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- ↑ Songwriter/Producer Charlie Midnight Talks His Book, James Brown, Joe Cocker, The Bodyguard (Pt. 1) , retrieved 2021-11-16
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- ↑ "Actor Mykelti Williamson Remembers When The "I Can Dream About You" Music Video From STREETS OF FIRE Made Him Famous (Sorry, Dan Hartman)". Golden Age of Music Video. 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2020-10-27.