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Cooper wrote this about the reaction of friends and family toward his on stage persona. The maniac he plays on stage goes over well with his audiences, but the folks in his mother's church groups were unsure how to handle it and were uncomfortable talking about it. (thanks, Brian - Grand Forks, ND)
Megadeth covered this on their Hidden Treasures album. (thanks, Matthew Daubert - Mequon, WI)
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Susanna Hoffs - "Eternal Flame"
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JJ Burnel of The Stranglers
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