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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3241. Rufus Wainwright – California

Rufus Wainwright

Suggested by Tasha in Winchester

Malibu is situated in California, so…

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3240. Hole – Malibu

Hole

Suggested by Colin in Barnsley

From holes to hole…

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3239. Mercury Rev – Holes

Mercury Rev

Suggested by Andrew in Goldthorpe

During ‘Grounds for Divorce’, Guy Garvey sings, “There’s a hole in my neighbourhood”, so…

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3238. Elbow – Grounds for Divorce

Elbow

Suggested by Geoff from Nottingham

Brass monkey is a cocktail (equal parts rum, vodka and orange, according to Stuart – sounds disgusting), so to a song that starts with the line “I’ve been working on a cocktail…”

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3237. The Beastie Boys – Brass Monkey

Beastie Boys

Suggested by Karl in Newcastle

A type of simian is a monkey…

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3236. Simian Mobile Disco – Audacity of Huge

Simian Mobile Disco

Suggested by Lottie in Snodland

Beth Ditto sang ‘Cruel Intentions’ on Simian Mobile Disco’s album ‘Temporary Pleasure’, on which this song also appeared…

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