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With no plot or setting details available, this playlist takes its cue from the title and children’s-fiction genre: curiosity, playful mischief, and the thrill of approaching something that might be dangerous. The instrumentals move between quirky, adventurous, and suspenseful; the vocal half adds songs about risk, rules, bravery, and youthful independence without assuming particular characters or events.
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20 songs
1
The Pink Panther Theme
Henry Mancini · The Essential Hollywood
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2
The Entertainer
Scott Joplin · Fingerbreaker: Classics Of Ragtime And Early Jazz Piano
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3
Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi
Yann Tiersen · Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Bande originale du film)
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4
He's a Pirate
Klaus Badelt · Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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5
Linus And Lucy
Vince Guaraldi Trio · Charlie Brown Holiday Hits
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6
The Avengers
Alan Silvestri · The Avengers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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The Blue Danube
Johann Strauss II · Blue Danube Strauss Waltzes
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Flight of the Bumblebee
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Humoresque - Favorite Violin Encores [Expanded Edition]
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9
Sabre Dance
Aram Khachaturian · Choreography
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10
Canon in D
Johann Pachelbel · Pachelbel: Canon in D - Bach: Air on a G String - Handel: Largo from 'Xerxes' - Hallelujah Chorus - Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
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William Tell: Overture (Finale)
Gioachino Rossini · William Tell: Overture (Finale)
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12
Czardas
Vittorio Monti · Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs - Beethoven: Trio for Piano, Violin & Double Bass, Op. 38
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13
Solfeggietto in C Minor, H. 220
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · 111 Piano Hits - Vol. 1
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14
I Want Candy
Bow Wow Wow · The Best Of Bow Wow Wow
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15
Danger! High Voltage
Electric Six · Absolute Pleasure (Live)
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16
Bad Reputation
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts · Bad Reputation (Expanded Edition)
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17
Kids
MGMT · Oracular Spectacular
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18
Little Talks
Of Monsters and Men · My Head Is An Animal
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19
Spooky
Classics IV · Best Of
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