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1096:"In My Eyes"
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1526:Out of Step
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1200:Brian Baker
1182:lead vocals
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1146:Tommy Boyce
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669:Ian MacKaye
585:Sex Pistols
569:Tommy Boyce
554:Title Fight
546:Silverchair
526:white power
490:Out of Step
426:and in the
402:Ian MacKaye
167:Out of Step
1616:Categories
1534:Salad Days
1518:In My Eyes
1364:. p.
1344:Kemp, Mark
1297:References
1284:In My Eyes
1277:In My Eyes
1233:Production
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1058:"Stand Up"
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801:In My Eyes
792:In My Eyes
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328:In My Eyes
185:Salad Days
156:chronology
146:Skip Groff
114:In My Eyes
63:March 1984
1325:March 20,
1261:mastering
1240:producers
1172:Personnel
1044:MacKaye,
1027:MacKaye,
967:, MacKaye
920:Writer(s)
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687:, MacKaye
640:Writer(s)
558:Pennywise
515:rap metal
414:The Faith
1354:(eds.).
1320:AllMusic
1249:engineer
931:"Filler"
651:"Filler"
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141:Producer
134:Dischord
68:Recorded
60:Released
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