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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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551. Dire Straits – Sultans Of Swing

Dire Straits

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David Byrne of Talking Heads and Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits were both born in Scotland, so…

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550. Talking Heads – Burning Down The House

Talking Heads

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From burning to burning…

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549. The Ruts – Babylon’s Burning

The Ruts

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Dante’s Inferno is from The Divine Comedy, so here’s something else that’s on fire…

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548. The Divine Comedy – Songs Of Love

The Divine Comedy

Suggested by Chris in Leeds

Ah, finally a meatier link. Dylan was a rabbit in The Magic Roundabout, and another character in that was Dougal the dog. Father Dougal was a character in Father Ted, and the theme to that programme was…

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547. Bob Dylan – Just Like A Woman

Bob Dylan

Suggested by Mark in Bournemouth

A female connection…

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546. White Town – Your Woman

White Town

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Sticking with the town connection…

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