Beds

It would be great if someone could fill it in!
A music bed is a piece of music, usually an instrumental song, which radio DJs will use to add ambiance between songs and other #content. Many of the music beds Shaun Keaveny uses on Community Garden Radio are carried over from his BBC Radio 6 Music shows[1].
Shaun is particularly well known for his use of Hawaiian music beds of which there are several different ones which are used. Other beds serve a specific purpose, such as the "Hill Street Blues" theme song which signifies the last link at the end of the show and is sometimes accompanied by Shaun singing "it's bloody Hill Street Blues".
List of music beds
Name of bed | Artist | Notes | Streaming Link |
---|---|---|---|
Albatross | Fleetwood Mac | Open in Spotify | |
Aloha Oe | George Kulokahai and His Island Serenaders | Hawaiian music bed | Open in Spotify |
Animal Magic | Laurie Johnson/Group Forty Orchestra | Open in Spotify | |
Back Stabbers | MFSB | Open in Spotify | |
"Bergerac" Theme | Open in Spotify | ||
Brokeback Mountain | Gustavo Santaolalla | Open in Spotify | |
Christmas Morning | Patrick Hawes | Used in the Christmas Test Broadcast | Open in Spotify |
Fantastic Shine | Love of Lesbian | Open in Spotify | |
For Your Babies | Simply Red | Open in Spotify | |
Greatest Day | Take That | Open in Spotify | |
Groovin' With Mr Bloe | Mr Bloe | Open in Spotify | |
Happy Birthday Calypso | Cavendish Music | Used during Birthday Boulevard segment | Open in Spotify |
Hawaiian Wedding Song | The Waikiki Beach Boys | Hawaiian music bed | Open in Spotify |
"Hill Street Blues" Theme | Used during the final link of the show | Open in Spotify | |
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm | Klaus Wunderlich | Open in Spotify | |
Left Bank Two (Vision On Gallery Theme) | Wayne Hill | Open in Spotify | |
Machine Gun | Commodores | Open in Spotify | |
Mary Jane | Breakdown Brass | Open in Spotify | |
MASO bed | Used during middle-aged shout-outs segment | ||
Never Ending Story | Limahl | Open in Spotify | |
News bed | Used during news segment | ||
On the Road Again | Willie Nelson | Used in Episode 038 during the services segment | Open in Spotify |
"Open Arms" ambience | Pub ambiance used during Open Arms links | ||
Paradise Maui | David Luong | Hawaiian music bed | Open in Spotify |
"Parkinson" Theme | Often used as the bed for the opening link | Open on YouTube | |
"Rhubarb and Custard" Theme | Open in Spotify | ||
"The Rockford Files" Theme | Open in Spotify | ||
Santas Grotto | Patrick Hawes | Used in the Christmas Test Broadcast during the Santa segment | Open in Spotify |
"Steptoe & Son" Theme | Open in Spotify | ||
"Succession" Main Title Theme | Nicholas Britell | Often used in conjunction with the Logan Roy cartwall clip | Open in Spotify |
Sunday Samba | Alfonso Santisteban | Open in Spotify | |
Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows (Instrumental) | Lesley Gore | Open in Spotify | |
The Last Time | The Andrew Oldham Orchestra | first used in Episode 034 as the bed for the opening link | Open in Spotify |
"This Is Your Life" Theme | Sometimes used as the bed for the opening link | Open in Spotify | |
"Taxi" Theme | Open in Spotify |
References
- ↑ Shaun Keaveny. Episode 002. 22 December 2021. "Thanks to Phil Smith for sending me these" - approx. timestamp 7:18