Eastside 89.7 FM

The Hairpin Turn

01.03.26

Aired on Sunday 1st March 2026, 12:30AM

The Hairpin Turn is an eclectic mix of the finest music across a variety of years, genres, styles, moods and fragrances. Keep your dancing shoes handy for the fast stuff, a box of tissues ready for the sentimental stuff, and a fresh pot of ginger and lemon tea for the singalong stuff. There's bound to be a song you know. Maybe there's a song you'll fall in love with at first listen.Each performance of The Hairpin Turn is in two movements:La DansetteA mini-party. Music at a fixed BPM for dancing, singing, carousing, marching upon castles, etc.; however the witching hour pleases you.Deeper into MusicMusic following a theme. Past subjects of the week: contrafacts, psychogeography, Billy Strayhorn, Tom Waits.If you have comments, questions or playlist suggestions, please email Mathew at thehairpinturn@eastsidefm.org

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Tracklist

  1. 01

    Pet Shop Boys

    Left to My Own Devices

  2. 02

    Faithless feat. Boy George

    Why Go?

  3. 03

    Associates

    Party Fears Two

  4. 04

    George Michael

    White Light (Steven Redant and Phil Romano's Divine Vox mix)

  5. 05

    Tegan And Sara

    Closer (Slow Waves remix)

  6. 06

    Dinosaur L

    #5 (Go Bang!) (François K remix)

  7. 07

    Ignatius Jones

    Whispering Your Name (Binky Alfonzo remix)

  8. 08

    Sylvester

    You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

  9. 09

    Chemical Brothers feat. Kele Okereke

    Believe

  10. 10

    Sam Sparro

    Happiness (Kim Anh + Small Pyramids remix)

  11. 11

    David Bowie

    John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)

  12. 12

    Goldfrapp

    Number 1 (Alan Braxe and Fred Falke main remix)

  13. 13

    Itch-E & Scratch-E

    Imperial Rockets

  14. 1:33

    Carl Bean

    I Was Born This Way

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