London 2012 Olympics - the full playlist

Well, did you spot them all?

Captain Algernon - Eton Boating Song
Elgar - Land of Hope and Glory
The Jam - Going Underground
Muse - Map of the Problematique
Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen
The Clash - London Calling
Simon May - EastEnders Theme
William Blake - Jerusalem
Elgar - Nimrod
Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Eric Coates - Dambusters March
Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks
Monty Norman - James Bond Theme
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo
Vangelis - Chariots of Fire
Arthur Wood - The Archers Theme
Winifred Atwell - Black and White Rag
John Philip Sousa - The Liberty Bell (Monty Python)
Eric Spear - Coronation Street Theme
Ron Grainer - Doctor Who Theme
Sugababes - Push the Button
OMD - Enola Gay
David Rose - The Stripper
Lionel Bart - Food Glorious Food
Irwin Kostal - Bedknobs and Broomsticks
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
Rizzle Kicks - When I Was a Youngster
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Colin Tully - Gregorys Girl Theme
William Pitt - City Lights
The Who - My Generation
The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
Millie Small - My Boy Lollipop
The Kinks - All Day and All of the Night
The Beatles - She Loves You
Mud - Tiger Feet
Led Zeppelin - Trampled Underfoot
The Specials - A Message to You Rudy
David Bowie - Starman
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
Duran Duran - The Reflex
New Order - Blue Monday
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax
Soul II Soul - Back To Life
Happy Mondays - Step On
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
Prodigy - Firestarter
Underworld - Born Slippy
Jaan Kenbrovin - I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
Blur - Song 2
Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers
Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
The Beatles - Come Together
Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse - Valerie
Radiohead - Creep
Muse - Uprising
Kano & Mikey J - Random Antics
Tinie Tempah - Pass Out
MIA - Paper Planes
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
The Chemical Brothers - Galvanize
High Contrast - Moon Watcher
Underworld - Always Loved A Film
Underworld - Dark And Long
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive
Underworld - Minneapolis
High Contrast - Reach
High Contrast - Ghost Dance
Underworld - Confusion
Adele - Rolling in the Deep
Wretch 32 - Traktor
Fuck Buttons - Olympians
High Contrast - Can’t Stop This Fire
Emeli Sande - Heaven
Underworld - Moon In Water
Underworld - Crocodile
U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
ELO - Mr Blue Sky
High Contrast - For Years
Underworld - Dirty Epic
High Contrast - The Long Way Home
Underworld - Rez
David Bowie - Heroes
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot
Roll Deep - Shake a Leg
Oasis - The Hindu Times
Oasis - Wonderwall
William Monk/Henry Francis - Abide With Me
Pink Floyd - Eclipse
The Beatles - The End
The Beatles - Hey Jude

Hey Jude, don't pull Paul McCartney's plug

LONDON 2012 chiefs have promised not to pull the plug on Paul McCartney when he closes the Olympic Games ceremony this coming Friday.

Macca, rudely interrupted as he duetted with Bruce Springsteen at Hyde Park’s Hard Rock Calling, will be given leave to carry on regardless.

(Which is a good thing if you love The Beatles, or a bad thing if you reckon the 70-year-old pop knight’s voice is shot.)

The former Beatle will lead 80,000 spectators at the Olympic Stadium in a mass singalong of Hey Jude.

It promises to be the emotional highpoint of the £27 million spectacular dreamed up by Trainspotting and Shallow Grave movie director Danny Boyle.

There had been worries that McCartney might miss out on his moment of Olympic glory after parts of the ceremony were cut because of fears that it might over-run.

Were you heartbroken to hear that the BMX stunt team got the boot? Me neither.

The audience will enjoy a scene that represents a traditional and idyllic view of the British countryside. There will be picnics, staged by 10,000 volunteers, a hill that looks like Glastonbury Tor – complete with clouds – and maypoles topped with thistles, leeks, roses and flax.

The stars of the show will include 70 sheep, 12 horses, 10 chickens, 10 ducks, nine geese, three sheepdogs and two goats. And expect Old Macdonald to make an appearance, too.

The scene will then shift to an urban environment with the Thames at its centre.

Boyle has called the ceremony Isles of Wonder, taken from a speech by Caliban in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and says it will be a picture of a nation recovering from its industrial legacy.

Sounds like Mull of Kintyre to me.