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Petula Clark - Lost in You

petulaShe’s now 80—astonishing, given the suppleness of her voice. But that’s why Clark remains signed to a major label: she’s still got it. Along with covers of her friends John Lennon and Elvis Presley, the British pop legend tackles Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy” and delivers a surprisingly poignant rendition of her signature hit “Downtown.”

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