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that the song “Tubular Bells” most famous for being the theme to “The Exorcist”, was written and recorded by a 19 year-old Mike Oldfield in 1973 who played almost entirely all the instruments on the song. The full song is over twenty minutes long, and is featured on an album of the same name.

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Fun Fact: that the song “Tubular Bells” – most famous for being the theme to “The Exorcist”, was written and recorded by a 19 year-old Mike Oldfield in 1973 who played almost entirely all the instruments on the song. The full song is over twenty minutes long, and is featured on an album of the same name.

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