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Perception Is Necessary (Episode 78)

1 hour 55 minutes | Friday, 27 June 2025

Welcome to Episode 78 of the Musical Circle, hosted and directed by Ben Charles. In this episode, Ben reminds people of a few performers who will be performing at the 2025 Glastonbury Festival, as well as hyping up episode 80 of the Musical Circle, which will be an all-acoustic episode of the Musical Circle. That episode will take place on the 10th of July, which is in two weeks. Ben brings back some sections of the Musical Circle, including the New Waves Section, Indie and Alternatives Section, the Coffee Shop Section, and the Weekly Favorites Section. Here are all the songs in this episode in order:Weekly Favorites Section1. Wait So Long - Swedish House Mafia (2025) 2. Drive - Ed Sheeran (from the soundtrack of the 2025 movie Formula 1) (2025) 3. Rein Me In - Sam Fender featuring Olivia Dean (2025)4. Gold - Myles Smith (from his 2025 EP called A Minute, A Moment)New Waves Section5. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club (from the 1983 album Colour By Numbers)6. Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang (from their 1981 album Something Special)7. The Boys of Summer - Don Henley (from the 1984 album Building The Perfect Beast)8. Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band (from the 1982 album also called Abracadabra)Alternative/Indie Section9. She Won't Go Away - Faye Webster (from her 2017 album also called Faye Webster) 10. Good 4 U - Olivia Rodrigo (from her 2021 album called SOUR)11. Beaches - beabadoobee (from her 2024 album This Is How Tomorrow Moves)12. Sleeper - BADBADNOTGOOD featuring Charlotte Day Wilson (2023)Free Space Song: Oscar Winning-Tears - RAYE (from the 2023 album My 21st Century Blues)Under the Radar Section14. Witching Hour - Grace Power (2025, released June 6th, 2025)15. Just How It Goes - James Berkeley (2025, released March 7th, 2025)16. The Road - Toni Sancho (2025, released June 6th, 2025)17. Safe For Another Day - Surely Shirley (2025, released June 14th, 2025)Coffee Shop Section18. Northern Attitude - Noah Kahan (from his 2022 album called Stick Season)19. I Was Made For Loving You - Tori Kelly featuring Ed Sheeran (from Tori Kelly's 2016 album called Unbreakable Smile) 20. Black Friday - Tom Odell (2023)21. Nobody - Jade Bird (2025)Pop Section22. Mr. Electric Blue - Benson Boone (from his 2025 album American Heart)23. Nice to Meet Ya - Niall Horan (from his 2020 album called Heartbreak Weather)24. If You Ever Come Back - The Script (from the 2011 album called Science and Faith)25. Everybody Wants to Rule the World (extended version) - Tears for Fears (from the 1985 album Songs From The Big Chair)The Musical Circle will return on the 3rd of July, or July 3rd, 2025, with episode 79 that will be titled, "The Rise Of A Hero" Credits:Special Thanks to the Following: Rhys Jones, the owner of Rainbow Radio Wales, Alex, Michael, John, Tristen, Michael, Rose, Melissa, Elizabeth, Patrick, and to all my friends. Another special thank you to the many fans and listeners of the Musical Circle for the incredible support for the show.Hosted By: Ben CharlesProduced by and Editor: Melissa RodriguezSound Engineer: Elizabeth HughesAdvisor to the Director: Elizabeth HughesWritten and Directed By: Ben Charles

Perception Is Necessary (Episode 78)
The Musical Circle

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