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Marc Riley sits in: Tenuous links abound!

Marc Riley sits in for Guy Garvey this weekend, with a Tenuous Links special.

It's Marc Riley's Finest Flour - for one week only!
In Guy's absence this weekend, Marc bakes up a fabulous Tenuous Links edition for a Sunday afternoon.

Welcome to a three-hour excursion into the workings of the grey matter encased in the cranium of a certain Marc Riley. All of the afternoon's tunes are, in some way, shape or form, connected. The more tenuous, the better!

Marc also takes a listen back to Mark E Smith reading the football results for the BBC in 2005. The mind boggles!

Bon après-midi!

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Music Played

  • The Smiths

    William, It Was Really Nothing

    • The Sound Of The Smiths.
    • Rhino.
    • 6.

  • Graham Coxon

    Billy Says

    • Castle Park.
    • Transgressive.

  • Blur

    Tender

    • 13.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 1.

  • Pip Blom

    Daddy Issues

    • Heavenly Recordings.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City

    • Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J..
    • Columbia.
    • 9.

  • King Crimson

    Red

    • Red.
    • Declan Colgan Music Ltd.
    • 1.

  • Peter Gabriel

    Solsbury Hill

    • Virgin.

  • Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

    Bend It

    • Hits Of ... 65 & 66 (Vol.1).
    • Polydor.

  • The Troggs

    Love Is All Around

    • The Best Of Dick James Music - Vol 1.
    • Polygram.

  • R.E.M.

    It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

    • I.R.S..

  • Love

    A House Is Not A Motel

    • Forever Changes: Expanded and Remastered.
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 2.

  • Love with Johnny Echols

    Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale (6 Music Session, 20 Apr 2026)

  • The Rutles

    Cheese and Onions

    • The Rutles.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 18.

  • Lou Reed

    Satellite Of Love

    • Global Television.

  • Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

    Harry Irene

    • Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller).
    • Virgin Records.
    • 4.

  • Jeff Buckley

    Grace

    • Columbia.

  • Bob Dylan

    Gotta Serve Somebody

    • Slow Train Coming.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Harry Nilsson

    Gotta Get Up

    • Nilsson Schmilsson.
    • RCA Records Label.
    • 1.

  • Debbie Harry

    French Kissin' in the USA

    • Rockbird.
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 2.

  • Édith Piaf

    Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (No Regrets)

    • Memories ... Are Made Of This.
    • Dino.

  • Ye Nuns

    We Do Wie Du

    • Nun More Black.
    • Radiowave Recordings.

  • Serious Drinking

    The Revolution Starts at Closing Time

    • The Revolution Starts at Closing Time....
    • Workers Playtime Music Co..
    • 9.

  • Wendy & Lisa

    Waterfall '89

    • VIRGIN.

  • TLC

    Waterfalls

    • Laface.

  • Jeffrey Lewis

    End Result

    • 12 Crass Songs.
    • Rough Trade.
    • 001.

  • The Fall

    Kicker Conspiracy

    • 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong: 39 Golden Greats.
    • Sanctuary Midline.
    • 013.

  • Julian Cope

    Safesurfer

    • Peggy Suicide.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 6.

  • T. Rex

    Baby Strange

    • The Slider.
    • Edsel Records.
    • 010.

  • Gloria Jones

    Tainted Love

    • Rude Boy Arrival.
    • TELSTAR.

  • The The

    Heartland

    • Infected.
    • Epic.
    • 3.

  • Pulp

    Lipgloss

    • Island.

  • Buzzcocks

    Lipstick

    • EMI.

  • The Smashing Pumpkins

    1979

    • HUT MUSIC.

  • Magazine

    Shot By Both Sides

    • Virgin.

  • The Pioneers

    Long Shot Kick De Bucket

    • Trojan.

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Run, Run, Run

    • A Whole New Thing.
    • Epic/Legacy.
    • 3.

  • Jo Jo Gunne

    Run Run Run

    • The Sound Of The Seventies (Various Artists).
    • Warner Music TV.

  • Chuck Berry

    Jo Jo Gunne

    • Berry Is On Top.
    • Geffen.
    • 8.

  • Billie Holiday

    Strange Fruit

    • Lady Sings the Blues (Amazon Edition).
    • Not Now Music.
    • 29.

  • Metronomy

    Holiday

    • Nights Out.
    • Because Music.
    • 008.

  • Peggy Sue

    Yo Mama

    • Chess Club.

  • Pete & the Pirates

    Come to The Bar

    • Stolen Recordings Ltd.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 31 May 2026 13:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Last Monday 00:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music