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From Sinatra to Gloria Gaynor, many artists have recognised the song’s brilliance
An older, wiser Rod dispenses avuncular advice to younglings, but still unleashes alarming falsetto screams
An old-school show which demonstrated the singer’s undimmed potency as a live performer
Album recalls the singer’s salad days
A host of artists have recorded festive tunes, deliberately hokey or genuinely heart-warming, raucous or tender
Downloads have rescued pop songs from oblivion
The singer’s latest offering is a polished, catchy simulacrum of the horns and gritty guitars of earthy 1970s soul
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