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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Quote the Beatles
From: Mark Frumento
2. Impacts
From: Steve Harvey
3. Re: Christmas song.....help needed
From: Michael Robson
4. Re: Quote the Beatles/Ecology Songs
From: Steve Harvey
5. Re: Quote the Beatles
From: Richard Tearle "
6. Re: Righteous wannabees ... Virgil Brothers
From: Lindsay
7. Re: Jackie DeShannon etc
From: Bob Rashkow
8. Re: CaliSunPop
From: James Botticelli
9. Re: Quote the Beatles
From: Richard Havers
10. Re: Sound Waves And Traction - Davie Allan
From: James Botticelli
11. Re: The Knickerbockers and the Righteous Knight Brrothers
From: James Botticelli
12. Re: Klatuu/Bee Gees
From: Norman
13. Re: Ramones/Quote The Beatles
From: Rat Pfink
14. Re: Spoonful covers
From: Patrick Rands
15. The Postman - Spoonful covers
From: Steve Harvey
16. Re: Quote the Beatles
From: Jeff Lemlich
17. Toni Wine at the Bubblegum Achievement Awards
From: Kim Cooper
18. Re: Quote the Beatles
From: Stewart Mason
19. Re: the Knickerbockers Glory
From: Efram Turchick
20. Re: Spoonful covers / Mr. Sebastian
From: Jeffrey Glenn
21. Re: It's Only Love
From: Karl
22. Pow Wow/Howdy Doody
From: Jeffrey Glenn
23. Re: Quote the Beatles/Ecology Songs
From: Richard Havers
24. Andy Timmons Live DVD/VHS
From: Andy Timmons
25. The Liquid Room-12/8/02
From: David Ponak
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 04:37:56 -0000
From: Mark Frumento
Subject: Re: Quote the Beatles
Patrick Rands wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone would be interested in getting a list
> together of songs that quote a part of a Beatles song.
Probably my favorite is Billy Nicholls' "White Lightning" (Phil
Chapman may be familiar with this record?) which also quotes "Lucy
in the Sky With Diamonds."
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 17:04:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Impacts
I always thought that the Impacts did the original
Wipe Out, Merrill Fankhauser wrote it. There was a
surf music compilation being done by various bands.
The Surfaris's manager had them recording on it, heard
the Impacts' tune and had his guys cover it. The rest
is history.
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 22:31:07 -0000
From: Michael Robson
Subject: Re: Christmas song.....help needed
The mystery Christmas song: I haven't checked but pretty sure it's the
Flirtations -"Christmas Time Is Here Again", UK B-side of their "northern"
hit, "Nothing But A Heartache", on Deram...
Michael Clunkie
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 16:39:47 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: Quote the Beatles/Ecology Songs
Sugarloaf's Don't Call Us uses the riff from I feel
fine and mentions the Fabs. The Beatles own In My Life
originally had a line in it, "Penny Lane is one I'm
missing."
The Strawbs had a tune which mentioned the various
Beatle song titles, Hymn or Anthem or something like
that. Thanks John by the Flamin' Groovies did the same
thing.
The original Dirty Water by the Standells said
"Boston, you're home" because it was suppose to be the
Boston Strangler singing in first person. Not exactly
an ecology song.
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 23:08:49 -0000
From: Richard Tearle "
Subject: Re: Quote the Beatles
How about John Lennon's How do you sleep when he says 'All you did
was Yesterday!' And what was that other song when he said '....the
walrus was Paul'? or doesn't that count?
Cheers
Richard
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 21:05:10 -0000
From: Lindsay
Subject: Re: Righteous wannabees ... Virgil Brothers
James Botticelli
> Some say The Righteous Bros were white versions of The Knight
> Brothers ("Temptation's Out To Get Me").
When a trio of blond Australians calling themselves the Virgil
Brothers appeared in '68 they appeared to be a slightly camp version
of the Righteous Brothers. They'd taken quite a bit of trouble with
their hair and costumes, so much so that most lads of my
acquaintance greeted them with mild hilarity.
However (as many Aussie acts of the 60s skilfully did) they covered
a choice but little known American song for their first release: the
Knight Brothers' "Temptation's Out To Get Me".
The Virgils did a fine job, in my opinion, and their version still
stands up today, especially when you don't have to actually watch
them. Those familiar with the original would notice that the
arrangement doesn't slavishly follow the original, and a big chunk
of the lyrics has unaccountably gone missing.
By the way, one of the Virgils, Rob Lovett, had been a Loved One -
not a bad little pedigree in Oz rock - and Peter Doyle went on to be
a New Seeker.
(I had some trouble playing this to Musica: I'll try again later.)
Lindsay
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 15:24:40 -0500
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Re: Jackie DeShannon etc
Bill George on Jackie DeShannon:
> She had some great demos. Liberty didn't know what they were doing
> with her.
Amen to that. I bought "You Won't Forget Me" from '62 when I knew virtually
nothing about anything Jackie'd recorded before "What The World Needs Now..."
Liberty really DIDN'T know what a prize they had; this is a great, great record
that should have gone Top 10, as I'm sure all her other Liberty output reflects
her great talent as well.
Thank you to both Jeffs (Glenn and Lemlich) for offering more info on the
unsung Bell artists. Have heard The Birdwatchers single before and needless to
say I am searching for the 45. I'll also mention that Bell had James and Bobby
Purify in '65 and '66 and "I'm Your Puppet", one of the biggest and best IMHO
soul hits of the latter year.
Beatles lyrics hiding inside other artists' stuff...Rotary Connection, "Magical
World", Cadet Concept Records (from the Aladdin album) Minnie Ripperton
mentions "a yellow submarine." The group also pays tribute to "Hello, Goodbye"
on the Trip I album in the quickie entitled "Black Noise." Some of us will
recall the demented stuff the late Peter Sellers did with tunes such as "Help!"
(not sure if that really counts--:-)
I have both albums by The Moon and highly recommend the new CD to anyone not
yet familiar; as others have noted, the first album in particular, Without
Earth, is a must for psychedelia lovers. Colours' "Brother Lou's Love Colony"
is given equally good treatment here. That seems to call for saying something
political, but no, I won't take the dare....!!!
Bobster
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:44:28 -0500
From: James Botticelli
Subject: Re: CaliSunPop
Phil Milstein wrote:
> I'm not 100% sure what is meant by the phrase "California Sunshine Pop"
Think Mama's & Papas and spin off from there...Orchestrated soft pop with
sort of joyous sunshiny lyrics...Free Design, Tradewinds, Parade, Love
Generation, Cyrkle, Teddy & The Pandas, and many unknowns (always more
interesting). And the nice thing? You didn't even hafta be California to
make the music!
JB
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 20:16:26 +0000
From: Richard Havers
Subject: Re: Quote the Beatles
A great, and not often heard, Beatles quoting song is 'I Don't Want To
hold Your Hand' from Rupert Holmes album 1975 inspiringly entitled
album........ 'Rupert Holmes'.
Richard
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:46:20 -0500
From: James Botticelli
Subject: Re: Sound Waves And Traction - Davie Allan
Richard Havers:
> The mention of Davie Allan in Martin's email reminded me that when I
> was in LA recently I was at a studio belonging to a friend of mine and
> I met Davie and his current band.
They do an absolutely murderous version of Henry Mancini's "Experiment In
Terror" on the Del-Fi Mancini Tribute compilation of 6 or 7 years' back.
JB
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:47:48 -0500
From: James Botticelli
Subject: Re: The Knickerbockers and the Righteous Knight Brrothers
Mick Patrick wrote:
> if the righteous twosome had been described
> as the "caucasian Don & Dewey" - originators of "Justine", "Ko Ko Jo"
> and "Big Boy Pete" - I would have had no choice but to totally agree.
You're not gonna believe this, but that's what I meant~
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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 06:33:48 +1030
From: Norman
Subject: Re: Klatuu/Bee Gees
Mark Frumento:
> I take it you mean "hype" instead of "crap"? Klaatu, if you got past
> the hype, are really a good group for 4 of their 5 LPs.
Klattu: yes, I did mean "hype". Sorry if it sounded as if I was
having a go at the group.
Coalman: Like much of Barry Gibb's material in the early days it was
written for someone else. Ronnie Burns had a Top 10 hit with the song
in 1967.
Norman
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Message: 13
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:40:29 -0500
From: Rat Pfink
Subject: Re: Ramones/Quote The Beatles
>Eddy Smit posited that it may also be on the "Hey Ho Let's Go!" anthology,
>but that may be TOO pre-"End of the Century" for Mick. The credits for that
>release (which also apply to its inclusion of the soundtrack's other
>Spector-remixed song, "I Want You Around") read, "original Ed Stasium mixes
>from the 'Rock 'N' Roll High School' original motion picture soundtrack
>(previously unissued)."
I've been told by a reliable source that the original
soundtrack LP version of "Rock 'N' Roll High School"
is on the new "Loud, Fast, Ramones: Their Toughest Hits"
compilation from Rhino.
http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=76101
>Also Harry Nillson's (sp) "You Can't Do That" mentions about a
>bizillon Beatle songs.
The same goes for Barclay James Harvest's "Titles".
RP
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Message: 14
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 19:40:08 -0000
From: Patrick Rands
Subject: Re: Spoonful covers
I don't think anyone has mentioned the delightful cover the Lovin'
Spoonful's "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" by Astrud Gilberto,
performed as a duet with her six-year-old son. Probably could make
some folks gag it's soo cute, but I love it lots. It can be found
on her Beach Samba album from 1967. For those of you curious about
Astrud Gilberto, she has a great website where she has recently posted
her first interview in 20 years at http://www.astrudgilberto.com
She dispels many a myth about her discovery and continues to be a gem
in the rough.
Jackie and Roy do a tremendous version of "Didn't Want to Have To Do
It" on their 1967 album Changes.
Also from 1967, along those lines, Bud Shank did an entire LP of
Lovin' Spoonful covers entitled A Spoonful of Jazz.
Summer in the City
Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?
(You and Me and) Rain on the Roof
Amy's Theme
Coconut Grove
Lovin' You
Darling Be Home Soon
Six O'Clock
Younger Girl
Didn't Want to Have To Do it
Daydream
Do You Believe in Magic?
:Patrick
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Message: 15
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 16:56:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: The Postman - Spoonful covers
Kingsley:
> There was also another version of 'You Didn't Have
> To Be So Nice' by the
> Glass Managerie
In Kevin Costner's flick The Postman (with Tom Petty
in a cameo) there is a scene where the good citizens
celebrate by playing an instrumental version of "You
Didn't Have To Be So Nice" around the camp fire.
Don't forget the Byrds singing a verse of "Do you
Believe In Magic?" on Hullabaloo. I think Carol
Burnette's late daughter had movie out about a
Japanese rock star that also used "Magic". Didn't
Shaun Cassidy cover a Spoons tune?
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Message: 16
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 05:34:31 -0000
From: Jeff Lemlich
Subject: Re: Quote the Beatles
Patrick Rands wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone would be interested in getting a list
> together of songs that quote a part of a Beatles song.
How about songs that take their titles from lines in Beatles songs?
For example:
"MY BABY DON'T CARE" by the Gants... or
"I'M SO GLAD (SHE'S MY LITTLE GIRL)" by Gamma Goochee Himself.
Then there are soundalike titles, such as
"SHE'S GOT A SECRET (TO HIDE)" by the Druids, or
"JUDY IN DISGUISE" by John Fred & The Playboy Band.
Jeff Lemlich
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Message: 17
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 11:16:00 -0800
From: Kim Cooper
Subject: Toni Wine at the Bubblegum Achievement Awards
Newsflash! Just added to the stellar roster of honorees at the Bubblegum
Achievement Awards is Archies vocalist, songwriter and teen dream, Ms.
Toni Wine. We are delighted to be able to honor her for her many
contributions to the bubblegum genre.
More info is at http://www.bubblegum-music.com
Kim Cooper
Editrix
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Scram
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Message: 18
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 01:21:15 -0500
From: Stewart Mason
Subject: Re: Quote the Beatles
A few more:
"Rattlesnakes" -- Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, 1984 ("She says all she
needs is therapy/All you need is love is all you need")
"Rich" -- Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, 1985 (last line, repeated several
times, is "Baby, you're a rich man")
"Beauty and Sadness" -- The Smithereens, 1983 (cops the drum pattern from
"Tomorrow Never Knows")
Stewart
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Message: 19
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:14:27 -0500
From: Efram Turchick
Subject: Re: the Knickerbockers Glory
Neil Hever:
> Does anybody know if the Knickerbockers Challenge records material
> is in print?
Mick Patrick:
> I imagine there are several CDs by this group extant. One'd probably
> be hard pressed to beat "Rave Up With The Knickerbockers" on Big
> Beat. Click below for a full tracklist:
> http://216.15.202.119/cgi-bin/SearchCatNo.asp?intSite=1&lngID=181478
We've got a bevy of fine Knickerbockers CDs available at Sundazed Music.
Actually, our first release back in '89 was a Knickerbockers Best Of,
and since then we've released the 2-CD "Knickerbockerism!" and lots,
lots more. Newest among these is the 180 gram LP "Rockin' With The
Knickerbockers". You can visit http://www.sundazed.com for more details
if you'd like.
And here's an ecology song that hasn't been mentioned yet: "Mother
Nature,-Father Earth" by the Bonniwell Music Machine (and yes, that is
the correct punctuation!).
Regards,
Efram Turchick
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Message: 20
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 11:00:13 -0800
From: Jeffrey Glenn
Subject: Re: Spoonful covers / Mr. Sebastian
> Jeffrey Glenn beat me to it! I remember "Mr. Sebastian" by
> The Distant Cousins being played on WORC-AM in Worcester,
> Mass when I was a lad. "Mister Sebastian of the Loooooovin'
> Spoonful, write me a love song real soooooft and tuneful!"
> IIRC, it worked in bits of "Daydream" and "Younger Girl," too,
> didn't it, Jeff?
Actually Jim, it's "Darlin' Be Home Soon" (a vocal snippet) and
"Daydream" (a piano riff playing part of the verse melody). I'll
play it to musica when space allows. Great song!
Jeff
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Message: 21
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 02:41:44 -0000
From: Karl
Subject: Re: It's Only Love
Simon White wrote:
> ...Tony Blackburn "It's Only Love" MGM 1467.
> ...writers are Cordell / Trimachi/ Levy
> ....U.S. version ...?
Easy one. Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette 4710, 1966).
Karl
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Message: 22
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:58:39 -0800
From: Jeffrey Glenn
Subject: Pow Wow/Howdy Doody
I noticed that the reversed "Pow Wow" by 1910 Fruitgum Co. had been played
to musica, so I've done the same with "Bring Back Howdy Doody" by Flying
Giraffe (Bell B-801, 1969). Both obviously the Howdy Doody theme, but not
using the same track as was postulated. The Flying Giraffe track is pre
bubblegum, while the 1910 Fruitgum Co. is bubblegarage (and pretty loose, to
say the least - I love it! :-) ).
Jeff
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Message: 23
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:33:58 +0000
From: Richard Havers
Subject: Re: Quote the Beatles/Ecology Songs
Steve
> The Strawbs had a tune which mentioned the various
> Beatle song titles, Hymn or Anthem or something like
> that. Thanks John by the Flamin' Groovies did the same
> thing.
Are you sure you are not thinking of Titles by Barclay James Harvest
which has lyrics almost entirely made up of Beatles titles.
Richard
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Message: 24
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 12:11:58 -0600
From: Andy Timmons
Subject: Andy Timmons Live DVD/VHS
Hello Everyone,
It's hard to believe that 2002 has come and gone so quickly! I hope
all of you are well and will be spending time with your loved ones this
holiday season.
More than ever, think Love and Peace in 2003.
Andy Timmons
Here's the promo from the website:
(as "Ralphy" says..."a crummy commercial!!??")
LIVE BOOTLEG 1991 - 1998 ::: DVD ::: At long last the
Andy Timmons Official Live Bootleg Vol. 1 VHS and DVD are now available exclusively from http://andytimmons.com - This exciting video release
contains 8 killer live performance including "Cry For You", "Electric
Gypsy", "I Remember Stevie", and "Down To The Wire".
This is the first commercially available video that gives insight to
Andy's incredible technique and live energy.
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Message: 25
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 12:53:09 -0500
From: David Ponak
Subject: The Liquid Room-12/8/02
The Liquid Room, (usually) hosted by David Ponak (me), airs
every Saturday night from Midnight to 3AM (PDT) on 90.7FM KPFK
Los Angeles, as well as streaming at http://kpfk.org.
This Saturday, I will be joined by Craig and Ross of DJ Me DJ You, who will
be chatting, guest DJing, and previewing tracks from their upcoming Eenie
Meenie release "The Music."
This will be my last show of the year before taking off to Tokyo with Mello
Cads. Please join Tony Tucci on December 21 and 28 in The Liquid Room.
The Liquid Room-12/08/02
1.The Association/Come On In
Birthday (WB)
2.Cody ChesnuTT/The World Is Coming To My Party
The Headphone Masterpiece (Ready Set Go)
3.Miki Hirayama/Itsuka Doko Kade
Good Night Tokyo (Readymade-Japan)
4.Seksu Roba/Telephone
Eeeie Meenie Records Sampler (Eenie Meenie)
5.Mint Royale/Miles And Miles
Dancehall Places (Faith & Hope-UK)
6.John Fred & His Playboy Band/Tissue Paper
7.Bikeride/Fakin' Amnesia
Morning Macumba (Hidden Agenda)
8.The Love Generation/Take Me To The Love In
Love And Sunshine: The Best Of The Love Generation
(Sundazed)
9.Mello Cads/ Christmas Shade Of Blue (demo)
10.Rita Lee/Viagem Ao Fundoo De Mim
Build Up (Mercury-Brazil)
11.Apparat Organ Quartet/Stereo Rock & Roll
12.Jacques Dutronc/L'Amour Est Le Moteur De Monde
Jacques Dutronc (Vogue-France)
13.DJ Me DJ You/Fresh Technology
The Music (Eenie Meenie)
14.Elmer Berstein/The Silencers (Main Theme)
The Silencers (soundtrack) (Reprise)
15.Cymbals/Wingspan
Sine (JVC Victor-Japan)
16.Xanthus And The Disciples/Healer's Lament
People Are Wrong! (original cast recording)
(Sidesaddle)
17.The Free Design/Now Is The Time
Heaven/Earth (Project 3)
18.David Holmes/Driving Away In The Bus
Analyze That (soundtrack) (TVT)
19.Serge Gainsbourg/Harley David Son Of A Bitch
Love On The Beat (Phillips-France)
20. The 88/How Good It Could Be (demo CD)
21.Scott Walker/The Seventh Seal
Scott 4 (Fontana-UK)
22.The Aluminum Group/Blow You Kisses
Happyness (Wishing Tree)
23.The Rennasaince/I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Bacharach Baroque (Ranwood)
24.Replicant/Hello Welcome
Kuuki No Soko (Radio Khartoum)
25.Julie Driscoll/Leaving It All Behind
1969 (One Way Records)
26.The Velvet Crush/Rollin' In My Sleep
Soft Sounds (Parasol)
27.Isaac Hayes/In Pursuit Of The Pimpmobile
Truck Turner (soundtrack) (Stax)
28.Hooper/Pour Something On Your Stereo
The Shypoo EP (Poltroon Records-UK)
29.The Bob Crewe Generation/Menage A Trois
Street Sounds (Elektra)
30.Volovan/Flor Primaveral
Volovan (Lakeshore)
31.Lemon Jelly/Space Walk
Lost Horizons (XL)
32.DeVol/Groovy Delivery Boy
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (Colgems)
33.Brian Wilson/Marketplace
Landylocked (Geritol)
34.Carey Fosse/One Hundred Years Of Progress (3" CD)
35.Tarwater/1985
Dwellers On The Threshold (Kitty-Yo)
36.Lee Hazlewood/Little War
The Complete MGM Recordings (Ace-UK)
37.Parker And Lily/Hello Halo
Here Comes Winter (Manifesto)
38.Michel Legrand/The Chess Game
The Thomas Crown Affair (soundtrack) (United Artists)
39.The Flaming Lips/Can't Get Your Out Of My Head
Yoshimi Wins: Live Radio Sessions (WB promo CD)
40.Neil Diamond/African Trilogy
Taproot Manuscript (MCA)
41.Café Tacuba/Dejate Caer
Vale Callampa (MCA)
42.The Carnival/Love So Fine
The Carnival (World Pacific)
43.Pico/Akai Sabaku E Ikanai Ka
ABC-Pico First (Kitty-Japan)
44.John Cunmingham/You Shine
Happy Go Unlucky (Parasol)
45.Paul Williams/Mornin' I'll Be Movin' On
Someday Man (Reprise)
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