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What is the greatest television theme song of all time? · Anele and the Club on 947

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  Speaker 1: Wake up with a bang. Hey, wake up! On early
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  Speaker 1: and the club.
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  Speaker 2: On 947. So, about five minutes ago, I played this
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  Speaker 2: for you. And then we all went into a small world.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, remember small world.
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  Speaker 3: Like, frenzy, right?
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  Speaker 2: Somebody tweeted this the other day saying, Save Me is
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  Speaker 2: the greatest television theme song of all time. And I
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  Speaker 2: was like, hmm.
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  Speaker 2: Could we challenge that?
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  Speaker 1: Could we? That's a big statement, hey, because some theme
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  Speaker 1: songs are iconic.
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  Speaker 2: Because immediately I said that, and then Tim Bigelow said,
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  Speaker 2: absolutely not. This is the most iconic theme song of
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  Speaker 2: all time. And I said to Miguel, I love Mfundi Bunda.
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  Speaker 2: I love Generations. But I think this one can be
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  Speaker 2: challenged by Sevendolan. Come on.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, Sevendolan. This is iconic, eh? Like, is there a
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  Speaker 1: South African that doesn't know this little violin intro?
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  Speaker 2: And do you know why I say this? Because I
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  Speaker 2: didn't watch Seven.
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  Speaker 1: Alarm at all. But you know the song. But I
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  Speaker 1: know the song.
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  Speaker 2: Yes. Yet I did watch Generations for a good 25.
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  Speaker 1: Years, right? I watch both, so I know them both.
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  Speaker 2: Archie Moraga. Yeah. 011-8838-947. Do you accept this person by
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  Speaker 2: the name of Blazed Binges on Twitter who says, Save
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  Speaker 2: Me is the greatest television theme song of all time?
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  Speaker 1: So there's a lot of theme songs. For me personally,
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  Speaker 1: I think another one that sticks out immediately is Seinfeld. Okay. Right,
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  Speaker 1: so you know the Seinfeld.
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  Speaker 2: Do you know why I think this Smallville one is
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  Speaker 2: in the lead? Because it's a song song.
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  Speaker 1: It's a song song.
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  Speaker 2: That you can listen to. You're not going to listen
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  Speaker 2: to this on your Spotify. No.
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  Speaker 1: But....
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  Speaker 2: That you're going to rock out to.
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  Speaker 1: Did you ever watch the show called, it was Orange County,
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  Speaker 1: the OC. The OC with Mischa Barton.
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  Speaker 2: Yes.
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  Speaker 1: And that kid with the jaw. Because that had a
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  Speaker 1: theme song. Did nothing for me. Did nothing for you.
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  Speaker 2: Did nothing for me.
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  Speaker 1: If everyone that watched the OC is like, oh!
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  Speaker 2: I did nothing for me. Smallville still takes it.
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  Speaker 3: 011-8838-947.
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  Speaker 2: Let's dethrone Smallville.
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  Speaker 1: Okay. And it's got to be a song, right?
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  Speaker 2: Is there a song... A TV theme song That you
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  Speaker 2: feel Can take this one down Because we can go
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  Speaker 2: Down this road ACBC 2 On a Tuesday Was it
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  Speaker 2: a Tuesday Or on a Thursday I'm an angel Sent
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  Speaker 2: by God Oh yes As.
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  Speaker 3: We walk When you walk Down the road Yeah Every burden,
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  Speaker 3: every load, I will rise and I will walk with you.
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  Speaker 3: I'll walk with you where.
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  Speaker 2: The sun don't even shine.
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  Speaker 1: Walk with you.
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  Speaker 2: And every night I'll tell you I'll walk with you.
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  Speaker 3: Walk with you.
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  Speaker 2: Believe me, I'll walk with you.
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  Speaker 1: That's a great song. So are we sticking to songs here?
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  Speaker 2: I don't know. No, no, no.
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  Speaker 1: I think we should stick to songs. Like song songs.
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  Speaker 2: Song songs.
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  Speaker 1: Like sing-along song songs.
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  Speaker 2: Sing-along song songs.
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  Speaker 1: And we're sticking to TV, né? Not movies. Don't come
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  Speaker 1: here with your... No TV. Yeah, don't come here with
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  Speaker 1: your Armageddon. Because you know I won't. I know you won't.
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  Speaker 2: I don't want to kill my....
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  Speaker 1: No, no, no. Okay, no. Just TV. TV songs. TV songs.
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  Speaker 1: Because I got another one. Okay.
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  Speaker 2: Frankie wants to dethrone Save Me. All right. On the way.
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  Speaker 2: Yours and Frankie. Send us a voice note as well.
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  Speaker 1: 084-00-00-947.
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  Speaker 2: No, guys.
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  Speaker 3: Have you heard?
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for being a friend.
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  Speaker 1: From the Golden Girls.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for being a friend.
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  Speaker 1: Our whole universe was in a hard dance dance. But
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  Speaker 1: Big Bang Theory, that's a really great one.
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  Speaker 2: I want to know right now, could it be? Oh
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  Speaker 2: my word. And then it goes, sorry.
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  Speaker 1: Frank, you said you've got one. No, I got one.
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  Speaker 1: Listen to this. Listen to this. I've been searching my
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  Speaker 1: soul tonight.
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  Speaker 2: I know there's so much more to life. Now I
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  Speaker 2: know I can shine a light to find my way
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  Speaker 2: back home. Ally McBeal.
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  Speaker 1: Ally McBeal. This is a song.
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  Speaker 2: Do you know that I actually just told Ryan.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, did you tell him to get Ally McBeal?
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  Speaker 2: Yes. Oh, wow. Literally, as we went in, I quickly
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  Speaker 2: said to Ryan, Wanda Shepard, searching my soul.
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  Speaker 1: That's the one.
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  Speaker 2: To find my way back home. Baby. Okay, Nikita and Edenville. Oh, girl. Hello.
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  Speaker 3: Hello, Nikita.
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  Speaker 2: You're going to have to come fighting if you're going
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  Speaker 2: to fight that one. I'm not going to fight. I'm
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  Speaker 2: going to sing a line. You tell me if it's...
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  Speaker 2: brings back any memories.
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  Speaker 1: Go for it.
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  Speaker 2: I'll be there for you.
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  Speaker 1: I'll be there for you.
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  Speaker 2: I'll be there for you. Cause you're there for me too.
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  Speaker 2: So no one told you it was gonna be this way.
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  Speaker 2: Your friends are jokes, your jobs are jokes, you're broke.
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  Speaker 2: Your love life's B.O.A. It's like you always have been
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  Speaker 2: second gear.
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  Speaker 1: Okay.
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  Speaker 3: No, that's big.
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  Speaker 2: I'll be there for you when the rain starts to fall.
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  Speaker 2: I'll be there for you because you've been there before.
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  Speaker 2: I'll be there because you're there for me too.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah that's great.
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  Speaker 2: Okay okay Nikita I'm picking up what you're putting down
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  Speaker 2: I'm picking up what you're putting down Ufente in.
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  Speaker 1: Four ways.
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  Speaker 2: Hey guys how are you we're good Ufente are you
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  Speaker 2: here to shut everything down look I hear you guys
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  Speaker 2: I hear you guys but Listen, man, this is a
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  Speaker 2: story all about how my life got turned upside down.
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  Speaker 1: And I'd like to.
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  Speaker 2: Take a minute to sit right here to let you know.
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  Speaker 1: How I became the prince of a town called Bel-Air.
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  Speaker 2: In West Philadelphia. This is a story all about how
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  Speaker 2: my life got flipped, turned upside down. And I'd like
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  Speaker 2: to take a minute to sit right there.
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  Speaker 1: I'll tell you how I became the prince of a
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  Speaker 1: town called Bel-Air.
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  Speaker 2: In West Philadelphia, born and raised on a playground where
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  Speaker 2: I spent most of my days.
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  Speaker 3: Wow.
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  Speaker 1: Offensive. That's good. Do you know what it is?
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  Speaker 2: I've been to hip hop parties where they just play
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  Speaker 2: the song and the crowd loses their mind.
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  Speaker 1: Like the hardest hip hopers.
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  Speaker 2: Like we're out there. Okay.
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  Speaker 1: I don't think it's possible to pick a winner here.
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  Speaker 1: I'm going to say it. I'm sorry. There's too many
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  Speaker 1: good ones.
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  Speaker 2: Do you have any late entries? I see Ryan is like, okay,
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  Speaker 2: so this is where we are. Okay.
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  Speaker 1: Fresh Prince, Wanda Shepard, Friends. How do you pick between them?
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  Speaker 1: Is this the idols theme? What's happening here? Okay.
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  Speaker 2: So according to Johannesburg, vote wise now. It's not carte blanche.
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  Speaker 2: Friends was the.
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  Speaker 1: Most voted for.
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  Speaker 2: And the voicemails. I want to say honorable mention, though,
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  Speaker 2: definitely Fresh Pizzle Valley.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: I'd totally forgotten about it, and I'm like, ah, okay.
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  Speaker 1: We should actually just do an hour where we play
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  Speaker 1: all of these songs because they're all so good we
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  Speaker 1: could play them.
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  Speaker 2: We're going to load this conversation onto Instagram and all
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  Speaker 2: social media.
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  Speaker 1: Let's have a poll.
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  Speaker 3: Yes.
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  Speaker 1: Let's have a poll.
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  Speaker 2: Maybe those people who couldn't be here to vote, then
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  Speaker 2: we'll give it 24 hours.
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  Speaker 1: And we'll play it tomorrow.
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  Speaker 2: And then tomorrow, we'll crown the winner.
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  Speaker 3: Take a final.
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  Speaker 1: Back to making your morning.
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  Speaker 2: Back.
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  Speaker 1: On LA and the club.
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  Speaker 2: I love this show. On 947.