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Buffoonery, twaddle and terrific tunes for night owls across the UK with the Dark Lord.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Mon 11 Aug 201402:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Charles Aznavour

    She

  • Barenaked Ladies

    One Week

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • The Beach Boys

    Kokomo

    • Love At The Movies (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Michael Bolton

    How Can We Be Lovers

    • Michael Bolton - Greatest Hits 1985-1.
    • Columbia.

  • Carpenters

    (They Long To Be) Close To You

    • The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
    • A&M.

  • Adam Cohen

    We Go Home

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • Coldplay

    Clocks

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Perry Como

    Catch A Falling Star

    • Housewives Choice (Various Artists).
    • Music & Memories.

  • Deacon Blue

    A New House

    • (CD Single).
    • Medium Wave.
    • 1.

  • The Doobie Brothers

    What A Fool Believes

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Sophie Ellis‐Bextor

    The Deer & The Wolf

    • (CD Single).
    • EBGB's.

  • Paloma Faith

    Trouble With My Baby

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Manhattan

  • Lesley Gore

    It's My Party

    • Rediscover The 50's - Here Comes Summ.
    • Old Gold.

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)

    • Single Mixes.
    • RCA.

  • Faith Hill

    There You'll Be

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Chaka Khan

    Ain't Nobody

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.

  • Fern Kinney

    Together We Are Beautiful

    • The All Time Greatest Love Songs Vol.
    • Columbia.

  • MAGIC!

    Let Your Hair Down

    • Don’t Kill The Magic.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
    • 003.

  • Maroon 5

    Maps

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

  • Don McLean

    Vincent

    • Premier.

  • George Michael

    Feeling Good

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Mistura & Lloyd Michels

    The Flasher

  • Kacey Musgraves

    Keep It to Yourself

    • Same Trailer Different Park.
    • Mercury.
    • 009.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Always On My Mind

    • Pet Shop Boys - Discography.
    • Parlophone.

  • Daniel Powter

    Bad Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Elvis Presley

    Jailhouse Rock

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Nile Rodgers

    Do What You Wanna Do

    • (CD Single).
    • CR2 Records.
    • 1.

  • Roxy Music

    Love Is the Drug

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • Santana

    Let The Children Play

    • The Ultimate Collection.
    • Columbia.

  • The Script

    Superheroes

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Sam Smith

    I'm Not The Only One

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 5.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    I'm On Fire

    • Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA.
    • CBS.

  • Status Quo

    The Wild Side Of Life

    • Whatever You Want - V.Best Of Status.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Rod Stewart

    Oh No, Not My Baby

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

  • Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb

    Guilty

    • Polydor.

  • Ten Sharp

    You

    • Ten Sharp.
    • Columbia.

  • Dionne Warwick

    You'll Never Get to Heaven

    • Dionne Warwick - The Love Songs.
    • Arista.

  • Within Temptation & Dave Pirner

    Whole World Is Watching

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Aug 201402:00
    BBC Radio 2

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