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The first three tracks are the winners here for me but I really enjoyed all five versions.

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I'm with you on the first three being the most stellar listens, Lou!

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Since you like the old girl groups, do you know Beach Day? They're current but channel a lot of that sound. Here's their latest: https://open.spotify.com/track/4khIWYCvXQIRKfk81fHYG5?si=b1dd7e473e8c49de

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Love it! I was already a fan of this song in multiple versions, but I didn't know the ones by The Killer Barbies or Douglas County Daughters. So thanks!

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I think the Superchunk version is my favorite, by a hair. Strangely enough, that was the first version I ever knew - if I had ever heard the original before that, I didn't remember it at the time. But it's one of those songs that I like in almost every version!

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It's a great song, and all the versions do it justice!

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Back in December my wife and I were in Texas and we visited the Alamo, which brought to mind another song I love, an old country song, "Across the Alley from the Alamo."

On the way back to Austin I put on my favorite version, by The Pine Valley Cosmonauts, and then the Bob Wills version -- and then I found that Spotify has dozens of versions. I spent the whole drive playing one after another after another ...

Yes, my wife is a saint.

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Very fun listen. The song was new to me, but I liked all the styles.

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Happy to hear it, Ed!

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