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I’m not what you’d call a feminist…..

……..but this record could have turned me into one. Just listen to the lyrics. Paul Anka wrote them and Sir Tom sings them with just a little too much conviction. Huge hit in its day and a frequent accompaniment to beauty contests on ITV. What was that, Tom? “I never would abuse her” and “She can take what I dish out”. Dear God, let’s just say that these were “different times”.

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