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* MemeticMutation: Referring to the song "Bad Company" as "[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Bad Company by the band Bad Company from the album Bad Company]]".

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* ToughActToFollow: Their debut album is the most remembered by many people, going on to feature in plenty of "best rock albums of all time" lists. The others don't have this much love, despite ''Straight Shooter'' and ''Run with the Pack'' being well-regarded by fans.
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* ToughActToFollow: Their debut album is the most remembered by many people, going on to feature in plenty of "best rock albums of all time" lists. The others don't have this much love, despite ''Straight Shooter'' and ''Run with the Pack'' being well-regarded by fans.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Bad Company friend (and former bandmate to Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke in Music/FreeBand) Paul Kossoff died of drug-related heart problems in 1976 at the tender age of 25. Almost a year earlier, Bad Company had another big hit with "Shooting Star", a song about a young rock star who has a fatal drug overdose, much like Music/JimiHendrix, [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison]], Music/JanisJoplin, and eventually, Kossoff.

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* HarsherInHindsight: Bad Company friend friend, (and former bandmate to Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke in Music/FreeBand) the band, Free), Paul Kossoff died of drug-related heart problems in 1976 at the tender age of 25. Almost a year earlier, Bad Company had another big hit with "Shooting Star", a song about a young rock star who has a fatal drug overdose, much like Music/JimiHendrix, [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison]], Music/JanisJoplin, and eventually, Kossoff.
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* FaceOfTheBand: Paul Rodgers.

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* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Americans Love Bad Company]]: Big in their native Britain, even bigger in America.
* CoveredUp: "Oh Atlanta" is more widely known as an Music/AlisonKrauss song.

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* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Americans Love Bad Company]]: Big in their native Britain, even bigger in America.
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"Oh Atlanta" is more widely known as an Music/AlisonKrauss song.


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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Big in their native Britain, even bigger in America.
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* EpicRiff: The chorus riff of "Bad Company", which stands out due to its bass-heavy tone (caused by Mick Ralphs playing through a Fender Bassman bass guitar amplifier instead of a guitar amplifier).
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* HarsherInHindsight: Bad Company friend (and former bandmate to Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke) Paul Kossoff died of drug-related heart problems in 1976 at the tender age of 25. Almost a year earlier, Bad Company had another big hit with "Shooting Star", a song about a young rock star who has a fatal drug overdose, much like Music/JimiHendrix, [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison]], Music/JanisJoplin, and eventually, Kossoff.

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* HarsherInHindsight: Bad Company friend (and former bandmate to Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke) Kirke in Music/FreeBand) Paul Kossoff died of drug-related heart problems in 1976 at the tender age of 25. Almost a year earlier, Bad Company had another big hit with "Shooting Star", a song about a young rock star who has a fatal drug overdose, much like Music/JimiHendrix, [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison]], Music/JanisJoplin, and eventually, Kossoff.
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** Conversely, "Ready For Love" was originally a Music/MottTheHoople song sung by Mick Ralphs.

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** Conversely, "Ready For for Love" was originally a Music/MottTheHoople song sung by Mick Ralphs.



* HarsherInHindsight: Bad Company friend (and former bandmate to Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke) Paul Kossoff died of drug-related heart problems in 1976 at the tender age of 25. Almost a year earlier, Bad Company had another big hit with "Shooting Star", a song about a young rock star who died of a fatal drug overdose, much like Music/JimiHendrix, [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison]], Music/JanisJoplin, and eventually, Kossoff.

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* HarsherInHindsight: Bad Company friend (and former bandmate to Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke) Paul Kossoff died of drug-related heart problems in 1976 at the tender age of 25. Almost a year earlier, Bad Company had another big hit with "Shooting Star", a song about a young rock star who died of has a fatal drug overdose, much like Music/JimiHendrix, [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison]], Music/JanisJoplin, and eventually, Kossoff.
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* CoveredUp: "Oh Atlanta" is more widely known as an Alison Krauss song.
** Conversely, "Ready For Love" was originally a Mott the Hoople song sung by Mick Ralphs.

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* CoveredUp: "Oh Atlanta" is more widely known as an Alison Krauss Music/AlisonKrauss song.
** Conversely, "Ready For Love" was originally a Mott the Hoople Music/MottTheHoople song sung by Mick Ralphs.
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* FirstInstallmentWins: While most of their albums from their initial run are well-regarded, their self-titled debut still stands as their most famous and most often praised album.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Bad Company friend (and former bandmate to Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke) Paul Kossoff died of drug-related heart problems in 1976 at the tender age of 25. Almost a year earlier, Bad Company had another big hit with "Shooting Star", a song about a young rock star who died of a fatal drug overdose, much like Music/JimiHendrix, Music/JimMorrison, Music/JanisJoplin, and eventually, Kossoff.

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* HarsherInHindsight: Bad Company friend (and former bandmate to Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke) Paul Kossoff died of drug-related heart problems in 1976 at the tender age of 25. Almost a year earlier, Bad Company had another big hit with "Shooting Star", a song about a young rock star who died of a fatal drug overdose, much like Music/JimiHendrix, Music/JimMorrison, [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison]], Music/JanisJoplin, and eventually, Kossoff.
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Considering more people seem to know the Bad Company version compared to the Mott the Hoople version, I felt this fit.

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** Conversely, "Ready For Love" was originally a Mott the Hoople song sung by Mick Ralphs.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Bad Company friend (and former bandmate to Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke) Paul Kossoff died of drug-related heart problems in 1976 at the tender age of 25. Almost a year earlier, Bad Company had another big hit with "Shooting Star", a song about a young rock star who overdosed, much like Music/JimiHendrix, Music/JimMorrison, Music/JanisJoplin, and eventually, Kossoff.

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* HarsherInHindsight: Bad Company friend (and former bandmate to Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke) Paul Kossoff died of drug-related heart problems in 1976 at the tender age of 25. Almost a year earlier, Bad Company had another big hit with "Shooting Star", a song about a young rock star who overdosed, died of a fatal drug overdose, much like Music/JimiHendrix, Music/JimMorrison, Music/JanisJoplin, and eventually, Kossoff.

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* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Americans Love Bad Company]]: Big in their native Britain, even bigger in America.



* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Americans Love Bad Company]]: Big in their native Britain, even bigger in America.

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* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Americans Love HarsherInHindsight: Bad Company]]: Big Company friend (and former bandmate to Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke) Paul Kossoff died of drug-related heart problems in their native Britain, even bigger in America.1976 at the tender age of 25. Almost a year earlier, Bad Company had another big hit with "Shooting Star", a song about a young rock star who overdosed, much like Music/JimiHendrix, Music/JimMorrison, Music/JanisJoplin, and eventually, Kossoff.
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* ppGermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Americans Love Bad Company]]: Big in their native Britain, even bigger in America.

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* ppGermansLoveDavidHasselhoff [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Americans Love Bad Company]]: Big in their native Britain, even bigger in America.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Big in their native Britain, but even bigger in America.

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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ppGermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Americans Love Bad Company]]: Big in their native Britain, but even bigger in America.

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* CoveredUp:
** Arguably by FiveFingerDeathPunch's cover of "Bad Company".
** "Oh Atlanta" is more widely known as an Alison Krauss song.
** Heck, Music/KidRock even made a wild cover of "[[IntercourseWithYou Feel Like Makin' Love]]".

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** Arguably by FiveFingerDeathPunch's cover of "Bad Company".
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CoveredUp: "Oh Atlanta" is more widely known as an Alison Krauss song.
** Heck, Music/KidRock even made a wild cover of "[[IntercourseWithYou Feel Like Makin' Love]]".
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* ToughActToFollow: Their debut album is the most remembered by many people, going on to feature in plenty of "best rock albums of all time" lists. The others don't have this much love, despite ''Straight Shooter'' and ''Run with the Pack'' being well-regarded by fans.

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* ToughActToFollow: Their debut album is the most remembered by many people, going on to feature in plenty of "best rock albums of all time" lists. The others don't have this much love, despite ''Straight Shooter'' and ''Run with the Pack'' being well-regarded by fans.fans.
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* ToughActToFollow: Their debut album is the most remembered by many people, going on to feature in plenty of "best rock albums of all time" lists. The others don't have this much love, despite ''Straight Shooter'' and ''Run with the Pack'' being well-regarded by fans.
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** Heck, Music/KidRock even made a wild cover of "[[IntercourseWithYou Feel Like Makin' Love]]".

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* FaceOfTheBand: Paul Rodgers.



* FaceOfTheBand: Paul Rodgers.

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* CoveredUp - Arguably by FiveFingerDeathPunch's cover of "Bad Company".

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Arguably by FiveFingerDeathPunch's cover of "Bad Company".Company".
** "Oh Atlanta" is more widely known as an Alison Krauss song.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Big in their native Britain, but even bigger in America.
* FaceOfTheBand: Paul Rodgers.

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