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Take Cover! The Flaming Lips Vs. Madonna

Oct 7, 2009, 11:00am

When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: The Flaming Lips take on Madonna's "Borderline." MAGNET's Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! Growing up in Oklahoma, I was told that more astronauts were from there than any other state; probably because you can see more stars there. So it [...]

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