The Go-Betweens: Their Back Pages
Fred Mills, Harp, June 2005
IS ROCK 'N' ROLL just a fairy tale? Once upon a time there was a magical group called the Beatles. We thought they'd last forever, and when they split up, they broke fans hearts. Many years later, in a land far, far away, there was a group called the Go-Betweens who were also magical and who also split up and broke fans hearts.
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