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I chose the songs for the music more than for the lyrical content and it wasn't until the end of the recording and when we were trying to decide running order that I realized how sad a lot of the songs could sound.

Vashti Bunyan

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Vashti Bunyan
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: January 1
Guitarist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
London
England
Vashti
Jennifer Vashti Bunyan
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