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We Live In An Age, In An Era Where There Is So Much Negativity, There Is So Much Violence In The World, There Is So Much Unrest And People Are At War, That I Wanted To Promote The Word Love And Red Signifies Love.

-Elton John

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We Live In An

Elton John

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We Live In An Age, In An Era Where There Is So Much Negativity, There Is So Much Violence In The World, There Is So Much Unrest And People Are At War, That I Wanted To Promote The Word Love And Red Signifies Love.

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