Simon Selects Radio Show

Simon Selects Radio Show Simon Selects plays an eclectic mix of songs from the 50's up to today every Monday on NLive Radio.

  - This year we've been playing songs from years ending with a '5' and you can catch up with all the shows at the links...
04/12/2025

- This year we've been playing songs from years ending with a '5' and you can catch up with all the shows at the links below...

1965 - https://www.mixcloud.com/simonselects/show-355-1965-a-year-of-iconic-songs/

1975 - https://nliveradio.com/simonselects

1985 - https://nliveradio.com/simonselects

1995 - https://www.mixcloud.com/simonselects/show-371-the-year-1995/

2005 - https://www.mixcloud.com/simonselects/show-362-2005-a-year-of-iconic-songs/

2015 - https://www.mixcloud.com/simonselects/show-383-the-year-2015/

We may try and fit in a best songs of 2025 show before the end of the year too!

Listen to Show #383 - 2015: a year of iconic songs by Simon Selects

Nearly time for this week’s show…
01/12/2025

Nearly time for this week’s show…

Tonight's edition of Simon Selects is looking back at what was popular 50 years ago in 1975.

Expect some of the biggest hits, some novelty songs and forgotten gems and of course not forgetting one of the most iconic rock songs of all time that got to Number 1 for nine weeks on this date!

Listen in from 7pm on 106.9FM, online at nliveradio.com, via smart speaker or download the NLive Radio app! 📻

28/11/2025

On next Monday's show (1st December), we're taking another look at a year ending in a '5'.

This time we're heading back 50 years to 1975, to play some of the biggest hits, novelty songs and forgotten gems including a celebration of one of the most iconic songs of all time that got to Number 1 on this date.

What are your memories of the year? What songs should be included in the playlist? Let us know as usual in the comments!

Enjoy lots of 80's iconic songs heard across all four seasons of Stranger Things tonight...and maybe a hint at what's to...
24/11/2025

Enjoy lots of 80's iconic songs heard across all four seasons of Stranger Things tonight...and maybe a hint at what's to come in Season 5 too. 😉

Are you a fan of Stranger Things? Excited about Season 5 dropping later this week? 📺

Then you'll love tonight's edition of Simon Selects which is packed with iconic 80s tunes that stopped Vecna, opened gates, and powered the most epic moments of the series.

🎸 Grab your air guitar and turn it up to Eleven, and listen in from 7pm on 106.9FM, online at nliveradio.com, via smart speaker or download the NLive Radio app!

20/11/2025

You won't want to miss next Monday's show...👀

What songs should we include? Let us know!

For this week's  , this time last year we did a Wizard of Oz themed show to tie in with the release on Wicked.As Part 2 ...
20/11/2025

For this week's , this time last year we did a Wizard of Oz themed show to tie in with the release on Wicked.

As Part 2 is out tomorrow, it's the perfect time to get in the mood...

Listen to Show #335 - Follow the Yellow Brick Road (A Wizard of Oz Special) by Simon Selects

Nearly time for this week's show...
17/11/2025

Nearly time for this week's show...

This week's edition of Simon Selects is all about every kind of game - there's songs that mention card games, board games, playground games, video games and a whole lot more! 🎲🎮

Listen from 7pm on 106.9FM, online at nliveradio.com, via smart speaker or download the NLive Radio app!

13/11/2025

On next Monday's show (17th November), we're going to be thinking about different types of games.

From board games, to video games, to playground games. Things like cards, dice, counters/pieces, characters, skipping ropes, rhymes sung during games, anything like that.

Do you have a suggestion on what should be included in the playlist? As always, let us know in the comments below... 👇

There's 4 number 1's, lots of top 20 hits, one song that wasn't even a UK single, and one that only reached as high at  ...
10/11/2025

There's 4 number 1's, lots of top 20 hits, one song that wasn't even a UK single, and one that only reached as high at #91 in the charts.

What are they? You'll just have to listen from 7pm and find out!

Simon Selects is taking a nostalgic trip back to 1985, revisiting major chart-toppers and overlooked treasures from that year. Get ready for lots of synthesizers, some questionable fashion choices, and plenty of nostalgia!

Listen from 7pm on 106.9FM, online at nliveradio.com, through your smart speaker, or by downloading the NLive Radio app!

06/11/2025

Throughout this year, we've been rolling back the clocks to look at specific years ending in a '5'. So far we've done 1965, 1995, 2005, 2015, and on next Monday's show (November 10th) it's the turn of 1985...

Where were you? What were you doing? What can you remember about the year? What were your favourite songs? Let us know in the comments! 👇

We're delving into the back catalogue of Bruce Springsteen on tonight's show to celebrate the release of Deliver Me from...
03/11/2025

We're delving into the back catalogue of Bruce Springsteen on tonight's show to celebrate the release of Deliver Me from Nowhere in cinemas.

Tune in from 7pm and rock out! 🤘🎸🎷

With a new biopic in cinemas, tonight's edition of Simon Selects celebrates the music of The Boss aka Bruce Springsteen, with classic hits, covers, collaborations and maybe one or rare treats.

Listen in from 7pm on 106.9FM, online at nliveradio.com, via smart speaker or download the NLive Radio app.

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What is Simon Selects?

A weekly local community radio show that celebrates everything to do with pop culture by playing an eclectic mix of songs from across the decades all centred on a particular theme. Guests will often drop by and join in the conversation on that week’s subject. Nothing is out of bounds and we will play anything from the 1950’s up to present day just as long as it fits the theme. Some themes have including specific artists (The Beatles, Elton John, Bob Dylan), different genres, food and drink, movies, TV, specials on anniversaries of events, and random themes inbetween.

Tune in and have a listen - Each new show premieres every Monday from 7pm - 9pm and repeated on Saturdays from 3pm-5pm, and available to listen again on Mixcloud. On air: 106.9FM (in Northampton) Online: www.nliveradio.com On your travels: TuneIn - https://tunein.com/radio/Nlive-1069-s278208/ Listen again: www.mixcloud.com/simonselects