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Overused Purple

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

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Thu 22 May 2014 02:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • 10cc

    The Dean and I

    • The Very Best Of 10cc.
    • Mercury.

  • Jon Allen

    Night And Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Monologue Records.
    • 001.

  • Blondie

    I Want To Drag You Around

    • (CD Single).
    • Eleven Seven Music Europe.
    • 001.

  • James Blunt

    Postcards

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

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Three Little Birds

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.

  • Michael BublΓ©

    You Make Me Feel So Young

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 001.

  • The Chiffons

    He's So Fine

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll 1963 (Vol 2).
    • Connoisseur.

  • Coldplay

    A Sky Full Of Stars

    • CD Single.
    • Parlophone, Atlantic.

  • Arthur Conley

    Sweet Soul Music

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Bobby Darin

    A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

    • Oh! Look At Me Now.
    • Capitol.

  • Dido

    White Flag

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.

  • Duran Duran

    Save A Prayer

    • Now 1982 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Elbow

    My Sad Captains

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

  • Faces

    Pool Hall Richard

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

  • Paloma Faith

    Only Love Can Hurt Like This

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

  • Eddie Floyd

    Knock On Wood

    • Rediscover The 60's & 70's (Various).
    • Old Gold.

  • Chrissie Hynde

    You Or No One

    • (CD Single).
    • Caroline.
    • 001.

  • The Isley Brothers

    It's Your Thing

  • James

    Moving On

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

  • Kylie Minogue

    I Was Gonna Cancel

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

  • Youssou Ndour & Neneh Cherry

    7 Seconds

    • Love - 38 All Time Love Classics.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Stevie Nicks

    Edge Of Seventeen

    • (Single).
    • WEA.
    • 4.

  • Tom Petty

    I Won't Back Down

    • Tom Petty - Anthology.
    • MCA.

  • Pink Floyd

    Take It Back

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • The Police

    Every Breath You Take

    • The Ivor Novello Winners.
    • EMI.

  • Elvis Presley

    Suspicious Minds

  • Ram Jam

    Black Betty

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll: 1977 (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 2.

  • Chris Rea

    Let's Dance

    • Auberge EP.
    • East West Records.

  • Otis Redding

    Hard to Handle

    • Dock Of The Bay (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Santana

    Let The Children Play

    • The Ultimate Collection.
    • Columbia.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Sing

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum Records.
    • 001.

  • Nina Simone

    My Baby Just Cares For Me

    • Heartbeat - The 60's Gold Collection.
    • Global Television.

  • Sam Smith

    Stay With Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 001.

  • The Smiths

    This Charming Man

    • The Smiths - The Very Best Of.
    • WEA.
    • 2.

  • Dusty Springfield

    Nothing Has Been Proved

  • St. Paul & The Broken Bones

    Call Me

    • Half The City.
    • Single Lock Records.
    • 3.

  • Joss Stone

    Super Duper Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • Donna Summer

    MacArthur Park

    • The Dance Collection.
    • Casablanca.
    • 4.

  • U2

    New Year's Day

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Thu 22 May 2014 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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