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TIL Cameron Crowe almost lost the opportunity to use “In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel in the film Say Anything - Crowe got a call from Peter denying the usage because Crowe accidentally sent Peter and his label a screening of a John Belushi biopic, Wired. Peter liked it, but felt it wouldn’t work.

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