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Tracey MacLeod introduces a series celebrating the art of songwriting in which classic pop songs are stripped back to basics and performed by their original composers.\n\nIggy Pop - I Wanna Be Your Dog\nRichard Berry - Louie Louie\nBee Gees - To Love Somebody\nTony Joe Wright - Rainy Night in Georgia\nSparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us\nJimmy Webb - By the Time I Get to Phoenix\nNeil Finn - Don't Dream It's Over\nDebbie Harry and Chris Stein - Heart of Glass
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