When You're Dealing With Music Without Words, Titles Are More A Means Of Identification Than Anything Else. What's The Point Of Getting Lofty? - SearchQuotes

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When you're dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What's the point of getting lofty?

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