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"'''Rocky Mountain Way'''" is a 1973 song by [[rock music|rock]] [[guitarist]] [[Joe Walsh]] and his band [[Barnstorm (band)|Barnstorm]], with writing credits given to Walsh, Rocke Grace, [[Kenny Passarelli]], and [[Joe Vitale (musician)|Joe Vitale]]. The song was originally released on the album ''[[The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get]]''.
"'''Rocky Mountain Way'''" is a 1973 song by [[rock music|rock]] guitarist [[Joe Walsh]] and his band [[Barnstorm (band)|Barnstorm]], with writing credits given to all four band members: Walsh, Rocke Grace, [[Kenny Passarelli]], and [[Joe Vitale (musician)|Joe Vitale]]. The song was originally released on the album ''[[The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get]]''.


==Writing==
==Writing==
Walsh appeared in studio on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' on June 12, 2012 and talked about how the lyrics to the song came to him in 1972 shortly after releasing his first solo effort, ''[[Barnstorm (album)|Barnstorm]]''.
Walsh appeared in studio on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' on June 12, 2012, and talked about how the lyrics to the song came to him in 1972 shortly after releasing his first solo effort, ''[[Barnstorm (album)|Barnstorm]]''.


"I'm living in Colorado and I'm mowing the lawn. I look up and there's the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains and there's snow on them in the summer. And it knocked me back because it was just beautiful. And I thought, 'Well I have committed. I'm already in Colorado and it's too late to regret the [[James Gang]]. The Rocky Mountain way is better than the way I had, because the music was better.' I got the words. Bam!"
"I'm living in [[Colorado]] and I'm mowing the lawn. I look up and there's the [[Front Range]] of the [[Rocky Mountains]] and there's snow on them in the summer. And it knocked me back because it was just beautiful. And I thought, 'Well I have committed. I'm already in Colorado and it's too late to regret the [[James Gang]]. The Rocky Mountain way is better than the way I had, because the music was better.' I got the words. Bam!"<ref>{{cite AV media|people=[[Joe Walsh]]; [[Howard Stern]]|date=April 18, 2021|title=What’s the Greatest Song Joe Walsh Ever Wrote?|language=en-US|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8N5F1iUNSM|access-date=December 17, 2023|publisher=[[The Howard Stern Show]]|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>


Walsh has varied that story over the years, however, telling the ''[[Rocky Mountain News]]'' that he wrote the lyrics while recording the album at [[Caribou Ranch|Caribou Ranch Recording Studio]]. The song features Walsh using a guitar [[talk box]] manufactured by sound engineer [[Bob Heil]], inventor of the [[Talk box#Heil high-powered talk box|Heil high-powered talk box]]. The distinct tone "... gives Walsh's blues stomp a futuristic wave, as if a hulking mechanical beast was looming just over those rocky mountains."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/talk-box-songs/|title=Top 10 Talk Box Songs|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=18 September 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/audio-music/talk-box.htm|title=How Talk Boxes Work|date=June 27, 2011|website=HowStuffWorks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/joe-walsh-my-life-in-15-songs-66390/|title=Joe Walsh: My Life in 15 Songs|first1=Richard|last1=Bienstock|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=May 19, 2016}}</ref>
Walsh has varied that story over the years, however, telling the ''[[Rocky Mountain News]]'' that he wrote the lyrics while up recording the album at [[Caribou Ranch|Caribou Ranch Recording Studio]].


The song was used as the title to Walsh's [[Rocky Mountain Way (album)|1985 compilation album]], which featured previously released singles and tracks from albums ''[[Barnstorm (album)|Barnstorm]]'', ''[[The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get]]'' and ''[[So What (Joe Walsh album)|So What]]''.
The song was used as the title to Walsh's [[Rocky Mountain Way (album)|1985 compilation album]], which featured previously released singles and tracks from his albums ''Barnstorm'', ''[[The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get]]'' and ''[[So What (Joe Walsh album)|So What]]''.

== Production ==
In Jake Brown's 2014 book ''Behind the Boards II'', producer [[Bill Szymczyk]] writes about how Walsh first came up with an instrumental "blues-shuffle" recorded at the Criteria studio, then stripped down to drums alone at the Caribou studio and rebuilt from there, adding lyrics to make the final version. Walsh is described as having layered about "six or seven" guitars on the recording, playing through a small amp with one [[Shure SM57]] microphone aimed at it. Szymczyk says the thick guitar sound is from Walsh himself, not from studio trickery.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R8vdAwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Rocky+Mountain+Way%22+funk+OR+boogie&pg=PT8|title=Behind the Boards II: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Records Revealed|first=Jake|last=Brown|date=May 1, 2014|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9781480392588|via=Google Books}}</ref>

==Chart history==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart (1973)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="Australian Chart Book 1970–1992">{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W |year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|title-link=Kent Music Report}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|39
|-
|Canada ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Top Singles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4929&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.4929.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4929|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1973-11-17 |access-date=2024-04-01}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|31
|-
|U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|23
|-
|U.S. [[Cash Box (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19731027.html|title=Cash Box Top 100 10/27/73|website=tropicalglen.com}}</ref>
|align="center"|13
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Chart (1977)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|[[UK Singles Chart]]
| style="text-align:center;"|39
|}


==Live versions==
==Live versions==
{{more citations needed section|date=August 2020}}
In 1976, Walsh recorded the song on his ''[[You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind]]'' album.
In 1976, Walsh recorded the song on his ''[[You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind]]'' album.


Walsh played the song frequently while on tour with the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]], including the 1977 [[Hotel California Tour]], again in 1979 and later into the first half of 1980's Long Run tour, also being added yet again to the set in the 1994 reunion tour with Eagles.
Walsh played the song frequently while on tour with the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]], including the 1977 Hotel California Tour, again in 1979 and later into the first half of 1980's Long Run tour, also being added yet again to the set in the 1994 reunion tour with Eagles.


In 1985, Walsh joined [[Australian rock]] band, [[The Party Boys]], and while touring they recorded a live album, ''[[You Need Professional Help]]'', which featured an extended guitar duel between Walsh and [[Kevin Borich]] on "Rocky Mountain Way".<ref name="McFarlane">{{Cite book | last = McFarlane | first = Ian | authorlink = Ian McFarlane | title = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | chapter = 'The Party Boys' Entry | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040419103524/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=562 | chapter-url = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=562 | archivedate = 19 April 2004 | accessdate = 31 March 2012 | year = 1999 | publisher = [[Allen & Unwin]] | location = [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] | isbn = 1865080721 }} Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.</ref>
In 1985, Walsh joined [[Australian rock]] band, [[The Party Boys]], and while touring they recorded a live album, ''[[You Need Professional Help]]'', which featured an extended guitar duel between Walsh and [[Kevin Borich]] on "Rocky Mountain Way".<ref name="McFarlane">{{Cite book | last = McFarlane | first = Ian | author-link = Ian McFarlane | title = Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop | chapter = 'The Party Boys' Entry | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040419103524/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=562 | chapter-url = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=562 | archive-date = 19 April 2004 | access-date = 31 March 2012 | year = 1999 | publisher = [[Allen & Unwin]] | location = [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] | isbn = 1865080721 | url-status = dead | title-link = Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop }} Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.</ref>


In 1990, Walsh played an eight-minute version in the [[Ringo Starr]]'s All Starr Band, starting with a slide arrangement of "[[Amazing Grace]]."
In 1989, Walsh played an eight-minute version in the [[Ringo Starr]]'s All Starr Band, starting with a slide arrangement of "[[Amazing Grace]]."


In October 19, 1991 Joe Walsh performed this song with [[Brian May]], [[Steve Vai]], [[Joe Satriani]] and [[Nuno Bettencourt]] at the [[Guitar Legends, Seville 1991|Guitar Legends]] festival in Seville.
In October 19, 1991 Joe Walsh performed this song with [[Brian May]], [[Steve Vai]], [[Joe Satriani]] and [[Nuno Bettencourt]] at the [[Guitar Legends, Seville 1991|Guitar Legends]] festival in Seville.


In 2004 it was sung by Walsh at [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]] and along with Eagles on their [[Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne|Farewell I Tour]].
In 2004 it was sung by Walsh at [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]] and along with Eagles on their [[Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne|Farewell I Tour]].
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In 2010, "Rocky Mountain Way" was one of three songs played during the encore each night during the Eagles' [[Long Road Out of Eden Tour]]. The other two songs performed in the encore were "[[Desperado (Eagles song)|Desperado]]" and "[[Take it Easy]]".
In 2010, "Rocky Mountain Way" was one of three songs played during the encore each night during the Eagles' [[Long Road Out of Eden Tour]]. The other two songs performed in the encore were "[[Desperado (Eagles song)|Desperado]]" and "[[Take it Easy]]".


In 2012, "Rocky Mountain Way" was the first of six songs performed live by Walsh in the Joe Walsh episode (episode 60) of [[Live from Daryl's House]], which also includes discussion of the song.
In 2012, "Rocky Mountain Way" was the first of six songs performed live by Walsh in the Joe Walsh episode (episode 60) of ''[[Live from Daryl's House]]'', which also includes discussion of the song.


On May 24, 2016, Walsh performed "Rocky Mountain Way" on the season 10 finale of the [[NBC]] reality television singing competition [[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|''The Voice'']], along with contestant Laith Al-Saadi.
On May 24, 2016, Walsh performed "Rocky Mountain Way" on the season 10 finale of the [[NBC]] reality television singing competition [[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|''The Voice'']], along with contestant Laith Al-Saadi.

==Cover versions==

* [[Stephen Stills]] of [[Crosby, Stills, and Nash]] often plays the song live and it appears on his 1975 live album, ''[[Stephen Stills Live]].''
* 1976 [[Michael Bolton]], then known as Michael Bolotin, did a rendition on his sophomore album ''[[Everyday of My Life]]''.
* 1977 Canadian trio [[Triumph (band)|Triumph]] covered this song on their ''[[Rock and Roll Machine]]'' album.
* 1981 British band [[Wild Horses (British band)|Wild Horses]] included a live version as the B-side on their "I'll Give You Love" single; it also appears as a bonus track on the 2013 re-issue of their ''[[Stand Your Ground (Wild Horses album)|Stand Your Ground]]'' album.
* 1992 [[Ween]] performed the song at the WTSR radio station.
* 1997 [[Slaughter (band)|Slaughter]] covered it on their 1997 album, ''Revolution.''
* 2005 artist [[Ozzy Osbourne]] covered this song in his ''[[Under Cover]]'' album.
* On October 9, 2010, at the Fourmile Fire Revival (a charity concert for the victims of the fire northwest of Boulder, CO in September), the String Cheese Incident with special guest Trey Anastasio of the Jam Band Phish performed "Rocky Mountain Way".
* [[Godsmack]] covered this song on their ''[[Live and Inspired]]'' album, which was released in 2012.
* [[Black Stone Cherry]] added the song to their regular [[set list]] for [[Headliner (performances)|headlining]] shows in 2012.


==Other uses==
==Other uses==
The [[Colorado Rockies]] [[Major League Baseball]] franchise has played the song after every home win at [[Coors Field]] since 1995.<ref>{{cite news|last=Duvall|first=Erin|title=Keith Urban Rocks "Rocky Mountain Way" With Legendary Joe Walsh of The Eagles|url=http://www.onecountry.com/keith-urban-joe-walsh-rocky-mountain-way-1894250205.html|website=OneCountry.com|date=June 30, 2016|accessdate=August 22, 2016|quote=The pair played "Rock Mountain Way," a song from Walsh's former band Barnstorm. The tune has been adopted by the Colorado Rockies baseball team and was also reworked in the '90s when it appeared on "Monday Night Football."}}</ref>
The [[Colorado Rockies]] [[Major League Baseball]] franchise has played the song after every home win at [[Coors Field]] since 1995.<ref>{{cite web|last=Clair|first=Michael|title=Every team's victory song, ranked|url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/every-major-league-team-s-victory-song-ranked|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=[[MLB.com]]|date=July 12, 2019|access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Duvall|first=Erin|title=Keith Urban Rocks "Rocky Mountain Way" With Legendary Joe Walsh of The Eagles|url=http://www.onecountry.com/keith-urban-joe-walsh-rocky-mountain-way-1894250205.html|website=OneCountry.com|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=August 22, 2016|quote=The pair played "Rock Mountain Way," a song from Walsh's former band Barnstorm. The tune has been adopted by the Colorado Rockies baseball team and was also reworked in the '90s when it appeared on "Monday Night Football."}}</ref>


In 1998, [[ABC Records]] wanted to use a classic rock song for ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' that year, so they asked Walsh to rewrite the lyrics to "Rocky Mountain Way" for the quarterback [[John Elway]] of the [[Denver Broncos]]. "Rocky Mountain Elway" was the new title of the song and Walsh appeared in a video that [[ESPN on ABC|ABC Sports]] showed on the ''[[Monday Night Football]]''.
In 1998, the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC television network]] wanted to use a classic rock song for ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' that year, so they asked Walsh to rewrite the lyrics to "Rocky Mountain Way" for [[Denver Broncos]] quarterback [[John Elway]]. "Rocky Mountain Elway" was the new title of the song and Walsh appeared in a video that [[ESPN on ABC|ABC Sports]] showed on a telecast of ''[[Monday Night Football]]''.


The Denver Broncos currently play the [[Godsmack]] cover version of the song during home games at [[Sports Authority Field at Mile High]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Broncos In-Arena Playlist|url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/playlist/|publisher=Denver Broncos|accessdate=July 25, 2017}}</ref>
The Denver Broncos currently play the [[Godsmack]] cover version of the song during home games at [[Empower Field at Mile High]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Broncos In-Arena Playlist|url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/playlist/|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=DenverBroncos.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209094605/http://www.denverbroncos.com/playlist/|archive-date=February 9, 2015|access-date=April 4, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2001 the song was used in the [[Tony Scott]] film ''[[Spy Game]]'' twice - at 19'18" (for 1 minute) to describe Vietnamese actions, and during final credits in full length.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|joe-walsh|rocky-mountain-way}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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Latest revision as of 03:18, 6 September 2024

For the compilation album, see Rocky Mountain Way (album).
"Rocky Mountain Way"
Single by Joe Walsh
from the album The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get
B-side"(Day Dream) Prayer"
Released1973
Recorded1973
GenreBlues rock
Length5:17
LabelABC-Dunhill
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Joe Walsh singles chronology
"Rocky Mountain Way"
(1973) 		"Meadows"
(1974)
Official audio
Rocky Mountain Way on YouTube

"Rocky Mountain Way" is a 1973 song by rock guitarist Joe Walsh and his band Barnstorm, with writing credits given to all four band members: Walsh, Rocke Grace, Kenny Passarelli, and Joe Vitale. The song was originally released on the album The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get.

Writing

[edit]

Walsh appeared in studio on The Howard Stern Show on June 12, 2012, and talked about how the lyrics to the song came to him in 1972 shortly after releasing his first solo effort, Barnstorm.

"I'm living in Colorado and I'm mowing the lawn. I look up and there's the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains and there's snow on them in the summer. And it knocked me back because it was just beautiful. And I thought, 'Well I have committed. I'm already in Colorado and it's too late to regret the James Gang. The Rocky Mountain way is better than the way I had, because the music was better.' I got the words. Bam!"[1]

Walsh has varied that story over the years, however, telling the Rocky Mountain News that he wrote the lyrics while recording the album at Caribou Ranch Recording Studio. The song features Walsh using a guitar talk box manufactured by sound engineer Bob Heil, inventor of the Heil high-powered talk box. The distinct tone "... gives Walsh's blues stomp a futuristic wave, as if a hulking mechanical beast was looming just over those rocky mountains."[2][3][4]

The song was used as the title to Walsh's 1985 compilation album, which featured previously released singles and tracks from his albums Barnstorm, The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get and So What.

Production

[edit]

In Jake Brown's 2014 book Behind the Boards II, producer Bill Szymczyk writes about how Walsh first came up with an instrumental "blues-shuffle" recorded at the Criteria studio, then stripped down to drums alone at the Caribou studio and rebuilt from there, adding lyrics to make the final version. Walsh is described as having layered about "six or seven" guitars on the recording, playing through a small amp with one Shure SM57 microphone aimed at it. Szymczyk says the thick guitar sound is from Walsh himself, not from studio trickery.[5]

Chart history

[edit]
Chart (1973) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 39
Canada RPM Top Singles[7] 31
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 23
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[9] 13
Chart (1977) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 39

Live versions

[edit]

In 1976, Walsh recorded the song on his You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind album.

Walsh played the song frequently while on tour with the Eagles, including the 1977 Hotel California Tour, again in 1979 and later into the first half of 1980's Long Run tour, also being added yet again to the set in the 1994 reunion tour with Eagles.

In 1985, Walsh joined Australian rock band, The Party Boys, and while touring they recorded a live album, You Need Professional Help, which featured an extended guitar duel between Walsh and Kevin Borich on "Rocky Mountain Way".[10]

In 1989, Walsh played an eight-minute version in the Ringo Starr's All Starr Band, starting with a slide arrangement of "Amazing Grace."

In October 19, 1991 Joe Walsh performed this song with Brian May, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Nuno Bettencourt at the Guitar Legends festival in Seville.

In 2004 it was sung by Walsh at Crossroads Guitar Festival and along with Eagles on their Farewell I Tour.

In 2010, "Rocky Mountain Way" was one of three songs played during the encore each night during the Eagles' Long Road Out of Eden Tour. The other two songs performed in the encore were "Desperado" and "Take it Easy".

In 2012, "Rocky Mountain Way" was the first of six songs performed live by Walsh in the Joe Walsh episode (episode 60) of Live from Daryl's House, which also includes discussion of the song.

On May 24, 2016, Walsh performed "Rocky Mountain Way" on the season 10 finale of the NBC reality television singing competition The Voice, along with contestant Laith Al-Saadi.

Other uses

[edit]

The Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball franchise has played the song after every home win at Coors Field since 1995.[11][12]

In 1998, the ABC television network wanted to use a classic rock song for Monday Night Football that year, so they asked Walsh to rewrite the lyrics to "Rocky Mountain Way" for Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway. "Rocky Mountain Elway" was the new title of the song and Walsh appeared in a video that ABC Sports showed on a telecast of Monday Night Football.

The Denver Broncos currently play the Godsmack cover version of the song during home games at Empower Field at Mile High.[13]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Joe Walsh; Howard Stern (April 18, 2021). What’s the Greatest Song Joe Walsh Ever Wrote?. The Howard Stern Show. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Top 10 Talk Box Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. 18 September 2014.
  3. ^ "How Talk Boxes Work". HowStuffWorks. June 27, 2011.
  4. ^ Bienstock, Richard (May 19, 2016). "Joe Walsh: My Life in 15 Songs". Rolling Stone.
  5. ^ Brown, Jake (May 1, 2014). Behind the Boards II: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Records Revealed. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781480392588 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1973-11-17. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  8. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  9. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 10/27/73". tropicalglen.com.
  10. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "'The Party Boys' Entry". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1865080721. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 31 March 2012. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
  11. ^ Clair, Michael (July 12, 2019). "Every team's victory song, ranked". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  12. ^ Duvall, Erin (June 30, 2016). "Keith Urban Rocks "Rocky Mountain Way" With Legendary Joe Walsh of The Eagles". OneCountry.com. Retrieved August 22, 2016. The pair played "Rock Mountain Way," a song from Walsh's former band Barnstorm. The tune has been adopted by the Colorado Rockies baseball team and was also reworked in the '90s when it appeared on "Monday Night Football."
  13. ^ "Broncos In-Arena Playlist". DenverBroncos.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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