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Starts & Stops

50th anniversary of 'The MTA Song' brings other tunes to mind

By Noah Bierman
Globe Staff / April 19, 2009

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It's been 50 years since the Kingston Trio's "The MTA Song" - which inspired so much of the modern-day MBTA's obsession with the mythical "Charlie" - hit the Billboard Charts. (Full article: 1057 words)

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