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Notes From The Underground
Shadows of My Life

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Shadows of My Life

Release date: 1985

From Notes From The UndergroundTrack 13:10

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"Shadows of My Life" is a track by M.I.A, from the album Notes From The Underground, released 1985. The track is 3:10 long. It's filed under Punk. Dork has published 1 article about M.I.A.

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Notes From The Underground

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1

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1985

1Shadows of My Life
3:10
2Voices in the Dark
2:59
3Show Me the Way
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4Scotty Rew
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M.I.A – Shadows of My Life (1985) | Track profile | Dork

6Write Myself a Letter

7Light of Yesterday

9Haven't You Heard

11Voices in the Dark (Studio Board Tape Premaster)

12Scotty Rew (Studio Board Tape Premaster)

13Never Again (Studio Board Tape Premaster)

14Show Me the Way (Studio Board Tape Premaster)

15Shadows of My Life (Studio Board Tape Premaster)

16Write Myself A Letter (Studio Board Tape Premaster First Mix)

17Write Myself A Letter (Studio Board Tape Premaster Second Mix)

18Light of Yesterday (Studio Board Tape Premaster)

19Haven't You Heard (Studio Board Tape Premaster First Mix)

20Haven't You Heard (Studio Board Tape Premaster Second Mix)

21Another Day (Studio Board Tape Premaster)

22Make a Choice (Studio Board Tape Premaster)