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TIL that one of Mexico's most famous cumbia songs is actually a rip off of Edith Piaf's La Foule

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VMNW8 TIL that Peter Gabriel intended for the 1986 song "In Your Eyes" to be the last track on his album "So", but due to the prominent bass line and the limitations of vinyl records, it had to be placed earlier on the record. This was rectified on the CD release of the album.