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She walked onto that bus and sat right in the front. So I've got ten seconds alone with Madonna, right, and I'm like, "Look, I sat front row at Blonde Ambition tour. I am not intimidated by your sexuality..." She sat in the front seat beside him. He's even sat in the front row. We sat in the front row of every graduation. Last night I sat in front of the TV and ate an entire carton of foie gras. Your mother and I sat in the front row of every dance class, every oboe recital, and we cheered. I sat front row for Wicked.	Last night I sat in front of the TV and ate an entire carton of foie gras. I always sat in the very front, by the driver's seat where the breeze came in through the open window. She sat in the front seat beside him. Your mother and I sat in the front row of every dance class, every oboe recital, and we cheered. I sat front row for Wicked. He's even sat in the front row. So I've got ten seconds alone with Madonna, right, and I'm like, "Look, I sat front row at Blonde Ambition tour. I am not intimidated by your sexuality..." We sat in the front row of every graduation.

I sat on the front

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She walked onto that bus and sat right in the front.
So I've got ten seconds alone with Madonna, right, and I'm like, "Look, I sat front row at Blonde Ambition tour. I am not intimidated by your sexuality..."
She sat in the front seat beside him.
He's even sat in the front row.
We sat in the front row of every graduation.
Last night I sat in front of the TV and ate an entire carton of foie gras.
Your mother and I sat in the front row of every dance class, every oboe recital, and we cheered.
I sat front row for Wicked.

Last night I sat in front of the TV and ate an entire carton of foie gras.
I always sat in the very front, by the driver's seat where the breeze came in through the open window.
She sat in the front seat beside him.
Your mother and I sat in the front row of every dance class, every oboe recital, and we cheered.
I sat front row for Wicked.
He's even sat in the front row.
So I've got ten seconds alone with Madonna, right, and I'm like, "Look, I sat front row at Blonde Ambition tour. I am not intimidated by your sexuality..."
We sat in the front row of every graduation.