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Showing posts with label Talk. Show all posts

Sunday, 11 October 2026

Midnight Mixtape: Talking Too

Midnight Mixtape: Talking Too

On the midnight mixtape, Laura McGhie was joined by Jo Kendall to look at listener selections (09/10/2022) with Songs that haven spoken part in them! This is on the news of the discovery that Till the bells rings could be first film to have spoken word instead of the Jazz Singer. (Note this theme was covered by Paul McNamee and Tony Livesey in late April)

Songs in contention

  • Paolo Nutini - Iron sky
  • Iron Maiden - Number of the beast
  • Talking heads - Once in a lifetime
  • Shangri-las - Leader of the pack
  • Julian Clary - Leader of the pack
  • Public Service Broadcasting - Go!
  • Faithless - Insomnia
  • 10cc - I'm not in love
  • Birds - 2 4 2 foxtrot
  • Mary Wilson - Telephone man
  • Jimmy Nail - Ain't no doubt
  • Simple Minds - This is your land
  • Atomic Kitten - Never ever
  • Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's free to wear suncream
  • Gil Scott Heron - Revolution will not be televised
  • Frank Zappa - I'm the slime
  • Peter Sellers - Hard day's night
  • Captain Sensible - Happy talk
  • Weird Al Yankovic - Albuquerque
  • Les Crane - Desiderata
  • Frankie goes to Hollywood - Two tribes
  • A house - Endless art
  • Floaters - Float on
  • Tubeway army - Are friends electric?
  • Blur - Parklife
  • Meatloaf - Hot summer night
  • William Shatner - That's me trying
  • Jamie T - Shelia
  • Lottery Winners - Letters to myself
  • Adam Ant - Stand & deliver
  • Bucks Fizz - Land of make belief
  • Beats international - Dub be good to me
  • Eminem - Stan
  • Manic Street preachers
  • Duran - Danceophobia
  • Dolly Parton - I will always love you
  • Starship - We built this city
  • Paul Hardcastle - 19

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

Thank you for Leigh created a "spotified playlist.
[Side 1]
Iron Maiden - Number of the beast
Blur - Parklife
Public Service Broadcasting - Go
Beats International - Dub be good to me
Lottery Winners - Letter to myself
Faithless - Insomnia
[Side 2]
Shangri-Las - Leader of the pack
Gil Scott-Heron - Revolution will not be televised
Talking Heads - Once in a lifetime
Paul Hardcastle - 19
Jimmy Nail - Ain't no doubt
Peter Sellers - Hard day's night
Hidden: William Shatner - That's me trying

Previous Appearances

From the new era of midnight mixtapes, 6 acts had never been on before: Beats International, Lottery Winners, Shangri-Las, Paul Hardcastle (1), Peter Sellers, William Shatner. (Numbers in brackets featured in Colin Murray's midnight mixtapes)
Appearances of those that have been on before:
  • 4: Blur (12), Talking Heads (7)
  • 2: Gil Scott Heron (2), Iron Maiden (7), Public Service Broadcasting (2)
  • 1: Faithless (2), Jimmy Nail (3)
Note a lot songs on X were not mentioned and here's an "X" version of the mixtape based on that
[Side 1]
Fred Neil - Everybody's talking
Guns N'Roses - Civil War
Orb - Little fluffy clouds
David Bowie - Modern Love
Shania Twain - You're still the one
Warren G - Regulate
[Side 2]
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Coasters - Yakety Yak
PJ Harvey - This mess we're in
Joe Gideon & Shark - Kathy Ray
Laurie Anderson - O Superman
Kool & the Gang - Get down on it
Hidden Track: Talk Talk - Talk Talk

Sunday, 3 May 2026

LNL Midnight Mixtape: Spoken Bits

Midnight Mixtape: Spoken Bits

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (30/04/2026) with Songs that reference songs with spoken words in them based on the number of speeches at King Charles III state visit to the USA!

Songs in contention

  • Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner
  • Michael Jackson - Thriller
  • Bucks Fizz - Land of make belief
  • Paolo Nutini - Iron sky
  • Madness - My name is Michael Caine
  • Paul Hardcastle - 19
  • Kinks - Come dancing
  • Meatloaf - Paradise by the dashboard light
  • Little Simz - 101FM
  • Jackson & McCartney - Girl is mine
  • Elvis - Are you lonesome tonight
  • Benny Hill - Ernie
  • Byrds - 2-4-2 Fox Trot
  • Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
  • Franz Ferdinand & Sparks - Johnny Delusional
  • REM - Radio Song
  • Lou Reed - Walk on the wildside
  • All saints - Never ever
  • Faithless - Insomnia
  • Traffic - Hole in my shoe
  • New Order - World in motion
  • Stan Ridgway - Camfloguage
  • Blur - Parklife
  • Iron Maiden - Number of the beast
  • Birkin & Gainsbourg - Je t'aime
  • Britney - Oops I did it again
  • ELO - Telephone line
  • S&G - Sounds of silence
  • Dolly Parton - I will always love you
  • Barry White - First last my everything
  • Tom Jones - Green green grass of home
  • Thomas Dolby - Blinded by science
  • Boyz II Men - End of the road
  • Malcolm McLaren - Madam Butterfly
  • Simon Dupree & Big Sound - Kites
  • NWA - Straight Outta Compton
  • Pulp - Acrylic afternoons
  • 10cc - I'm not in love
  • Nick Cave - Oh wow wow
  • Dr Feelgood - Down at the doctors
  • Young ones - Living doll
  • Queen - These are the days of lives
  • Damned - New Rose
  • Soft cell - Say hello wave goodbye
  • Tubeway Army - Are friends electric?
  • Boney M - Rasputin
  • Wham! - Wham Rap
  • Ian Dury - Sweet Gene Vincent
  • Dexys - Knowledge of beauty
  • Don Estelle & Windsor Davies - Whispering grass
  • Human League - Louise

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. NWA - Straight Outta Compton
2. Paolo Nutini - Iron sky
3. Michael Jackson - Thriller
4. Meatloaf - Paradise by the dashboard light
5. Elvis - Are you lonesome tonight
6. Tubeway Army - Are friends electric?
[Side 2]
7. All saints - Never ever
8. Birkin & Gainsbourg - Je t'aime
9. Damned - New Rose
10. Soft cell - Say hello wave goodbye
11. Boney M - Rasputin
12. Dexys - Knowledge of beauty
Hidden: Lou Reed - Walk on the wildside

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 5 acts had never been on before All Saints (1), Boney M (1), Damned (2), NWA (2), Tubeway Army (1) (Numbers in brackets featured in Colin Murray's midnight mixtapes)
Appearances of those that have been on before:
  • 4: Elvis (13)
  • 2: Meatloaf (5), Michael Jackson (5), Soft Cell (3)
  • 1: Birkin & Gainsbourg (2), Dexys (6), Lou Reed (3), Paolo Nutini (3)