romeo & Juliet
8. Dean Martin - How do you like your eggs in the morning?
9. Ray Scott - Those jeans
10. Sugababes - Push the button
11. Leonard Cohen - Take this waltz
12. Billy Ocean - Get outta my dreams, get into my car
Hidden: Streets - Fit but you know it

Previous Appearances

From the original midnight mixtapes, 5 acts had never been on before: Billy Ocean, Donna Summer (3), Ray Scott, Streets (4), Sugababes. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 7: Beatles (22)
• 5: Arctic Monkeys (9)
• 3: Bruce Springsteen (9)
• 2: Dean Martin (4), Rolling Stones (9)
• 1: Hollies (4),Dire Straits (4), Leonard Cohen (2)

Weekend Playlist: Tonight

Weekend Playlist: Tonight

Here's the weekend playlist created by Snail OB with help from guest curator Dominic looking at X/twitter selections (09/01/2026) with Songs that reference tonight.
This was inspired by the 45th anniversairy of the release of Phil Collins' "In the air tonight"

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist! Thanks to SnailOB for the spotified list

[Side 1]
Rod Stewart - Tonight's the night
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
INXS - Need you tonight
Rosali - On Tonight
Bob Seger - We've got tonight
Noah & Whale - Tonight’s the kind of night

[Side 2]
Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight
Eels - Last stop: This town
Modjo - Lady (hear me tonight)
Blondie - Atomic
Cutting - (I just) Died in your arms
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight

[Bonus]
Carole King - Will you still love me tomorrow?
Phil Collins - In the air tonight

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Feet

Midnight Mixtape: Feet

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (08/01/2026) with Songs that reference feet upon an interview Tony Livesey had with Michael Palin where he mentioned songs about feet!

Songs in contention

• Ezra Collective - God gave me feet for dancing
• Stereophonics - Step on my old size 9s
• Mud - Tiger feet
• Womack & Womack - Teardrops
• Nancy Sinatra - These boots are made for walking
• Kenny Loggins - Footloose
• Eric Idle - One foot in the grave
• Led Zepplin - Trampled under foot
• Neil - Hole in my shoe
• Joy Crookes - Feet don’t fail me now
• Elvis - Blue suede shoes
• Adam Ant - Goody two shoes
• Proclaimers - 500 miles
• Tears for Fears - Head over heels
• Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis
• Happy Mondays - Step on
• Fats Waller - Your feet’s too big
• Paolo Nutini - New shoes
• Jimmy Nail - Crocodile shoes
• Katrina & the waves - Walking on sunshine
• Traffic - Hole in my shoe
• Run DMC - My adidas
• Kirsty MacColl - In these shoes
• James Brown - Get on your good foot
• Tiny Tim - Tiptoe through the tulips
• Stone Roses - Fools’ gold
• Crowded House - Nails in my feet
• Johnny Preston - Running bear
• Sandie Shaw - Long walk home
• Junior Senior - Move your feet
• Dionne Warwick - Walk on by
• U2 - Walk on
• Jamiroquai - Canned heat
• Gloria Estefan - Get on your feet
• Aled Jones - Walking in the air
• Jackson 5 - Blame it on the boogie
• Bob Marley - Get up stand up
• Stevie Wonder - Knocks me off my feet
• Alanis Morissette - Head over feet
• Madness - One step beyond
• Beach Boys - Take a load off your feet
• Shania Twain - Whose bed have your boots been under?
• Alexandra Burke - Broken heels
• Tribe called quest - Can I kick it?
• Crowded House - Fall at your feet
• Wings - Band on the run
• Helen Shapiro - Walking back to happiness

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1]
1. Ezra Collective - God gave me feet for dancing
2. Joy Crookes - Feet don’t fail me now
3. Happy Mondays - Step on
4. Madness - One step beyond
5. Fats Waller - Your feet’s too big
6. Adam Ant - Goody two shoes

[Side 2]
7. James Brown - Get on your good foot
8. Jackson 5 - Blame it on the boogie
9. Tiny Tim - Tiptoe through the tulips
10. Sandie Shaw - Long walk home
11. Stone Roses - Fools’ gold
12. Eric Idle - One foot in the grave
Hidden:
Run DMC - My adidas

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 7 acts had never been on before: Adam Ant (1), Eric Idle, Ezra Collective, Fat Waller (1), Joy Crookes, Run DMC (2), Tiny Tim. Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 3: James Brown (6)
• 2: Madness (6), Sandie Shaw (3)
• 1: Happy Mondays (2), Jackson 5 (2), Stone Roses (4)

Weekend Playlist: Unthemed

Weekend Playlist: Unthemed

Here's the weekend playlist created by Benny with help from guest curator Lyricslinger looking at X/twitter selections (30/12/2025) with Songs that are difficult to put into a themed mixtape (and that have never featured in a weekend playlist before.

Final Mixtape

Here's the final playlist! Thanks to Lyricslinger for the spotified list

[Side 1]
1. Ludo - Love me dead
2. Tomahawk - 101 North
3. Jeong Cha-Sik - I will forget you
4. Dwight Yoakam - Dreams of clay
5. Bread - If
6. Crow - Bear’s den

[Side 2]
7. Paul McCartney - Oo you
8. Edwin Starr - Contact
9. King Crimson - Thela Hun Ginjeet
10. Maccabees - Kamakura
11. Lisa Hannigam - I don’t know
12. Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla

[Bonus]
Whale - Hobo humpin slobo babe
Harvey Danger - Flagpole sitta

Long list

• Darkness visible
• Down there
• Gabriel Yacoub - D’abord je ne me souviens plus
• No more blood and soil
• Warlords
• 5 finger death - Wrong side of heaven
• Handel - Sarabande
• Toyah - It’s a mystery
• Bread - If
• Depeche Mode - Oh well
• Elton John - This song has no title
• King Crimson - Thela Hun Ginjeet
• Voidz - Qyurryus
• Blossoms - Charlemagne
• Maccabees - Kamakura
• Marillion - Fugazi
• Vistas - Beautiful nothing
• Wolf Aice - Yuk foo
• Falco - Der Kommissar
• Hey Steve - Miss Prince
• Ludo - Love me dead
• Mika - Grace Kelly
• P!nk - U & ur hand
• Billy Woods - Christine
• Flea - A plea
• Modest mouse - Cowboy Dan
• Open Mike Eagle - My co-worker clark kent’s secret black box
• Arctic Monkeys - Hellcat spangled shalala
• Hanson - Mmmbop
• m83 - Lower your eyelids to die with the sun
• Paul Simon - Simple Desultory Philippic
• Gomez - Shitbag
• Gorillaz ft Sparks - Happy Dictator
• Lisa Hannigam - I don’t know
• Fall - Container Drivers
• Ian Dury - Inbetweenies
• Madness - Whistle in the dark
• Monkey Spanner - Video dance
• Police - De do do do De da da da
• Adriano Celentano - Prisencolinensinainciusol
• Dwight Yoakam - Dreams of clay
• Paul McCartney - Oo you
• Shakey Graves - Dearly departed
• Willie Nelson - I just can’t say goodbye
• Sammy Davis Jr - Mr Bojangles
• Dave Matthews Band - Cortez the killer
• Garth Brooks - Thunder rolls
• Stevie Ray Vaughn - Handles a broken string
• Crow - Bear’s den
• Sarah Jarosz - Orange & Blue
• Genesis - Abacab
• Harvey Danger - Flagpole sitta
• Pet Shop Boys - Being Boring
• Small Faces - All or nothin
• Kim Wilde - You came
• Aztec Camera - Oblivious
• Desert Sessions - Subcutaneous Phat
• Gene Clark - Some misunderstanding
• GRICE - Patiently
• Martina Topley-Bird - Da da da da
• Edwin Starr - Contact
• Kirsty MacColl - In these shoes?
• Pulp - Spike Island
• Waterboys - Fisherman’s blues
• Yazoo - Nobody’s diary
• King Creosote - My favourite girl
• Kitchens of Distinction - Prize
• My life story - 12 reasons why I love her
• Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook
• Cinderella - Bad Seamstress Blues
• Cradle of flith - Nymphétamine
• Thunder - Low life in high places
• Tomahawk - 101 North
• Type O Negative - My Girlfriend’s girlfriend
• Black Rose - Raude
• Garry Schyman - Praan
• Jeong Cha-Sik - I will forget you
• Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla
• X Japan - Forever love
• Cake - Perhaps perhaps perhaps
• Grant Lee Buffalo - Fuzzy
• King Glizzard & Lizard Wizard - This thing
• Snow - Informer
• Whale - Hobo humpin slobo babe
• Rammstein - Buckstabu
• Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Ballade de Melody Nelson
• A-ha - Take on me
• Alexia - Uh la la la
• Cameo - Word up
• Laura Branigan - Self Control
• Mazzy Star - Fade into you

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Times

Midnight Mixtape: Times

On the midnight mixtape, Nick Bright was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (31/12/2025) with Songs that reference TEMPLATE!

Songs in contention

• So solid crew - 21 seconds
• Bill Haley - Rock around the clock
• Rialto - Monday morning 5:19
• ABBA - Gimme gimme gimme
• Eric Clapton - After midnight
• Gladys Knight - Midnight train to Georgia
• Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
• Lady A - Need you now
• Clash - Magnificent Seven
• M83 - Midnight city
• Matchbox 20 - 3am
• Panic at the disco - 9 in the afternoon
• Maria Maldour - Midnight at the oasis
• KLF - 3am eternal
• Leonard Cohen - Famous blue raincoat
• Beverley Craven - Promise me
• Wilson Pickett - In the midnight hour
• Simon & Garfunkel - 7 o’clock news
• Meatloaf - Midnight at the lost & found
• Frank Sinatra - One for my baby
• Bangles - Manic Monday
• Beatles - She’s leaving home
• Wah! - 7 minutes to midnight
• Monkees - Daydream believer
• Squeeze - Up the junction
• Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4
• Mark Ronson - 2am
• Boomtown Rats - Like clockwork
• Iron Maiden - 2 minutes to midnight
• Strokes - 12:51
• Fleetwood Mac - Isn’t it midnight
• Carpenters - I need to be in love
• Jam - Down in the tube station at midnight
• Norah Jones - Sunrise
• Harry Nilsson - Everybody’s talkin'
• Quire boys - 7 o’clock
• Who - 5:15
• Tom Waits - Midnight Lullaby
• Blondie - 11:59
• U2 - 11 o’clock tick tock
• Tobi Lark - Time will pass you by
• Ocean colour scene - 40 past midnight
• HAIM - 3am
• Bon Jovi - Tokyo Roads

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.

[Side 1] Before midnight
1. Bill Haley - Rock around the clock
2. Strokes - 12:51
3. Wah! - 7 minutes to midnight
4. Iron Maiden - 2 minutes to midnight
5. Blondie - 11:59
6. So solid crew - 21 seconds
[Side 2] After midnight
7. ABBA - Gimme gimme gimme
8. M83 - Midnight city
9. Meatloaf - Midnight at the lost & found
10. Maria Maldour - Midnight at the oasis
11. Gladys Knight - Midnight train to Georgia
12. Frank Sinatra - One for my baby
Hidden: Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey era of mixtapes, 7 acts had never been on before Bill Haley (3), Chicago, Gladys Knight (3), Iron Maiden (5), Maria Maldour, M83, So Solid Crew, Strokes (2) Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 3: Blondie (7)
• 2: Frank Sinatra (9)
• 1: ABBA (3), Meatloaf (4), Wah!