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Living in the 70s

8 Aug 2020

You’re an original, baby

History, Society & Culture

You’re an original, baby

The Seventies spawned so many great tracks that it’s hardly surprising that artists in future decades have looked to that era for material to make into new hits. On this weeks show, Marty and Venetia track down the original 70s versions of songs made famous by different artists in later decades. Some of them will be familiar to you, but a couple will probably surprise. For example, who knew that that one of Madonna’s hits is based on a song from a short lived 70s Scottish folk duo? Or that Lenny Kravitz didn’t write American Woman? Who did the better version? We invite you to be the judge…

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