and went on to sell more than 100,000 copies of the song at a time when there were only about That song is regarded as the first-ever country music hit, and Loudon Wainwright performs it under the title "The Deal" on his Grammy-nominated CD.
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Not so long ago, government-controlled companies wereregardedas half-formed creatures destined for full privatisation.