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SONGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW WERE COVERS

"Killing Me Softly" was first recorded by Lori Lieberman and released on her debut album . . . .

Otis Reading had a hit with his original version of "Respect" in 1965. But the Queen of Soul smashed it when she recorded it in 1967. . . .

“What A Man” was originally recorded by Linda Lyndell in 1968. Her version reached number 50 on the Billboard R&B chart. Lyndell, who was white, was threatened by the Ku Klux Klan , , , ,

“Tainted Love,”was originally performed by American soul singer Gloria Jones in 1964. Soft Cell's cover in . . . .

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