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4443. The Beach Boys – When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)

The Beach Boys

Suggested by Matthew in Newcastle

From Wilson Pickett to Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWSMdcpgJsw

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4442. Wilson Pickett – 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)

Wilson Pickett

Suggested by Paul in Manchester

From He’s on the Phone to a song with a telephone number as its title…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My2apquxKKQ

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4441. Saint Etienne – He’s on the Phone

Saint Etienne

Suggested by Jeff in Stockport

Kaiser Chiefs are named after a football team (Kaizer Chiefs), so to another football team, Saint Etienne…

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4440. Kaiser Chiefs – Modern Way

Kaiser Chiefs

Suggested by Andrew in County Durham

From the album which To Have and Have Not was on, Life’s a Riot with Spy vs Spy, to I Predict a Riot which was a song by Kaiser Chiefs, who also did this…

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4439. Billy Bragg – To Have and Have Not

Billy Bragg

Suggested by Tony from Tonbridge

From I Spy to the album Life’s a Riot with Spy vs Spy…

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4438. Pulp – I Spy

Pulp

Suggested by Paul in Corbridge

From U2 to the Lockheed U-2, which was a spy plane, so…

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