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You for
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me Tell
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me that you're waiting for me
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Tell me that waiting for
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me is
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Protocol Radio by Nicky
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Romero that you're
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me Tell
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me
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that waiting
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for
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me
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Tell me
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Oh, falling back
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in line But
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I don't wanna leave
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you behind Oh,
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oh, oh, oh Baby, I went
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with the flow in the
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sky oh,
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oh, oh
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I see it every time
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I close my eyes Oh,
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oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh Oh,
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oh, oh, oh Baby, I
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went with the flow in the
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sky I
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see it every time
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I close my eyes
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eyes see
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eyes Ooh,
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oh So
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I go, I
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I go start
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gazing the
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sea the
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sea to feel
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feel
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something It's
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all I
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need As I
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watch the
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sky fall over
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me No,
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I'll be somebody
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to the sea,
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to feel some
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I watched the
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sky fall over
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me No,
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I'll be
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somebody So
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I go I
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go to the starting
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gates and I go to
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the sea I
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can't feel my
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lungs they start to
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freeze As
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I watch the
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sky fall over
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me No,
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I'll be
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somebody Somebody
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Somebody Somebody
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I'll be
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somebody, yeah
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Yeah I'll
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be crazy
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Yeah So
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I go I
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go to starting gates
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and I go to
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the sea So
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I'll be
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somebody Somebody
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Radio, News, slash. Yeah. It's time for
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the latest time for
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the latest the scene. the
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scene, us us more
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Yes, with start with
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some exciting news
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because the Night Fashion Live set. is
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now online on YouTube, your first solo
14:08
show in Ava's life, Amsterdam. I'm just
14:10
curious, how is it for you as
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an artist to look back on this
14:14
show? I think honestly when I see
14:16
the images behind me, like the videos
14:18
that are playing in the studio, if
14:21
you're not watching on YouTube, it's I
14:23
think instantly one of the best shows
14:25
I've ever done in my career. I
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also have a question for you, were
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you there that night? No, I wasn't.
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And you know why? I was on
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stage myself in Belgium, but otherwise I
14:35
would have definitely been there. Okay, listen
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up guys, I were going to give,
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Lisa I Green Pass, let me know.
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because we all know him as Avicie,
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it's called Avicie, I'm Tim, it's about
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his life and legacy, with never before
14:47
seen footage and interviews and Tim himself
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is the storyteller. So if you want
14:52
to see it, it will be out
14:54
on the 31st of December. I can't
14:56
wait to see that one. Yes, in
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talking about the end of the year,
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Nick. You'll be playing at Barusti Beach
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in Dubai, Dubai, Dubai with New Year's.
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I don't know if I can take
15:06
them honestly because you cannot always take
15:08
foods with you in planes but if
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I can I mean I know some
15:12
some countries got upset when you bring
15:14
a banana with you so I wonder
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if you can bring oilballs. Well maybe
15:19
you should have one now. Yeah it
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looks like yeah I'll have one but
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let me do my talk first so
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I you know I just kind of
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look like this. Yeah so I don't
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know maybe it's something I'll bring if
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I can bring I'll definitely that. First
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of all, Lisa, thank you so much
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for bringing the news. Of course, I'll
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have some oilballs and maybe some apple
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flaps later on, but first I think
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it's time to get back to some
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jams. Would you like to know my
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most successful remix of last year. Stay
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tuned. Also coming up, where do I
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go? With Big Star Al Provoc. But
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first, one of the very few solo
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records I've done last year, Nikki Romero,
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based down low protocol radio. We
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got the soul. We got the beat with
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it. We got the beat with it. We
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got the beat with it. We got the
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song. We got the soul. We got the
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beats with the base down hole. We
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got the beach with
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the base down low.
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This is Protocol
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Radio Nikki
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Romero. We
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got the funk, we got the soul, we got
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the beats with the bass down low. We
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got the funk, we
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got the soul, we got
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the funk, we got
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the soul. I
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took the long road
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across the ocean, I've
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some bridges on
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the way. on the way Feels
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like forever, here in
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in the moment, just
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forever, see see to stay Don't
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want too much, speak
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too soon, and scare
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your heart away. Just
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wanna feel your life,
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the fire inside, for the
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rest of all my
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days. Lady,
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I just feel like
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I can't get you
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out of my mind.
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I feel love for
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the first time, and
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I know that it's
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true me and you.
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I could love you
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for i I could
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love you for i And
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I know that it's
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true me and you
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I could love you
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for i I
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could love you
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for i And
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I know that
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it's true me
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and you, I
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could love you
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for And I
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know that it's
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true me and
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you, I could
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love you for
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And I know that it's true
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you, I I could love you
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for When
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did I get
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lost, meeting your friends,
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hoping you'll show
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up Oh, when did
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I lose touch,
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saying too much, can't
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stop thing. of Where
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do I go? I'm
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dancing with a stranger,
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I don't feel no pain
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at all But
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when I'm
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running comes yet,
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you're the
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one I'm thinking
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of But
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when I'm running
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comes yet,
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you're the one
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I'm thinking
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of of
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for I'm
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searching. I
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will move
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my mountain forward,
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I will
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take it all on
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my shoulders, still looking
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for the answer. my
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mind Casing
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lights down the road
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Where will it
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end up? We don't
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know Onto the ruins
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in my mind I will
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burn out I'll follow
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you through the darkness and
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into the light Just
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to know that I will
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be alright And if
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you're lost I know we
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will find A way
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to turn back time I'll
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follow you through the
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darkness and into the light
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Just to know that
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I will be alright And
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if you're lost I
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know we will find A
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way to turn back
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time I'll follow you And
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if you're lost
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I know we
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will find A
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way to turn
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back time I'll
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follow you A
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way to turn
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back time I'll
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follow you Through
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the darkness and
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into the to
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know that be alright
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And if you're lost
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I know we will
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find A way to
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turn back time I'll
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follow you A
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very, very a tiny little throwback with One of
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the best you. One of the best I've
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done last year, I think. It
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feels like that was an organic
26:07
one. think. It that, like do I go
26:09
organic Alpha Rock, and that, where course, with
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Big remix for Rock and Oaks? that was
26:13
one of the biggest progressive for life,
26:15
I've done last year, I think.
26:17
And he's still playing it in
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Arena, so I think at least
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we've done a good job. I think,
26:23
and think we're going to do
26:25
something special it in the arena, so think we've done a
26:27
good job. I think we're gonna do something special here. Sorry, what
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are we going to little game, tell me more. to
26:31
play a play a little game. So Tell you
26:34
had an amazing we're but the question is did
26:36
you keep track of it all? had So
26:38
I'm gonna put your memory to the test.
26:40
Are you ready for this? is, did you have five
26:42
questions. You have three seconds to answer with
26:44
only yes or no, so it's gonna be
26:46
really fast ready for this? I have
26:48
five questions. You have three start
26:51
to could be the one
26:53
gained more than no. So it's
26:55
going to in 2024 true or or
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false or no true yes it's 66
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it's god okay Oh my good okay
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then one is good. this
27:04
then second question this year
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I don't get a I don't get a good sound? we have
27:08
we have a song. Where's my my Elmer? Where was
27:10
my good sound? i had had a good sound. Then we I
27:12
had a good sound we oh we need to
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gain you up we need to gain you up
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on the master yes I love this.
27:19
I love this sound. sounds You ready
27:21
for the next question? next this
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year, Niki Romero played at
27:25
more than three festivals in South
27:27
America. Yes or no? in South America.
27:29
Yes or no? how many? How many?
27:31
the... How many? think I think five? Almost. It's
27:34
four. It's ultra-Brazil roads to
27:36
ultra-kito. Dreamfield, Mexico's and DLDK.
27:39
Don't let that you know
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Peru. An Ecuador? It's not on
27:43
my list list. Equado, I played also,
27:46
Ecuador. Oh my God! Yes, I
27:48
played the Ecuador, so that's five.
27:50
on track! go. Oh my God,
27:52
third one! track! The third one, over
27:54
70 tracks this year. 70
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True or false? this year. True
27:59
or false? 70. Because... It's more or less?
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It's less? No, it's more. It's
28:03
78, including Protocolam. But still, you
28:05
had the right answer. It was
28:07
no. Then, number four. You're good,
28:09
you're good. I don't want to
28:11
say that. So, Spotify reported that
28:13
electronic dance music became the third
28:15
most streamed genre globally this year.
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True or false? Yes or no?
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I think it's false. Because I
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feel like dance music is not
28:23
streaming as well as for example
28:25
pop music or those kind of
28:27
things But it's a third one,
28:29
right? Yeah, but still you well
28:31
it is true. So this one
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you had wrong. It is the
28:35
third most streamed. I started off
28:37
so good. Yeah, you did. Final
28:39
question Nick. You ready? Yeah, yeah,
28:41
go ahead. Okay, the top streamed
28:43
protocol track of 2024 is I'll
28:46
follow you. Yes or No You're
28:48
just talking about it, we just
28:50
heard it. No. No, and that's
28:52
true! Because it's Tomorrow Comes by
28:54
Nikki Romero and Dennis Commute and
28:56
James. So, wow, can I have
28:58
an applause? Because you did very,
29:00
very well. Thank you, thank you,
29:02
thank you very much. An amazing
29:04
year to look back on and
29:06
you kept track of it all.
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I'm proud of you. So is
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there anything else that I need
29:12
to answer or no? This is
29:14
it. Interesting. Well, maybe you have
29:16
a question for you as well.
29:18
Oh, what do you want to
29:20
know? Well, because we didn't know
29:22
something about you. Maybe some of
29:24
the people that were listening to
29:26
you also didn't know, but you
29:28
can't tell me a little bit
29:30
more about something that I'm playing
29:32
for you right now. guys
29:39
everybody that's listening this is Lisa singing you got
29:41
to check her out on Spotify Lisa Michelle's because
29:43
she has an amazing career doing really really well
29:46
right now so give us just in three sentences
29:48
the inspiration for the reason why you started singing
29:50
or I why oh damn why I started singing
29:52
it makes me really happy and I I
29:55
think that's the most
29:57
important thing I can put
29:59
everything into my music my
30:01
my lyrics and it's
30:04
like therapy and and it
30:06
makes me just it makes me
30:08
just like therapy I like that like therapy is there anything
30:10
that fans for you can expect like
30:12
your fans maybe my fans that want
30:14
to start listening to you to start listening
30:16
there is a lot of new music
30:18
coming new in 2025, up in so stay
30:20
tuned for that. It's going to be
30:22
very personal personal and I'm actually so excited. I I
30:25
can't wait to share more of my
30:27
music next year. So just stay tuned.
30:29
Follow me on follow me on Instagram listen, hey listen
30:31
in the studio and everybody at
30:33
home, please make some noise. is home please
30:35
go. some noise Lisa Michelle's let's go!
30:37
Let's get back to some get
30:39
back to some music! to bring back
30:41
going to bring back some classic
30:43
tunes, sorry flash ring is sorry flash valid
30:45
but But first, repeat one of
30:47
the biggest talents in Holland, in
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and look less Lukless with so high protocol radio
30:52
So,
33:37
You're in the mix
33:39
with Nicky Romero on
33:41
Protocol Radio. Tampa's
34:03
ready, prepare to plash.
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It's in my
37:05
name I know
37:07
we're going through
37:09
the days We
37:12
are shining I
37:15
know we're going
37:17
through the days
37:19
Save us all
37:21
I know we're
37:24
going through the
37:26
days We are
37:28
shining I know
37:30
we're going through
37:33
shining Yeah, yeah,
37:35
yeah, yeah, yeah,
37:37
yeah You
38:13
Oh yeah, If you you were at
38:15
Ultra Miami 2014, if you were you were
38:17
there, what I'm you know what I'm
38:19
talking about. This was an
38:21
instant classic moment, My my own of
38:23
of Russian I was I was
38:25
wearing Percy Dutch soccer jersey, something jersey, something
38:27
that I will never ever forget.
38:29
also a mess-up of my remix for Green Velvet and Flash,
38:31
something that really something that really my
38:33
career. supporting that record. record. it For
38:35
me, it was a a special
38:38
moment I I was Ultra and was
38:40
playing that record. Anyway, still you
38:42
are still listening of the year of
38:44
the I'm going of the year myself
38:46
I'm going to prepare myself for
38:48
a small new set with a
38:50
lot of in that in music next hour
38:52
in the next hour. So sure sure
38:54
you stay tuned. tuned. This is Protocol Radio.
38:59
I'm looking for
39:01
a love
39:03
that's you. I'm
39:06
looking for. Let's
39:11
soak it up. See
39:14
what it's all about. Come
39:17
on, let's soak it up. See
39:21
what it's all about. Love,
39:24
love. Love, love,
39:27
love. love. Love,
39:30
love, love. Love,
39:32
love, love. See
39:38
what it's all about. Love,
39:59
love, love. You're
40:27
in
40:30
the mix
40:32
with Nikki
40:34
Romero
40:39
on
40:45
protocol
40:51
radio.
42:20
Yesterday It's
42:23
gone so let's all way come
42:25
your way. Like a favorite song that
42:27
comes along helps you ease the
42:30
pain. I'll be be your
42:32
backbone, Take it out
42:34
on me Let
42:36
the tears flow you're
42:39
lost at sea And
42:41
you need hope,
42:43
take it out on
42:46
me long. And I I
42:48
promise you that
42:50
You're gonna wake up
42:52
to better days Yeah
42:55
tomorrow comes, tomorrow comes
42:57
your way Don't be
42:59
afraid of your heart
43:01
still aching Tomorrow comes,
43:03
tomorrow comes your way
43:06
I feel it in
43:08
my bones, I feel
43:10
it in my soul
43:12
You'll find all that
43:14
matters the most You're
43:16
gonna wake up to
43:18
better days Yeah tomorrow
43:20
comes, tomorrow comes your
43:22
way comes,
43:47
way Tomorrow
43:49
comes, tomorrow comes
43:51
your way
43:53
Music You're
44:15
gonna wake up to
44:17
bed in the day, yeah
44:19
Tomorrow comes tomorrow, come
44:22
to bed You're gonna
44:24
wake up to bed in
44:26
the in day, yeah Tomorrow
44:28
comes tomorrow, come come bed
44:30
to You're gonna wake up
44:32
to bed in the
44:34
day, yeah Tomorrow comes tomorrow,
44:36
come to bed You're
44:56
gonna to
45:08
yeah You're
45:31
gonna wake
45:33
to You're
45:35
bed wake come
45:37
yeah You're
45:41
gonna day, up
45:43
yeah to bed
45:45
in the
45:47
day, yeah bed
45:49
tomorrow, come yeah
45:51
bed Tomorrow tomorrow, day
46:27
This was Norian, Midon versus London Grammar. I
46:29
I don't need your love love
46:32
versus hey now. London Grammar, some
46:34
of my of bands from the
46:36
UK. from the UK. Romero special Nikki
46:38
also Nicky Romero, Dennis Edit. James,
46:40
Nikki Romero, Dennis Kuyu, James, Tomorrow, Combs, and Mansa, featuring
46:43
Jordan, Jade, circles. The last track, all marrow. All
46:45
passing fast. passing fast. That's it it
46:47
for now. Hope you guys
46:49
enjoyed it. it. The end of
46:51
the year the I want
46:54
to thank my team and
46:56
everybody who works for my team without
46:58
you guys I wouldn't be able to do it.
47:00
who I wish everybody a happy new year filled with
47:02
love, joy, course your guys
47:04
i and festivals. be
47:07
My name is do
47:09
Romero. See you next
47:11
week. a happy new year filled
47:13
with love joy of course your favorite
47:15
artists and festivals my name is Nikki
47:18
Romero see you next week
47:20
go Thank
47:26
you for listening to to Protocol See
47:28
you next week. week.
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