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SO MUCH LOVE

There is so much love in German songs:
18.897 Songs have LIEBE (LOVE) in their title
8.519 have HERZ (HEART) in their title
1.003 have KUSS/KÜSSE (KISS/KISSES) in their title

*Based on the GEMA database with around 17 mio. works of national and international authors

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