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Is it just me, or does the cover for this new Tom Jones album<\/a>\"\" make TJ look like Jesse Jackson?<\/p>\n

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I saw TJ perform at the MGM in Vegas in 2004, and I can attest that he does not resemble Jesse in person. Man, was that a great performance, especially from a guy who was 64.<\/p>\n

(Oh, look! A review from popmatters<\/a>!)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is it just me, or does the cover for this new Tom Jones album make TJ look like Jesse Jackson? I saw TJ perform at the MGM in Vegas in 2004, and I can attest that he does not resemble Jesse in person. Man, was that a great performance, especially from a guy who was … <\/p>\n

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