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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492. Chic – Le Freak

Chic

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A song which has its origins in the nightclub Studio 54 is…

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491. Toots & The Maytals – 54-46 That’s My Number

Toots & The Maytals

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Johnny Cash performed that song at San Quentin prison. This song is also about being in a prison…

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490. Johnny Cash – A Boy Named Sue

Johnny Cash

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From one Sue to another…

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489. Buddy Holly – Peggy Sue

Buddy Holly

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Peaches’ B-side was ‘Go Buddy Go’…

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488. The Stranglers – Peaches

The Stranglers

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Little Richard was also known as the Georgia Peach…

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487. Little Richard – Tutti Frutti

Little Richard

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A Medina is a type of cocktail. In the film ‘Cocktail’ the following song was featured…

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