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In a statement John said, \"'Scarecrow' will always have a very special place in my heart, and I know that Bernie feels the same way too. It's the song that started it all.\"

\"This last year in lockdown has given us all time to look back and reflect,\" the singer added. \"Finding this song again when I put together the Jewel Box and thinking of everything that has happened in our careers and friendships that has sprouted from this one point is just remarkable.\"

\"Jewel Box contains the embryos of something special, and 'Scarecrow' goes right to the heart of that, naive compositions of a time and place that went on to become something very special indeed,\" his statement concluded. \"What a wild ride it's been so far, and how lucky we are to have found each other.\"

The other five songs released Thursday are \"Scarecrow,\" \"Holiday Inn,\" \"Keep It a Mystery,\" \"Smokestack Children,\" \"Two of a Kind,\" and \"Conquer the Sun.\"

That means the entirety of the \"Jewel Box\" package -- all 148 songs -- is now available digitally for the first time.

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