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11 minutes ago: Elton John - This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
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10 minutes ago: Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together
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5 minutes ago: Aviator - Come Back
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a minute ago: Diana Ross - Love Hangover
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2 minutes ago: Taylor Swift - Hot-The Fate of Ophelia
12 minutes ago: John Williams, Chris Laurence Quartet, John T. Williams, Laurence Cottle, Harold Fisher, Ralph Salmins & Ian Thomas - Theme from Schindler's List
4 minutes ago: Stevie Wonder - That Girl
9 minutes ago: Ennio Morricone, Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Prague - Morricone: Deborah's Theme
16 minutes ago: David Bowie - "Heroes"
8 minutes ago: Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
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4 minutes ago: UB40 - Red Red Wine
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a minute ago: George Frideric Handel - Water Music Suite No.2 in D major (2)
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2 minutes ago: Taylor Swift - Hot-The Fate of Ophelia
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2 minutes ago: Peter Cetera & Amy Grant - The Next Time I Fall
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8 minutes ago: James & BBC Concert Orchestra - Perfect Day (Radio 2 Piano Room, 4 Feb 2026)