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April Fools’ Special

Mark and Stuart present a feast of great music and chat, and play a selection of fool-related tunes for April Fools’ Day.

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast.

On today’s show, Mark and Stuart celebrate April Fools’ Day by playing a selection of fool-related tunes by artists including The Cardigans, Steely Dan, The Who, The Impressions and Sunflower Bean.

Also on the show... long-running feature ‘The Chain’, which gives listeners the chance to pick a track that links in some way to the last. The list now contains over 8000 songs.

With a selection of music old and new to get the weekend started.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 1 Apr 202308:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Stone Roses

    Fools Gold

    • Silvertone.

  • BC Camplight

    The Last Rotation of Earth

    • Bella Union.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Chain Of Fools

    • Atlantic.

  • Steely Dan

    Only A Fool Would Say That

    • Can't Buy A Thrill.
    • Geffen.
    • 5.

  • Gemma Ray

    Come Oblivion

    • Gemma Ray & The Death Bell Gang.
    • Bronzerat Records.

  • The Cardigans

    Lovefool

    • Stockholm.

  • Coach Party

    Micro Aggression

    • Chess Club.

  • Bondax

    Energy (feat. Andreya Triana)

    • single.
    • Future Disco.

  • Gwen Guthrie

    It Should Have Been You

    • Gwen Guthrie.
    • Mercury Records.
    • 6.

  • Loyle Carner

    HGU (6 Music Festival 2023)

    • Hugo.

  • The Who

    Won't Get Fooled Again

    • Polydor.

  • Fontaines D.C.

    Cello Song

    • Chrysalis Records.

  • The Impressions

    Fool For You

    • Buddah Records.

  • Léa Sen

    Dragonfly

    • Partisan.

  • Crowded House

    Chocolate Cake

    • Woodface.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 1.

  • The Beatles

    The Fool On The Hill

    • Magical Mystery Tour.
    • Parlophone.
    • 2.

  • Fleet Foxes

    Fool's Errand

    • Nonesuch Records.

  • Sunflower Bean

    I Was A Fool

    • Lucky Number Records.

  • Sparks

    The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte

    • Island.

  • Crazy P

    Like A Fool

    • Walk Dance Talk Sing.
    • Walk Don't Walk Limited.
    • 1.

  • Whitesnake

    Fool For Your Loving

    • Whitesnake - The Best Of Whitesnake.
    • Geffen.

  • Obongjayar

    Tinko Tinko (Don't Play Me For a Fool)

    • September Recordings.

  • Blur

    Fool's Day

    • Download.
    • PARLOPHONE.

  • The Doobie Brothers

    What A Fool Believes

    • Warner Bros.

Broadcast

  • Sat 1 Apr 202308:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music