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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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Songwriting Magazine Issue 43
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How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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How we wrote 'MMMBop' by Hanson
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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How I wrote 'Dakota' by Stereophonics' Kelly Jones
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How I wrote 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime' by The Korgis' James Warren
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