Swim with Sam

Album: Panama (2006)
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  • A balladeer got the inspiration for this song from Adriaan Jaeggi's novel Held van Beroep (Hero by Profession). The novel is about the fifteen year old Sam, who is trying to escape the real world by going to the swimming pool. >>>
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    Rachelle - Amsterdam, Netherlands

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