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Betty Davis's "They Say I'm Different"
Betty Davis's "They Say I'm Different"
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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Feb 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Betty Davis blazed a sexually explicit funk-rock trail. As her ex-husband Miles Davis put it, she was "Madonna before Madonna; Prince before Prince."A playlist of this and other songs relevant to the episode can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3iWCL3woi74dotbZFpu0CR?si=87e0f5c386e94bb4You can read The Best Song Ever (This Week) for free at bestsong.substack.com. A bonus playlist of the 19 blues artists Betty Davis namechecks in "They Say I'm Different" can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4uDyYJafwb8w9jxGYqvPsq?si=9167bbc5dfcf4540
Released:
Feb 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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