Yeah, I know, it's not blues or folk, but...

This week when I was in the supermarket, I think, I heard this song with the distinctive riff:

Dua Lipa x White Town - Love Again / Your Woman (Stan O Mashup)

And you may have previously heard the riff in this song:

White Town - Your Woman which was released in 1997.

But interestingly, the riff originally was used in this song:

Al Bowlly - My Woman (1932)
a typical sounding 1930's song by Al Bowlly & Lew Stone Monseigneur Band.

Each song is different, has different lyrics and a different take on the concept of relationships. Each reflects a certain period in music and social history, but listening to each one makes me feel that there is a well-rounded musical and social universe which progresses over time, building on past achievements and creating something new and interesting.

It reminds me of the discussions on Mudcat about folk or traditional or blues songs which evolved from other songs or older versions of songs, depending on the singer's own view of the world or in some cases, on the singer misremembering the lyrics from an older song and unintentionally creating a new version.