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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 |
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Albatross | Fleetwood Mac | ![]() | |
Aloha Oe | George Kulokahai and His Island Serenaders | Hawaiian music bed | ![]() |
Animal Magic | Laurie Johnson/Group Forty Orchestra | ![]() | |
Back Stabbers | MFSB | ![]() | |
"Bergerac" Theme | ![]() | ||
Brokeback Mountain | Gustavo Santaolalla | ![]() | |
Cavatina (Theme from "The Deer Hunter") | John Williams | ![]() | |
Christmas Morning | Patrick Hawes | Used in the Christmas Test Broadcast | ![]() |
Fantastic Shine | Love of Lesbian | ![]() | |
For Your Babies | Simply Red | ![]() | |
Greatest Day | Take That | ![]() | |
Groovin' With Mr Bloe | Mr Bloe | ![]() | |
Happy Birthday Calypso | Cavendish Music | Used during Birthday Boulevard segment | ![]() |
Hawaiian Wedding Song | The Waikiki Beach Boys | Hawaiian music bed | ![]() |
"Hill Street Blues" Theme | Used during the final link of the show | ![]() | |
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm | Klaus Wunderlich | ![]() | |
Left Bank Two (Vision On Gallery Theme) | Wayne Hill | ![]() | |
Machine Gun | Commodores | ![]() | |
Mary Jane | Breakdown Brass | ![]() | |
MASO bed | Used during middle-aged shout-outs segment | ||
Never Ending Story | Limahl | ![]() | |
News bed | Used during news segment | ||
On the Road Again | Willie Nelson | Used in Episode 038 during the services segment | ![]() |
"Open Arms" ambience | Pub ambiance used during Open Arms links | ||
"Paint Along With Nancy Kominsky" Theme | Open on YouTube | ||
Paradise Maui | David Luong | Hawaiian music bed | ![]() |
"Parkinson" Theme | Often used as the bed for the opening link | Open on YouTube | |
"Rhubarb and Custard" Theme | ![]() | ||
"The Rockford Files" Theme | ![]() | ||
Santas Grotto | Patrick Hawes | Used in the Christmas Test Broadcast during the Santa segment | ![]() |
"Steptoe & Son" Theme | ![]() | ||
"Succession" Main Title Theme | Nicholas Britell | Often used in conjunction with the Logan Roy cartwall clip | ![]() |
Sunday Samba | Alfonso Santisteban | ![]() | |
Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows (Instrumental) | Lesley Gore | ![]() | |
The Last Time | The Andrew Oldham Orchestra | first used in Episode 034 as the bed for the opening link | ![]() |
"This Is Your Life" Theme | Sometimes used as the bed for the opening link | ![]() | |
"Taxi" Theme | ![]() |
References
- ↑ Shaun Keaveny. Episode 002. 22 December 2021. "Thanks to Phil Smith for sending me these" - approx. timestamp 7:18