The following bands / artists are awesome. True / False / Unknown?
1) Norah Jones
2) Black Sabbath
3) The Cruel Sea
4) Moving Units
5) Linkin Park
6) They Might Be Giants
7) Come On Air
8) Dire Straits
9) Jack Johnson
10) Kylie Minogue
1) Norah Jones. True, very true. She sings a Tom Waits song.
2) Black Sabbath. True.
3) The Cruel Sea. Unknown.
4) Moving Units. Unkown.
5) Linkin Park. False.
6) They Might Be Giants. Mostly true.
7) Come On Air. Unknown.
8) Dire Straits. Mostly true.
9) Jack Johnson. Unknown.
10) Kylie Minogue. True, especially when she is naked.
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