Midnight Mixtape: Autumn (again)

Midnight Mixtape: Autumn

On the midnight mixtape, Johnny I'Anson was joined by Claire Lim to look at listener selections (23/09/2026) with Songs that reference Autumn as we fall into Autumn!

Songs in contention

• Justin Hayward - Forever Autumn
• Nat King Cole - Autumn Leaves
• Manic Street Preachers - Autumnsong
• Mamas & Papas - California dreamin'
• Haircut 100 - Calling Captain Autumn
• Sentenced - Dead leaves
• Neil Young - Harvest moon
• Al Stewart - Indian Summer
• John Renbourn Group - John Barleycorn
• Guns n'roses - November rain
• Beatles - Norwegian wood
• Green Day - Wake me up when September ends
• Nation of Language - September again
• Noah Kahan - Stick season
• Yves Mortand - Les feuilles mortes
• Earth wind & fire - September
• Ed Sheeran - Autumn Leaves
• Doors - Indian Summer
• James Taylor - October Road
• Simon & Garfunkel - Leaves that are green
• Wurzels - I've got a brand new combine harvester
• White Stripes - Dead leaves and dirty ground
• Taylor Swift - All too well
• Be good Tanya's - Scattered leaves
• Don Henley - Boys of summer
• U2 - October
• Van Morrison - Moon dance
• Stornoway - Zorbing
• Yo la tenga - October sweater
• Fall - Touch sensitive
• Kirsty MacColl - Autumngirlsoup
• REM - Fall on me
• Led Zeppelin - Ramble on
• Coldcut - Autumn leaves

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Earth Wind & Fire - September
2. Haircut 100 - Calling Captain Autumn
3. Green Day - Wake me up when September ends
4. White Stripes - Dead leaves and dirty ground
5. Led Zeppelin - Ramble on
6. Guns n'Roses - November Rain
[Side 2]
7. Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin'
8. Justin Hayward - Forever Autumn
9. Nat King Cole - Autumn Leaves
10. James Taylor - October Road
11. Simon & Garfunkel - Leaves that are green
12. Neil Young - Harvest Moon
HIDDEN TRACK: Don Henley - Boys of Summer

Previous Appearances

From the new era of midnight mixtapes, 5 acts had never been on before: Earth Wind & Fire (2), Justin Hayward (1), Nat King Cole, James Taylor, Don Henley (5) (Numbers in brackets featured in Colin Murray's midnight mixtapes)
Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 3: Led Zeppelin (4), Simon & Garfunkel (11), White Stripes (8)
• 2: Green Day (6), Guns n'Roses (5), Haircut 100 (3)
• 1: Mamas & Papas (5), Neil Young (4)