#ThePlaylist Archive

Podcast: #ThePlaylist

#ThePlaylist is a weekly dive into seeing how tenuously people can connect a song they love to a given theme.

It goes out live on https://stream.djdarren.site every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time.

  • #ThePlaylist – 069 – Niiice

    The artwork for this week's edition of #ThePlaylist. It's a picture of a Nice biscuit, underneath which it says #ThePlaylist
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    The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site.

    The artwork for this week's edition of #ThePlaylist. It's a picture of a Nice biscuit, underneath which it says #ThePlaylist

    This week being show 069 means that the proceedings are very nice indeed. So the theme this week is:

    Nice.

    And the tunes are very, very nice indeed.

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    The tracks played on this episode, presented on the screen of a comically elongated iPod. The songs are: 01. Small Faces - Here Comes The Nice 02. Sleeper - Nice Guy Eddie 03. Stereophonics - Have A Nice Day 04. Prince - Head 05. King Errisson - Well, Have a Nice Day 06. Bebel Gilberto - So Nice (Summer Samba) 07. Helen Merrill - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To 08. Nice - America 09. Small Faces - Lazy Sunday 10. Kimya Dawson - So Nice So Smart 11. Pugwash - It's Nice To Be Nice 12. The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice 13. John Smith - Salty And Sweet 14. Green Day - Nice Guys Finish Last 15. Viagra Boys - Ain’t Nice 16. Nice As Fuck - Higher 17. Nine Inch Nails - Closer 18. Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy 19. R.E.M. - Star 69 20. Plant - In the End It's All Nice 21. The Bug - Run The Place Red (Featuring Daddy Freddy) 22. 52nd Street - Cool As Ice 23. The Grid - Slow Down 24. Rodriguez - It Started Out So Nice 25. Jane Birkin Avec Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'aime... Moi Non Plus

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  • #ThePlaylist – 068 – Suggestions

    The artwork for this week's radio show. It is a cartoon drawing of me, dressed in a fetching yellow shirt, feeding suggestions into a shredder.
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    The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site.

    The artwork for this week's radio show. It is a cartoon drawing of me, dressed in a fetching yellow shirt, feeding suggestions into a shredder.

    Might I suggest you listen to this week’s edition of #ThePlaylist, where the theme was:

    Suggestions.

    Whether you act on the suggestions offered by these tunes is between you and your lawyer.

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    The tracks played on this episode, presented on the screen of a comically elongated iPod. The songs are: 01. Black Lace - Agadoo 02. S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin' 03. CHVRCHES - Get Out 04. Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (to Wear Sunscreen) 05. Harry Belafonte - Jump in the Line 06. Spirit Of The West - Home For A Rest 07. Was (Not Was) - Walk the Dinosaur 08. Chali 2na - Don't Stop (Feat. Anthony Hamilton) 09. The Coup - Wear Clean Draws 10. Massive Attack - Be Thankful for What You’ve Got 11. Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over 12. Al Green - Let's Stay Together 13. IDLES - Never Fight a Man With a Perm 14. Stormtroopers of Death - Speak English or Die 15. Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name 16. Fugazi - Suggestion 17. The Lovely Eggs - Don't Look at Me (I Don't Like It) 18. Chinese American Bear - Take Me To Beijing 19. The Temptations - Get Ready 20. The Shangri-Las - Give Him A Great Big Kiss 21. Bessie Smith - You Ought To Be Ashamed 22. The Monkees - Listen To The Band 23. Michael Jackson - Beat It 24. The Waterboys - Don’t Bang the Drum 25. Trooper - We're Here For a Good Time 26. Rilo Kiley - Give a Little Love

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  • #ThePlaylist – 067 – My Name Is…

    The artwork for this week's radio show. It features a generic workplace nametag laying on a desk. On it is writtern "Hello, my name is #ThePlaylist"
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    The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site.

    The artwork for this week's radio show. It features a generic workplace nametag laying on a desk. On it is writtern "Hello, my name is #ThePlaylist"

    Please allow me to introduce you to this week’s edition of #ThePlaylist, where the theme this week was:

    My Name Is…

    So we have two hours of excellent tunes featuring people’s names. And to give you some idea of how good the tunes in the show are; Enola Gay by OMD had to be relegated to #ThePlaylistExtras.

    Yes. I know.

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    The tracks played on this episode, presented on the screen of a comically elongated iPod. The songs are: 01. Prince - My Name Is Prince 02. Del The Funky Homosapien - Mistadobalina 03. Ian Dury - Billericay Dickie 04. Ben Folds Five - Kate 05. The Magnetic Fields - Andrew in Drag 06. Eels - Susan’s House 07. Sam Lee - The Ballad Of George Collins 08. Them - Gloria 09. Barry Ryan - Eloise 10. Suzanne Vega - Luka 11. The Beautiful South - Song For Whoever 12. Paul Simon - Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War 13. Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U 14. Machine Head - Davidian 15. Me First And The Gimme Gimmes - Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard 16. The Wedding Present - Felicity 17. Idlewild - Roseability 18. Queen - Bring Back That Leroy Brown 19. PJ Harvey - C'mon Billy 20. Roy Rogers - Built for Comfort 21. Jonny & The Baptists - Farage 22. Bruce McCulloch - Daves I Know 23. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen 24. Yard Act - Fixer Upper 25. Teleman - Cristina 26. Prefab Sprout - Bonny 27. The Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

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  • #ThePlaylist – 066 – Unsuitable (Funeral) Songs

    Artwork for this week's radio show. It's a solitary grave stone, upon which is carved "RIP The Playlist 'Unsuitable;"
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    The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site.

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    The tracks played on this episode, presented on the screen of a comically elongated iPod. The songs are: 01. AC/DC - Highway to Hell 02. Norma Tanega - You're Dead 03. Yvonne Fair - It Should Have Been Me 04. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing 05. Rufus Thomas - Do the Funky Chicken 06. Scary Pockets - Stayin' Alive 07. Prince Buster - Hard Man Fe Dead 08. The Trammps - Disco Inferno 09. Orbital - The Box 10. Tegan and Sara feat. The Lonely Island - Everything is AWESOME!!! 11. Pharrell Williams - Happy 12. Living In A Box - Living in a Box 13. Madness - Cardiac Arrest 14. Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go 15. Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes 16. Electric Eel Shock - Don't Say Fuck 17. Green Day - Ha Ha You're Dead 18. My Chemical Romance - Dead! 19. The Jam - Going Underground 20. The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go 21. Chuck Prophet - Wake The Dead 22. Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere 23. Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking 24. Half Man Half Biscuit - Tending the Wrong Grave for 23 Years 25. Daniel Johnston - Funeral Home 26. The Vaselines - Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam 27. Smog - Dress Sexy At My Funeral 28. Charlie Winston - Kick The Bucket 29. Kishi Bashi - I Am the Antichrist to You 30. Jarvis Cocker - I Will Kill Again

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  • #ThePlaylist – 065 – Hangin’ on the Telephone

    Artwork for this week's radio show. It features a bunch of old timey photos and drawings of people using vintage telephones. Mostof the images have been distorted.
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    The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site.

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    The tracks played on this episode, presented on the screen of a comically elongated iPod. The songs are: 01. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters 02. ABBA - Ring Ring 03. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe 04. Saint Etienne - He’s on the Phone 05. Falco - Vienna Calling (Parov Stelar Remix) 06. Burial - Phoneglow 07. kh - looking at your pager 08. The Pharcyde - 4 Better Or 4 Worse 09. De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) 10. Rah Band - Clouds Across The Moon 11. Yazoo - Bad Connection 12. Active Child - Call Me Tonight 13. CMAT - Phone Me 14. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman 15. Téléphone - Hygiaphone 16. The Nerves - Hanging On The Telephone 17. Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle 18. Chuck Berry - Memphis Tennessee 19. R.E.M. - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite 20. Toto - Hold the Line 21. Sleater-Kinney - Hurry On Home 22. Sonoio - Thanks For Calling 23. Super Furry Animals - Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home) 24. Mario Piu - Communication (Somebody Answer the Phone) 25. Baxter Dury & Jgrrey - Allbarone 26. Chris De Burgh - Man On The Line 27. Mina - Se telefonando 28. Fairport Convention - Jesus On The Mainline (Featuring Robert Plant) 29. Everclear - Unemployed Boyfriend

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  • #ThePlaylist – 064 – Cheese

    Artwork for this week's radio show. It's the word "CHEESE" styled to look like a cartoon cheese.
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    The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site.

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    The tracks played on this episode, presented on the screen of a comically elongated iPod. The songs are: 01. Richard Cheese - Chop Suey 02. Aztec Camera - Good Morning Britain 03. Blur - There's No Other Way 04. Jenny O. - The Big Cheese 05. The Mutton Birds - Anchor Me 06. Whigfield - Don't Walk Away 07. A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We’ve Got) 08. The Chemical Brothers - Orange Wedge 09. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Abominable Snowman In The Market 10. Barry Manilow - Bermuda Triangle 11. Robyn Hitchcock - Cheese Alarm 12. Nick Drake - Pink Moon 13. Spiers & Boden - Butter & Cheese & All 14. Mike Waterson - The Wensleydale Lad 15. Teatowel - Das Soft Cheese 16. Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod 17. Orgy - Blue Monday 18. Audioslave - Cochise 19. Metric - Black Sheep (Brie Larson Vocal Version) 20. Punkreas - Mozzarella blu 21. Danny Weinkauf - The Moon Is Made Of Cheese 22. Stinking Bishops - Lovely Day 23. Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari - Partigiano reggiano 24. Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come 25. The Moldy Peaches - Cheese 26. Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness And Charm 27. Add N To (X) - Hit For Cheese 28. Portishead - Biscuit 29. Ivor Cutler - Pickle Your Knees

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  • #ThePlaylist – 063 – Unplugged

    Artwork for this week's show. A simple one, with the word "Unplugged" styled to look like a guitar cable. Which is ironic, now I think about it.
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    The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site.

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    The tracks played on this episode, presented on the screen of a comically elongated iPod. The songs are: 01. The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love 02. The Cure - Just Like Heaven 03. The Beaches - Money 04. Colin Hay - Overkill 05. Alanis Morissette - Princes Familiar 06. Sarah Jaffe - Don't Disconnect 07. The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Language of Violence (jazz version) 08. Chris Knox - Uncoupled 09. Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin - No Hiding Place 10. Horslips - Long Weekend 11. Simon & Garfunkel - The Sounds of Silence 12. The Beatles - Back In The U.S.S.R. (Esher Demo) 13. Mark Hollis - The Colour of Spring 14. Filter & The Crystal Method - (Can't You) Trip Like I Do 15. Metric - Breathing Underwater 16. Becky Hill Chase & Status - Disconnect 17. The KLF - Justified & Ancient (Black Steel joins The JAMs) 18. Rodrigo y Gabriela - The Struggle Within 19. Muse - Hyper Chondriac Music 20. Syd Barrett - Long Gone 21. Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox - We Can't Stop 22. The Lemonheads - The Outdoor Type 23. R.E.M. - Nightswimming 24. Nirvana - Oh Me 25. The Cranberries - Linger

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  • #ThePlaylist – 062 – HOT!

    Artwork for this week's radio show, featuring me as an incredibly sexy, shapely lady with all boobs and that, in a skimpy bikini. There's a sun wearing sunglasses and a thermometer that's about to pop.
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    The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site.

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    The tracks played on this episode, presented on the screen of a comically elongated iPod. The songs are: 01. Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On 02. The Power Station - Some Like It Hot 03. Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun 04. Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO! 05. Nelly - Hot in Herre 06. I. JORDAN feat. Felix Mufti - Real Hot n Naughty 07. Nik & Jay - Hot 08. Bob Marley vs Funkstar Deluxe - Sun Is Shining 09. The Prodigy - Fire (Sunrise version) 10. Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire 11. Tina Turner - Disco Inferno 12. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave 13. Peggy Lee - Fever 14. Quincy Jones - Summer in the City 15. Dragonforce - Through the Fire and Flames 16. Blue Oyster Cult - Hot Rails To Hell 17. Paramore - Burning Down the House 18. Miami Sound Machine - Hot Summer Nights 19. Arrow - Hot Hot Hot 20. Third World - 1865 (96 Degrees In The Shade) 21. Sault - Wildfires 22. Veda Hille - One Hot Summer 23. Seam - Decatur 24. Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River 25. Cole Porter - Too Darn Hot 26. Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire 27. Robert Plant - 29 Palms

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  • #ThePlaylist – 061 – Covers

    Artwork for this week's show. It features a frankly disturbing image of me, emerging from under a duvet, with a frankly unnecessary look on my face.
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    The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site.

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    The tracks played on this episode, presented on the screen of a comically elongated iPod. The songs are: 01. Mark Ronson - Valerie [feat. Amy Winehouse] 02. Pat Boone - Enter Sandman 03. Shirley Bassey - Jezahel 04. Madonna - Ray of Light 05. Luke Silva - Tattoo 06. Kate Bush - Rocket Man 07. Duran Duran - Success 08. Lick The Tins - Can't Help Falling In Love 09. Rico Rodriguez - Stranger On The Shore 10. Great Big Sea - End Of The World 11. The Imagined Village - Cum On Feel The Noize 12. Nina Simone - I Think It's Going to Rain Today 13. Tori Amos - Smells Like Teen Spirit 14. Feuerschwanz - Dragostea Din Tei 15. Rage Against the Machine - Renegades of Funk 16. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal 17. Kyuss - Catamaran 18. T.A.T.u. - How Soon Is Now? 19. The Lemonheads - Luka 20. Suede - Brass In Pocket 21. Jimmy Buffett - Brown Eyed Girl 22. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower 23. Bongwater - Mr. Soul 24. Fanny - Hey Bulldog 25. Camera Obscura - Super Trooper 26. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Free Fallin' 27. Peter Gabriel - The Boy In The Bubble

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  • #ThePlaylist – 060 – Coming of Age

    Artwork for this week's show, featuring a doll leaning over a cake, puking up a bunch of sugary sweets, a bottle of tequila at her feets.
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    The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site.

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    The tracks played on this episode, presented on the screen of a comically elongated iPod. The songs are: 01. Madness - House Of Fun 02. Neneh Cherry - Kisses On The Wind 03. Paul Hardcastle - 19 04. Divine - You Think You're A Man 05. The Chemical Brothers - Leave Home 06. MGMT - Kids 07. Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man 08. Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy 09. Chuck Berry - Almost Grown 10. The Beach Boys - Wouldn’t It Be Nice 11. Barenaked Ladies - Enid 12. Squeeze - Up The Junction 13. John Lennon - Beautiful Boy [Darling Boy] 14. 10,000 Maniacs - How You’ve Grown 15. Bob Vylan - He’s a Man 16. Anthrax - I'm Eighteen 17. The Lottery Winners, Frank Turner - Letter To Myself 18. Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under 19. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks 20. The Stooges - 1969 21. Pulp - Grown Ups 22. The Who - When I Was a Boy 23. Queen - The Loser In The End 24. Bryan Adams - Summer Of 69 25. Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway 26. Grace Vanderwaal - Proud 27. Ice Cube - Doing Dumb Shit

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