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Johnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch Whisky owned by Diageo and originated in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

It is the most widely distributed brand of blended Scotch whisky in the world, sold in almost every country with yearly sales of over 130 million bottles.

Smith, who had a history of alcoholism, drank daily in a futile attempt to keep his demons at bay.

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“Cry Me A River” is about Justin Timberlake’s heartache and subsequent kiss-off when he found out his girlfriend, Britney Spears, was cheating on him.

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Bradford Cox admits he has a hard time going down the path of self-loathing and self-sabotage, similar to a drug addict trying to get clean but still has urges to turn back to the dark path.

“For the fuck-ups, I’ll always be there. That’s the only position I know how to fill,” he told Pitchfork.

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Bradford Cox was “saved” by some divine intervention – perhaps he is singing from the perspective of someone attending the service referenced in the title.

Bradford Cox on Religion:

“Look, I’ve said things in interviews and this is my response, because I am religious, and I am kind of Christian which repulses a lot of people and I was brought up that way and love my family. Even though my dad’s a conservative republican Christian and is a supporter of people I find repugnant and stuff, I respect his views although I differ in a lot of them. I can’t disassociate myself from a Christian upbringing. Let me say this: in interviews, just as many times as I’ve spoken about all this stuff people associate with me, all this stuff that’s dirty and some homoerotic porno vision people have of me, as some creep. As many times as I’ve said something dirty I’ve also said, “Oh, this album is a gift of God”, and people glaze over it,” stated Cox in an interview with Drowned In Sound.

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Despite the diss, New Radicals' Gregg Alexander collaborated with Hanson, whose drummer, Zac Hanson, called him “a bit of a character, but a cool guy.”

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According to Alexander, he had written this section for the song as a test; to see whether the media would focus on the important political issues of the first few lines, or the petty celebrity-dissing. As suspected, a considerable amount of press begin to appear about the name-dropping, but the other political issues were largely ignored.

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Marilyn Manson commented that he was “not mad he said he’d kick my ass, I just don’t want to be used in the same sentence as Courtney Love…. I’ll crack his [Alexander’s] skull open if I see him.”

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New Radicals suggest that you put in hard work to reap life’s rewards, but don’t just take their word for it – science proves that it’ll better your life.

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Age 14 is the beginning of adolescence, which research proves to be a difficult time for any young person’s life. But luckily for you, Gregg Alexander and New Radicals can empathize.

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The dreamers disease has the following symptoms: perseverance, self-belief, optimism, staying true to yourself, going for your dreams, enjoying your life, not caring what people think and believing that if you give you will be rewarded.

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