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NOW Smash Hits of the 80s: Justin Lewis

Back to NOW! by Iain McDermott

Jan 1, 20261:03:02Music

Welcome to the utterly swingorilliant Autumn 1987! Frightwigs ahoy! Pass around the rock’n’roll mouthwash because the Ver Kids knew that pop was back, Back BACK! Actually, what this all really means is that in 1987 the n...

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NOW Smash Hits of the 80s: Justin Lewis is an episode from Back to NOW! by Iain McDermott. Welcome to the utterly swingorilliant Autumn 1987! Frightwigs ahoy! Pass around the rock’n’roll mouthwash because the Ver Kids knew that pop was back...

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