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There's songs that could either be taken as a conversation between two people, like The Privateers, or Why, from a much earlier record. Or Glass Figurine. That's my version of a relationship song.
Andrew Bird
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Andrew Bird
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 11
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