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Slippery People (Live)

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Nov 22, 2021
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Give me two weeks, and I’ll give you your new favorite song.


Today we’re listening to Mavis Staples covering The Talking Heads “Slippery People.”

With a career now spanning 7 decades, Staples needs no introduction. First singing in churches, she and her family rose to fame as The Staples Singers. She then went solo and continues to recor…

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