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Music Appreciation

BootinUp

(51,393 posts) Fri Apr 10, 2026, 09:27 PM 5 hrs ago

Jimmy Mack - Laura Nyro

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Jimmy Mack - Laura Nyro (Original Post) BootinUp 5 hrs ago OP

I didn't think this song was written by her. WestMichRad 5 hrs ago #1

WestMichRad

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1. I didn't think this song was written by her.

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 09:56 PM

5 hrs ago

And… it wasn’t. Written by Motown’s Hollander-Dozier-Hollander songwriting team and a hit for Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Nyro’s version is a cover. A good one!
Thanks for posting it.

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