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Bootzilla

"Bootzilla" is a song recorded by Bootsy's Rubber Band, released on January 13, 1978. As the lead single from the album Bootsy? Player of the Year, it held the #1 spot on the R&B chart for one week in 1978, directly after fellow P-Funk outfit Parliament's #1 hit "Flash Light". ("Flash Light" was originally penned with Bootsy Collins in mind for the lead vocal; however, Collins turned it down .) "Bootzilla" failed to make the Hot 100. The song's lyrics introduce Bootsy's wind-up toy alter ego, Bootzilla, "the world's only rhinestone rock-star doll." The track features Bootsy Collins on drums and bass guitar.

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"Bootzilla" is a song recorded by Bootsy's Rubber Band, released on January 13, 1978. As the lead single from the album Bootsy? Player of the Year, it held the #1 spot on the R&B chart for one week in 1978, directly after fellow P-Funk outfit Parliament's #1 hit "Flash Light". ("Flash Light" was originally penned with Bootsy Collins in mind for the lead vocal; however, Collins turned it down .) "Bootzilla" failed to make the Hot 100. The song's lyrics introduce Bootsy's wind-up toy alter ego, Bootzilla, "the world's only rhinestone rock-star doll." The track features Bootsy Collins on drums and bass guitar.

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  1. release date: 1978-01-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1978-01-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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