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? & the Mysterians: Life on Mars

Bill Holdship, Detroit Metro Times, 15 July 2009

'96 TEARS' IS one of the greatest rock 'n' roll songs in the history of the genre. In fact, it may be the greatest. John Lennon reportedly once said exactly that, and Question Mark — the Michigan native who wrote and recorded it — claims Brian Wilson told him the same thing in 1987.

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