It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career (track)
by Belle And Sebastian
Year: 1998
From the album The Boy With The Arab Strap (track #1)
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It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career appears on the following album(s) by Belle And Sebastian:
- The Boy With The Arab Strap (track #1) (this album) (1998)
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| ! | 07/24/2026 22:12 |  DommeDamian | 75,570 | 51/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2026 22:32 |  AAL2014 | 40,196 | 76/100 |
| ! | 05/29/2026 02:05 | Exist-en-ciel | 167,523 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2026 02:13 |  imacgill | 32,832 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2026 14:00 | lolhahaha | 1,077 | 82/100 |
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