(Finished November 17th 2024) Part 2 of The Best Songs from TV Series

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Due to my job and the World Series- congratulations to the World Series champion Dodgers- I haven't had much time to blog. I'll only list the title of the show if it's not very obvious what the show is.

From "The Wonder Years". 18) Joe Cocker's "With A Little Help From My Friends":

Composed by Neal Hefti 19) The "Batman" Theme:

Michael Giacchino composed this theme. 20) Theme From "Lost":

If this song sounds familiar, look at #37 on this list. 21) Theme from "Superstars" the name of the song is "Heavy Action":

Composed by Bernard Herrmann 22) Theme from "The Twilight Zone":

23) Composers Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage, Arrangement: Dennis McCarthy 23) Theme Song from "The Next Generation":

From "The Lone Ranger" 24) Gioachino Rossini "The William Tell Overture":

Theme song from "Rizzoli and Isles": 25) Dropkick Murphys "Shipping Up To Boston":

I'd never heard of this song or show before working on this blog. 26) Written by David Mackay and Carla Lane Performed by Cast Theme Song from "Bread":

Theme Song from "Mash" 27a) Johnny Mandel "Suicide is Painless" (Vocal Version):

27b) Actual Theme "Suicide Is Painless" (Instrumental Version):

28a) From "Blackberry" Elastica "Connection":

28b) Elastica "Connection":

29a) Henry Mancini "Peter Gunn" Theme:

29b) Sarah Vaughn (Max Sedgley Remix" "Peter Gunn" Theme:

30a) Lorne Greene "Bonanza" Theme:

30b) Written by David Rose, performed by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans 'Bonanza" Theme:

31) Waylon Jennings Theme From "Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)":

32) Theme from "Fame": Irene Cara "Fame":

From the British TV show "Game On", it was also a theme song for "Dumb and Dumber". 33) The Gigolo Aunts "Where I Find My Heaven":

34) Mike Post featuring Larry Carlton Theme from Hill Street Blues

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(Finished November 16th, 2023) Part 4 of the Best of 1973

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What were some of the biggest hits of 50 years ago, 1973? Also a couple of days ago I discovered the British version of "Life on Mars", part of which is based in 1973. That got me thinking I could post a blog about the best songs of 1973, then I realized that was also 50 years ago. 

I've watched the first couple episodes of "Life On Mars" and so far so good. It's a bit of a formula in that there's a case a week. But there's also the fish out of water aspect of Sam Tyler coming from 2006 to 1973. Or at least that's what his reality appears to be. In the second episode Sam says he wishes he could have been put in 1988. I agree with him on that. The only reason I would want to go to 1973 over 1988 is to be able to see Led Zeppelin in their full glory. 

The song that inspired the title of the show was released in 1973. There is a second show in this series. It's also named after a David Bowie song "Ashes to Ashes". 

There may be some duplicates in these next few songs. If so enjoy them twice.

52) Jim Croce "Bad Bad Leroy Brown":

53) The Edgar Winter Group "Frankenstein":

From the movie "The Sting": 54) Scott Joplin "The Entertainer":

55) Charley Pride "Don't Fight The Feelings of Love":

56) Rick Derringer "Rock and Roll Hoochie Coo":

57) Tanya Tucker "What's Your Mama's Name":

58) George Harrison "Give Me Love":

59) Dr. Hook "Cover of the Rolling Stone":

60) The Carpenters "Sing A Song":

61) Eric Weissberg "Dueling Banjos":

62) Steely Dan "Reelin' In The Years":

63) The Carpenters "Yesterday Once More":

64) Bette Midler "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy":

65) The Rolling Stones "Angie":

66) Tower of Power "So Very Hard To Go":

67) The Edgar Winter Band "Free Ride":

68) Albert Hammond "It Never Rains In Southern California":

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(Finished November 14th, 2024) Part 1 of The Best Mellow Songs- But A Certain Kind of Mellow

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These are some of the best mellow songs of all-time. Not just mellow- but a certain kind of mellow. I don't know how to describe this kind of mellow, but these songs are that kind of mellow.

1) Soul 2 Soul "Back To Life":

2) The La's There She Goes":

3) The Sundays "Here's Where The Story Ends":

I discovered this song because of the great British detective show "Unforgotten". 4) Oh Wonder "All We Do":

5) Mazzy Star "Fade Into You":

6) Sneaker Pimps "6 Underground":

7) Black Box "Fantasy":

8) Death Cab For Cutie "Sounds of Settling":

9) Lord Huron "The Night We Met":

10) Sufjan Stevens "Casimir Pulaski Day":

11) The Smiths "Please Please Let Me Get What I Want":

12) Lana Del Rey "Summertime Sadness":

13) Paula Cole "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone":

14) Ladytron "Runaway":

15) Dan Seals "Everything That Glitters Is Not Gold":

16) Cathy Dennis "Too Many Walls":

17) Celine Dion "It's All Coming Back To Me Now":

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(Finished November 10th, 2024) Part 2 of The Best Songs About or Mention Time + The Top 34 Time Songs

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The best songs about time or mention time. This is the second of two parts of the 34 best songs about time. 

18) Clint Black "Killin Time":

19) Wang Chung "Dance Hall Days":

19) Dan Hill "Sometimes When We Touch":

20) The Doors "Love Me Two Times":

21) Styx "Best of Times":

22) The Chicks "Cold Day In July":

23) The Cure "Friday I'm In Love":

24) Morrissey November Spawned A Monster

25) EWF "September":

26) We The Kings "August Is Over":

27) Michael McDonald "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near):

28) Mariah Carey "Someday":

29) John Conlee "Friday Night Blues":

30) Housemartins "Happy Hour":

31) Rascal Flatts "These Days":

32) Neil Diamond "Thank The Lord For The Nighttime":

33) Celine Dion "It's All Coming Back To Me Now":

Why are so many of these time songs so wistful. 34) Eric Church "Springsteen":

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(Finished November 9th, 2024) A Recent JD McPherson Setlist

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Jonathan David "JD" McPherson is a musician with an Americana flair to his music. However when you think you can attach a genre to his music the next song is completely different. He mostly has mellow and mid tempo songs. 

McPherson is 47 years old and he counts as his influences such diverse acts as Wu-Tang Clan, The Pixies and Led Zeppelin. Not a criticism: Zeppelin may be an influence, but I don't hear it in his music.

My rock girlfriend and I are going to go see him two weeks from tonight. The show will be in Salt Lake City. 

1) "Sunshine Getaway":

2) "Just Like Summer":

3) "Desperate Love":

4) "Fire Bug":

5) Baby Blues":

6) "That's My Little Suzie":

7) "Lust For Life":

8) "Bloodhound Rock":

9) "I Can't Go Anywhere With You":

10) "Nite Owls":

11) "On The Lips":

12) "Don't Travel Through The Night Alone":

13) "The Rock and Roll Girls":

14) "Head Over Heels":

15) "White Light/ White Heat":

16) "Lucky Penny":

17) "Let The Good Times Roll":

Encore

18) "The Phantom Lover of New Rochelle":

19) "Shining Like Gold":

20) "North Side Gal":

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(Finished November 6th, 2024) Part 1 of Songs For Our National Nightmare To Accompany A Second Trump presidency

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On this very incredibly sad night it looks like we'll have to live under the draconian rule of president Dumbass again. I find this incredibly sad and heartbreaking. The man has no moral character, honesty isn't a thing he values and he has the brain cells of a donkey. He's like Danny Devito in "Twins", he has every bad attribute one person can have. It's going to be four more years of hell with this buffoon as our "leader".

Although this makes me very sad I did have some positive feelings. I still live in the greatest country in the world- for now. This is a time we are going to have to stand up our fellow Americans and anyone else that needs our help.

1) Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here":

2) R.E.M. "Everybody Hurts":

3) Elton John "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word":

I'll be listening to a lot of these songs of peace and contentment the next four years. 4) Lana Del Rey "Summertime Sadness":

5) Smokey Robinson and the Miracles "The Tracks of My Tears":

6) Tori Amos "Silent All These Years":

I say this about a lot of songs, but this truly is one of the greatest songs of all time. 7) The Smiths "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out":

8) Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band "The River":

9) The Counting Crows "A Long December":

10) Midnight Oil "Blue Sky Mine":

11) The Fiery Furnaces "Single Again":

12) Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling":

13) Rachel Platten "Fight Song":

Journey and the nearly incomparable singing voice of Steve Perry. 14) "Don't Stop Believin'":

15) Louis Armstrong "What A Wonderful World":

16) Bon Jovi "It's My Life":

17) Corey Hart "Never Surrender":

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(Finished November 3rd, 2024) Part 4 of The Best of 1980: All Genres

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These are all the best songs of 1980, all genres included. I can't guarantee all of these songs are actually from 1980. I'm taking all the websites that I have stumbled across at what they say. In other words I believe that the song was released or was a hit in 1980.

52) Air Supply "All Out of Love":

53) Kenny Rogers "Lady":

This might not be the best of 1980, I have no recollection of this song. 54) Fred Knoblock "Why Not Me":

55) Kenny Loggins "I'm Alright":

56) ELO "Don't Walk Away":

57) Johnny Lee "One In A Million":

58) Donnie Iris "Ah Leah":

59) Ronnie Milsap "My Heart":

60) Eddie Rabbitt "Drivin' My Life Away":

61) Bruce Springsteen "The River":

62) Irene Cara "Fame":

63) Bob Marley and the Wailers "Could You Be Loved":

64) Michael Jackson "Rock With You":

65) Christopher Cross "Sailing":

66) Heart "Even It Up":

67) The Charlie Daniels Band "The Legend of Wooley Swamp":

68) Electric Light Orchestra "All Over The World":

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(Finished November 2nd, 2024) Part 1 The Best Songs About or Mention Time + The Top 34 "Time" Songs

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The best songs about time or mention time. This is the first of two parts of the best songs about time. 

1) Simply Red "Holding Back The Years":

2) The Zombies "Time of the Season":

3) Zager and Evans "In The Year 2525":

4) Billy Joel "The Longest Time":

5) The Alan Parsons Project "Time":

Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes 6) "I've Had The Time of My Life":

7) Cher "If I Could Turn Back Time":

8) Semisonic "Closing Time":

9) Al Stewart "Time Passages":

10) Peter Gabriel "Big Time":

11) Sade "Never As Good As The First Time":

12) Prince "Sign 'O' The Time":

13) Tony Orlando and Dawn "Knock Three Times":

14) Led Zeppelin "Good Times, Bad Times":

15) The Commodores "Three Times A Lady":

16) Boston "Foreplay/ Long Time":

17) The S.O.S. Band "Take Your Time (Do It Right)":

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(Finished November 2nd, 2024) Part 1 of The Best Songs from TV Series

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Due to my job and the World Series- congratulations to the World Series champion Dodgers- I haven't had much time to blog. I will make it up this weekend starting with this blog. I will only list the title of the show if it's not very obvious what the song is.

This is the full version of the song. Great song, dumb show. "The Greatest American Hero". 1) Joey Scarbury "Believe It Or Not":

From the excellent British detective series "Unforgotten". 2) Oh Wonder "All We Do":

3) Hoyt Curtin, Joseph Barbera and William Hanna "Meet The Flintstones":

4) John Sebastian "Welcome Back Kotter":

Theme song from "Bosom Buddies". 5a) Billy Joel "My Life":

I'm looking forward to seeing Billy Joel and Sting together in May of next year. Joel is a great live performer. 5b) Billy Joel "My Life":

From "One Tree Hill". 6a) Gavin DeGraw "I Don't Want To Be":

6b) Gavin Degraw "I Don't Want To Be":

From "The Wire": 7) Five Blind Boys of Alabama "Way Down In The Hole":

From "Cheers" 8) Gary Portnoy "Where Everybody Knows Your Name":

From Married...With Children 9) Frank Sinatra "Love and Marriage":

10) Vic Mizzy "The Addams Family" Theme 

11a) Rhythm Heritage "Swat" Theme Song:

11b) Rhythm Heritage "Swat" Theme Song:

12) The Spelding's Jazz Orchestra Theme from "Mission Impossible":

12b) Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen's revamped version of Theme from "Mission Impossible":

13) Morton Stevens "Hawaii 5-O":

From "True Blood":14) Jace Everett "Bad Things":

15) Phantom Planet's "California":

16) Paula Cole's "I Don't Want To Wait":

17) Jan Hammer The "Miami Vice" Theme:

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(Finished October 28th, 2024) Part 1 of Kings, Queens, Jacks and Even A Few Jokers

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This is a series of blogs about songs, albums, bands etc that mention any form of royalty. This will apply to kings, queens, princes, princesses, jacks and jokers. This will include dukes, duchess, viscounts, barons, viscountesses and yes jokers. And of course that includes the king of rock and roll, king of pop, queen of pop, King, Prince etc.

1) Gene Chandler "The Duke Of Earl":

2) The Click Five "Pop Princess":

From the CD "Rise and Fall of A Midwest Princess" 3) Chappell Roan "Hot To Go":

4) Prince "Baltimore":

5) Stevie Wonder "Sir Duke":

The Queen of Pop 6) Madonna "Papa Don't Preach":

7) The King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley "Viva Las Vegas":

8) Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody":

9) Ava Max "Kings and Queens":

10) We The Kings "Check Yes Juliet":

11) The amazing Halsey "Castle":

12) Abba "Dancing Queen":

13) Lorde "Royals":

14) Thompson Twins "King For A Day":

From the movie "The Prince of Egypt". 15) Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey "When You Believe":

16) Go West "The King of Wishful Thinking":

17) The Spin Doctors "Two Princes":

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(Finished October 27th, 2024) Part 3 of The Best of Nostalgic Songs

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When I started this blog series I was looking for songs that that talked about old songs. Songs like "1985" and "Timeless". That eventually grew into the best songs about nostalgia, time passing and the past. I still packed this blog with the best songs that talk about old songs.

35) Elton John "Candle In The Wind":

36) Nelly Furtado "...On The Radio (Remember The Days)":

37) Dooley Wilson As Time Goes By":

38) Jim Croce "Time In A Bottle":

39) Tim McGraw "Red Ragtop":

41) Al Stewart "Time Passages":

42) Peter, Paul and Mary "Puff The Magic Dragon":

43) Darius Rucker "Don't Think I Don't Think About That":

44) Chicago "Take Me Back To Chicago":

45) Steely Dan "Deacon Blues":

46) John Denver "Take Me Home Country Roads":

47) Kenny Loggins "Return To Pooh Corner":

48) Terry Jacks "Seasons In The Sun":

49) Jake Owen "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)":

50) Neil Diamond "Yesterday's Songs":

51) Mary Hopkins "Those Were The Days":

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(Finished October 26th, 2024) Part 1 of AARP December 2023/ January 2024 Issue

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In this issue of AARP Magazine there are several mentions of great music. Ringo Starr, still going strong, is the cover story and picture. Editor Robert Love's Between Us mentions how many on his staff have music trigger memories. He mentions a few of the songs and the memories associated. I completely understand this as so many songs trigger memories.

Some of my song triggering memories include Glenn Frey's "The One You Love". I was a dumb punk kid sophomore at my high school and I asked a girl that was a senior to dance. Amazingly she said "yes" and it was an amazing experience for me. 

Other song triggering memories: everytime I hear Sister Sledge's "We Are Family" I think of the 1979 World Series between the Pirates and Orioles. I was cheering for the Pirates and that song was their theme song. (Speaking of great World Series how about that Freddie Freeman ending Game 1 of the 2024 World Series hitting a grand slam.) Since I've heard so much of Randy Newman's "I Love LA" lately due to the Dodgers, it obviously makes me think of the Dodgers. I think of my ex-wife when I hear Meat Loaf "I'll Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)". For that matter Green Day's "Whatsername" and America's "Sister Golden Hair" also remind me of my ex. Lady A's "Need You Now" came out around my divorce and that song takes me back to the divorce. It took me awhile before I could listen to that song again.

More memories: Missing Persons "Words" reminds me of my first high school stomp. The Cars "Let The Good Times Roll" reminds me of my first day of high school. Dan Fogelberg's "Same Old Lang Syne" gives me both a feeling of contentment and melancholy- yeah I'm not sure how that's possible also. "Who Let The Dogs Out" and Bruce Channel's "Hey Baby" remind me of fun time at Lavell Edward Stadium in Provo, Utah.

This issue also has a great story about music and the mind. It tells about how music helps patients with dementia, how music sparks memories of long dead friends and family, how music helped Tony Bennett when he was in the throes of dementia and other amazing facts and stories.

1) Melissa Etheridge "I'm The Only One":

2) Barbra Streisand "People":

3) U2 "With Or Without You":

4) U2 "Beautiful Day":

5) Alicia Keys "Diary":

Oh my goodness I love this song so much. 6) Gerry and the Pacemakers "Ferry Cross The Mersey":

7) Merle Haggard's "Swinging Doors":

8) Henry Mancini "Pink Panther" Theme Song:

Pirates World Series memories. 9a) Sister Sledge "We Are Family":

The actual song. 9b) Sister Sledge "We Are Family":

It's funny what songs strike memories for people. I don't know that I have ever heard this song before and I'm a TMBG fan. But for this staffer of AARP magazine it brings up memories. 10) They Might Be Giants "New York City":

11) Ringo Starr "Photograph":

These next three songs were mentioned by Ringo Starr in the feature about him. However that doesn't tie me to having the Beatles versions of these songs. 12) Joe Cocker took the Beatles song and made it his own. This is how to do a cover. "With A Little Help From My Friends":

I could have went with the Beatles, Motley Crue or U2. I went with U2 as they stole this song back from Charles Manson. 13) U2 "Helter Skelter":

Such a beautiful song. 14) The Beatles "Blackbird":

15) The Beatles "Hey Jude":

16) "Fly Me To The Moon":

17) Elton John "Rocket Man":

18) The Beatles "She Loves You":

19) Dooley Wilson "As Time Goes By":

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(Finished October 23rd, 2024) Part 12 of The Best, No Matter How Obscure, Videos of The Beginning Days of Music Videos Through 1989

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In honor of the 43rd anniversary of MTV, these are the who knows how many best videos from MTV's early days. I am also including videos from pre-MTV days. This blog has expanded from my original intent. From only 51 songs to who knows how many songs? From videos from the late 70s to 1989 now from any notable video since music videos were made. 

I'm changing these blogs to the best, no matter how obscure videos of The Beginning Days Of Music Videos Through 1989.  I also just might post all the great songs from that era.

188) U2 "New Year's Day":

189) Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls":

190) Adam Ant "Goody Two Shoes":

191) Blondie "Heart of Glass":

192) Men Without Hats "Pop Goes The World":

193) Eddy Grant "Romancing The Stone":

194) Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson  "Friends and Lovers":

195) The Steve Miller Band "Abracadabra":

196) Pat Benatar "Love Is A Battlefield":

197) Ray Parker Jr. "Ghostbusters":

198) Raydio "You Can't Change That":

199) The Bee Gees "How Deep Is Your Love":

200) Genesis "Land of Confusion":

201) The Cutting Crew "I've Been In Love Before":

I'm closing out this blog entry by sharing songs from three of the greatest CDs of the 80s. First up the "Footloose" soundtrack, Guns N' Roses "Appetite For Destruction" and finally Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation 1814". 202) Kenny Loggins "Footloose":

203) Guns N' Roses "Paradise City":

204) Janet Jackson "Rhythm Nation":

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(Started October 22nd, 2024) Part 1 of October Birthdays for Musicians

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I'm not sure how accurate this is, but according to Wikipedia all of these people were born on October 2nd. I looked for other musicians with birthdays in October, but these were the five best musicians.

Sting was born on October 2nd, 1951 1) The Police "Message In A Bottle":

2) The Police "Bring On The Night":

3) The Police "Spirits In The Material World":

4) The Police "King of Pain":

5) Sting "Fields Of Gold":

6) Sting "All This Time":

7) Sting "We'll Be Together":

8) Sting "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You":

9) Sting "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free":

Human League's Phillip Oakley was born on October 2nd, 1955. These next eight songs are by The Human League. 10) "Don't You Want Me":

11) "Together In Electric Dreams":

12) "Tell Me When":

13) "Love Action (I Believe In Love)":

14) "Mirror Man":

15) "Human":

16) "(Keep Feeling) Fascination":

17) "The Lebanon":

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(Finished October 20th, 2024) Part 1 of The Best of Chicago

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Chicago was formed in 1967, originally calling themselves Chicago Transit Authority. They've released several great songs since their beginning with their last big hit coming in November 1989's "What Kind of Man Would I Be?" Their last CD was 2022's "Born For This Moment". In order to have enough songs for two blogs I've thrown in several Peter Cetera songs. Cetera left Chicago in 1985.

1) Chicago "Along Comes A Woman":

2) Chicago "Hard To Say I'm Sorry/ Get Away":

3) Chicago "Look Away":

4) Chicago "Stay The Night":

5) Peter Cetera and Amy Grant "Next Time I Fall":

6) Chicago "Love Me Tomorrow":

7) "What Kind of Man Would I Be":

8) Chicago "You're The Inspiration":

9) Chicago "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love":

10) Peter Cetera and Cher "After All":

11) Chicago "Baby What A Big Surprise":

12) Chicago "No Tell Lover":

13) Chicago "Alive Again":

14) Peter Cetera "Save Me":

15) Chicago "Questions 67 and 68":

16) Chicago "If She Would Have Been Faithful":

17) Chicago "Make Me Smile":

18) Chicago "25 or 6 to 4":

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