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1. The song "Oxbow Lakes" could be the about the relationship of an incompatible couple. Maybe it is, but the two described here are not humans but creatures of water. In the song, what is explained about Oxbow Lakes?
2. The song "Brighton Belle", concerns the singer's childhood. His father drove a truck but what did his granddad drive?
3. Staying with the song "Brighton Belle", the lyrics mention a stuffed animal that was collecting for orphans. What creature is this?
4. The song "Gertrude and Alice" appears to be about Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas, and their life together in Paris. Who (according to the song) did Gertrude find "Paradoxically earnest and frail"?
5. In the song "Gammel Dansk" and in the world outside, what is "Gammel Dansk"?
6. In the song "Gammel Dansk", it can be inferred that the subject of the song has killed someone ("If they never find her how long will she be missed?"). To which country is the presumed killer heading?
7. The song "West 4th Street and Jones" starts with two verses which set the year as 1963 and describe two people on the cover of a Bob Dylan album. The natural question is which album cover is described?
8. The song "Close Shave" concerns a barber, Charlie Summers. Apart from a barber's shop, what else does Charlie have that is relevant to the song?
9. In the song "Clear Water", the singer wants clear water from here to where?
10. The title track of this album, "Hill of Beans", makes use of imagery and quotes from which famous film set in World War 2?
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