"Ain't Gonna Let You Go" was hastily rearranged around a fuzzed-out John Lee Hooker riff because it "wasn't sounding tough enough, " says Ms. Raitt.

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The self-described clairvoyant and wonder woman says the fee's sole purpose is to "sort out the riff raff" ladies who aren't serious about finding a partner.

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What seemed to matter was the claim that Mr Osborne didn't - or his aides didn't - seem to think he should have to suffer the indignity of sitting with the riff raff in standard class.

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