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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T13:18:23.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Diamond, who returns this week with a new album, said he nearly offered the song to a country star before the pop group made it their biggest hit",
  "title": "“He was angry I’d given away a No. 1 hit.” Neil Diamond says he was fired five times before the Monkees scored a hit with his song “I’m a Believer”"
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