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Ira Robbins, Trouser Press, April 1983
"In 1977 I hope I go to heaven
'Cos I been too long on the dole
And I can't work at all
Danger stranger — you better paint your face
No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones
In 1977"
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