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Dom feat. Gucci Mane

"Living in America (Remix)"

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January 21, 2011

On this unlikely collaboration, indie-pop band Dom slow their patriotic original while Atlanta MC Gucci Mane drawls hypnotically and turns "Brett Favre!" into a club chant. Only in America.

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