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Joel Plaskett – I'd Rather Be Deadly Than Dead (1999) | Track profile | Dork

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In Need Of Medical Attention
I'd Rather Be Deadly Than Dead

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I'd Rather Be Deadly Than Dead

Release date: 1999

From In Need Of Medical AttentionTrack 53:32

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"I'd Rather Be Deadly Than Dead" is a track by Joel Plaskett, from the album In Need Of Medical Attention, released 1999. The track is 3:32 long.

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From In Need Of Medical Attention

3:321999

Album

In Need Of Medical Attention

Track number

5

Release year

1999

1The News Of Your Son
3:07
2When I Have My Vision
3:47
3Forever In Debt
3:58
4Weigh It Down
3:30
5I'd Rather Be Deadly Than Dead
3:32
6She Made A Wreck Outta Me
4:22
7Powerful Lights
4:13
8Goodbye, World
2:21
9In Need Of Medical Attention
1:46
10Goodbye, Doctor
3:58

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