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This version is more interesting to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM

No, it's not a typo. The album was named for her birth year.

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Eric, much like you when I drive rarely do I have the radio on. Usually a window is open so I can enjoy, and sometimes dislike, the oder of the surroundings. I consider it a treat to smell a rain storm but nothing can best the smell when following a wood chip truck. There are some ugly smells too - fires, pulp mills, chicken and cow hauler to name a few. Travel well my friend, and often.

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You and me both. Thanks for articulating "who the hell cares" so well.

I love "Prehistoric Rock 'n Roll," but even more, the music that preceded it. Back in the days when there were good songwriters - lyricists and musicians - on Tin Pan Alley, good musicians in the big bands, and good singers who made the most of the first three.

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I’m with you on the Swift essay, but if you actually want to understand the mania, i suggest you watch a couple of Swift videos too. I highly recommend Shake it Off, and try not to dance. And The Man, all the way to the end. Brilliant! Of course, the irony is that she has outrun most men by now.

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