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American CBS television in the 1970s was mainly all about The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour and all its variations. After their divorce, it was about this solo Cher full of great ideas and musical performances with costumes that made your eyes cross. And then she and Sonny tried again, and then they tried again separately, and it was a nourishing decade. Absolutely legendary guest performances: The Jackson 5, Bette Midler ("Trashy Ladies Medley"), Raquel Welch ("I'm a Woman"), Tiny Turner ("Shame, Shame, Shame"), David Bowie, and of course Chaz Bono's little and totally cute daughter ("All I Really Want to Do"). In short, a show with a capital S.

Every time I feel like I've seen it all, I discover something attractively perverse in this show. It is a bottomless well of the shocking and unexpected, and there is something unique and unmistakable about it. Sometimes it's like watching a car crash, while sometimes it’s very pleasant. The German versions of Czech artists will wake you up from your lethargy under any circumstances.