Lizzo Sings Bitch
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Lizzo Sings Bitch

We’ve granted so many notables the grace of time and second chances and benefits of doubts. Some disappoint us. Some don’t. I’m going to give her space.

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Everybody’s Mama, Cass
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Everybody’s Mama, Cass

If you’re a fan of Mama Cass Elliot you’re not alone. I am too! Hear what her daughter Owen Elliot-Kugell has to say about her MAMA and her self-penned book, “My Mama, Cass,” dropping next week. Oh and Happy MAMAs Day. ❤️🎶

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Fast Car
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Fast Car

Who can’t imagine flying down the highway with a feeling that you belong? A feeling that you could be someone, be someone, be someone? I can. Where were you when you first hear that song? I remember it distinctly.

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Neil
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Neil

My older sister was a Neil Young/CSN fan and she played Four Way Street ALL THE TIME. Our bedrooms were separated by a thin sheet-rocked wall and I heard everything. “Cowgirl In The Sand” was my favorite track. Maybe I wanted to be somebody’s ‘cowgirl.’ Who knows. Someday I’d be old enough to “play this game.” Whatever game that was. What can I say? The song stirred me.

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Ticket To Harry
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Ticket To Harry

I’m obsessed with “As It Was.” Sometimes I go to a concert to hear one song! Also, I like to observe the modern fan-culture condition. I’m confident Harry will demonstrate. Will it be the Beatles at Shea? Hell no. But a night to remember for sure.

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