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A song that compares black women's hair to Brillo pads has cost Sony Music more than $650,000 after a lawsuit was filed by ten non-governmental organizations that are out to fight racism.

The song at the heart of the lawsuit is Veja os Cabelos Dela or Look at her Hair, which was released by comedian turned politician Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva aka Tiririca in 1997.

Here are some of the lyrics:

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