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Ray Manzarek – That Government Is Best (2012) | Track profile | Dork

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The Piano Poems: Live From San Francisco
That Government Is Best

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That Government Is Best

Release date: 2012

From The Piano Poems: Live From San FranciscoTrack 6

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"That Government Is Best" is a track by Ray Manzarek, from the album The Piano Poems: Live From San Francisco, released 2012.

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From The Piano Poems: Live From San Francisco

2012

Album

The Piano Poems: Live From San Francisco

Track number

6

Release year

2012

1Pico Boulevard
2Eagle In The Whirlpool
3River Of Night / Black Wine
4Me Raw
5Antechamber Of The Night
6That Government Is Best
7Big Lips
8Mule Kick Blues
9Let The Laws Go
10Deconstruction Man
11The Cups We Drink From
12Jean Harlow And The Kid
13Smash The State
14Painted Dust

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