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"That's sort of like my life," he said, referring to the song's title, not the naked trampoline jumping.

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Phoebe's stammered-to-the-beat read of the song's "poetic," heady lyrics and melody that would test anyone's vocal range took her to the top of the AC charts and Pop's #5 position; the followup, her sultry original "Harpo's Blues," brought her back to AC's Top Twenty.

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That, in my opinion, is the best way to record a song because when you add in all of the other elements and toys, you sometimes lose sight of what the song's essence is or what it's truly about as you're recording it.

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That, in my opinion, is the best way to record a song because when you add in all of the other elements and toys, you sometimes lose sight of what the song's essence is or what it's truly about as you're recording it.

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After Bono and the blind guitarist performed the song's first verse, the rest of the band joined in, with U2 guitarist The Edge playing the electric piano.

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But to my surprise, despite her lifelong, non-stop awareness of the song, she didn't know the song's history.

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The song's a commentary on there not being a lot to look forward to in life if you just go to school, get a job, and die.

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Phoebe's stammered-to-the-beat read of the song's "poetic," heady lyrics and melody that would test anyone's vocal range took her to the top of the AC charts and Pop's #5 position; the followup, her sultry original "Harpo's Blues," brought her back to AC's Top Twenty.

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The song's a commentary on there not being a lot to look forward to in life if you just go to school, get a job, and die.

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After Bono and the blind guitarist performed the song's first verse, the rest of the band joined in, with U2 guitarist The Edge playing the electric piano.

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