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Simon plays three tunes all over five minutes including The Who, Sugarhill Gang and ABBA. The confession comes courtesy of Rumpole and his over-enthusiastic work experience. And Simon in Oxfordshire gives us his answer to the homework question, why are red carpets are red?

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Tue 8 Jul 201417:05
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • ABBA

    Eagle

    • Abba - Love Stories.
    • Polydor.

  • Paul Anka

    Smells Like Teen Spirit

  • Foster the People

    Coming of Age

    • Supermodel.
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • Kraftwerk

    Autobahn

    • (Single).
    • Vertigo.

  • Naughty Boy

    Home (feat. SAM ROMANS) (feat. ROMANS)

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.

  • Nena

    99 Luftballoons

  • Roy Orbison

    Oh, Pretty Woman

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
    • 16.

  • The Passions

    I'm In Love With A German Film Star

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.

  • La Roux

    Uptight Downtown

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • The Sugarhill Gang

    Rapper's Delight

    • Global Television.

  • T. Rex

    Children of the Revolution

    • Tanx + Zinc Alloy.
    • Edsel.
    • 006.

  • Texas

    Summer Son

    • Texas - The Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.

  • Trio

    Da Da Da

    • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
    • Reader's Digest.

  • The Who

    Won't Get Fooled Again

    • The Who - Who's Better, Who's Best.
    • Polydor.

Broadcast

  • Tue 8 Jul 201417:05
    BBC Radio 2