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How I wrote 'Iris' by Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik
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How we wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'Walking In Memphis' by Marc Cohn
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50 female songwriters on International Women's Day
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How we wrote 'Birdhouse In Your Soul' by They Might Be Giants
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How we wrote 'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey's Jonathan Cain
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How I wrote 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime' by The Korgis' James Warren
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How we wrote Little Big Town's 'Girl Crush' by Lori McKenna
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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