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Oasis – 'Live Forever'
Queen – 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
Oasis – 'Slide Away'
The Stone Roses – 'I Am The Resurrection'
Oasis – 'Champagne Supernova'
The Rolling Stones – 'Gimme Shelter'
Sam Fender – 'Seventeen Going Under'
Oasis – 'Don't Look Back In Anger'
Arctic Monkeys – '505'
Amy Winehouse – 'Back To Black'
The Stone Roses – 'Fool's Gold'
Pink Floyd – 'Wish You Were Here'
Courteeners – 'Not Nineteen Forever'
David Bowie – 'Heroes'
Nothing But Thieves – 'Overcome'
Pulp – 'Common People'
Stereophonics – 'Dakota'
Joy Division – 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'
Paolo Nutini – 'Iron Sky'
Shed Seven – 'Chasing Rainbows'
Sam Fender – 'People Watching'
Florence And The Machine – 'Dog Days Are Over'
Snow Patrol – 'Chasing Cars'
Oasis – 'Acquiesce'
The Stone Roses – 'I Wanna Be Adored'
The Verve – 'Bitter Sweet Symphony'
The Smiths – 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out'
Oasis – 'Wonderwall'
Arctic Monkeys – 'A Certain Romance'
New Order – 'Blue Monday'
Oasis – 'The Masterplan'
The Prodigy – Firestarter'
David Bowie – 'Life On Mars?'
Radiohead – 'Creep'
The Rolling Stones – 'Sympathy For The Devil'
The Rolling Stones – 'Paint It, Black'
Nothing But Thieves – 'Welcome To The DCC'
The Smiths – 'How Soon Is Now?'
Depeche Mode – 'Enjoy The Silence'
Arctic Monkeys – 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor'
Oasis – 'Cigarettes And Alcohol'
Stereophonics – 'A Thousand Trees'
The Beatles – 'Let It Be'
Nothing But Thieves – 'Amsterdam'
Oasis – 'Supersonic'
Arctic Monkeys – 'Mardy Bum'
Blur – 'Parklife'
The Lathums – 'Struggle'
David Bowie – 'Let's Dance'
The Clash – 'London Calling'
The Clash – 'London Calling'
Muse – 'Knights Of Cydonia'
The Smiths – 'This Charming Man'
Sam Fender – 'Hypersonic Missiles'
The Libertines – 'Don't Look Back Into The Sun'
Nothing But Thieves – 'Impossible'
Stereophonics – 'Local Boy In The Photograph'
Amy Winehouse – 'Rehab'
The Stone Roses – 'Waterfall'
Blossoms – 'Gary'
The Prodigy – 'Breathe'
Oasis – 'Half The World Away'
Oasis – 'Rock 'N' Roll Star'
Skunk Anansie – 'Weak'
Oasis – 'Whatever'
David Bowie – 'Starman'
Arctic Monkeys – 'Fluorescent Adolescent'
Blur – 'Song 2'
Oasis – 'Morning Glory'
The Stone Roses – 'Made Of Stone'
The Lathums – 'Say My Name'
The Verve – 'Lucky Man'
Stereophonics – 'The Bartender And The Thief'
Kasabian – 'Club Foot'
The Stone Roses – 'Sally Cinnamon'
Stereophonics – 'C'est La Vie'
The Stone Roses – 'She Bangs The Drums'
Radiohead – 'Fake Plastic Trees'
Led Zeppelin – 'Stairway To Heaven'
Arctic Monkeys – 'Do I Wanna Know?'
Snow Patrol – 'Run'
Elbow – 'One Day Like This'
Kasabian – 'Fire'
Oasis – 'Cast No Shadow'
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – 'If I Had A Gun'
The Beatles – 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'
The Prodigy – 'No Good (Start The Dance)'
The Beatles – 'Come Together'
Arctic Monkeys – 'When The Sun Goes Down'
Skunk Anansie – 'Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)'
Blossoms – 'Perfect Me'
Paolo Nutini – 'Last Request'
Arctic Monkeys – 'Cornerstone'
Sam Fender – 'Spit Of You'
Blossoms – 'Your Girlfriend'
The Kooks – 'Naïve'
Stereophonics – 'Maybe Tomorrow'
Oasis – 'All Around The World'
Pulp – 'Disco 2000'
Wet Leg – 'Wet Dream'
Oasis – 'Some Might Say'
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