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- ↑ Bowar, Chad. "Best 20 Hair Metal Ballads of the '80s and '90s". LiveAbout. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Every Rose Has Its Thorn: A Tribute to the Syrupy-Sweet Sounds of 1980s Hair-Metal Ballads". SPIN. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
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