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Music 15 Great Songs That Mention 15 Great Brooklyn Neighborhoods

Posted by Josh Kurp on Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 1:09 PM

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Artist: Cass McCombs
Song: “Mystery Mail”
Neighborhood: Greenpoint
Most Brooklyn Line: “One day I turned the corner onto India Street/I must have turned as white as a sheet.”

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