Lovely quote here from a lady in the US:-
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I still remember the very first moment I heard “The First Cut is the Deepest” by sixties soul singer P.P. Arnold. My boyfriend (now husband) and I were driving to my house, back when I lived in Oakland, listening to KALX (the local college radio station), and when this song came on we listened in staunch attention. It was like being struck by creative lightning, like, oh, this is what a song is supposed to make you feel like, an emotional surge. We immediately looked up the singer, of whom we’d never heard, and found a copy of the song.
Originally written by Cat Stevens, this version takes it to new heights of pain, yearning, soul-strength and confidence. That first cut is felt into the bones, and with that drawn out “baby, I know,” the knife pushes in even farther.
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