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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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3275. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Telegraph

OMD, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Suggested by Duncan in Worthing

Double link alert:

  • From one artist with a three-letter name to another…
  • From paper planes to a song that shares its name with a newspaper

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3274. M.I.A. – Paper Planes

M.I.A.

Suggested by Jack in Brixton

Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden has a pilot’s licence, which allows him to (legally) fly planes, so…

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3273. Iron Maiden – Run to the Hills

Iron Maiden

Suggested by Colin in Barnsley

Someone (something?) who did magic tricks was Sooty. Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden was a big fan of Sooty and has a Sooty figurine on his drums, so…

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3272. Joan As Police Woman – The Magic

Joan As Police Woman

Suggested by Kirsty in Edinburgh

A police link…

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3271. The Clash – Police on my Back

The Clash

Suggested by Sarah in Brighton

The last track was ‘1234’, which is a sequence of numbers. Another song with a sequence, in this case days of the week, is…

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3270. Feist – 1234

Feist

Suggested by Craig

From one Canadian artist to another…

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