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64:"Bad is Bad"
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22:"Girls Talk"
2328:Almost Blue
2264:Other songs
2156:Green Shirt
2042:Radio Radio
1961:Cruel Smile
1829:Live albums
1651:Almost Blue
1637:Get Happy!!
1591:Pete Thomas
1584:Steve Nieve
1562:Pete Thomas
1555:Steve Nieve
1544:Discography
1356:Live albums
1311:Information
1089:Kent, David
933:Get Happy!!
745:Get Happy!!
719:(Podcast).
676:Australia (
579:Australia (
473:Music video
433:Get Happy!!
430:reissue of
412:Attractions
385:written by
315:Producer(s)
152:Producer(s)
72:25 May 1979
2509:1979 songs
2503:Categories
2300:Girls Talk
2198:Sulky Girl
2177:Blue Chair
2170:I Want You
2028:Pump It Up
1428:Stray Cats
1396:Girls Talk
1297:Twangin...
1204:10 January
1133:2019-02-13
1074:2023-09-29
1049:2015-04-15
966:Vintage TV
902:2015-04-15
898:. AllMusic
837:2015-04-15
817:Song Facts
698:References
521:Aimee Mann
422:Background
379:Girls Talk
354:Girls Talk
248:March 1980
183:Girls Talk
1949:(bootleg)
1463:Nick Lowe
1318:Riff Raff
1068:Pitchfork
789:Billboard
747:(Inset).
630:Billboard
605:Ireland (
574:position
321:Nick Lowe
130:Swan Song
94:Power pop
2307:Riot Act
2184:Veronica
2093:Clubland
1925:2½ Years
1805:Look Now
1777:Momofuku
1756:Il Sogno
1468:Rockpile
1339:...Again
1304:D.E. 7th
1262:Rockpile
1091:(1993).
1018:AllMusic
649:Top 100
646:Cash Box
536:Mad Love
510:AllMusic
503:AllMusic
479:Rockpile
414:bassist
290:Columbia
253:Recorded
245:Released
99:new wave
77:Recorded
69:Released
1985:Singles
1904:The Man
1426:" with
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1099:St Ives
1023:16 June
634:Hot 100
591:Canada
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2426:Scores
2000:Alison
1276:Get It
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1693:Spike
1644:Trust
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428:Rhino
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1206:2023
1168:ISBN
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607:IRMA
572:Peak
330:and
286:(UK)
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