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Helen Reddy’s Music Made Women Feel Invincible

Helen Reddy’s Music Made Women Feel Invincible

Michelle Arrow Macquarie University “Show business”, Helen Reddy once said, “was the only business that allowed you to earn the same salary as a man and to keep your name”. The singer and actress best known for her trailblazing feminist anthem I Am Woman has died in Los Angeles, aged

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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. “Honey Hush” is song

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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. “Sweet Little Sixteen” is

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Great-Grandad’s Streaming Service

Great-Grandad’s Streaming Service

When science fiction authors William Gibson and Bruce Sterling made Victorian inventor Charles Babbage’s “Difference Engine” the centrepiece of their novel of the same name, it was a reminder that many “modern” inventions have long, long histories. Babbage and co-inventor Ada Lovelace’s Difference Engine, and its even more

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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. “Runaway” is a song

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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. “Love Hurts” is a

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