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Martha and the Ultimate Capture of Time’s Bittersweet Pulse

Few songs capture the bittersweet passage of time quite like "Martha."

Bette Midler’s Iconic TIME Cover—39 Years Today

Thirty?nine years ago today, Time magazine decided the only logical thing to put on its March 2, 1987, cover was…