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[eyes look down in shame].<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Leona Lewis &#8211; Better With Time<\/strong> } <em>I don&#8217;t know what happened with this one but I admit I had to listen, I mean come on, the <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">hottie<\/span> girl is on top of the charts at the moment how can I not listen to her.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lil&#8217; Wayne &#8211; Lollipop<\/strong> } <em>Just because the lyrics are so carefully picked.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Infernal &#8211; From Paris To Berlin<\/strong> } <em>It&#8217;s my alarm clock tune, and YES it IS a valid excuse.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Muse &#8211; New Born <\/strong>} <em>This band is actually a BIG NO GO anywhere near my devices, but this song matches perfectly the daily walk down Sheikh Zayed toward LIFCO (supermarket).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gloria Gaynor &#8211; I Will Survive <\/strong>}<em> No excuse what so ever. I apologize, my speakers are now fighting back<\/em><strong>.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Shola Ama &#8211; You Might Need Somebody<\/strong> } <em>One Hit Wonder, felt nostalgic.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vengaboyz &#8211; We&#8217;re Going To Ibiza <\/strong>} <em>Erm, this is probably the worst one. I think I needed a laugh or something.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dido &#8211; Here With Me<\/strong> }<em> I thought it was raining, but obviously it wasn&#8217;t.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bronski Beat &#8211; Why<\/strong> } <em>Ahah this was my attempt at a workout session.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the other hand, here are the newish bands &amp; artists we <img  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Airboy Heart\"  width=\"20\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/shopping.indiatimes.com\/media\/images\/moviesnew\/heart_icon.jpg\" > and that deserved a credit on the blog :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kenna &#8211; Say Goodbye To Love<\/li>\n<li>The Last Shadow Puppets &#8211; Standing Next To Me<\/li>\n<li>Gabriella Cilmi<\/li>\n<li>The Script<\/li>\n<li>Panda Riot<\/li>\n<li>Flobots<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"download mp3 here\" href=\"http:\/\/240plan.ovh.net\/~redcandy\/airboy\/?s=santogold\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>S A N T O G O L D <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"download mp3 here\" href=\"http:\/\/240plan.ovh.net\/~redcandy\/airboy\/?s=santogold\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>S A N T O G O L D<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"download mp3 here\" href=\"http:\/\/240plan.ovh.net\/~redcandy\/airboy\/?s=santogold\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>S A N T O G O L D<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"download mp3 here\" href=\"http:\/\/240plan.ovh.net\/~redcandy\/airboy\/?s=santogold\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>S A N T O G O L D<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"download mp3 here\" href=\"http:\/\/240plan.ovh.net\/~redcandy\/airboy\/?s=santogold\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>S A N T O G O L D<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"download mp3 here\" href=\"http:\/\/240plan.ovh.net\/~redcandy\/airboy\/?s=santogold\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>S A N T O G O L D<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"download mp3 here\" href=\"http:\/\/240plan.ovh.net\/~redcandy\/airboy\/?s=santogold\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>S A N T O G O L D<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"download mp3 here\" href=\"http:\/\/240plan.ovh.net\/~redcandy\/airboy\/?s=santogold\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>S A N T O G O L D<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"download mp3 here\" href=\"http:\/\/240plan.ovh.net\/~redcandy\/airboy\/?s=santogold\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>S A N T O G O L D<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"download mp3 here\" href=\"http:\/\/240plan.ovh.net\/~redcandy\/airboy\/?s=santogold\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>S A N T O G O L D<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"download mp3 here\" href=\"http:\/\/240plan.ovh.net\/~redcandy\/airboy\/?s=santogold\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>S A N T O G O L D<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<li>Bedtime For Toys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Voili voilou. 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