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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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533. Tubeway Army – Are Friends Electric?

Tubeway Army

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Costello wrote Oliver’s Army, so here’s another army…

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532. Elvis Costello – Every Day I Write The Book

Elvis Costello

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From stories to books…

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531. The Sundays – Here’s Where The Story Ends

The Sundays

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From Fontella to fonts, and writing, and a track from the album ‘Reading, Writing and Arithmetic’…

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530. Fontella Bass – Rescue Me

Fontella Bass

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Tintin was a character in Thunderbirds, which featured the exploits of International Rescue, so…

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529. Stephen ‘Tin Tin’ Duffy – Kiss Me

Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy

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From one kiss to another…

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528. Steam – Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

Steam

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Smoke on water could be mistaken for steam, so…

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