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Last broadcast on Thu, 16 Feb 2012, 22:00 on BBC Radio 2.
Synopsis
Jeremy Vine introduces an audio collage of 1995 - a year when pop music takes over the front pages and the news bulletins.
There's the infamous chart battle between Oasis and Blur and a legal battle between Status Quo and the BBC.
Ecstasy is blamed for deaths on the dance floor and Robbie Williams leaves Take That.
Meanwhile, Chris Evans launches his new breakfast show on BBC Radio 1 and other names in the news are Eric Cantona, Nick Leeson and Buzz Lightyear.
Music played
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Rednex — Cotton Eye Joe
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Supergrass
— Alright -
Oasis
— Some Might Say -
Ash
— Girl From Mars -
Pulp
— Common PeopleSingle Version -
Scatman John — Scatman
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Ini Kamoze
— Here Comes The Hotstepper -
M People
— Search For The Hero -
Take That
— Never Forget -
The Outhere Brothers — Don't Stop
Wiggle Wiggle -
The Outhere Brothers — Boom Boom Boom
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Freak Power
— Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out -
Céline Dion
— Think Twice -
The Boo Radleys
— Wake Up Boo -
Take That
— Back For Good -
Meat Loaf
— I'd Lie For YouAnd That's The Truth -
Oasis
— Roll With It -
Blur
— Country House -
Alanis Morissette
— You Oughta Know -
Pulp
— Sorted For Es & Wizz -
Coolio — Gangsta's Paradise
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Shaggy
— Boombastic -
The Mike Flowers Pops — Wonderwall
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The Beatles
— Free As A Bird -
Michael Jackson
— Earth Song
Broadcast
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Thu 16 Feb 201222:00