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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1923. Led Zeppelin – Custard Pie

Led Zeppelin

Suggested by Martin in Maidstone, with a lovely double link

Jimmy Page was in The Yardbirds and Led Zep…AND…Birds make custard, so…

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1922. The Yardbirds – For Your Love

The Yardbirds

Suggested by Rob in Swansea

10cc’s Graham Gouldman wrote the next song…

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1921. 10cc – Life Is A Minestrone

10cc

Suggested by Pam in Edinburgh

You’d have a roll with minestrone soup…

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1920. Oasis – Roll With It

Oasis

Suggested by Chris and Fflur

From one roll to another…

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1919. Bill Haley And His Comets – Shake Rattle & Roll

Bill Haley And His Comets, Bill Haley And The Comets

Suggested by Angela in Hayward, just out of a hot bath

Desire was on U2’s album Rattle & Hum, so using rattle as the link…

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1918. U2 – Desire

U2

Suggested by Sue in Bethnal Green

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo…On their Zoo TV Tour U2 did live satellite link-ups with Sarajevo…so to a song by U2…

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