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Songs In The Key Of… South African folk music
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Song-by-Song: ‘Honesty’ by Jake Isaac
Song-by-Song: ‘Greatest Hits Vol. 2: The Better Noise Years’ by Papa Roach
Songs In The Key Of… Elliott Smith
Song-by-Song: ‘Zöe’ by Nightshift
On The Stereo: January 2021
Songs In The Key Of… Serge Gainsbourg
Song Decontructed: ‘Mountains’ by River Hooks
On The Stereo: Andrson Uploaded
Song-by-Song: ‘When A Man Loves An Omen’ by Judson Claiborne
Song-by-Song: ‘Song Club’ by Various Artists
Song Deconstructed: ‘I Used My Head As A Mother’ by Mike Gale
Songs In The Key Of… Ghent
Song Deconstructed: ‘It’s How I Feel’ by Leopold And His Fiction
Songs In The Key Of… John Lennon
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Song-by-Song: ‘Cold Blood EP’ by MIYA MIYA
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Songs In The Key Of… Headbanging
Song Deconstructed: ‘Yesterday’ by Dan Croll
Song Deconstructed: ‘Hey Kidz’ by Emily Breeze
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Song-by-Song: ‘Old Flowers’ by Courtney Marie Andrews
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Songs In The Key Of… St. Cloud, Minnesota
Song-by-Song: ‘Transfiguration Highway’ by Little Kid
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Song-by-Song: ‘Good Times Everybody’ EP by Right Said Fred
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Judith Owen: how to find your own truth in other people’s songs
Song Deconstructed: ‘Lord Richard’ by The Corner Laughers
Song Deconstructed: ‘Shape’ by Hannah Scott
Songs In The Key Of… Philadelphia
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Song-by-Song: ‘ANIMA’ by Suzy & The Lifeguard
Song-by-Song: ‘Angel Miners & The Lightning Riders’ by Awolnation
Song Deconstructed: ‘State Of Mind’ by Slovo
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Songs In The Key Of… Colorado
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Songs In The Key Of… Montreal
Song Deconstructed: ‘Elon’ by Novaa
Songs In The Key Of… New Orleans
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