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Those days she was just a beautiful girl, now she's framed and hung up.

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
Entertainment
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Days
Girl
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Beautiful
Framed
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