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22/01/2009

With his mix of music and banter, Alex Lester makes weekday mornings the best time of the day. Including Pause for Thought.

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Thu 22 Jan 200903:00
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Music Played

  • Aztec Camera

    Somewhere in My Heart

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Estelle

    American Boy

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 3.

  • Imelda May

    Johnny Got A Boom Boom

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Classics & Jazz.
    • 1.

  • Elton John

    Philadelphia Freedom

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Cher

    Believe

    • Love Songs - 39 All Time Love Classic.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • James Taylor

    It's Growing

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.

  • The Cars

    My Best Friend's Girl

    • The Cars.
    • Elektra.

  • Saint Etienne

    He's On The Phone

    • The Best Album In The World Ever!(Va).
    • Virgin.
    • 11.

  • Bryn Christopher

    Fearless

    • (CD Single).

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Don't Bring Me Down

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.
    • 4.

  • James Morrison

    Broken Strings (feat. Nelly Furtado)

    • Polydor.

  • Steve Winwood

    Higher Love

    • Music Of The Year: 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Universal-Island Records.

  • The Impressions

    People Get Ready

    • Soul Deep: The Story Of Black Popular Music (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Working on a Dream

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • James Brown

    Get Up Offa That Thing

    • 20 All Time Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
    • 6.

  • Carole King

    It's Too Late

    • Carole King - Tapestry.
    • Epic.

  • Tom Jones

    Give A Little Love

    • (CD Single).
    • S-Curve Records.
    • 1.

  • The Beat

    Hands Off...She's Mine

    • The Beat - Beat This!.
    • Sire.

  • Gabrielle

    Rise

    • Gabrielle - Rise.
    • Go Beat.

  • Jem

    It's Amazing

    • (CD Single).

  • Stevie Wonder

    Master Blaster (Jammin')

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.

  • Newton Faulkner

    Dream Catch Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Ugly Truth.

  • David McWilliams

    The Days Of Pearly Spencer

    • Sounds Of The Sixties - 20 Swinging H.
    • Telstar.

  • The Cardigans

    Lovefool

    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • T. Rex

    20th Century Boy

    • Tanx + Zinc Alloy.
    • Edsel.
    • 009.

  • Alesha Dixon

    Breathe Slow

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum.
    • 1.

  • Bob Dylan

    I Want You

    • Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

    The Love I Lost

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

  • Girls Aloud

    The Loving Kind

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Space

    Female Of The Species

    • Crush (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Erasure

    Ship of Fools

    • Erasure - Pop!.
    • Mute Records.

  • Coldplay

    Life In Technicolor II

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Chris Farlowe

    Out Of Time

    • 99p Guarantees You 73 Minutes 22 Seconds Of Great Music!!! (Various Artists).
    • See For Miles.
    • 2.

  • Daniel Merriweather

    Change (feat. Wale)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Donna Summer

    State Of Independence

    • Club Tropicana (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Thu 22 Jan 200903:00
    BBC Radio 2

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