Hey! There is something unusual about listening to film and television soundtracks years after the event. I've been listening to the thirtysomething soundtrack for years even though I've only the vaguest recollection of actual episodes. I remember the colours - all oranges and yellows; Michael and Hope with their kids; Gary re-appearing as a ghost; the final moments in the advertising firm. But if the music give a flavour of how the show must have been, the track listing glimpses the moments, especially the titularly titled 'begging for sex, part 2' (is this like Ian Dury's 'Reasons To Be Cheeful' series? Is there a 'begging for sex, part 6'?). If ever a show needed to be re-run...

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