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As the 2008 Olympics festivities kick off, there are reports of pollution levels around the Olympic stadium in Beijing potentially reaching five times the levels deemed safe by the World Health Organisation.

Du Shaozhong, deputy director of Beijing's Environmental Protection Bureau, said: "We made a commitment to ensure air quality for the Olympic Games . . . as for whether we have reached the goal, that will be examined after the event."

Here is a list of songs I have compiled to celebrate air quality in Beijing.

Kate Bush - Cloud Busting

The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

The Pogues - Dirty Old Town

The Rolling Stones - Get Off My Cloud

Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze

The Rah Band - Clouds Across The Moon

Berlin - Take My Breath Away

Prodigy - Breathe

Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind

Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue

Air Supply - Making Love Out Of Nothing At All

Here are a few more songs to mark the 2008 Beijing Olympics:

Japan - Visions of China

Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Any More

Gill Scott Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Simon And Garfunkel - Sound of Silence

Roy Orbison - Communication Breakdown

Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

Cyndi Lauper - True Colours

Joe Dolce - Shaddup You Face

Any more?

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