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The PretendersTime The AvengerLearning To Crawl
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  • "Time The Avenger"
  • Album: Learning To Crawl
  • Artist: The Pretenders
  • Released: 1984
Ray DaviesWaterloo SunsetThe Kinks Choral Collection
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  • "Waterloo Sunset"
  • Album: The Kinks Choral Collection
  • Artist: Ray Davies
  • Released: 2009
The Ohio University Leading TonesBrickUniveristy A Cappella!
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  • "Brick"
  • Album: Univeristy A Cappella!
  • Artist: Ben Folds
  • Released: 2009
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Hate On Me"Glee: The Music, Volume One"
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  • "Hate On Me"
  • Album: "Glee: The Music, Volume One"
  • Artist: Various
  • Released: 2009
No Air"Glee: The Music, Volume One"
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  • "No Air"
  • Album: "Glee: The Music, Volume One"
  • Artist: Various
  • Released: 2009
Don't Stop Believin'"Glee: The Music, Volume One"
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  • "Don't Stop Believin'"
  • Album: "Glee: The Music, Volume One"
  • Artist: Various
  • Released: 2009
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic ZerosHomeUp From Below
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  • "Home"
  • Album: Up From Below
  • Artist: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
  • Released: 2009
Joe CockerHitchcock RailwayJoe Cocker!
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  • "Hitchcock Railway"
  • Album: Joe Cocker!
  • Artist: Joe Cocker
  • Released: 2009
Mark KnopflerCleaning My GunGet Lucky
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  • "Cleaning My Gun"
  • Album: Get Lucky
  • Artist: Mark Knopfler
  • Released: 2009
Paul WellerSunflowerPaul Weller - Modern Classics: The Greatest Hits
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  • "Sunflower"
  • Album: Paul Weller - Modern Classics: The Greatest Hits
  • Artist: Paul Weller
  • Released: 1998

Playlist - Hour Two

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Rickie Lee JonesWild GirlBalm in Gilead
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  • "Wild Girl"
  • Album: Balm in Gilead
  • Artist: Rickie Lee Jones
  • Released: 2009
The XXVCRXX
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  • "VCR"
  • Album: XX
  • Artist: The XX
  • Released: 2009
Lou Reed Walk on the Wild SideTransformer
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  • "Walk on the Wild Side"
  • Album: Transformer
  • Artist: Lou Reed
  • Released: 2002
Joshua James Coal WarBuild Me This
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  • "Coal War"
  • Album: Build Me This
  • Artist: Joshua James
  • Released: 2009
Rhett MillerThings That DisappearThe Instigator
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  • "Things That Disappear"
  • Album: The Instigator
  • Artist: Rhett Miller
  • Released: 2002
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Be the OneRecorded Live for the World Cafe 
Elvis CostelloOliverArmed Forces
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  • "Oliver"
  • Album: Armed Forces
  • Artist: Elvis Costello
  • Released: 1979
MGMTKidsOracular Spectacular
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  • "Kids"
  • Album: Oracular Spectacular
  • Artist: MGMT
  • Released: 2008
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