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“Brothers in Arms” is a 1985 song by Dire Straits, appearing as the closing track on the album of the same name. It is in G# minor. [wikipedia]

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Françoise Madeleine Hardy (born 17 January 1944) is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is an iconic figure in fashion, music and style.[1][2] She is married to the singer and movie actor Jacques Dutronc. [wikipedia]

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Toxicity is the second album by American heavy metal band System of a Down. Produced by Rick Rubin, Toxicity was released on September 4, 2001 by American Recordings, debuting at #1 on both the United States, with 220,000 copies, and #1 on the Canadian charts. Toxicity has sold over 12 million copies worldwide and is multi-platinum in the United States. [wikipedia]

“never, never, never give up!”
-winston churchill

“our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”
-ralph waldo emerson

“it’s not that i’m so smart, it’s just that i stay with problems longer.”
-albert einstein

“it does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.”
-confucius

“keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. i never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.”
-charles f. kettering

“never consider the possibility of failure; as long as you persist, you will be successful.”
-brian tracy

“perseverance is a great element of success. If you knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.”
-henry wadsworth longfellow

screamin’ jay hawkins was the most outrageous performer extant during rock’s dawn. prone to emerging out of coffins on-stage, a flaming skull named henry his constant companion, screamin’ jay was an insanely theatrical figure long before it was even remotely acceptable.
[allmusic.com]

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