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* DroneOfDread: "Less Than You Think"

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* DroneOfDread: "Less Than You Think"Think", almost all of it.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Skydiving}}: The band members skydive and play their instruments at the same time in the "Outtasite (Outta Mind)" music video.
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** "Hoodoo Voodoo" from the first ''Mermaid Avenue'' album - Woody Guthrie wrote the lyrics as pure WordSaladHumor to entertain his kids, but the Billy Bragg and Wilco version turns them more into playful psychedelia.

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** "Hoodoo Voodoo" from the first ''Mermaid Avenue'' album - Woody Guthrie wrote the lyrics as pure WordSaladHumor to entertain his kids, but the Billy Bragg and Wilco version turns them more into playful psychedelia.
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** "She's a Jar" combines this with LyricSwap – it starts out seeming like a straightforward love song, then the line "she begs me not to miss her" from the first verse is echoed at the end with "she begs me not to ''hit'' her".

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** "She's a Jar" combines this with LyricSwap – it starts out seeming like a straightforward love song, but then the line "she begs me not to miss her" from the first verse is echoed at the end with "she begs me not to ''hit'' her".
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** "She's A Jar" combines this with LyricSwap - it start out seeming like a straightforward love song, then the line "she begs me not to miss her" from the first verse is echoed at the end with "she begs me not to ''hit'' her".

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** "She's A a Jar" combines this with LyricSwap - it start starts out seeming like a straightforward love song, then the line "she begs me not to miss her" from the first verse is echoed at the end with "she begs me not to ''hit'' her".
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** [[Music/TenThousandManiacs Natalie Merchant]] sings duet vocals with Bragg on "Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key", and solo lead vocals on "Birds and Ships" and "I Was Born".

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** [[Music/TenThousandManiacs Natalie Merchant]] sings duet backing vocals with Bragg (for Bragg) on "Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key", and solo lead vocals on "Birds and Ships" and "I Was Born".
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** [[Music/TenThousandManiacs Natalie Merchant]] sings duet vocals with Billy Bragg on "Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key", and solo lead vocals on "Birds and Ships" and "I Was Born".

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** [[Music/TenThousandManiacs Natalie Merchant]] sings duet vocals with Billy Bragg on "Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key", and solo lead vocals on "Birds and Ships" and "I Was Born".
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** He's technically a coequal collaborator rather than a guest, but Music/BillyBragg sings lead vocals on the ''Mermaid Avenue'' songs he composed the music for.

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** He's technically a coequal collaborator rather than a guest, but Music/BillyBragg sings lead vocals on nearly all of the ''Mermaid Avenue'' songs he composed the music for.
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** He's a full collaborator rather than a guest, but Music/BillyBragg sings lead vocals on the ''Mermaid Avenue'' songs he composed the music for.

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** He's technically a full coequal collaborator rather than a guest, but Music/BillyBragg sings lead vocals on the ''Mermaid Avenue'' songs he composed the music for.
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** He's a full collaborator rather than a guest, but Music/BillyBragg sings lead vocals on the ''Mermaid Avenue'' songs he composed the music for.
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** Corey Harris sings lead vocals and plays guitar on "Against th' Law".

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** Corey Harris sings lead vocals and plays guitar on "Against th' Law".
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** Corey Harris sings lead vocals and plays guitar on "Against th' Law".

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* SpecialGuest: Music/{{Feist}} sings backing vocals on "You And I".

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** [[Music/TenThousandManiacs Natalie Merchant]] sings duet vocals with Billy Bragg on "Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key", and solo lead vocals on "Birds and Ships" and "I Was Born".
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Music/{{Feist}} sings backing vocals on "You And and I".
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** John Stirratt founded a side project band with Pat Sansone in 1999, called The Autumn Defense. The group was founded five years before Pat Sansone became a Wilco member.

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** John Stirratt founded a side project band with Pat Sansone in 1999, called The Autumn Defense. The group was founded five years before Pat Sansone became a Wilco member.
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** Tweedy, Stirratt, Kotchke and Sansone all contributed to the 2009 album ''The Sun Came Out'' by 7 Worlds Collide, a collaborative charity project by Neil Finn of Music/CrowdedHouse.

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** Tweedy, Stirratt, Kotchke and Sansone all contributed to the 2009 album ''The Sun Came Out'' by 7 Worlds Collide, a collaborative multi-artist charity project headed by [[Music/CrowdedHouse Neil Finn of Music/CrowdedHouse.Finn]].
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** Tweedy, Stirratt, Kotchke and Sansone contributed to the 2009 album ''The Sun Came Out'' by 7 Worlds Collide, a collaborative charity project by Neil Finn of Music/CrowdedHouse.

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** Tweedy, Stirratt, Kotchke and Sansone all contributed to the 2009 album ''The Sun Came Out'' by 7 Worlds Collide, a collaborative charity project by Neil Finn of Music/CrowdedHouse.
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** Tweedy, Stirratt, Kotchke and Sansone contributed to the 2009 album ''The Sun Came Out'' by 7 Worlds Collide, a collaborative charity project by Neil Finn of Music/CrowdedHouse.
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* ''All Over the Place'' (1997) – EP


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* ''More Like the Moon'' (2003) – EP


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* ''The Wilco Book'' (2004) – EP


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* ''iTunes Session'' (2012) – EP
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* ''Cousin'' (2023)
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* LongTitle: "One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend)", "Nothing'severgonnastandinmywayagain", and "I Got You (At the End of the Century)"
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!!with Music/BillyBragg:

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!!with Music/BillyBragg:!!!'''with Music/BillyBragg:'''
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** "She's A Jar" combines this with LyricSwap - it start out seeming like a straightforward love song, then the line "she begs me not to miss her" from the first verse is echoed at the end with "she begs me not to ''hit'' her".
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** Though "Walken" is titled as a ShoutOut to [[Creator/ChristopherWalken the actor]], the closest thing to a TitleDrop is "I'm ''walkin''' all by myself".
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''A.M.'' and ''Being There'' have a straightforward country-rock sound, in contrast to the eclectic sound the band would become known for.


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* GenreBusting: The band is known for their diverse influences, taking elements from rock, country, folk, pop, and electronica.


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* RevisitingTheRoots: ''Cruel Country'' has a style much closer to the band's first two albums.
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* "We Aren't The World (Safety Girl)" paraphrases the chorus of "Music/WeAreTheWorld" by USA For Africa.

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* ** "We Aren't The World (Safety Girl)" paraphrases the chorus of "Music/WeAreTheWorld" by USA For Africa.
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* "We Aren't The World (Safety Girl)" paraphrases the chorus of "We Are the World" by Music/USAForAfrica.

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* "We Aren't The World (Safety Girl)" paraphrases the chorus of "We Are the World" "Music/WeAreTheWorld" by Music/USAForAfrica.USA For Africa.

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