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Band Wants Paris Hilton To 'Go Away'
Citizens For A Better America, a band that was created for the sole purpose to ridicule Paris Hilton, has hit it big with their first single "Go Away Paris Hilton," available now digitally through Plan R Soundtracks/EMI. The tune, which has since attracted over 20,000 hits overnight on PureVolume.com, is written by David Jonelis, who besides being the creator of the Go Away Paris movement, fronts the band Red Light Drive. (04/05) ReadKeyword(s) : Brass-band, Light, Single
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