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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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6751. 999 – Homicide

999

Suggested by Lorne in Cheltenham

^ A numbers link. From 808 to 999…

 

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6750. 808 State – Lopez

808 State

Suggested by James in Leeds

^ The SOS Band used a Roland TR-808 drum machine in the previous song…

 

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6749. The SOS Band (The S.O.S. Band) – Just Be Good To Me

The SOS Band

Suggested by Chris is Mansfield and Ian in Warrington

^ An SOS link…

 

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6748. Abba – SOS

ABBA

Suggested by David possibly in Swindon, but definitely on his way home to Winchester

^ From a song than mentions a park bench to a greatest hits album that features photo of the band on a park bench. Here’s the first track from it…

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6747. Simon and Garfunkel – Old Friends

Simon & Garfunkel

Suggested by Fred the cockney in Macclesfield

^ From Bibliotek to the album Bookends and this tune from it…

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6746. Momus – Bibliotek

Momus

Suggested by Jonathan from Kentish Town

^ Double link: Josef K and Momus are both Kafka characters AND ex members of Josef K started a group called The Happy Family with Nick Currie, who went on to make music as Momus…

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