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Morning Edition: Music

Swift wanted to drive ex crazy with 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together'

Swift wanted to drive ex crazy with 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together'

In an interview with USA Today, she said her ex "made me feel like I wasn't as good or as relevant as these hipster bands he listened to. So I made a song that I knew would absolutely drive him crazy."
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Baez sang at Woodstock in the middle of the night

Baez sang at Woodstock in the middle of the night

She was the final act on the first day of the festival and didn't take the stage until 12:55 a.m.
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'Blueberry Hill' influenced the Doors' hit 'Light My Fire'

Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek told author Marc Myers that the band didn't use a bass player when they recorded the song. He played the bass part on a Fender keyboard with his left hand and the lead part with his right hand on a Vox organ.
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Irv Williams plays Dakota Jazz Club for 98th birthday

Irv Williams plays Dakota Jazz Club for 98th birthday

Williams grew up in Arkansas and Ohio, but moved to the Twin Cities after World War II. He taught in the St. Paul Public Schools for many years.
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Alex Williams' first album debuts Friday

Williams, 26 says his father was an '80s hair band fan. It was his grandfather who introduced him to the outlaw country music that became his musical inspiration.
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Pat Benatar to play at Minnesota Zoo

Pat Benatar to play at Minnesota Zoo

Benatar and Neil Giraldo will perform what she calls the "Holy 14" songs that her fans expect to hear at every concert.
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