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Monstrous talent: Akira Ifukube and Godzilla
Song of the Day: Following on from Hikaru Hayashi, we dip into the next Japanese composer, a prolific writer of film scores best for the famous Godzilla monster movies, as well hundreds of other classical pieces
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David Bowie and Ryuchi Sakamoto on the set for Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
Song of the Day: Linking our last entry with not only the recently deceased director Bernardo Bertolucci and also David Bowie, some exquisite music by the great Japanese composer, pianist and actor
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The single cover of Double Dutch
Song of the Day: From yesterday's song about whooping and clapping by Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens, a nimble act of skipping – and controversial sampling – by the Sex Pistols impresario from 1983
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The odd couple. Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart.
Song of the Day: The 'love is' mini-theme today moves onto to a different genre – early 80s electronica pop, served up by the enigmatic Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart
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Stephen Hawking 1942-2018. Cosmologist, theoretical physicist, humourist
Song of the Day: How best to pay tribute to one of the most intelligent men in history, one mentioned in the same breath as Einstein? With a silly cosmic song of course, taken from the Meaning of Life
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