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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8506. U2/Luciano Pavarotti/Brian Eno – Miss Sarajevo

Brian Eno, Luciano Pavarotti, U2

Suggested by Tim in Usk

^A Homophone link… From ‘Tenner’ to the ‘Tenor’ Luciano Pavarotti

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8505. Kate Bush – There Goes a Tenner

Kate Bush

Suggested by Anita in Somerset

^An Ealing Comedy link… From 1947’s ‘Hue and Cry’ to the music video for ‘There Goes A Tenner’

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8504. Hue and Cry – Looking For Linda

Hue and Cry

Suggested by Neil in York

^A Linda link… From Linda Evangelista in the ‘Freedom! ‘90’ video to ‘Looking For Linda’

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8503. George Michael – Freedom! ’90

George Michael

Suggested by Charlotte in Solihull

^A Freedom link… From ‘Philadelphia Freedom’ to ‘Freedom 90’

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8502. Elton John – Philadelphia Freedom

Elton John

Suggested by James in Ladywell, SE London

^A Tennis Link… From reversing Langley Park to ‘The Parklangley Club where US Open winner Emma Raducanu began’ to ‘Elton John writing Philadelphia Freedom for Tennis legend Billie Jean King’

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8501. Prefab Sprout – Nancy (Let Your Hair Down For Me)

Prefab Sprout

Suggested by Phil in Langar nr Nottingham

^A Work Link… From ‘Temporary Secretary’ to the Office Boss in ‘Nancy (Let Your Hair Down For Me)’

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