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- ↑ "Eurovision stars ABBA wowed the world 40 years ago". Sundaypost.com. 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "BBC - Radio 2 - Sold on Song - Song Library - Waterloo". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ↑ "Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids's 'See My Baby Jive' - Discover the Original Song". WhoSampled.com. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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