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A classical version of Rihanna’s Rude Boy by Aston.
The six members of Aston, aged between 21 and 23, have come straight out of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the most distinguished music school in Australia. The play modern classics and covers of contemporary hits and classics and re-arrange them into classical form. On their website you can decide which song Aston covers next by voting for a song. But first listen to Rude Boy.
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t've) is written by Pete Shelley and performed by his group, Buzzcocks. In 1978 it was a number twelve hit on the UK Singles Chart. In 1986 the Fine Young Cannibals had a a big hit with a downbeat cover version and the latest cover version is by The Noisettes.
Buzzcocks 
the Fine Young Cannibals 
The Noisettes
In 1976 Stephan Sulke had a big hit with tearjearker Lotte. The song was from his debut album Stephan Sulke. Lotte, a common German abbreviation of Charlotte. Lotte is a beautiful ballad that describes the feelings over the years between two lovers.
One of the best and most successful bands of East Los Angeles was El Chicano, a Latin R&B/brown-eyed soul band, whose influences can be found in rock, funk, soul, blues, jazz, and salsa. El Chicano broke out into the national music scene with the release of their 1970 debut smash Viva Tirado.
Lucilectric was a German duo founded in 1993 by Luci van Org and producer Ralf Goldkind. In 1994 they had a big hit with Mädchen (Girl), which spent 12 weeks in the German Top 10, eventually reaching number two.The single also was a big hit in Switzerland, Austria and Holland.
The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the 18th Eurovision Song Contest and was held in Luxembourg.
The event was marked by a scandal when the Spanish song, “Eres tú”, was accused of plagiarism on the grounds that it was merely a rewrite of the 1966 Yugoslav entry Brez Based sung by Berta Ambrož.
Eres tú was not disqualified. After placing second in the contest, the song went on to become a huge international hit for Mocedades.
Listen to the two songs. Plagiarism or not?
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