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Cymande
Bra
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Cymande cut "Bra" in 1972, and its two writers still sit on the credits of "Change in Speak" all these years on. Play the original first, then the De La Soul track, and you can hear exactly what they built on.
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Liner notes
Written by Patrick Patterson, Steve Scipio.
First recorded by Cymande in 1972.
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De La Soul's "Change in Speak" samples an earlier record called "Bra." Which act first recorded "Bra"?Cymande
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