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Wendy & Lisa

Musicians · Producers & Composers 16 albums picked

Wendy & Lisa is a music duo consisting of Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman. They began working with Prince in the early 1980s and were part of his band the Revolution, before branching out on their own and releasing their eponymous debut studio album in 1987. In recent years they have turned their attention to writing music for film and television and have won an Emmy Award.

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Ep #89 ·
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What Wendy & Lisa said · 9 records

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You Can Do It (Youngr Bootleg) - Single
Al Hudson & The Soul Partners ·2018
"I was watching the DJ kind of screw around and he played this record, this was a record by Al Hudson and the partners called 'You Can Do It,' and I still refer to the tagline in this song when I remember that. I always go, 'You can do it,' and you know that you can."
Watch this moment 1:09
Let's All Chant
The Michael Zager Band ·1977
"this is from the Michael Zager Band called Let's All Chant and it's really cheesy but it goes let's all CH let all CH do you remember that not really it's really obscure."
Watch this moment 2:00
Reich: Remixed 2006
Steve Reich ·1999
"Speaking of influence this guy Steve Reich, oh you got the remixes, yeah that's great. I was curious to find out 'cause I have the original recordings and one of them called 'Come Out' was the first time I heard like a sampled voice and this is all done with tape manipulation way back in the '60s."
Watch this moment 5:15
Fans
Malcolm McLaren ·1984
"Malcolm McLaren's 'Fans' is really beautiful. It's one of the first and one of the best combination records of like string, you know, classical music and pop dance."
Watch this moment 9:19
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