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I Can't Sing Very Well
Mother Goose , Music Video – 1982
Like Split Enz, they owed a debt to the English tradition of theatrical rock, rather than the commercial rock traditions of the USA.
– Murray Cammick, in the AudioCulture profile for Mother Goose, April 2013
I can't sing very well, everyone leaves the room, but I can write songs OK and I've written this one especially for you.
– Craig Johnston singing the lyrics written by Steve Young
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