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Day 1: Hide in your shell, Supertramp
Day 2: Sand in my shoes by Dido
Day 3: Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits
Day 4: Piano Man by Billy Joel
Day 5: Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, Elton John
Day 6: Wow by Kate Bush
Day 7: Blow away by George Harrison
Day 8: Twist and Shout, The Beatles.
Day 9: Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney.
Day 10: Watching the Wheels, John Lennon
Day 11: Rock Lobster, B52s.
Day 12: Shiny Happy People by REM.
Day 13: Kid Fears by Indigo Girls.
Day 14: Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie.
Day 15: Handle me with Care, The Traveling Wilburys.
Day 16: Money for Nothing by Dire Straits (and Sting)
Day 17: A Space Oddity by David Bowie.
Day 18: You're my best Friend by Queen
Day 19: Evil Woman, Electric Light Orchestra.
Day 20: Hurricane by Bob Dylan.
Day 21 (Good Friday): Once Again by Matt Redman
Day 22: How to Make Gravy by Paul Kelly
Day 23 (Easter Sunday): The Prodigal Son Suite, by Keith Green
Day 24: Shutdown by Australian Crawl
Day 25: US Forces by Midnight Oil
Day 25.5 (Bonus track): Short Memory by Midnight Oil
Day 26 (20th Wedding Anniversary): Happy Anniversary Baby by Little River Band.
Day 27: Khe Sanh, Cold Chisel
Day 28: Bittersweet, Hoodoo Gurus
Day 29: Torn by Natalie Imbruglia
Day 30: Down Under by Men at Work.
Day 31: April Sun in Cuba, Dragon
Day 32: Eagle Rock, Daddy Cool.
Day 33: Rasputin by Boney M.
Day 34: Pop Muzik by M
Day 35: Da Da Da by Trio
Day 36 (Australian Anzac Day): The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, The Pogues
Day 37: Video Killed the Radio Star, Buggles
Day 38: Tones and I by Dance Monkey
Day 39: Working in a Coalmine, Devo
Day 40: Forty by U2
Day 41: Micky, Toni Basil
Day 42: I get knocked down, Chumawamba
Day 43: Forever Young, Alphaville
Day 44: 99 Luftballons, Nena
Day 45: Golden Brown, The Stranglers
Day 46 (album cover 1 of 10): Hotel California, The Eagles
Day 47 (album cover 2 of 10): A Day in the life, The Beatles
Day 48 (album cover 3 of 10): Paradise by the dashboard light, Meatloaf
Day 49 (album cover 4 of 10): Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin
Day 50 (album cover 5 of 10): Wish you were here, Pink Floyd
Day 51 (album cover 6 of 10): Feel the Benefit, 10CC
Day 52 (album cover 7 of 10): Karma Police, Radiohead
Day 53 (album cover 8 of 10): Sunday bloody Sunday, U2
Day 54 (album cover 9 of 10): You're so Vain, Carly Simon.
Day 55 (last album cover): The Chain, Fleetwood Mac
Day 56: Let's stick together, by Bryan Ferry
Day 57: Turn the Page by Bob Seger
Day 58: Summer of '69 by Bryan Adams
Day 59: Babel, Mumford and Sons
Day 60: Fix You, Coldplay
Day 61: The Scientist, Coldplay
Day 62: You're Beautiful, James Blunt
Day 63: Almost lover, A Fine Frenzy
Day 64: 5:15 am, Mark Knopfler
Day 65: Lloyd, I'm ready to be heartbroken Camera Obscura
Day 66: Make Nice, Dixie Chicks
Day 67: Hospital Food, David Gray
Day 68: Big Brother by David Bowie
Day 69: We are the dead
Day 70: 1984 By David Bowie
Day 71: Bad Moon Rising, Creedence Clearwater Revival
Day 72: Going Under by Evanescence
Day 73: Talk of the town by Kate Walsh
Day 74: Four Dead in Ohio
Day 75: Chasing Pirates by Norah Jones
Day 76: Deeper Water, Paul Kelly
Day 77: Thank You For The Music, Abba
Day 78: Born to Die by Lana Del Rey
Day 79: Hunter by Dido
Day 80: The Drugs Don't Work, The Verve
Day 81: Nothing compares to you, Sinéad O'Connor
Day 82: Zombie, The Cranberries
Day 83: Heart of Glass, Blondie
Day 84: Burning down the house, Talking Heads
Day 85: Walk like an Egyptian, The Bangles
Day 86: Twisting by the pool, Dire Straits
Day 87: I'm not in love, 10CC
Day 88: When Doves Cry, Prince
Day 89: Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler
Day 90: You can call me Al, Paul Simon
Day 91: The Sound of Silence, Simon and Garfunkel
Day 92: Oliver's army, Elvis Costello
Day 93: Where do you go to my lovely, Peter Starstedt
Day 94: The House of the Rising Sun, The Animals
Day 95: Don't let me down, The Beatles
Day 96: Father and Son, Cat Stevens
Day 97: How do you sleep at night?, John Lennon
Day 98: Tell me why I don't like Mondays, The Boomtown Rats
Day 99: American Pie, Don Mclean
Day 100: And I would 500 miles, The Proclaimers
Day 101: Gethsemane, Jesus Christ Superstar
Day 102: One day more, Les Misérables
Day 103: One night in Bangkok, Chess
Day 104: The Phantom of the Opera
Day 105: The cowman and the farmer should be friends, Oklahoma
Day 106: 4th of July by Amy MacDonald
Day 107: Smile, Lily Allen
Day 108: Rehab, Amy Winehouse
Day 109: Royals, Lorde
Day 110: Sweet Dreams, Eurythmics
Day 111: This woman's work, Kate Bush
Day 112: Comfortably Numb, Pink Floyd
Day 113: Evie, Parts 1,2 & 3 By Stevie Wright
Day 114: Livin' on a prayer, Bon Jovi
Day 115: Jack and Diane, John Mellencamp
Day 116: Moonlighting, Leo Sayer
Day 117: Arthur's theme, Christopher Cross
Day 118: Fire and Rain, James Taylor (with Sheryl Crow)
Day 119: All I wanna do, Sheryl Crow
Day 120: Girl's just want to have fun, Cyndi Lauper
Day 121: Should've have listened, Nickelback
Day 122: Sk8er boi, Avril Lavigne
Day 123: Jessie's Girl, Rick Springfield
Day 124: Ka-Ching! Shania Twain
Day 125: Money, Pink Floyd
Day 126: Baby can I hold you, Tracey Chapman
Day 127: The living Years, Mike and the Mechanics
Day 128: I still haven't found what I'm looking for, U2
Day 129: In the air tonight, Phil Collins
Day 130: Every breath you take, The Police
Day 131: If you love someone, set them free, Sting
Day 132: Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes
Day 133: Maggie May, Rod Stewart
Day 134: Daniel, Elton John
Day 135: Pinball Wizard
Day 136: Losing my Religion, REM
Day 137: Smells like teen spirit, Nirvana
Day 138: Jumpsuit, Twenty-one Pilots
Day 139: Tears from Heaven, Eric Clapton
Day 140: Old Man, Neil Young
Day 141: Fool's Overture, Supertramp
Day 142: The Eve of War, War of the Worlds, Jeff Wayne
Day 143: The Battle, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Rick Wakeman
Day 144: Italian Restaurant, Billy Joel
Day 145: No Myth, Michael Penn
Day 146: Tusk, Fleetwood Mac
Day 147: Edge of Seventeen, Stevie Nicks
Day 148: We don't need another hero (Thunderdome), Tina Turner
Day 149: Nobody does it better - The Spy who loved me, Carly Simon (James Bond Theme)
Day 150: For your eyes only, Sheena Easton, (James Bond Theme)
Day 151: Tomorrow never dies, Sheryl Crow, (James Bond Theme)
Day 152: Salt water wells in my eyes, Julian Lennon
Day 153: Eternal Flame, The Bangles
Day 154: Knowing me, knowing you, Abba
Day 155: The Heart of the Matter, Don Henley
Day 156: Because of you, Kelly Clarkson
Day 157: My immortal, Evanescence
Day 158: Stay with me, Shakespears Sister
Day 159: No more I love you, Annie Lennox
Day 160: Don't give up, Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel
Day 161: Sympathy for the Devil, The Rolling Stones
Day 162: White Flag, Dido
Day 163: Why does it always rain on me?, Travis
Day 164: She has no time, Keane
Day 165: Life's been good to me so far, Mr Joe Walsh
Day 166: Can't take it with you, Alan Parsons
Day 167: Slipping Away, Max Merritt
Day 168: Mr Rock & Roll, Amy MacDonald
Day 169: Disco 2000, Pulp
Day 170: The Establishment's blues, Rodriguez
Day 171: Pacify her, Melanie Martinez
Day 172: The Gambler by Kenny Rogers
Day 173: The final Cut, Pink Floyd
Day 174: Ain't no love, David Gray
Day 175: New York, New York (Ryan Adams)
Day 176: Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy), John Lennon
Day 177: Hey Jude, The Beatles
Day 178: Down to Zero, Joan Armatrading
Day 179: I just got a get a message to you, Bee Gees
Day 180: Tapestry by Carol King
Day 181: You've got a friend, James Taylor
Day 182: Creep, Radiohead
Day 183: Six Months in a leaky Boat, Split Enz
Day 184: Takes a little time, Amy Grant
Day 185: Mother, Mother by Tracy Bonham
Day 186: Friday I'm in Love, The Cure
Day 187: Love will tear us apart, Joy Division
Day 188: True Faith, New Order
Day 189: Whatever, Oasis
Day 190: Calling Occupants of interplanetary Craft, The Carpenters
Day 191: Whiter shade of pale, Protocol Harum
Day 192: Child in time, Deep Purple
Day 193: Nights in white satin, The Moody Blues
Day 194: Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
Day 195: Sultans of Swing, Dire Straits
Day 196: Learning to fly, Pink Floyd
Day 197: Your Song by Elton John
Day 198: Everybody hurts, REM
Day 199: On the turning away, Pink Floyd
Day 200: Take the Long way home, Supertramp
Day 201: Wuthering Heights, Kate Bush
Day 202: Needle and the damage done, Neil Young
Day 203: Dreadlock Holiday, 10CC
Day 204: Roam, B52s
Day 205: Sharp Dressed Man, ZZ Top
Day 206: Demons, Robert Vincent
Day 207: Everything's turning to white, Paul Kelly
Day 208: Great Southern Land, Icehouse
Day 209: Ghost Nation, Hunters and Collectors
Day 210: The Fletcher Memorial Home, Pink Floyd
Day 211: The name of the game, Abba
Day 212: Be Yourself, Audioslave
Day 213: Blowin in the Wind, Bob Dylan
Day 214: Both Sides now, Joni Mitchell
Day 215: Vincent, Don McLean
Day 216: At Seventeen, Janis Ian
Day 217: Don't Dream it's over, Crowded House
Day 218: Good times roll, The Cars
Day 219: Who know where the time goes, Sandy Denny
Day 220: Blow away, Kate Bush
Day 221: I just can't get enough, Depeche Mode
Day 222: Never tear us apart, INXS
Day 223: What's up, Four Non Blonds
Day 224: Head over feet, Alanis Morissette
Day 225: Free Fallin', Tom Petty
Day 226: Dr No Theme Song, John Barry Orchestra
Day 227: If you want to sing out, Cat Stevens
Day 228: In the end nobody wins, Elton John
Day 229: Crime of the Century, Supertramp
Day 230: Boys of Summer, Don Henley
Day 231: Hard Rock Café, Carol King
Day 232: Don't bring me down, Electric Light Orchestra
Day 233: The Monster Mash, Bobby Pickett
Day 234: Back in the chain gang, The Pretenders
Day 235: Paperback writer
Day 236: Already Gone, The Eagles
Day 237: Werewolves of London, Warren Zevon
Day 238: Won't Get Fooled Again, The Who
Day 239: Peggy Sue, Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Day 240: So Young, The Corrs
Day 241: The first cut is the deepest, Cheryl Crow
Day 242: The first cut is the deepest, Rod Stewart
Day 243: Mandy, Barry Manilow
Day 244: The Boxer, Simon and Garfunkel
Day 245: California Dreamin, Mama & The Papas
Day 246: Eye of the Tiger, Survivor
Day 247: Jump, Van Halen
Day 248: Shame, Shame Foo Fighters
Day 249: Beat It, Michael Jackson
Day 250: Going Home, Mark Knopfler
Day 251: Africa, Toto
Day 252: All night Long, Lionel Richie
Day 253: Song for Guy, Elton John
Day 254: Rocket Man, Elton John
Day 255: November Rain, Guns N' Roses
Day 256: Dear Mr President, Four Non Blonds
Day 257: Revolution, The Beatles
Day 258: Brass in Pocket, The Pretenders
Day 259: Rockaria, Electric Light Orchestra
Day 260: Whip It, Devo
Day 261: Our lips are sealed, The Go, Go's
Day 262: Daydream Believer, The Monkees
Day 263: Don't you want me baby, The Human League
Day 264: Curiosity killed the cat, Little River Band
Day 265: Black Velvet, Alannah Myles
Day 266: Shine on you crazy diamond, Pink Floyd
Day 267: Big Yellow taxi, Joni Mitchell
Day 268: Sister Golden Hair, America
Day 269: Baker Street, Gerry Raffery
Day 270: It's Magic, Pilot
Day 271: Angel of the Morning, Juice Newton
Day 272: No Surprises, Radiohead
Day 273: Time's are a changing, Bob Dylan
Day 274: Song for Dylan, David Bowie
Day 275: Hope Christmas Gets You To Me, Lapwing
Day 276: Do they know it's Christmas?
Day 277: Happy Xmas (The war is over), John Lennon
Day 278: Fairytale of New York, The Pogues
Day 279: Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Christmas Eve)
Day 280: O Come all ye faithful (Christmas Day)
Day 281: Cold as Christmas, Elton John
Day 282: Little Drummer Boy (Peace on Earth) David Bowie & Bing Crosby
Day 283: Merry Christmas Darling, Karen Carpenter.
Day 284: All I want for Christmas is you, Mariah Carey
Day 285: Rockin' around the Christmas Tree, Mel and Kim
Day 286: Do they know it's Covid Time, Joe
Day 287: New Year's Day, U2
Day 288: Peace on earth, U2
Day 289: Babooshka, Kate Bush
Day 290: Sweet Child of Mine, Guns N' Roses
Day 291: Bring me to life, Evanescence
Day 292: Bitter Sweet Symphony, The Verve
Day 293: History never Repeats, Split Enz
Day 294: To her Door, Paul Kelly
Day 295: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, Green Day
Day 296: Brimful of Asha, Cornershop
Day 297: Honesty, Billy Joel
Day 298: Common People, Pulp
Day 299: Up where we belong, Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
Day 300: Papa Don't Preach, Madonna
Day 301: We didn't start the fire, Billy Joel
Day 302: Road to nowhere, Talking Heads
Day 303: Mad hatter, Melanie Martinez
Day 304: Like Wow Wipeout, Hoodoo Gurus
Day 305: Dancing to Jailhouse Rock, Elvis Presley
Day 306: Be good Johnny, Men at Work
Day 307: One of us, Joan Osborne
Day 308: Mr Jones, Counting Crows
Day 309: Runaway train, Soul Asylum
Day 310: Boy named Sue, Johnny Cash
Day 311: High Hopes, Panic at the Disco
Day 312: Paranoid Eyes, Pink Floyd
Day 313: Hopeless Wanderer, Mumford and Sons
Day 314: Connected, Stereo MC's
Day 315: Lola, The Kinks
Day 316: Cambodia, Kim Wilde
Day 317: Ocean Eyes, Billie Eilish
Day 318: Still the Same, Bob Seger
Day 319: Nothing ever happens, Del Amitri
Day 320: Waiting on a war, Foo Fighters
Day 312: Jesus he knows me, Genesis
Day 322: The Ghost Inside, Broken Bells
Day 323: Longer than you've been alive, Old 97's
Day 324: There's your trouble, Dixie Chicks
Day 325: Lights of Home, U2
Day 326: Magick, Ryan Adams
Day 327: Viva La Vida, Coldplay
Day 328: Prettiest Eyes, The Beautiful South
Day 329: Conundrum, Robert Vincent
Day 330: Dreamer, Supertramp
Day 331: Heaven, Bryan Adams
Day 332: I was only 19, Redgum
Day 333: This is the Life, Amy MacDonald
Day 334: All Cried out, Alison Moyet
Day 335: Only Sixteen, Dr Hook
Day 336: Happy Birthday Helen, Things of Stone and Wood
Day 337: Sylvia's Mother, Dr Hook
Day 338: When God made me, Neil Young
Day 339: Rikki Don't lose that number, Steely Dan
Day 340: Jenny, Tommy Tutone
Day 341: Roxanne, The Police
Day 342: My Sharona, The Knack
Day 343: Rubber Bullets, 10CC
Day 344: Love Story, Taylor Swift
Day 345: She moves in her own way, The Kooks
Day 346: Riders on the Storm, The Doors
Day 347: Goodnight Siagon, Billy Joel
Day 348: Real Men, Joe Jackson
Day 349: Cheap Wine, Cold Chisel
Day 350: To the Island, Crowded House
Day 351: All those years ago, George Harrison
Day 352: Don't stand so close to me, The Police
Day 353: Keep good company, Queen
Day 354: Over and Over, Fleetwood Mac
Day 355: A new England, Kirsty Macoll
Day 356: If you leave me now, Chicago
Day 357: Thank you, Dido
Day 358: Eyes like twins, Wilson Phillips
Day 360: My Sweet Lord, George Harrison
Day 361: Hammer Horror, Kate Bush
Day 362: Crocodile Rock, Elton John
Day 363: Travelin' Prayer, Billy Joel
Day 364: Telegraph Road, Dire Straits
Day 365: All you want, Dido
Day 366: The Logical Song, Supertramp
Day 367: Penny Lane, The Beatles
Day 368: Holding on for Life, Broken Bells
Day 370: Cold as Ice, Foreigner
Day 369: Death on two legs, Queen
Day 370: Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Day 371: Lithium, Evanescence
Day 372: The Reason, Hoobastank
Day 373: Dreaming while you sleep, Genesis
Day 374: Chasing Cars, Snow Patrol
Day 375: It must be love, Madness
Day 376: Everybody's talking at me, The Beautiful South
Day 377: The Load Out and Stay, Jackson Browne
Day 378: El Shaddai, Amy Grant (Good Friday)
Day 379: Cat's in the Cradle, Harry Chapin
Day 380: There is a day, Lou Fellingham (Easter Sunday)
Day 381: This is for all the Lonely People, America
Day 382: It's a long way there, Little River Band
Day 383: Jukebox Hero, Foreigner
Day 384: I am an ape man, The Kinks
Day 385: Hit me with your rhythm stick, Ian Dury and Blockheads
Day 386: Dreams, The Cranberries
Day 387: The Year of the Cat, Al Stewart
Day 388: As Lights Fall, Alan Parsons
Day 389: Angie, The Rolling Stones
Day 390: Tiny Dancer, Elton John
Day 391 (21st Wedding Anniversary): We've only just begun, The Carpenters
Day 392: Chemtrails over the country club, Lana Del Rey
Day 393: Death Defying, Hoodoo Gurus
Day 394: Don't tear it down, Spy versus Spy
Day 395: Lithium, Nirvana
Day 396: Summertime, Janis Joplin
Day 397: Voodoo Child, Jimi Hendrix
Day 398: I won't hold you back, Toto
Day 399: You make loving fun, Fleetwood Mac
Day 400: Waterloo Sunset, The Kinks
Day 401: (Anzac Day): Give peace a chance, John Lennon
Day 402: Time after Time, Cyndi Lauper
Day 403: Duelling Banjos, Glen Campbell
Day 404: Annie's song, John Denver
Day 405: One of these nights, The Eagles
Day 406: Planet Claire, B52s
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Day 407: Cool for Cats, Squeeze
Day 408: Going underground, The Jam
Day 409: Yahweh, U2
Day 410: Father's Eyes, Eric Clapton
Day 411: Through these walls, Phil Collins
Day 412: Russians, Sting
Day 413: Firewood and Candles, Paul Kelly
Day 414: Heart of Gold, Neil Young
Day 415: Our House, Madness
Day 416: Homeward bound, Paul Simon & Willie Nelson
Day 417: This is Gospel, Panic at the Disco
Day 418: High and Dry, Radiohead
Day 419: Man in the Moon, REM
Day 420: Midnight Special, Creedence Clearwater Revival
Day 421: While My Guitar Gently weeps, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Prince et al.
Day 422: Society's Child, Janis Ian
Day 423: Love is the Drug, Roxy Music
Day 424: I don't want to miss a thing, Aerosmith
Day 425: My baby, Cold Chisel
Day 426: Life's what you make it, Talk Talk
Day 427: Maybe Tomorrow, Stereophonics
Day 428: I'm on my way, The Proclaimers
Day 429: Runaway, The Corrs
Day 430: Thank U, Alanis Morissette
Day 431: Life for rent, Dido
Day 432: Wrapped around your finger, The Police
Day 433: Sugar Man, Rodriguez
Day 434: Melancholy Man, The Moody Blues
Day 435: Crazy, Icehouse
Day 436: Sing, Travis
Day 437: Everybody's changing, Keane
Day 438: Don't know why I didn't come, Norah Jones
Day 439: Lyin' Eyes, The Eagles
Day 440: Since you've been gone, Rainbow
Day 441: Tainted Love, Soft Cell
Day 442: Close to You, The Carpenters
Day 443: California Girls, The Beach Boys
Day 444: Wild world, Cat Stevens
Day 445: Back in the USSR, The Beatles
Day 446: You're no son of mine, Genesis
Day 447: Alabama, Neil Young
Day 448: Sweet home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Day 449: Chlorine, Twenty-one Pilots
Day 450: Parklife, Blur
Day 451: There is a light that never goes out, The Smiths
Day 452: The one I love, REM
Day 453: Babaji, Supertramp
Day 454: Twilight, Electric Light Orchestra
Day 455: The fool on the hill, The Beatles
Day 456: Left of the Middle, Natalie Imbruglia
Day 457: Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
Day 458: Country House, Blur
Day 459: Jurassic Park, Stand Atlantic
Day 460: Heaven knows I'm miserable now, The Smiths
Day 461: Night Moves, Bob Seger
Day 462: Make me smile, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Day 463: The prophet song, Queen
Day 464: Never going to let you go, Sergio Mendes
Day 465: My generation, The Who
Day 466: Video Games Lana Del Rey
Day 467: Here with me, Dido
Day 468: Green Light, Lorde
Day 469: Everywhere, Fleetwood Mac
Day 470: I send a message, INXS
Day 471: Come as you are, Nirvana
Day 472: And she was, Talking Heads
Day 473: Call me when you're sober, Evanescence
Day 474: Forever Now, Cold Chisel
Day 475: Reckless, Australian Crawl
Day 476: We've gotta get out of this place, The Animals
Day 477: Woodstock, Joni Mitchell
Day 478: Woodstock by Crosby, Stills and Nash
Day 479: Horace Wimp, Electric Light Orchestra
Day 480: Higher Power, Coldplay
Day 481: Last train Home, John Mayer
Day 482: Safety Dance, Men Without Hats
Day 483: Could we start again please, Jesus Christ Superstar
Song 1: Russians 2022 Version, Sting
Song 2: When you're gone, Dolores O'Riordan
Song 3: Nobody told me, John Lennon
Song 4: Ship of fools, World Party
Song 5: You're the one that I want, Grease (Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta)
Song 6: 9th of September 2022 - Let it Be, The Beatles
Song 7: Little Lies, Fleetwood Mac
So what do I open up week 59 with? How about this little number from the British band the Squeeze which was a hit in 1979. “Cool for cats” is certainly one of those songs that everyone who was born in the 60s will remember. Like the reference to the 70s police soap The Sweeney.