The Link In The Chain

This is the playlist for the very first “Link In The Chain”. “The Link In The Chain” is a weekly radio show on 106.7 FM Youthcomm Radio (www.youthcomm.org.uk/radio).

All music is connected, in ridiculous and fantastic ways, this show exploits that fact.

To support the show, you can click on the button next to a song to purchase it directly from the iTunes UK store.

1. “The Boys Are Back In Town” - Thin Lizzy

“The Boys Are Back In Town” was rebranded as “The Toys Are Back In Town” to promote the film Toy Story 2. Randy Newman wrote the music for both Toy Story and Toy Story 2.

2. “Strange Things” - Randy Newman

Randy Newman wrote the song “Mama Told Me Not To Come”, Three Dog Night had a huge hit with that song.

3. “One” - Three Dog Night

First Class were ONE hit wonders, “First” is also another way of saying “One”.

4. “Beach Baby” - First Class

First Class is a type of stamp. Postcards need stamps…

5. “Postcards From Richard Nixon” - Elton John

Richard Nixon was President of the United States of America.

6. “President” - IAMX

The official title for the Cuban “President is El Presidente”.

7. “Turn This Thing Around” - El Presidente

El Presedente have supported Duran Duran on tour.

8. “Falling Down” - Duran Duran

Duran Duran recorded the title song for the film “A View To A Kill”, which is a James BOND movie…

9. “A Solid Bond In Your Heart” - The Jam

Jam is a type of fruit preserve, you can have Strawberry Jam. The original name for the Strawbs was “Strawberry Hill Boys”.

10. “I Only Want My Love To Grow In You” - Strawbs

Blue Weaver, one time band member of the Strawbs, toured with Mott the Hoople”.

11. “All The Young Dudes” - Mott The Hoople

Ariel Bender was “Mott the Hoople’s” guitarist for a brief time. Radios need Aerials…

12. “Radio Nowhere” - Bruce Springsteen

W.O.L.D. is the name of a Radio Station in the USA.

13. “W.O.L.D.” - Harry Chapin

“W.O.L.D.” is a song about a failing Radio DJ.

14. “Rollover DJ” - JET

A Jet is a type of aeroplane, planes take off from airports.

15. “Airport” - The Motors

The record label “Motown” was so named because the city that it was established in was known as the MOTOR City. “The Night” was the only song recorded by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, to be released on the Motown label.

16. “The Night” - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

The Kaiser Chiefs album “Yours Truly, An Angry Mob” was released in the US under the “Universal-Motown” record label.

17. “Everything Is Average Nowadays” - Kaiser Chiefs

“Yours Truly, An Angry Mob” was recorded in Oxford. Graduates of Oxford University include the band Foals.

18. “Cassius” - Foals

A Foal is a baby horse. A baby horse is little and could therefore be known as a LittleHorse.

19. “I Want Your Love” - LittleHorse

Another band who wanted your love and affection were Cheap Trick.

20. “I Want You To Want Me” - Cheap Trick