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Julee Cruise returns to 'Twin Peaks' for finale. 'I will always be proud of this,' singer says

As David Lynch prepared last year to shoot a musical performance that would help close out his revival of "Twin Peaks," his direction to singer Julee Cruise was simple. "He said, 'Julee, you are a child full of wonder,'" recalls Cruise, a longtime musical collaborator with Lynch. "And he meant it. If he means it, then I'm going to do it."

During Sunday's two-episode finale to Showtime's "Twin Peaks: The Return," Cruise performed "The World Spins," a dreamy, mournful, hopeful song known to fans of the original series. With music composed by Angelo Badalamenti and lyrics by Lynch, she sang in hushed, ethereal tones: "Moving near the

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