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Geesixfive: The Woman Who Topped the Charts at 65

Geesixfive: The Woman Who Topped the Charts at 65

Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. Obani laba bantu, who are these people? She sang. Abantu baya ndi hleka? people come and laugh at me? Obani laba bantu? Ridiculous. Nobody was going to laugh at Olpha Selepe. No way. She was a 65-year-old teacher and

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Who Did it Better?

Who Did it Better?

Many songs get covered or re-interpreted, the covers often being more successful than the original. Here are some cover versions of one song along with the original, let us know in the comments which is your favourite, or if you don’t like any of them. “Lonesome Town” is a

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Who Did it Better?

Who Did it Better?

Many songs get covered or re-interpreted, the covers often being more successful than the original. Here are some cover versions of one song along with the original, let us know in the comments which is your favourite, or if you don’t like any of them. “ Reelin’ and Rockin’ ” is

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Who Did it Better?

Who Did it Better?

Many songs get covered or re-interpreted, the covers often being more successful than the original. Here are some cover versions of one song along with the original, let us know in the comments which is your favourite, or if you don’t like any of them. “It Hurts Me Too”

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Who Did it Better?

Who Did it Better?

Many songs get covered or re-interpreted, the covers often being more successful than the original. Here are some cover versions of one song along with the original, let us know in the comments which is your favourite, or if you don’t like any of them. “All Shook Up” is

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“Turn That Bullshit off!”

“Turn That Bullshit off!”

Lindsay Perigo solopassion.com Fifty years ago, at the age of 18, I was a music student at Victoria University (latterly notorious for its endorsement of the terrorist group Only Black Lives Matter). As such, I was ensconced in Weir House, at that time an all-male hostel restricted to the

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Youth Hate Speech Strikes Again

Youth Hate Speech Strikes Again

Arthur Ah, the left. There is one hypocrisy of the left in general that is particularly galling. The hate speech hypocrisy. They oppose racism but denigrate one bunch of people by skin colour. They oppose discrimination but discriminate against one group of people by age. They oppose sexism but discriminate

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Who Did it Better?

Who Did it Better?

Many songs get covered or re-interpreted, the covers often being more successful than the original. Here are some cover versions of one song along with the original, let us know in the comments which is your favourite, or if you don’t like any of them. “20 Flight Rock” is

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Who Did it Better?

Who Did it Better?

Many songs get covered or re-interpreted, the covers often being more successful than the original. Here are some cover versions of one song along with the original, let us know in the comments which is your favourite, or if you don’t like any of them. “I Fought The Law”

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