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Still Got It! Musicians Over 70 Who Keep On Rocking

Last week, the great beatnik bard Bob Dylan gave his first interview in three years to AARP, the American Association of Retired Persons' magazine — a peculiar choice until you consider that the AARP publication actually has the largest magazine circulation in the U.S.

The interview proves, if it's even necessary, that at age 73 Dylan remains as cool as ever. Which had us here at Worldcrunch's Paris HQ wondering which international artists over 70 still got it. Paul McCartney? Nah, too cheesy. Little Richard? Too freaky!

Below is our top 10 playlist. Who did we miss?

Bob Dylan (U.S., age 73) — "Restless Farewell"

Paolo Conte (Italy, age 78) — "Sparring Partner"

Joan Manuel Serrat (Spain, age 71) — "Paraules De Amor"

Keith Richards (UK, age 71) — "Can't Be Seen"

Gilberto Gil (Brazil, age 72) — "Você e Eu"

Aretha Franklin (U.S., age 72) — "Rolling in the Deep/Ain't No Mountain"

Leonard Cohen (Canada, age 80) — "Everybody Knows"

Tina Turner (U.S., age 75) — "Amazing Grace"

Jacques Dutronc (France, age 71) — "L'Opportuniste"

Willie Nelson (U.S., age 81) — "Band of Brothers"

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That Man In Mariupol: Is Putin Using A Body Double To Avoid Public Appearances?

Putin really is meeting with Xi in Moscow — we know that. But there are credible experts saying that the person who showed up in Mariupol the day before was someone else — the latest report that the Russian president uses a doppelganger for meetings and appearances.

screen grab of Putin in a dark down jacket

During the visit to Mariupol, the Presidential office only released screen grabs of a video

Russian President Press Office/TASS via ZUMA
Anna Akage

Have no doubt, the Vladimir Putin we’re seeing alongside Xi Jinping this week is the real Vladimir Putin. But it’s a question that is being asked after a range of credible experts have accused the Russian president of sending a body double for a high-profile visit this past weekend in the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

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Reports and conspiracy theories have circulated in the past about the Russian leader using a stand-in because of health or security issues. But the reaction to the Kremlin leader's trip to Mariupol is the first time that multiple credible sources — including those who’ve spent time with him in the past — have cast doubt on the identity of the man who showed up in the southeastern Ukrainian city that Russia took over last spring after a months-long siege.

Russian opposition politician Gennady Gudkov is among those who confidently claim that a Putin look-alike, or rather one of his look-alikes, was in the Ukrainian city.

"Now that there is a war going on, I don't rule out the possibility that someone strongly resembling or disguised as Putin is playing his role," Gudkov said.

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