Song 411 (Billy Squier - In The Dark )

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I have in the mood to listen to some Billy Squier this morning and this track fit my mood quite well. This solid, straight-up 80s arena rock sounding hit has a bit of everything in it for most listeners.

Here is the music video on YouTube.

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