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Lyrics vs Reality

Season 24

On this solo episode with 'Just The Lads'...Carey, Henny & Quirky discuss lyrics and the meaning of songs stemming from Careys new segment "What the f%*k are the boys on about like"!


The lads discuss how they grew to love music, songs and what contributed to that growing up.


The boys are sitting outside for this one...make sure to listen out for the birds.

Some music thrown in near the end as usual...a couple of cover songs and a ballad with the build up to how a ballad can sometimes be sang!


From Carey, Henny & Quirky @ IT'S ALL MUSIC - THANKS FOR LISTENING!


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