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The radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools tryin' to anesthetize the way that you feel.

Elvis Costello

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Elvis Costello
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 25
Composer
Guitarist
Record Producer
Singer-Songwriter
London
England
Declan Patrick MacManus
Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus
Declan MacManus
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Tryin
Fools
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Feels

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