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strike a chord
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Lee Porter, a labourer and cleaner at the steelworks, has composed a song in support of the Save Scunthorpe Steel campaign - and Trump's rhetoric strikes a chord with him.
The Arctics' version continues to strike a chord with a new generation and last year it had more streams around the world than any other track over a decade old.
And it goes beyond geography to strike a chord about how the country views itself - and its history.
"Say, Drake, I hear you like 'em young / Tryna strike a chord and it's probably A minor," he rapped.
But he looked directly into the camera with a mischievous grin as he called out Drake's name; and left intact the song's notorious double-entendre: "Tryin' to strike a chord and it's probably A minor."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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