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2 hours, 57 minutes

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Tue 20 May 201414:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Steve Arrington

    Feel So Real

    • The Greatest 80's Soul W/Ender (Va).
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • The Beach Boys

    I Get Around

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.

  • The Beatles

    Here Comes The Sun

    • 1967-1970.
    • Apple.
    • 7.

  • James Blunt

    Postcards

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 001.

  • Jackson Browne

    Somebody's Baby

  • Jake Bugg

    Lightning Bolt

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Cameo

    Word Up

    • Platinum - The Definitive R&B Collection (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music TV.

  • The Cars

    My Best Friend's Girl

    • The Cars.
    • Elektra.

  • Coldplay

    Don't Panic

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Music.

  • Hollie Cook

    Looking For Real Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Mr Bongo Records.
    • 001.

  • The Damned

    Eloise

    • Drive Time 3 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Eagles

    Heartache Tonight

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.

  • Elbow

    My Sad Captains

    • The Take Off & Landing Of Everything.
    • Fiction.
    • 001.

  • Paloma Faith

    Only Love Can Hurt Like This

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 004.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    The Chain

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 010.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)

    • Aretha Franklin - 30 Greatest Hits.
    • Atlantic.

  • Françoise Hardy

    All Over The World

    • Francoise Hardy Sings In English.
    • Vogue.

  • George Harrison

    My Sweet Lord

    • All Things Must Pass.
    • EMI.
    • 4.

  • James

    Moving On

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 001.

  • Elton John

    Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Journey

    Don't Stop Believin'

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • Linda Lewis

    Rock A Doodle Doo

    • The Sound Of The Seventies (Various Artists).
    • Warner Music TV.

  • Kylie Minogue

    I Was Gonna Cancel

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 003.

  • Olly Murs

    Troublemaker (feat. Flo Rida)

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • The Rascals

    Groovin'

    • It's Cool (Various Artists).
    • Parlophone.

  • Eli "Paperboy" Reed

    Nights Like This

    • Nights Like This.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 001.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Nowhere To Run

    • Motown - The Hits Collection Vol.2.
    • Motown.

  • Run‐D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins

    It's Like That

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • The Shires

    Nashville Grey Skies

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 001.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Girls In Their Summer Clothes

    • Magic.
    • Columbia.

  • Rod Stewart

    You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)

    • Foot Loose & Fancy Free.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The Style Council

    Long Hot Summer

    • Virgin.

  • Swing Out Sister

    Breakout

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Gino Vannelli

    I Just Wanna Stop

    • The Best Of.
    • A&M.

  • Pharrell Williams

    Marilyn Monroe

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 001.

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    BBC Radio 2

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