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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432. Elvis Costello – New Amsterdam

Elvis Costello

Suggested by Austin Yuill

Another connection with Holland…

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431. Malcolm McLaren – Double Dutch

Malcolm McLaren

Suggested by Philip

TMBG sang the theme tune to TV show Malcolm In The Middle, so…

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430. They Might Be Giants – Birdhouse In Your Soul

They Might Be Giants

Suggested by Faye Southall

Jason and the Argonauts are mentioned in the lyrics of…

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429. XTC – Jason And The Argonauts

XTC

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From Scritti Politti’s album Cupid & Psyche, sticking with Roman/Greek gods…

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428. Scritti Politti – The Word Girl

Scritti Politti

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From word to word…

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427. Cameo – Word Up

Cameo

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Glasgow band Gun had a hit when they covered Word Up by Cameo…

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