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TIL Elliott Smith's seminal album "Figure 8" has a title track, originally released only in Japan - ironically, unlike all 16 tracks from Smith's fifth release, it wasn't written by him. The song is part of Bob Dorough's "Schoolhouse Rock!" educational series released in 1973.

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