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Hold Me Now – Thompson Twins
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Batdance – Prince
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Why Can’t This Be Love – Van Halen
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Run to You – Bryan Adams
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Open Arms – Journey
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Lost in Your Eyes – Debbie Gibson
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Longer – Dan Fogelberg
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I Want Your Sex – George Michael
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Holding Back the Years – Simply Red
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Carrie – Europe
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Woman in Love – Barbra Streisand
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Patience – Guns N’ Roses
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One Moment in Time – Whitney Houston
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