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A searchable database for BBC Radio 6 Music – Radcliffe and Maconie's The Chain, officially the longest listener-generated thematically linked sequence of musically based items on the radio.

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8691. Mr. Scruff – Get A Move On

Mr. Scruff

Suggested by Rhia in Bungay, Suffolk

^ A sample link: From Moondog to Mr. Scruff’s ‘Get A Move On’ that sampled another Moondog track ‘Bird’s Lament’ …

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8690. Moondog – Stamping Ground

Moondog

Suggested by Nick in Milton Keynes

^A Moon and Movement link: From ‘Moonshake’ to ‘Stamping Ground’ by Moondog …

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8689. Can – Moonshake

Can

Suggested by Liz in Glastonbury

^A rhyming & movement link: From Housequake to Moonshake 

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8688. Prince – Housequake

Prince

Suggested by Nick in Leamington Spa

^A house link (from band name to song title): From The Housemartins to Housequake … 

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8687. The Housemartins – Bow Down

The Housemartins

Suggested by Andy in Southsea

^A house (in band name) link: From House Of Love to The Housemartins…

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8686. The House Of Love – I Don’t Know Why I Love You

The House Of Love

Suggested by Gillian from Carlisle

^ A Butterfly (and a love) link: From ‘Love is Like a Butterfly’ to a track from The House of Love’s eponymous album with a Butterfly on the cover … 

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Elsewhere on t'web

  • 'I've been on The Chain on Radios 2 or 6' Facebook group
  • Most popular bands on The Chain – data visualisation

Official R&M links

  • Official Chain archive on BBC.co.uk (1 to 3155)
  • Radcliffe and Maconie on BBC 6 Music
  • The Chain submission info

Other shows with Mark or Stuart

  • Mark Radcliffe's Music Club
  • Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone
  • Stuart Maconie's Freakier Zone
  • The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe
  • The People's Songs – the story of modern Britain in 50 records

The Chain on Spotify

  • Part 1: 1–1000
  • Part 2: 1001–2000
  • Part 3: 2001–3000
  • Part 4: 3001–4000
  • Part 5: 4001–5000
  • Part 6: 5001–6000
  • Part 7: 6001–7000
  • Part 8: 7001–8000
  • Part 9: 8001–

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