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Exclusive Stream: Becky and John's Optimistic 'I’ll Be There If You Ever Want'

Listen to a single from actor John C. Reilly and singer Becky Stark

December 16, 2011 10:30 AM ET
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Becky and John
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Click to listen to Becky and John's 'I'll Be There If You Ever Want'

Becky Stark of Lavender Diamond and actor John C. Reilly, who perform as Becky and John, have released their latest single "I'll Be There If You Ever Want" on Jack White's Third Man Records.

Becky says that she loves performing the upbeat, twangy country song with John because of how much fun it is and its overwhelmingly positive lyrics. "It's about how there is nothing that will ever stop us from being there for each other. When we sing it, it always makes me feel so strong," she says. "I love singing a song that makes me feel stronger. John and I always end up laughing when we are singing it."

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John C. Reilly shares Becky's feeling about the highly sunshiney track. "I love this song for its determined optimism and for its unabashed joy," he says. "When Becky and I sing it together, I feel like she's my sister and nothing can stop us. They don't write them like this anymore, but they really should. Who knows? Maybe one day we will!"

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