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assassination. and you know, when i heard soundtracks, and i knew i was going to be talking to you, i immediately thought of the 1979 pittsburgh pirates. all baseball fans of a certain age will know what i m tacking about right now. the 1979 pirates, it was their theme song. they were the we are family pittsburgh pirates. that s the message they wanted to send, this team. you re looking at willie stargell, ed ott, but why is a song associated with a baseball team? i think, you know, that song has been associated with so many things. that was just one of the firsts. it was willie stargell s idea. that s what we heard and he shared the story about how they needed a sense of unity and that s what we are family does. it s personal to me, because it was written about me and my sisters. i know you just lost one of your sisters. yeah, we sadly lost one of our sisters, and i feel like the world lost a family member, joni. i think with that song, i think that s certainly true. d

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