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Mi-Sex – “Computer Games”

Another one from the original Bomarr Blog. Released in 1979, Mi-Sex’s “Computer Games” went to number one in their home country of Australia. They had a few other minor hits, but none of them came close to what they did with this song. This record is yet another long-lost new-wave classic.

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