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- ↑ "The Sunscreen Song- Not many people know this.. but Australian Lee Perry is the voice of the song". ABC Radio Sydney. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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- ↑ Giorgio, Dean (12 January 2012). "Project Opa! With Alex Perry". Opa! Magazine. p. 22.
- ↑ Pitman, Robert (23 May 2024). "All 10 Returning 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Characters in 'Furiosa'". Screen Rant . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
