I both really like this song and find it hard to listen to sometimes.
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Dragons live forever. And so do people who bring as much joy into the world as Mary did.
Hers was the first singing voice I'd ever heard that sounded nice to my ears. I'd had no interest in music until then. It was about four years later that I saw her on television in black-and-white, surprised she was tall, blonde, and pretty. I was lucky enough once to see her live. She was the first of the greats for me, followed by Grace, Janis, and Michelle.
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as opposed to say Michelle Shocked?
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Then came Patti and the world was never the same.
Michelle who?
Presumably Michelle Phillips, of the Mamas and the Papas.
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