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Was (Not Was)
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Are You Ok? | Was (Not Was) | 4:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Papa Was a Rolling Stone | Was (Not Was) | 6:41 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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I Feel Better Than James Brown | Was (Not Was) | 4:44 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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How the Heart Behaves | Was (Not Was) | 5:35 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Maria Novarro | Was (Not Was) | 3:26 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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I Blew Up the United States | Was (Not Was) | 3:50 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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In K-Mart Wardrobe | Was (Not Was) | 4:16 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Elvis' Rolls Royce | Was (Not Was) | 3:29 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Dressed to Be Killed | Was (Not Was) | 4:12 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Just Another Couple Broken Hearts | Was (Not Was) | 4:54 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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You You You | Was (Not Was) | 3:28 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Look What's Back | Was (Not Was) | 0:43 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
Album Review
The "hit" is a remake of "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone," but the album is more memorable for typically oddball tunes like "I Blew Up the United States" and "Elvis' Rolls Royce," which features a droll vocal by Leonard Cohen.
Biography
Formed: 1980 in Detroit, MI
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Was (Not Was) play contemporary R&B dance music, with lyrics that range from the satiric to the bizarre. The group is led by Detroit natives David Weiss (David Was), who plays flute and writes those lyrics, and Don Fagenson (Don Was), who plays bass and writes music, but the group is fronted by singers Harry Bowens and Sweet Pea Atkinson. Was (Not Was) first gained notice for a dance single called "Wheel Me Out" in 1980. Their first album, Was (Not Was) (1981), did not reach the charts, but its...
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Out Come the Freaks | Out Come the Freaks | 5:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Traditional 12" Remix) | (The Woodwork) Squeaks | 6:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Crazy Water | Crazy Water - Single | 4:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mr. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Boo! | 4:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Wheel Me Out (Long Version) | Out Come the Freaks | 7:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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