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Manic Yelp

Buffoonery, twaddle and terrific tunes for night owls across the UK with the Dark Lord.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Tue 3 Jun 201402:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • 10cc

    Wall Street Shuffle

    • Million Sellers Vol.13 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • ABC

    All Of My Heart

    • In Touch II (Various Artists).
    • Solitaire Collection.

  • The Animals

    The House Of The Rising Sun

    • The Hits Of 1964 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • Bellowhead

    Gosport Nancy

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 002.

  • Blondie

    Sunday Girl

    • NOW That's What I Call Unforgettable (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Johnny Borrell & Zazou

    The Artificial Night

    • The Artificial Night EP.
    • 1.

  • Boy George

    Nice And Slow

    • (CD Single).
    • Very ME Records.
    • 001.

  • Chairmen of the Board

    (You've Got Me) Dangling On A String

    • Chairmen Of The Board - Soul Agenda.
    • Holland-Dozier-Holland.

  • Coldplay

    In My Place

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • The Common Linnets

    Calm After The Storm

    • Eurovision Song Contest Copenhagen 2014.
    • Universal.
    • 009.

  • Dire Straits

    Your Latest Trick

    • Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms.
    • Telstar.

  • Yvonne Elliman

    Love Me

    • Amoreuse (Various Artists).
    • Pickwick.

  • Sophie Ellis‐Bextor

    Love Is A Camera

    • (CD Single).
    • Douglas Valentine.
    • 001.

  • Caro Emerald

    Tangled Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Grandmono.
    • 1.

  • Michael Franti & Spearhead

    I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI Records.
    • 001.

  • Fun Boy Three & Bananarama

    It Ain't What You Do...

    • The Very Best Of Bananarama.
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • The Fureys & Davey Arthur

    When You Were Sweet Sixteen

    • Ireland's Greatest Love Songs.
    • Telstar.
    • 8.

  • Peter Gabriel

    Sledgehammer

    • Now 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Genesis

    Land Of Confusion

    • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
    • Virgin.

  • Faith Hill

    This Kiss

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Chrissie Hynde

    Dark Sunglasses

    • (CD Single).
    • Caroline.

  • Enrique Iglesias

    There Goes My Baby

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 001.

  • James

    Moving On

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 001.

  • Jamiroquai

    Love Foolosophy

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • Japan

    Swing

    • Oil On Canvas.
    • Music Direct.
    • 4.

  • Evelyn “Champagne” King

    Shame

    • Million Sellers Vol.17 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • The Kinks

    All Day And All Of The Night

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 23.

  • MKTO

    Classic

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.

  • Paolo Nutini

    Let Me Down Easy

    • Caustic Love.
    • Atlantic.
    • 001.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Let's Spend The Night Together

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Diana Ross

    Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Sam & Dave

    Hold On, I'm Comin'

    • Atlantic Soul (Various Artists).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Dance To The Music

    • NOW That's What I Call 60s Soul (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Dusty Springfield

    You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

    • Dusty - The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Cover Me

    • Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA.
    • CBS.

  • Take That

    Could It Be Magic

    • Take That - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • TLC

    No Scrubs

    • (CD Single).
    • Laface.

  • Ben Watt

    Forget

    • Forget [CD Single].
    • Unmade Road.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Tue 3 Jun 201402:00
    BBC Radio 2

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