Merran Regan’s IN THE SPOTLIGHT show on Wednesdays from 4-7pm is a mix of popular music, interviews and guests.
Each week Merran chooses a music theme and invites listeners to call in with requests along that theme to be played live during the show. You can see each week’s theme listed on Merran’s facebook page In The Spotlight with Merran Regan on Northside Radio. Merran plays an eclectic mix of pop, rock, jazz, indie, country, even musical theatre from Australia and all around the world – from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s through to songs from today. She regularly interviews local mayors, actors, playwrights, directors, artists, musicians, performers, writers, authors, artistic directors and producers across all art forms – theatre, dance, opera, musicals, festivals, family events, even kids shows.
Tune in 4-7pm Wednesday afternoons.
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Playlists
| Time | Title | Artist | |
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16:00 | A Journalist's Dream | Out To The World |
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16:07 | Honky Tonk Women | The Rolling Stones |
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16:10 | How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) | James Taylor |
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16:14 | Rhiannon | Fleetwood Mac |
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16:21 | Fernando | ABBA |
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16:25 | Electric Blue | Icehouse |
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16:38 | Desperado | Eagles |
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16:43 | Let Her Go | Passenger |
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16:47 | Sweet About Me | Gabriella Cilmi |
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16:51 | You Are so Beautiful (Live at Woodstock) | Joe Cocker |
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16:54 | Tapestry (Live) | Carole King |
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16:58 | Crying | Roy Orbison |
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17:07 | Never Tear Us Apart | INXS |
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17:21 | Moondance | Van Morrison |
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17:27 | Romeo And Juliet | Dire Straits |
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17:34 | All Kinds of Everything | Dana |
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17:36 | Dreams | Fleetwood Mac |
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17:41 | Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) | Elton John |
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17:47 | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | U2 |
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17:52 | California Dreamin' | Mamas & The Papas |
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17:55 | Sailing To Philadelphia | Mark Knopfler |
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18:16 | Go Your Own Way | Fleetwood Mac |
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18:19 | Shout | Johnny O'Keefe |
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18:24 | Cecilia | Simon & Garfunkel |
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18:27 | Constant Craving | k.d. lang |
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18:31 | My Girl | The Temptations |
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18:34 | Royals | Lorde |
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18:37 | Rolling in the Deep | Adele |
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18:42 | Riptide | Vance Joy |
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18:46 | Ticket To Ride | The Beatles |
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18:49 | Better Together | Jack Johnson |
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18:53 | You Can Call Me Al | Paul Simon |
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18:58 | Eleanor Rigby | The Beatles |
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16:06 | Arkansas Grass | Axiom |
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16:09 | Glory Of Love | Peter Cetera |
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16:13 | True Colors | Cyndi Lauper |
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16:16 | Keep on Smilin | John Paul Young |
| 16:21 | Oh, Pretty Woman (false) | Roy Orbison | |
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16:26 | Standing in the Rain (2021 - Remaster) | John Paul Young |
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16:28 | Never Knew Love Like This Before | Stephanie Mills |
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16:33 | Too Many Times | Mental As Anything |
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16:37 | Heart Of The Night | Poco |
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16:42 | The Way You Make Me Feel (Single Version) | Michael Jackson |
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16:47 | You Can't Hurry Love | Phil Collins |
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16:49 | Sorrento Moon | Tina Arena |
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16:55 | A Mean Pair of Jeans | Marty Rhone |
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16:57 | Reelin' In The Years | Steely Dan |
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17:00 | A Journalist's Dream | Out To The World |
| 17:06 | Old Man (Album Version) | Art Garfunkel | |
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17:09 | Express Yourself | Madonna |
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17:12 | Love Will Lead You Back (Single Edit) | Taylor Dayne |
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17:17 | Down Under | Men at Work |
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17:22 | What's New Pussycat? | Tom Jones |
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17:29 | He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother | The Hollies |
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17:31 | Alone | Bee Gees |
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17:36 | Thunder in My Heart | Leo Sayer |
| 17:40 | She Works Hard for the Money (12" Single Remix) | Donna Summer | |
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17:44 | Because You Loved Me (Theme from "Up Close and Personal") | Céline Dion |
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17:49 | Happy Anniversary | Little River Band |
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17:56 | Escape (The Pina Colada Song | Rupert Holmes |
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18:00 | A Journalist's Dream | Out To The World |
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18:05 | Hold Me Now | Thompson Twins |
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18:10 | Everybody Wants To Rule The World | Tears For Fears |
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18:14 | Say My Name (Radio Edit) | Destiny's Child |
| 18:19 | B Around (Original Mix) | Ken@Work | |
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18:23 | Don't Worry Baby | The Beach Boys |
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18:29 | Golden Brown | The Stranglers |
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18:36 | On Broadway | George Benson |
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18:39 | True | Spandau Ballet |
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18:45 | Lovefool (Radio Edit) | The Cardigans |
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18:49 | I Am Woman | Helen Reddy |
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18:52 | Baker Street | Gerry Rafferty |
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18:56 | Island Girl | Elton John |
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16:06 | The Best Disco in Town | The Ritchie Family |
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16:09 | Shake You Down | Gregory Abbott |
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16:12 | Sail On - Single Version | Commodores |
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16:16 | I Just Want To Be Your Everything | Andy Gibb |
| 16:21 | Down On The Corner (Album Version) | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |
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16:25 | Who Were You With In The Moonlight | Dollar |
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16:28 | Easy Lover | Phil Collins |
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16:33 | Say I Love You | Renee Geyer |
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16:40 | (Lover) You Don't Treat Me No Good | Sonia Dada |
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16:46 | Mars and Venus (Radio Mix) | The Rubber Boys |
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16:49 | I Want You | Savage Garden |
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16:53 | Superstition - Single Version | Stevie Wonder |
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16:57 | My Life | Billy Joel |
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17:05 | All Of My Heart | ABC |
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17:10 | C'est La Vie | Robbie Nevil |
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17:13 | Hazy Shade of Winter | The Bangles |
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17:16 | Reckless | Australian Crawl |
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17:23 | She Came In Through The Bathroom Window | Joe Cocker |
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17:25 | Tonight I Celebrate My Love | Peabo Bryson |
| 17:29 | Xanadu (Album Version) | Electric Light Orchestra | |
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17:32 | Cool Change | Little River Band |
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17:38 | Lay Down Sally | Eric Clapton |
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17:42 | Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper |
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17:45 | As Long As You Love Me | Backstreet Boys |
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17:49 | Crazy | Icehouse |
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17:54 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John |
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18:06 | Ramblin' Man | The Allman Brothers Band |
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18:09 | De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da | The Police |
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18:13 | Can't Get Enough of Your Love | Taylor Dayne |
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18:17 | A Little More Love | Olivia Newton-John |
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18:22 | Baby, Now That I've Found You | The Foundations |
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18:24 | Denim & Lace | Marty Rhone |
| 18:27 | Send my an angel | Đang Cập Nhật | |
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18:31 | Are You Old Enough | Dragon |
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18:35 | You Are So Beautiful | Joe Cocker |
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18:38 | Waiting for a Star to Fall | Boy Meets Girl |
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18:43 | Absolutely Everybody | Vanessa Amorosi |
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18:46 | All Out of Love | Air Supply |
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18:50 | Gonna Get Along Without You Now | Viola Wills |
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18:53 | Handy Man | James Taylor |
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18:57 | Right Back Where We Started From | Maxine Nightingale |
| Time | Title | Artist | |
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16:00 | A Journalist's Dream | Out To The World |
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16:08 | I Can't Stand the Rain | Seal |
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16:12 | Rain On Me (with Ariana Grande) | Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande |
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16:16 | Who'll Stop The Rain | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| 16:18 | Rainy Days And Mondays | Carpenters | |
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16:24 | It Never Rains in Southern California | Albert Hammond |
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16:46 | Here Comes The Rain Again | Eurythmics |
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16:53 | Fire And Rain | James Taylor |
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16:57 | Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head | John Farnham |
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17:07 | Sounds of Then (This Is Australia) | GANGgajang |
| 17:11 | Purple Rain (Short Version) | Prince, The Revolution | |
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17:12 | Stormy Weather | Etta James |
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17:13 | Dreams | Fleetwood Mac |
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17:18 | Crying In The Rain | The Everly Brothers |
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17:20 | Raining In My Heart | Buddy Holly |
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17:24 | Riders On The Storm | The Doors |
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17:47 | Umbrella | Rihanna |
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17:54 | Rainy Day Song | Neil Diamond |
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17:58 | Lovely Weather for Ducks | Rosemary Clooney |
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18:08 | Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head | John Farnham |
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18:10 | Raining On The Rock | John Williamson |
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18:14 | Sunshine On A Rainy Day | Christine Anu |
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18:18 | Standing In The Rain | John Paul Young |
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18:24 | Rhythm of the Rain | The Cascades |
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18:27 | Rainy Day People | Gordon Lightfoot |
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18:29 | A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall | Bryan Ferry |
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18:35 | Set Fire to the Rain | Adele |
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18:39 | Standin' in the Rain | Electric Light Orchestra |
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18:45 | It's Raining Men | Geri Halliwell |
| 18:49 | Medley: Sweetest Goodbye / Sunday Morning | Maroon 5 | |
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18:53 | Banana Pancakes | Jack Johnson |
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18:57 | Don't Rain On My Parade | Barbra Streisand |
| Time | Title | Artist | |
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| 16:09 | Nothing Breaks Like A Heart | Pretenders | |
| 16:13 | We Will Rock You | Queen | |
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16:16 | Old Phone | Ed Sheeran |
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16:20 | You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman | Aretha Franklin |
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16:21 | A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall | Bryan Ferry |
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16:27 | We've Only Just Begun | Carpenters |
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16:40 | Sweet Caroline | Neil Diamond |
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16:49 | Spooky | Dusty Springfield |
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16:52 | At Seventeen (Remastered) | Janis Ian |
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16:57 | Love Is A Losing Game | Amy Winehouse |
| 17:07 | Come Away With Me | Norah Jones | |
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17:25 | Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes | Paul Simon |
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17:42 | I Don't Know How to Love Him | Marcia Hines |
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17:48 | Secret O' Life (Live) | James Taylor |
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17:53 | Harvest Moon | Neil Young |
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17:58 | Big Yellow Taxi | Joni Mitchell |
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18:07 | White Rhythm & Blues | Linda Ronstadt |
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18:12 | Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels) | Jim Croce |
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18:15 | The Day You Went Away | Wendy Matthews |
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18:21 | Englishman In New York | Sting |
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18:26 | Tears In Heaven | Eric Clapton |
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18:39 | Ain't No Sunshine | Bill Withers |
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18:44 | At Last | Etta James |
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18:47 | You Are So Beautiful | Joe Cocker |
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18:50 | Make You Feel My Love | Adele |
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18:54 | She | Elvis Costello |
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18:57 | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life | Stevie Wonder |