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'Song to the Siren''s irresistible tang

Martin Aston, The Guardian, 17 November 2011

Its writer refused to record it. Pat Boone almost killed it. Then it was resurrected as a B-side to an indie prestige project. Martin Aston on how Tim Buckley's 'Song to the Siren' became a modern classic.

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