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    "airdate": "2026-04-02T14:17:35-07:00",
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    "song": "Flyin’ High (in the Friendly Sky)",
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    "artist": "Marvin Gaye",
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    "comment": "\"Flying high in the friendly sky\nWithout ever leaving the ground\nAnd I ain't seen nothing but trouble, baby\nNobody really understands, no, no\nAnd I go to the place where good feeling awaits me\nSelf destruction's in my hand\nOh, Lord, so stupid minded\nOh, but I go crazy when I can't find it\nWell, I know I'm hooked, my friend\nTo the boy who makes slaves out of men...\"\nThis lovely voice is singing about his drug use. At this point in his life, he was still mainly smoking marijuana but he’d later delve into snorting and free-basing cocaine in the late 70s.",
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