The Wedding Playlist
The Wedding Playlist was introduced in Episode 004. As Shaun moved from BBC Radio 6 Music, which kept him up to date on new music, he created this playlist to keep him in touch with new music.[1]
The playlist contains tracks following the phrase "something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue". Typically the borrowed track is from a suggestion or something SWK has heard during the week, and the blue track is either a blues feel or contains the word 'blue' in the title.
In Episode 82 Shaun mentioned that his parameter for the Something Old track was "pre-1960", which he broke that week by playing an Everly Brothers track from 1965 - and so he can, as he makes the rules!
| Episode | Something Old | Something New | Something Borrowed | Something Blue | Borrowed from? |
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| 004 | Jack, You're Dead - Louis Jordan (1946) | Remembering Me - Cate Le Bon (Jan 2022) | The Letter (Live At The Fillmore East) - Joe Cocker | Baby Blue - Badfinger | Borrowed from Guy Garvey who played it earlier in the week on his show. |
| 005 | In The Flesh - Blondie (1976) | Black Hot Soup (DJ Shadow "My Own Reality" Re-Write) - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (Jan 2022) | Dead Ringer for Love (with Cher) - Meat Loaf | Backlash Blues - Nina Simone | Borrowed from various listeners in tribute to the passing of Meat Loaf. |
| 006 | Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - Aretha Franklin (1973) | The Overload - Yard Act (Sep 2021) | We Should Be Together (ft. Louise Werner) - The Wedding Present | Volare - Gipsy Kings | Borrowed from Shaun's friend Graham.
(The Blue track was suggested by Shaun's dad Billy). |
| 007 | Slap That Bass - Fred Astaire (1937) | I Am Kate Moss - DITZ (Feb 2022) | Talk Show Host - Radiohead | Roadhouse Blues - The Doors | Borrowed from Beth. |
| 008 | Nasty Gal - Betty Davis (1975) | For You - Kadhja Bonet (Feb 2022) | We're Gonna Change The World - Matt Monro | St. Louis Blues - Gil Evans | Borrowed from Ed O'Brien from Radiohead |
| 009 | That's The Way The World Goes Round - John Prine (1978) | Land of Steve-O - Ovlov (Nov 2021) | Love the Way You Love Me - Marti Caine | Blues Power (Live 1971) - Albert King | Borrowed from Morgana Robinson.
(The New track was suggested by Gary Lawson). |
| 010 | Strange Things Happening Every Day - Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1944) | Temptation - Raveena (Oct 2018) | Shake Your Rump - Beastie Boys | Blue Red and Grey - The Who | |
| 011 | Old Ways - Bleach Lab (2021) | Over The Border - Frankie Archer (Mar 2022) | [None] | Laundromat (Live) - Rory Gallagher | No track was identified as "borrowed" |
| 012 | Somebody Stole My Thunder - Georgie Fame (1968) | Twitchin' in the Kitchen - Warmduscher (Mar 2022) | Crisis Fest - Sunflower Bean | Blue - NewDad | Borrowed from Gudbuy T'Jane by Slade - Shaun thought there were similarities between the two songs. |
| 013 | How Many More Years - Howlin' Wolf (1958) | The Girls - Albertine Sarges | Borrowed from Shaun's mate Dot. | ||
| 014 | Wholly Cats - Charlie Christian (1940) | Angelica - Wet Leg (Feb 2022) | Jackie Down the Line - Fontaines D.C. | Pink Turns to Blue - Hüsker Dü | Borrowed from 6 Music's playlist |
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| 017 | There was no wedding playlist this week | ||||
| 018 | I'm So Glad - Frank Howard and the Commanders (1966) | Dead Is Dead - Gently Tender (Apr 2022) | I Drink - Mary Gauthier | Blue Orchid - The White Stripes | Borrowed from Ezra Furman. |
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| 023 | Taxpayer's Blues - Slim Gaillard (1956) | She Still Leads Me On - Suede (May 2022) | See You - Depeche Mode | Blues for Ceausescu - The Fatima Mansions | |
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| 029 | Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets (1954) | Silence is Golden - The Beths (Sep 2022) | [None] | Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran | |
| 030 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore - The Ink Spots (1943) | Typical Music - Tim Burgess (Sep 2022) | Pusherman - Curtis Mayfield | Blues Run the Game - Jackson C. Frank | |
| 031 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine - Laurel and Hardy (1937) | Bad Habit - Steve Lacy (Jun 2022) | Mr. Man - Air | Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle | |
| 032 | I Go A Bundle - Bernard Cribbins (1962) | 2p Machine - Francis Lung (Jul 2022) | The Right Thing - Simply Red | Self Control - Frank Ocean | |
| 033 | Up On The Roof - Carole King (1970) | Calling - Elephant (Oct 2021) | Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye | |
| 034 | One O'Clock Jump - Count Bassie (1937) | Compos Mentis - The Murlocs (Aug 2022) | As Long As I've Got You - The Charmels | (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man - Jimi Hendrix | |
| 035 | My Yearbook - Gene Summers (1965) | Falling Hard - Poster Paints (2022) | With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker | There were quite a few tracks played that were borrowed but none listed specifically for the playlist. | |
| 036 | Favela - Ike Quebec (1962) | ||||
| 037 | There Stands The Glass - Jerry Lee Lewis (1969) | Under No Nation - Goat (Aug 2022) | #1 - Fatima & Joe Armon-Jones | Chicken Heads - Bobby Rush | |
| 038 | I'm So Young - The Students (1958) | Gay Space Cadets - Lande Hekt (Jul 2022) | All the Garden Birds - Palma Violets | [None] | |
| 039 | Seven Come Eleven (feat. Benny Goodman & Charlie Christian) - Benny Goodman Sextet (1939) | Houseproud - Bag of Cans (Jul 2019) | Those Mysteries - Sparks | Backlash Blues - Nina Simone | |
| 040 | Nobody Knows (Ladas Road) - Loyle Carner (Sep 2022) | [None] | Hideaway - John Mayall | ||
| 041 | Tea For Two - Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie (1963) | Pitchforks - Stevie Toddler (May 2022) | Proof - I Am Kloot | I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John | |
| 042 | Smokey Mountain Breakdown - Buddy Merrill (1967) | ||||
| 043 | Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets (1954) | Aphrodite - Brix Smith (Mar 2023) | It's Nobody's Fault but Mine - Blind Willie Johnson | ||
| 044 | There was no Wedding Playlist this week, as it was a live show from Spiritland. | ||||
| 045 | Drunkard's Special - Coley Jones (1929) | I Just Want To Love You - elkka (Sep 2022) | I Don't Live Here Anymore (feat. Lucius) - The War On Drugs | Worried Life Blues - Big Bill Broonzy | |
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| 047 | Surf City - Jan & Dean (1963) | Sustain - Fold (Oct 2022) | Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City - Bobby "Blue" Bland | ||
| 048 | [None] | Nothin' To Talk About - Rayana Jay (Sep 2016) | I Watched the Film The Song Remains the Same - Sun Kil Moon | Izabella (Live at the Fillmore East, NY 12/31/69) - Jimi Hendrix | |
| 049 | There was no Wedding Playlist this week, as it was a live show from Spiritland. | ||||
| 050 | Tequila - The Champs (1958) | ||||
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| 052 | There was no Wedding Playlist this week, as it was a combo phone-in / live show from The 100 Club. | ||||
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| 055 | This episode was a "Best of" and so did not have a Wedding Present segment, although the 'blue' choice from Episode 005 was used | ||||
| 056 | That's All Right - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (1946) | Mr Medicine - Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs (Nov 2022) | Texas in the Kitchen - Personal Trainer | Rocky Road Blues - Bill Monroe | |
| 057 | Freight Train - Elizabeth Cotten (1957) | Hawaii - Public Image Ltd. (Jan 2023)
Nothing Left To Lose - Everything But The Girl (Jan 2023) |
Polk Salad Annie (Live) - Elvis Presley | Rich Kids Blues - Lykke Li | |
| 058 | Swanee River - Pete Seegar (1959) | Black Perch - Sun Kil Moon (Jan 2023) | Lady Day and John Coltrane - Gil Scott-Heron | Working Man - Otis Rush | |
| 059 | Down In The Valley - Burl Ives (1946) | Help - Rozi Plain (Nov 2022) | Strange Cadence - Chris Wood | Shake Your Moneymaker - Fleetwood Mac | |
| 060 | Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong (1959) | I Wanna Dance With You - Royel Otis (Jan 2023) | Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees | ||
| 061 | The Fat Man - Fats Domino (1949) | Cold Hearted Woman - The Faux Faux (Feb 2023) | Fisherman's Blues - The Waterboys | ||
| 062 | My Daddy Rocks Me - Trixie Smith (1922) | Dragonfly - Lea Sén (Feb 2023) | Lean On Me - Bill Withers | Living on the Highway - Freddie King | |
| 063 | Tom Cat Blues - Jelly Roll Morton (1924) | ||||
| 064 | Black, Brown And White Blues (aka Get Back) - Big Bill Broonzy (1951) | Complete Me (feat. Self Esteem) - Django Django (Feb 2023) | Blackbird - Billy Preston | Leaving Trunk - Taj Mahal | |
| 065 | There was no Wedding Playlist this week, as Shaun "couldn't be arsed". | ||||
| 066 | Foggy Mountain Special - Flatt & Scruggs (1954) | Puppy and a Truck - Jenny Lewis (Nov 2021) | [None] | Spike Driver Blues - Mississippi John Hurt | |
| 067 | I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire - The Ink Spots (1941) | Thank You (feat. Jamie T) - Willie J Healey (Jan 2023) | [None] | Back To New Orleans - Lightnin' Hopkins | |
| 068 | Jungle Rock - Hank Mizell (1958) | The Myth of Sisyphus - The Accident Group (Mar 2023) | We've Only Just Begun - Sandra Cross | Blue (Album Version) - The Jayhawks | |
| 069 | You Got To Wet It - Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon (1930) | Read the Room (feat. Laetitia Sadier) - Pearl & The Oysters (Mar 2023) | Cloud Nine - Mongo Santamaria | Blue Hotel - Chris Isaak | 'Borrowed' because it's a cover version |
| 070 | There was no Wedding Playlist this week due to Shaun's absence. | ||||
| 071 | I've Got a Crush On You - Dorothy Dandridge (1958) | One Day (You'll Wish) - Marlee (Apr 2023) | Bizarre Love Triangle - The Anchoress | Blue Sky - Allman Brothers Band | |
| 072 | Jump in the Line - Harry Belafonte (1961) | Every Day Like The Last - Wye Oak (Apr 2023) | PYRAMIDS - The Comet is Coming | Travelling Riverside Blues - Led Zeppelin | Borrowed from Sam Liddicot's playlist |
| 073 | Sexy Ways - The Midnighters (1954) | Nice Idea - Kae Tempest (Feb 2023) | [None] | Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan | |
| 074 | Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf (1960) | lily - Kara Jackson (Apr 2023) | [None] | You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends - The Wedding Present | |
| 075 | Too Much Monkey Business - Chuck Berry (1956) | Emotion Sickness - Queens Of The Stone Age (May 2023) | [None] | Summertime Blues (Live) - The Who | |
| 076 | Oh Boy! - Buddy Holly (1957) | Plastic Envelope - The Drums (May 2023) | [None] | Helplessness Blues - Fleet Foxes | |
| 077 | There was no wedding playlist this week | ||||
| 078 | Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers (1960) | Crush You - Shafiq Husayn & Anderson .Paak (May 2023) | Dear Prudence - The Five Stairsteps | [None] | Borrowed as a cover of The Beatles |
| 079 | There was no wedding playlist this week due to the Shaun Birthday Special episode | ||||
| 080 | There was no wedding playlist this week due to the show being Live from Glasto | ||||
| 081 | Bye Bye Blues - Cab Calloway | Bootleg Firecracker - Middle Kids (May 2023) | Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison | In My Time of Dying - Led Zeppelin | |
| 082 | The Price Of Love - The Everly Brothers (1965) | Have You Seen This Queen - All Day Breakfast Cafe (Jun 2023) | Willin' - Linda Ronstadt | Can Blue Men Sing The Whites - The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band | |
| 083 | I've Got My Mind Set On You - James Ray (1963) | Jaded - Miley Cyrus (Apr 2023) | Rock The Machine - Lisa O'Neill
Don't be Cruel - Billy Swan |
Whole Lotta Love (Medley) [1/4/71 Paris Theatre] - Led Zeppelin | There were two borrowed tracks this week |
| 084 | There was no wedding playlist this week due to the show being Live from Bluedot | ||||
| 085 | I've Been Everywhere - Hank Snow (1962) | Great Wind - Gabriels (Jul 2023) | Guitar Man - Elvis Presley | Stop Messin' Round - Fleetwood Mac | Elvis "borrowed" the song from Jerry Reed |
| 086 | When Will The Blues Leave? - Ornette Coleman (1958) | The Weekend - Stormzy & RAYE (Jul 2023) | Suburban Swans - Flat Worms | I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters | |
| 087 | Sh-Boom - The Chords (1954) | Birds - Divorce (Jun 2023) | Wake Up and Make Love with Me - Sinéad O'Connor | Union City Blue - Blondie | Cover of the Ian Dury original |
| 088 | Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia - Jimmie Rodgers (1932) | Get Back - Margaret Glaspy (Aug 2023) | My Sweet Lord - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley | True Blue - boygenius | Cover of the George Harrison song |
| 089 | Tumbling Tumbleweeds - Johnny Bond (1949) | Different Now (feat. Chastity Belt) - Courtney Barnett (Aug 2023) | [None] | Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran | |
| 090 | There was no wedding playlist this week due to Shaun's holiday and Matt Everitt hosting | ||||
| 091 | There was no wedding playlist this week due to this episode being a 'best of' due to Shaun's holiday | ||||
| 092 | Susie Q - Dale Hawkins (1957) | Oxford City - Frankie Archer (Sep 2023) | Mr Big - Live Fairfield Halls, Croydon/1970 - Free | [None] | |
| 093 | Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) - Doris Day (1956) | Bootleg Firecracker - Middle Kids (May 2023) | Letter from America - The Proclaimers | Bad Penny Blues - Humphrey Lyttelton | Steve Lamacq played it recently |
| 094 | Chattanooga Choo Choo (feat. Vic Schoen and His Orchestra) - The Andrews Sisters (1941) | Water - Tyla (July 2023) | [None] | Telephone Blues - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers | |
| 095 | You'll Lose a Good Thing - Barbara Lynn (1962) | There Will Be No Crying - Cleo Sol (Sep 2023) | Eleanor Rigby - Zoot | Cut That Out - Junior Wells | Cover of The Beatles original |