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Tool – Useful Idiot (1996) | Track profile | Dork

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Ænima
Useful Idiot

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Useful Idiot

Release date: 17th September 1996

About This Track

"Useful Idiot" is a track by Tool, from the album Ænima, released 17th September 1996. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Tool.

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Lyrics

Useful Idiot

Artist: TOOL
Album: Ænima
Title: Useful Idiot

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Ænima

1996

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Release year

1996

—Pushit
—Jimmy
—(-) Ions
—Useful Idiot
—Intermission
—Cesaro Summability
—Hooker with a Penis
—Message to Harry Manback
—Third Eye
—Die Eier von Satan
—Eulogy

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