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Start your weekend the right way with fantastic tunes

Lauren brings a great selection of tunes to kick-start your weekend

Lauren brings a great selection of tunes to kick-start your weekend.

We also take a moment to reflect something beautiful happening with our 6 Music listeners in the Beauty Spot, and look forward to the day ahead in A View From The Afternoon.

Plus Lauren takes you on a trip to the Desert Island Disco - your opportunity to get the nation moving on a Friday morning, with dance-floor fillers of any genre.

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Fri 9 May 202510:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The The & Jools Holland

    Uncertain Smile

    • Epic.

  • Fontaines D.C.

    Before You I Just Forget

    • XL Recordings.

  • Ananda Shankar

    Jumpin' Jack Flash

    • Strange Brew.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 13.

  • Cola Boyy

    Walk Again

    • Quit To Play Chess.
    • Record Makers.

  • Rapsody

    IBTIHAJ (feat. D’Angelo & GZA/Genius)

    • Virgin EMI.

  • Chuck D

    New Gens (feat. Daddy‐O)

    • Def Jam.

  • Doechii

    Nosebleeds

    • Polydor.

  • Lana Del Rey

    Henry, come on

    • Polydor.

  • Jocelyn Brown

    Somebody Else's Guy

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.

  • Anita Ward

    Ring My Bell

    • Songs Of Love.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 9.

  • Thelma Houston

    Don't Leave Me This Way

    • Any Way You Like It (Expanded Edition).
    • SoulMusic Records.

  • Donna Summer

    MacArthur Park

    • The Dance Collection.
    • Casablanca.
    • 4.

  • Gloria Gaynor

    Never Can Say Goodbye

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Diana Ross

    Love Hangover

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

  • Ghostpoet

    Liiines

    • Brownswood recordings.

  • Loyle Carner

    All I Need

    • Island / EMI.

  • Smerz

    Feisty

    • Single.
    • escho.

  • Way Out West & Miss Joanna Law

    The Gift

    • DE/CONSTRUCTION.

  • Doves

    Lean Into The Wind

    • EMI North.

  • KILIMANJARO

    Good

    • Good Shit.
    • PLG - Capitol.

  • Sorry

    Jetplane

    • Domino.

  • Kraftwerk

    Tour De France

    • CD SINGLE.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke

    Gangsters

    • Warp.

  • Kaeto

    Words

    • Words.
    • Polydor.

  • Billy Nomates

    Plans

    • Invada Records.

  • Tom & Jerry

    Maximum Style (Lover To Lover)

    • Jet Star.

  • Mei Semones

    Dangomushi

    • Animaru.
    • Bayonet Records.
    • 2.

  • Man/Woman/Chainsaw

    Adam & Steve

    • So Young.

  • Father John Misty

    I Guess Time Just Makes Fools Of Us All

    • Bella Union.

  • High Contrast

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    • Tough Guys Don't Dance.
    • Highly Contrasting.
    • 4.

  • DJ Hype & MC Fats

    Peace, Love and Unity

    • Peace, Love and Unity / And Remember Folks.
    • True Playaz.
    • 1.

  • Bladerunner

    The Chronic

    • V Recordings Ltd.

  • Krust

    Warhead (Steppa Mix)

    Remix Artist: Steppa.
    • Fabio & Grooverider: 25 Years of Drum & Bass.
    • Hot Source Records.
    • 5.

  • Fat White Family

    Touch The Leather

    • Hate Hate Hate Records.

  • Elbow

    Sober

    • Polydor.

  • Kokoroko

    Sweetie

    • Brownswood.

  • Beirut

    Landslide

    • 4AD.

  • Baxter Dury

    Allbarone

    • Heavenly Recordings under exclusive license to [PIAS].

  • Humanoid

    Stakker Humanoid (12" Original)

    • Westside Records.

Broadcast

  • Fri 9 May 202510:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music