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* [[Deader Than Disco]]: His 1979 disco album, ''Victim Of Love''. Also an [[Old Shame]]. |
* [[Deader Than Disco]]: His 1979 disco album, ''Victim Of Love''. Also an [[Old Shame]]. |
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* [[Ear Worm]]: The chorus of "Levon": |
* [[Ear Worm]]: The chorus of "Levon": |
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{{quote|He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas Day, when the New York Times said, "God Is Dead", and the war's begun, Alvin Tostig has a son today}} |
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** "Rocket Man", "Your Song", "Philadelphia Freedom", "Bennie And The Jets", "Crocodile Rock", "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "I'm Still Standing"...he is a master of the earworm. |
** "Rocket Man", "Your Song", "Philadelphia Freedom", "Bennie And The Jets", "Crocodile Rock", "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "I'm Still Standing"...he is a master of the earworm. |
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** His cover-version of the already earworm-ish "[[The Who|Pinball Wizard]]". It should be noted that it was (and still is) the ''only'' cover-version of a Who song to reach on any Top Ten charts. |
** His cover-version of the already earworm-ish "[[The Who|Pinball Wizard]]". It should be noted that it was (and still is) the ''only'' cover-version of a Who song to reach on any Top Ten charts. |
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* [[Sequel Displacement]]: Not many people have heard of ''Empty Sky'', except for Americans (it was released in the US in 1975). His self-titled album is often considered his debut although it was his second album. |
* [[Sequel Displacement]]: Not many people have heard of ''Empty Sky'', except for Americans (it was released in the US in 1975). His self-titled album is often considered his debut although it was his second album. |
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* [[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped]]: "American Triangle", about the real-life murder of Matthew Shepard, who was beaten and left to die for being gay. |
* [[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped]]: "American Triangle", about the real-life murder of Matthew Shepard, who was beaten and left to die for being gay. |
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{{quote|'Western skies' don't make it right |
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'Home of the brave' don't make no sense |
'Home of the brave' don't make no sense |
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I've seen a scarecrow wrapped in wire |
I've seen a scarecrow wrapped in wire |
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Left to die on a high ridge fence |
Left to die on a high ridge fence |
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It's a cold, cold wind |
It's a cold, cold wind |
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It's a cold, cold wind |
It's a cold, cold wind |
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It's a cold wind blowing, Wyoming |
It's a cold wind blowing, Wyoming |
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