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- ↑ "Bob Dylan Interviewed - Says Of The Scissor Sisters 'Uncloudy Day': 'It was the most mysterious thing I'd ever heard.'". daysofthecrazy-wild.com. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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- ↑ "Mavis Staples: 'I often think what would have happened if I'd married Dylan'". The Guardian . 12 February 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ↑ "Billboard Country Chart History: "Uncloudy Day"" . Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ↑ The Troublemaker (LP). Nelson, Willie. Columbia Records. 1976.
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- ↑ "Uncloudy Day by B. J. Thomas - Track Info". AllMusic . Retrieved July 25, 2022.
