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With apologies to Ken Dodd

Simon Mayo

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It's 9am and I'm on my 6th underground train of the day. I know. I wasn't expecting it either. But I do know that everyone was deliberately getting in my way and the tubes were officially going slowly to frustrate my plans. But though sheer athletic power and muscularity, I triumphed anyway,

So well done me.

The rest of the day might progress at a more sedate pace. First thing to say is that we have some top drawer live tunes today from David Gray and Leann Rimes. Yes really. Leann had been a country superstar since forever, selling 44 million albums over 2 decades and that is big time. Davis always thought Snow In Vegas should be a duet so when he chanced a meeting with Leann backstage on his last US tour, he mentioned it. She said yes and now here they are! David and Leann after 6

And we should do HAPPINESS songs today again as the United Nations wants us to. They are asking Ed Sheeran, James Blunt and others to compile the worlds happiest playlist. So we are joining in but here’s the twist; how about happy songs which don’t mention the word ‘happy’ in the title? This means they are cleverer. These are songs that make you feel happy through their lyrics, rhythm and melody, but no happiness in the title. You are more than up to it!

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