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"      Click here to learn more about the Esquire Songwriting Challenge, including four other limited-time, exclusive free downloads &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; Latest Album  Like a Bird, Like a Plane For the Uninitiated  Living in Oxford, Mississippi, Mars has taken an outsider&amp;#039;s approach to the business: After a brief stint on a major label, he&amp;#039;s gone full-tilt grassroots, striking out on his own largely without the help of a major label or manager. When he&amp;#039;s onstage, songs with deep grooves get some breathing room, and his lush choruses inevitably lead to raucous audience sing-alongs. The Essential Charlie Mars  &amp;quot;Listen to the Darkside,&amp;quot; from Like a Bird, Like a Plane. Girl leaves verbally abusive boyfriend for a second guy, who&amp;#039;s savvy enough to invite her to come over and lie around getting high to Pink Floyd. &amp;quot;Sometimes I think it&amp;#039;s the best song I&amp;#039;ve written, but that&amp;#039;s like saying which kid is your favorite. Different songs, different kids, are for different things. You want some pot? This kid over there is your man. But that kid&amp;#039;s a doctor. He can stitch you up. Depends on the day, I guess.&amp;quot; Click here for more videos and exclusive downloads in the Esquire Songwriting Challenge &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt;  And click here for more new essential songs from Esquire &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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