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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31. XTC – The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead

XTC

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Oasis used a leisure centre in Swindon as inspiration for their band name. Also from Swindon were…

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30. Oasis – Live Forever

Oasis

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Another Neil Young of Manchester City FC scored the winning goal in the 1969 FA Cup Final. Oasis are well-known Man City fans, hence…

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29. Neil Young – Cripple Creek Ferry

Neil Young

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Neil Young wrote a song called ‘Cripple Creek Ferry’, from the After the Goldrush album…

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28. The Band – Up On Cripple Creek

The Band

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Dr John played at The Last Waltz, which was The Band’s final concert…

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27. Dr. John – Such A Night

Dr. John

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…which is in New Orleans. And Dr John comes from New Orleans, therefore…

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26. The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun

The Animals

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Jimi Hendrix’s manager was Chaz Chandler, who played bass in the Animals…

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