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    "comment": "The collaboration was first hinted at on May 18th, 2025, when Sparks posted a photo of themselves with Damon Albarn at Studio 13 on Instagram.\n\nThe song was later reportedly given a sneak preview at the House of Kong exhibition, where visitors had to hand over a parcel to the \"guard\" in the Lost Property room, who would then play it to give a preview of the upcoming album.\n\nSpeaking about the song, Damon Albarn said it was inspired by a visit he took with his daughter, Missy, to Turkmenistan, where its ruling dictator Serdar Berdimuhamedow tries to keep the population happy by preventing the press from reporting bad news.\n\n\"There’s a degree of satire, but it's one of those things that you can sort of imagine people singing back at you and it being quite a joyful experience even though the origins of it are quite sinister and dark.\" https://tinyurl.com/2jk35t5z",
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