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Squirrel knocks broom down then pretends to be a victim 😂 #Interesting #Wonder #Fascinating

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Golden dogs

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"Father And Son" is for those people who can't break loose. #FatherAndSon #CatStevens #Chords #Lyrics

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"For anyone who has ever been on the wrong side of a sold-out concert, "Juke Box Hero" will touch a chord." #JukeBoxHero #Foreigner #Chords #Lyrics

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"Dear Future Husband" received mixed reviews upon its release. But it is undeniably a fun "doo-wop and pop" song. #DearFutureHusband #MeghanTrainor #Chords #Lyrics

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The Beatles performed "Get Back" as part of The Beatles' rooftop performance, which took place on the roof of Apple Studios in Savile Row, London on 30 January 1969. #GetBack #TheBeatles #Chords #Lyrics

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Despite "A Horse With No Name" being banned by some US radio stations because of supposed drug references to heroin ("horse") use , the song ascended to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, and the album quickly reached platinum status. #AHorseWithNoName #America #Chords #Lyrics

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Some straight talk.

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As for the song "Lodi", John Fogerty later said he had never actually visited Lodi before writing the song, and simply picked it for the song because it had "the coolest sounding name." #Lodi #CCR #Chords #Lyrics

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"As Good As I Once Was" is "... so good that it rivals anything off of Toby's "How Do You Like Me Now?!" album. Yeah, getting old sucks! #AsGoodAsIOnceWas #TobyKeith #Chords #Lyrics

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"Goin' Up The Country" was originally recorded in 1928 by Henry Thomas. Covered by many artists, this version is from Kitty, Dixie and Lewis. #Goin'UpTheCountry #KittyDixieLewis #Chords #Lyrics

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"Southbound Again" was the fifth track on the debut album "Dire Straits". Considered by some to be "remarkably accomplished for a debut". #SouthboundAgain #DireStraits #Chords #Lyrics

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"You Could've Been a Lady" is a song by the British soul band Hot Chocolate, written by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson in 1969. Later performed by the Canadian band, April Wine, it became their first hit. #YouCouldHaveBeenALady #AprilWine #Chords #Lyrics

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Tom Johnston penned the "Eyes of Silver" tune. According to him, "Wordwise, that one really isn't that spectacular. I wrote them at the last minute." Thank you Tom for writing it down! #EyesOfSilver #TheDoobieBrothers #Chords #Lyrics

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"The Wizard" is a gentle, semi-acoustic ballad whose lyrics deal with a wanderer meeting "the Wizard of a thousand kings". #TheWizard #UriahHeep #Chords #Lyrics

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The lyrics of "Wish You Were Here" express alienation and criticism of the music business. The band created a nine-part tribute to the Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett, who had left seven years earlier due to his deteriorating mental health. #WishYouWereHere #PinkFloyd #Chords #Lyrics

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"My Oh My" was played during a soundcheck in 2010 and later released in 2014. Debuting new songs during sound checks was a trait of Leonard Cohen. #MyOhMy #LeonardCohen #Chords #Lyrics

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"When The Sun Goes Down" by Fleetwood Mac. Featured on the album "Behind The Mask". #WhenTheSunGoesDown #FleetwoodMac #Chords #Lyrics

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"Sweet Caroline" has been used by sports teams all over the world. It was even played to an empty Bank of America Stadium in honor of all front-line workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. #SweetCaroline #NeilDiamond #Chords #Lyrics

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"Ex's & Oh's" has been called "ballsy, brash and profoundly unapologetic." #Ex's&Oh's #ElleKing #Chords #Lyrics

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"Sugar, Sugar" was among the songs that astronaut Alan Bean chose to bring to listen to during the Apollo 12 mission. "When it came on during the trip out from earth, the three of them would bounce weightlessly to the beat, dancing their way to the moon." #SugarSugar #TheArchies #Chords #Lyrics

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Some have said this song is about loneliness, painting a picture of a man leaving the rural East Coast of Canada for the Big City and how when his love leaves he's lonely. #Can'tYouSee #TheMarshallTuckerBand #Chords #Lyrics

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"Just Came Back" is a song by Canadian musician Colin James. In 1991, the song won the Juno Award for Single of the Year. #JustCameBack #ColinJames #Chords #Lyrics

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"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" was performed by BJ Thomas. He had been recovering from laryngitis, which made his voice sound huskier. #RainDropsKeepFallinOnMyHead #BJThomas #Chords #Lyrics

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"Teach Your Children" was inspired by a famous photo of a "Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park". Graham Nash wanted people to reflect on the societal implications of messages given to children about war and other issues. #TeachYourChildren #CrosbyStillsNashYoung #Chords #Lyrics

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"Calling America" is a song by the rock music group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) released as a single from their 1986 album Balance of Power. #CallingAmerica #JeffLynne #ELO #Chords #Lyrics

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"Love Me Two Times" was once considered to be somewhat risqué for radio airplay, being banned in New Haven for being "too controversial". My my how things have changed. #LoveMeTwoTimes #TheDoors #Chords #Lyrics

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Don Schlitz wrote "The Gambler" in August 1976 when he was 23 years old. It took him some time to complete. Finally it came to him that it was inspired by his father who had died the same year. Performed by many, this version is by Kenny Rogers. #TheGambler #KennyRogers #Chords #Lyrics

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"Candyman" is considered by some to be one of Christina Aguilera's ten best songs ever, calling it "fifty percent flirty, fifty percent dirty, and one hundred percent fabulous". I think it's a saucy little swingin' romp on the wild side and fun to play. #Candyman #ChristinaAguilera #Chords #Lyrics

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Bob Seger pulled from his high school years as a cross-country runner to form the song's title – a metaphor for growing old. "Against the Wind" became one of Seger's most successful singles. #AgainstTheWind #BobSeger #Chords #Lyrics

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Dazed magazine questioned whether "Wicked Game" might be the most influential love song in modern music. It was also listed in the 2010 book "1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die". #WickedGame #ChrisIsaak #Chords #Lyrics

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The Lennerockers are in the Guinness Book of Records for "the highest concert - flight altitude 11,948.16 meters". They are also responsible for the deepest rock 'n' roll concert in music history: 502 meters underground in the Merkers adventure mine. #HighClassLady #TheLennerockers #Chords #Lyrics

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"Sixteen tons" refers to a practice of initiating new miners. In the mid-1920s, a miner tended to haul eight to ten tons per day, whereas for new miners, other miners would slack off so the new miner could "'make sixteen' on his very first day." #SixteenTons #EricBurdon #Chords #Lyrics

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"Locomotion" is especially notable for making three appearances in the American top 3, each in a different decade: in 1962 by Little Eva ; in 1974 by Grand Funk Railroad; and in 1988 by Kylie Minogue. #Locomotion #GrandFunkRailroad #Chords #Lyrics

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Lord Huron has been described has having a sound that has "a decidedly cinematic flair, heavy on mood and evocative imagery". "I Lied" by Lord Huron is a haunting song with a twist. Unfortunately there has been too much lying going on in the world lately. #ILied #LordHuron #Chords #Lyrics

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Jon Bon Jovi has been active in a variety of activities to try and help low income families secure housing. That makes sense when you write a song about going home. #WhoSaysYouCan'tGoHome #BonJovi #Chords #Lyrics

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Stevie Wonder was playing most of the instruments on his songs by himself. But he preferred to let other guitarists play on his records. Jeff Beck provided the drum intro for the song "Superstition" while Stevie improvised the riff on the spot. #Superstition #StevieWonder #Chords #Lyrics

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"Handle With Care" has an amusing backstory. Dylan, tending a barbecue for the musicians, was asked by Harrison for some lyrics. Dylan asked for the title, Harrison looked around the garage and said, "Handle with Care", after a label on a box. #HandleWithCare #TravelingWilburys #Chords #Lyrics

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Bruno Mars confessed that the song was inspired by "his love for a girl who did not love him back". The team threw around ideas like, "I'd jump out in front of a train, throw my hand on a blade, get hit by a bus". Eventually, they realized it was "catchy" #Grenade #BrunoMars #Chords #Lyrics

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Don Barnes presented a seed idea for a song to co-writer Jim Peterik, asking what he thought of the title "Hold On Loosely", to which Peterik came back with, "...but don't let go". "Hold on Loosely" by .38 Special. #HoldOnLoosely #38Special #Chords #Lyrics

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"River Deep – Mountain High" is a song originally performed by Ike & Tina Turner. This version is performed by Eric Burdon & The Animals. #RiverDeepMountainHigh #EricBurdon #Chords #Lyrics

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Earlier this month a woman from Vancouver was detained. Now it's spreading to Germany and other countries. #Detentions #TravelAdvisory

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"Great Balls of Fire" is a very popular song by Jerry Lee Lewis. It has a "Blues" chord pattern that is easy to play. #GreatBallsOfFire #JerryLeeLewis #Chords #Lyrics

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"Alright" by Darius Rucker. With its ascent to Number 1, Rucker has become the first country music singer since Wynonna Judd to send his or her first three singles to the top of the country charts. #Alright #DariusRucker #Chords #Lyrics

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"Fox on the Run" is a song by the British glam rock band Sweet. Use in the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy led to a number one spot on the iTunes Rock Chart in 2016. "A definitive hard-rock bubblegum record" and "one of the last glitter classics". #FoxOnTheRun #Sweet #Chords #Lyrics

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I use MuseScore regularly, it's an invaluable tool for notating music. They've just announced an update to version 4.5. #MuseScore

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May your day bring you this much joy!

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