Long before American Idol, a bunch of grubby-looking cave dwellers probably belted out a few tunes around the campfire, and it may have sounded like this.
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Long before American Idol, a bunch of grubby-looking cave dwellers probably belted out a few tunes around the campfire, and it may have sounded like this.
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