First recorded in 1934 by Lead Belly the 'Homicidal Harmoniser', David Cheal follows the waltzing lament of 'Goodnight, Irene' through interpretations by the Weavers, Ry Cooder and Bryan Ferry. Credits: Hallmark, H&H Music, Rhino/Warner Bros, Virgin Germany.  

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Blind Willie Johnson's gospelly, moaning adaptation of an 18th-century hymn might have seemed an odd choice for the disc of music attached to Voyager 1 in 1977. But artists from Ry Cooder to Jack White have been drawn to its ethereal power. Credit: Legacy/Columbia, Warner Bros., Alligator Records  

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The coolification of Phil Collins is among pop's most curious turnarounds. Richard Clayton explains what the song owes to gangsta rap, "gated reverb" - and a drumming gorilla. Credit: Rhino, Atlantic, Def Jam  

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Fiona Sturges follows Patti Smith's lustful 1970s song of youthful abandon. Credits: Arista, Columbia, Coqueiro Verde Records, Stun Volume  

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Sue Norris on how Cissy Houston and Gladys Knight respectively transformed the sound, and meaning, of Jim Weatherly's country number. Credits: X5 Music Group, Jim Weatherly, Carinco AG, Capitol Records LLC.  

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When "Wuthering Heights" was released 40 years ago this year, it became the first song written and performed by a woman to reach number one in the UK charts. What was the song's — and Bush's — special appeal? Why have there been more parodies than straight covers? And why is it so popular now, with re-enactments of the music video taking place around the world? FT music writers Jude Rogers, Helen Brown and David Cheal discuss the song and its afterlife.

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Thousands affected as many flights cancelled and airports closed because of coronavirus pandemic

Macron also backs calls for debt relief as he seeks to be seen as champion of continent’s interests

Facebook plans to shake up the finance world with a new digital currency called Libra - we hear about its pros and cons. Next up, we discover what Moll Flanders, the literary anti-heroine, can tell us about modern day bank fraud. And finally we find out how smaller shareholders can stand up for their rights. 

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Student debt in the US is crippling millions of Americans. Last year the amount students owed came to a total of $1.6tn - that's 8 per cent of the country's national income. This week we hear from one of the 45m students paying back debts to the government. FT Money Show presenter Lucy Warwick-Ching talks to FT reporter Alice Kantor about why university is so expensive in the US compared to the UK and whether there is anything that can be done about it.

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Experience with other outbreaks could compensate for poor healthcare infrastructure

IMF and other international institutions cannot lend to Harare because of debt arrears

Everything from what you wear to your posture plays a role in how impressions are formed

English football’s top division wrote to US government over Saudi’s alleged illegal screening of matches

Deans come out against government plan to cut senior executive courses from workplace training scheme

Ahead of the Budget, chancellor Sajid Javid has some tough choices to make

The former Goldman chief executive on the crash, the criticism — and sparring with Bernie Sanders

Just two years ago investors rushed to snap up 100-year debt sold by Buenos Aires

Korean electronics group draws on lessons from past epidemics to tackle coronavirus crisis

Allegations of high-level corruption have convulsed the Mediterranean island state of Malta and shocked the rest of Europe. Public anger has been unleashed by dramatic recent developments in the investigation into the killing of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in a car bomb attack in October 2017. Ben Hall discusses the wider repercussions of the case with Josephine Cumbo and Michael Peel.

Contributors: Ben Hall, Europe editor, Josephine Cumbo, pensions correspondent, and Michael Peel, EU diplomatic correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Western governments pledged trillions of dollars in stimulus measures to limit the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday. The FT’s global business columnist Rana Foroohar explains what it could mean for Wall Street and Main Street. Plus, Impossible Foods raises $500m in a round that will help the US-plant based burger group to see through the economic upheaval caused by the current crisis, and Joe Biden solidifies his status as the frontrunner to take on Donald Trump in November.

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Drugs traffickers hit by coronavirus-induced slowdown and seizures, says UN agency

The world needs to act now to avert the threat from antimicrobial resistance

Energy, water and other utility groups keep services going despite lockdowns and cuts

If lenders maintain support, the company’s balance sheet may not need an urgent fix

How markets are beginning to stir from their coronavirus-induced slumber

The FT analyses the scale of outbreaks and the number of deaths around the world

The industry has been one of the hardest hit, with contracts cancelled, production halted and pleas for big bailouts

Oil and gas company in Texas given approval to use unmanned aircraft to inspect vital infrastructure

MEMX is hoping to disrupt the US equities market when it launches in July

Business being bought from Blackstone-led consortium has lost ground to Bloomberg

Hedge fund calls for court investigation into 2018 transfer of MyTheresa

Liberty Steel to modernise European plants in effort to become carbon neutral

Airline’s operations at London’s second biggest airport face brunt of 12,000 job cuts

Shareholders’ incentives can make them more long-termist than company managers

State-backed carrier starts cancelling flights as vital government funding is delayed

Petrochemicals group to launch sale of up to $2bn in shares as part of debt reduction push

Survival of coastal city’s vibrant arts scene will depend on community ‘being on the front foot’

£3.5bn worth of dividend payments cancelled this week 

Middle East building downturn that began in 2015 shows little sign of abating

Human rights are regressing worldwide and the UN’s ability to defend them is under attack

Company pledges two ships and two islands as collateral in upsized refinancing plan

An esoteric choice they may be for private investors, but if you’re selective they can add value

Market is full of cautionary tales about investors betting on familiar stocks

How to navigate government help schemes, the benefits system, redundancy pay and help from banks

Eurozone GDP in historic fall, millions more Americans file for unemployment, Shell cuts dividend for first time since second world war and UK's AstraZeneca combines with Oxford on a potential vaccine

Your guide to the investment and business revolution you can’t afford to ignore

Your guide to the investment and business revolution you can’t afford to ignore

Your guide to the investment and business revolution you can’t afford to ignore

Your guide to the investment and business revolution you can’t afford to ignore