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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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3371. Bran Van 3000 – Drinking in L.A.

Bran Van 3000

Suggested by Fred in Ingleby Barwick

From the punctuationally challenged The La‘s to L.A. …

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3370. The La’s – Doldrum

The La's

Suggested by Pete in Reading

Although probably not the Walker referred to in the last link, there is a Walker in the US state of Louisiana. The US state abbreviation for Louisiana is LA, so to a song by the infuriatingly apostrophised The La‘s…

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3369. The Animals – Gonna Send You Back to Walker

The Animals

Suggested by John in Southampton

A walker link…

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3368. Scott Walker – Boy Child

Scott Walker

Suggested by Alan in Welwyn Garden City

The last link was from the album ‘Queen of Denmark’. The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen, which is the name of a song by Scott Walker, but we’ve already had that, so to this song instead…

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3367. John Grant – Where Dreams Go To Die

John Grant

Suggested by Frank in Dereham

Midlake are friends with John Grant and are the backing band on the next track…

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3366. Midlake – Roscoe

Midlake

Suggested by Richard in Aix-en-Provence

Captain Beefheart is also known as Don Van Vliet. The next track is from the album The Trials Of Van Occupanther…

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