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By Eliot Van Buskirk September 19, 2008 | 9:09:55 AM Wired. com


Songs that refer to products and brands have been with us for years, from Simon and Garfunkel singing
&quot;Mama don&#39;t take my Kodachrome away&quot; to Janis Joplin&#39;s plea for a new car in the song
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