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Yazoo is the name of an old blues label and also a town in America. I like it because it doesn't mean a thing, it has no immediate connotations. That's what I hate about so many names today - they're so obviously fashionable.

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Alison Moyet
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 18
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