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Always the Sun by The Stranglers, around 133 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 3:49 (Electric guitar (clean), Electric bass (finger), Voice oohs, Pad 3 (polysynth), and Drums), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, and an interlude. 2 versions available to play and practice.
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Always the Sun appears on the soundtrack of Der letzte Bulle, Volume 3.