The New Zealand-made 'viral' music hit of 1971 - a podcast by RNZ

Fifty years ago this week, The Rumour started their four-week run at the top of the NZ charts with their most memorable song, L'amour Est L'enfant de la Liberté (Love is the Child of Freedom). Its composer Shade (John) Smith joins the show to look back on the song that rocketed The Rumour to stardom 50 years ago, and reflect on his life today.

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