{"id":505,"date":"2026-01-12T21:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/djdarren.site\/archive\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=505"},"modified":"2026-01-12T21:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:15:12","slug":"theplaylist-087-looking-forward","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/djdarren.site\/archive\/podcast\/theplaylist-087-looking-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"#ThePlaylist &#8211; 087 &#8211; Looking Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/djdarren.site\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1201_-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Lovely artwork created by @Troggie@beige.party It shows a road in the New Forest stretching towards the horizon. There's a beautiful sunset studded with fluffy clouds, over which reads &quot;ThePlaylist&quot; in a fat,opaque font. At the bottom, on the road, it says &quot;Looking Forward&quot; in a black font, with a shadow stretching towards the camera.\" class=\"wp-image-506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/djdarren.site\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1201_-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/djdarren.site\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1201_-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/djdarren.site\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1201_-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/djdarren.site\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1201_-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/djdarren.site\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1201_-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/djdarren.site\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1201_.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Behold the GLORIOUS return of <a href=\"https:\/\/mendeddrum.org\/tags\/ThePlaylist\">#ThePlaylist<\/a>, ready to fiddle with your ears and generally make you feel all funny inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s the start of yet another year, so the theme this week is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking Forward<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have two splendid hours of splendid tunes, all about looking forward. Or, more literally, being able to see. Either way, tunes good.<\/p>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary style=\"text-align: center;\">Click to see the track listing<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-507 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/djdarren.site\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1201M-620x1024.png\" alt=\"The tracks played on this episode, presented on the screen of a comically elongated iPod The songs are: \n\n01. Busted - Year 3000\n02. Huey Lewis &amp; The News - Back In Time\n03. The Cure - Friday I'm in Love\n04. Doris Day - Que Sera Sera\n05. Caro Emerald - Coming Back as a Man\n06. Omd - Pretending To See The Future\n07. Roger Taylor - Future Management\n08. Gossip - Move in the Right Direction\n09. Flight Of The Conchords - Robots\n10. Tom Waits - Straight to the Top (Vegas)\n11. Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now\n12. Pete Atkin - Song for Rita\n13. Willy Mason - Oxygen\n14. Joshua Kadison - Jessie\n15. Living Colour - Sailin' On\n16. Iron Maiden - Days of Future Past\n17. Matthew Good Band - The Future Is X-Rated\n18. Front Line Assembly - Provision (12&quot; Version)\n19. Autograf - Future Soup (feat. Patrick Baker)\n20. Leftfield With Africa Bambaataa - Afrika Shox\n21. The B\u201052s - Song for a Future Generation\n22. Sparks - Sainthood Is Not in Your Future\n23. The Five Stairsteps - O-o-h Child\n24. The Kinks - This Time Tomorrow\n25. Tall Dwarfs - The Future See\n26. Public Service Broadcasting - Progress\n27. 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It&#8217;s the start of yet another year, so the theme this week is: Looking Forward We have two splendid hours of splendid tunes, all about looking forward. Or, more literally, being able to see. 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