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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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6487. The Detroit Emeralds – Do It Right

The Detroit Emeralds

Suggested by Phil in Chiba, Japan

^ From one band that references where they’re from to another…

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6486. Portishead – Wandering Star

Portishead

Suggested by Trace in Darlington

^ Gary Clail was based in Bristol during the 1980s, to another Bristol group…

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6485. Gary Clail On-U Sound System – Human Nature

Gary Clail On-U Sound System

Suggested by Paul in Marlow

^ A human link…

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6484. Elvis Costello and The Attractions – Human Hands

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Suggested by Paul in Sutton Coldfield

^ From elbow to hands…

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6483. Elbow – Great Expectations

Elbow

Suggested by James in Winchcombe in the Cotswolds (near Cheltenham)

^ Pip was a character in the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations…

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6482. Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip – Tommy C

Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip

Suggested by Pete in Cheltenham and Ken from Kent

^ A fez was famously worn by Tommy Cooper, who’s the subject of this song…

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