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- ↑ "Blur returns to Brit pop glory on 'The Magic Whip' (album review)". cleveland.com. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ Blur - Go Out. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015– via YouTube.
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