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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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1361. Sam Cooke – Cupid

Sam Cooke

Suggested by John in Rugby

Buddy Holly was born ‘Charles Hardin Holley’ and removed the ‘E’ from his surname, while Sam Cooke added an ‘E’ to his real surname. Hence…

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1360. Buddy Holly – Brown-eyed Handsome Man

Buddy Holly

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And from one brown-eyed person to another…

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1359. Van Morrison – Brown-eyed Girl

Van Morrison

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From one Brown to another…

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1358. James Brown – It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World

James Brown

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From Soul, to the Godfather of Soul…

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1357. Soul II Soul – Back To Life

Soul II Soul

Suggested by Dave O'Neill from Bishopston, Bristol

A resurrection link…

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1356. The Stone Roses – I Am The Resurrection

The Stone Roses

Suggested by Ben Cohen from Harrow (now Luton)

A chocolate-based link: from ‘Heroes’ to ‘Roses’

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