Foreigner: Feels Like The Fifth Time
Sylvie Simmons, Creem, June 1985
THERE ARE TIMES when you truly appreciate Foreigner. For instance, like when Madonna's 'Like A Virgin' comes on the air. A navel she may have, deeper than Frank Marino, wrigglier than Paul Stanley's ass with an MX enema. But she doesn't have the best paean to first adolescent dabblings, uh-uh.
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