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133:Years active
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1511:1959 births
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1411:Discography
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1378:Lay It Down
1213:Mark Posgay
987:Pop Matters
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493:Discography
458:This Family
441:This Family
333:mini albums
329:noise music
115:Occupations
1505:Categories
1283:Chase Park
1251:Hot Boxing
1216:Scott Rowe
892:Punk Globe
825:INDIEcator
703:, p.
605:References
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470:media help
416:Chase Park
360:John Keane
194:Safety Net
159:DB Records
124:songwriter
64:1959-03-14
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1312:Sugarland
1267:Mouthfeel
1059:0006-2510
1050:Billboard
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402:Mouthfeel
265:The B-52s
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577:See also
356:Magnapop
241:pop punk
237:Magnapop
189:Priority
174:Mt. Fuji
149:Caroline
121:Musician
106:pop rock
101:pop punk
1348:Singles
1210:Tim Lee
1126:Discogs
507:Holiday
407:Amy Ray
379:Benelux
287:in 2003
275:History
251:" and "
210:Website
82:Atlanta
1482:Quotes
1475:Images
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142:Labels
89:Genres
78:Origin
1468:Audio
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198:Solid
179:Never
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