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4195. The Smiths – I Want the One I Can’t Have

The Smiths

Suggested by Bridget in Wanstead

From lamb chop (yum yum) to the album ‘Meat is Murder’ (that’s put a bit of a downer on my lamb chop now) and this track from it…

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4194. Lambchop – Backstreet Girl

Lambchop

Suggested by Phil in Runcorn

A cut of meat link: from beef heart to lamb chop…

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4193. Captain Beefheart – Bat Chain Puller

Captain Beefheart

Suggested by Hugh in Hackney

A bat link…

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4192. Bat For Lashes – Horse and I

Bat For Lashes

Suggested by Pete in Devon

Hercules was the name of the horse in ‘Steptoe and Son’, so…

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4191. Mercury Rev – Hercules

Mercury Rev

Suggested by Paul in Corbridge

The last track was on the album ‘New Gold Dream’, so to the album ‘All is Dream’ by Mercury Rev and this track from it…

Bonus tenuous link: gold is a metal, as is mercury…

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4190. Simple Minds – Glittering Prize

Simple Minds

Suggested by Alan in North Yorkshire, heading to Rillington

A prize link…

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