The Chain

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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1971. Francoise Hardy – The Rose

Francoise Hardy

Suggested by Mark in South Yorkshire

Les Fleurs is French for flowers…so to the French Francoise Hardy and a type of flower…

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1970. Minnie Riperton – Les Fleurs

Minnie Riperton

Suggested by David on the Wirral

A triffid is a fictional plant with flowers, which takes us to les fleurs…

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1969. The Triffids – Wide Open Road

The Triffids

Suggested by Chris in Wendover, Bucks

Prefab Sprout had two brothers McAloon (Paddy and Martin). The Triffids also had two ‘Mc’ brothers (David and Robert McComb)…

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1968. Prefab Sprout – Don’t Sing

Prefab Sprout

Suggested by Reg in Swindon

ZZ Top are from Texas, which shares a border with Mexico and Mexico features heavily in the next song…

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1967. ZZ Top – Gimme All Your Lovin’

ZZ Top

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From JJ to ZZ…

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1966. JJ Cale – After Midnight

JJ Cale

Suggested by Sid in Shepherd's Bush

A midnight link…

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