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For me this song always has a double meaning. The song makes me think of my own late father but also my heavenly father. Enjoy the guitaring.
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
Song 1: Simply the Best, Tina Turner
Song 2: A Northern Song, The Beatles (George Harrison)
Song 3: Silent Night, Sinéad O'Conner
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