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" Everything about Sinatra was good. He had the ability to pick great songs, and once Sinatra had sung them, that pretty much was it. He pretty much put his stamp on everything. "

Willie Nelson

Pretty

Ability

Everything

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Where

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Far

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Freedom

America

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