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Last night’s sixth edition of Alan Haber’s Pop Tunes Deejay Show flew by with the strength of great melodies, harmonies and hooks galore.

Here’s what was on the musical menu:

Set One: One and Begun
Madness | “Our House” from A Guided Tour of Madness

Set Two: Pump You Up
1. Squeeze | “Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)” from Argybargy
2. 10cc | “Sand in My Face” from 10cc
3. Jeff Thomas’s All-Volunteer Army | “Pumping Muscle”
4. Donna Loren | “Muscle Bustle” from Surf and Drag Vol. 1

Set Three: New at Pure Pop Radio (1)
1. Kurt Baker | “I Can’t Wait” from Play It Cool
2. Paul Starling | “Tarantula” from The Wild Wolf
3. The Nines | “Waiting On the Other Side” from Night Surfer and the Cassette Kids
4. The Black Lemons | “Man in the Moon” from Thundershirts for Everyone

Set Four: Secret Hollies
1. The Hollies | “You in My Arms” from 30th Anniversary Collection 1963-1993
2. The Hollies | “Mexico Gold” from Rarities
3. The Hollies | “Samuel” from The Hollies at Abbey Road 1973-1989
4. The Hollies | “Magic Woman Touch” from From the Original Master Tapes

Set Five: New at Pure Pop Radio (2)
1. The Turnback | “Seconds” from Are We There Yet
2. Gale Trippsmith | “I Wonder” from Sideways
3. The Bellfuries | “She’s a Woman” from Workingman’s Bellfuries
4. What’s Eating Gilbert | “Follow Her Around” from That New Sound You’re Looking For
5. Andrew Gold | “A Note from You” from The Late Show-Live 1978

Set Six: One and Done
Chris Bell | “You and Your Sister” from I Am the Cosmos-Deluxe Edition

If you were with us for show number six, we hope you had as much fun listening as Alan had spinning the discs. If you missed the show, fear not: You can listen this coming Thursday, September 17 at noon ET (9 am PT) and this Sunday at 3 pm ET (noon PT).

Alan will be back next Monday night for another run at the greatest melodic pop music in the universe. Don’t miss it!

Alan Haber’s Pop Tunes is a cool deejay show playing the greatest melodic pop music from the ’60s to today. The show airs every Monday night at 9 pm ET (6 pm PT) on Pure Pop Radio, and repeats on Thursday afternoons at noon ET (9 am PT) and Sundays at 3 pm ET (noon PT). Please like us on Facebook by clicking here.