If you've not seen the BBC's HD video of the ground-breaking 2012 London New Year's Day fireworks extravaganza, you need to see it now. It was set to a great playlist of songs. From the thrilling opening when Big Ben itself seems to fire flame from Clock Tower with each midnight ring to the stunning climax at 9:59, set to "Insomnia," by Faithless, it was, as they say, a real cracker! (A lower-resolution version of this on YouTube is closing in on 3,000,000 views.)
Playlist below with links to each track's start time. The video may take two or three seconds to start. Be patient. It's worth it.
1:19 Labrinth, (feat. Tinie Tempah), "Earthquake"
1:57 D'banj, "Oliver"
2:33 Coldplay, "Viva la Vida (Thin White Duke Mix)"
3:13 Martin Solveig, "Hello"
3:31 Supergrass, "Alright"
3:57 The Kinks, "You Really Got Me"
4:54 Mark "Ruff" Ryder - "Joy (Tainted Love)"
5:26 Shirley Bassey, "Diamonds Are Forever"
5:59 Adele (feat. Maddi Jane), "Rolling in the Deep" (remix)
7:01 House of Pain, "Jump Around"
7:41 The Automatic, "Monster"
8:07 The Prodigy, "Firestarter"
9:15 Emeli Sandé, "Heaven"
9:59 Faithless, "Insomnia"
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