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When I was in high school, one of my teachers — a nun — loved this song. We thought she was incredibly hip. <\/p>\n

Now, according to press reports, it has even more meaning<\/a> than any of us pimply teenagers imagined back in the 1970’s. <\/p>\n

Crank up the volume and sing along. You know you want to. <\/p>\n

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