For more than two decades, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Phil Angotti has been making people smile, hum and dance to his melodic marvels. You May Also Like: Bill Lloyd – Feeling the Elephant (1987): Forgotten Series
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This is, even more so than the title track hit from 1981’s Shake It Up, the exact midpoint between the harder-edged new wave of the Cars’ classic 1978 debut and the sleek MTV smash Heartbeat City still to come. You May Also Like: No related posts.
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