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"The Last Waltz" is a ballad, written by and . It was one of biggest hits, spending five weeks at number 1 on the , from September 1967 to October 1967, and has since sold over 1.17 million copies in the . In Australia,
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"It's Not Unusual" is a song written by and , first recorded by a then-unknown Tom Jones, after having first been offered to . He intended it as a demo for her, but when she heard it she was so impressed with his delivery that she recommended he sing it instead. The record was the second Jones single released, reaching No. 1 on the in 1965. It was his first hit in the .
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"Les Bicyclettes de Belsize" (translation: "The Bicycles of Belsize") is a song written and composed by and . Used as the theme song of the 1968 , it was sung by in the movie. As a 7" 45rpm single, it was a big hit that year, in parallel English and French versions, for and , respectively.
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It's not unusual
Happens every day
No matter what you say
You'll find it [occurs]
all the⌚️
πŸ₯° will never do
what you want it to
Why can't this crazy πŸ₯°
be mine?



22 Jan 1965

It's not unusual
for to play sessions
but Les Reed said it was Joe Moretti🎸
(but Page DID do Bassey's Goldfinger gig).

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