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 MacColl, Kirsty
| To begin with, a quote that expresses how I like to be chatted up! "In walks a guy with a far away look in his eyes, he says "I've got a powerful horse outside...". Song title? | Lyrics of Kirsty MacColl
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In These Shoes. From "Tropical Brainstorm"
| The followig quote reminds us that romance isn't dead! "I loved you then as I love you still but I put you on a pedestal, you put me on the pill". Song title? | Lyrics of Kirsty MacColl
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A New England. From "The One And Only"
| Ever thought about leaving the country? "When he called me up one day and said that he was going away I thought he meant a week in France and not 12,000 miles to Sydney bay" Song title? | Lyrics of Kirsty MacColl
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He's On The Beach. From "The One And Only"
| Ever had a crush on the most loved guy in school? "Oh darling you're so popular, you are the best thing here in Hicksville" Song title? | Lyrics of Kirsty MacColl
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There's A Guy Works Down The Chipshop Swears He's Elvis. From "What Do Pretty Girls Do?"
Fairytale Of New York. Great Xmas duet with The Pogues.
| For all of you who've ever been left behind? "Chomping through the upper crust I couldn't see you for the dust" Song title? | Lyrics of Kirsty MacColl
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My Affair. From "What Do Pretty Girls Do?"
| Ahh it's not all cynacism in the world of Kirsty, as this lovely line shows."I get a feeling when I look at you wherever you go now I wanna go there too" Song title? | Lyrics of Kirsty MacColl
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They Don't Know. From "The One And Only"
| Not the most positive lyric, but what the hey - "Well he taught her how to pout and her taught her how to tease and he taught her how to beg when she fell down to her knees" Song title? | Lyrics of Kirsty MacColl
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Can't Stop Killing You. From "What Do Pretty Girls Do?"
| Taking us back to the heartbreak of school day romances - "How could you walk out on her and turn to her best friend" Song title? | Lyrics of Kirsty MacColl
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Caroline. From "What Do Pretty Girls Do?"
| For those of you who have difficulty expressing yourself - "I must have sung a billion songs but all the words just came out wrong" Song title? | Lyrics of Kirsty MacColl
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Last Day Of Summer. One of my favourites.
| Ever felt like hunting down someone who's hurt you? "He doesn't look bad from this far, I'm hailing a cab and I'm gonna follow his car wherever he goes I won't be too far behind" Song title? | Lyrics of Kirsty MacColl
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Treachery. From "Tropical Brainstorm"
| Heartbreak in the simplest of terms - "I feel empty, I feel deceived, You shouldn't have done that to me" Song title? | Lyrics of Kirsty MacColl
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Wrong Again. From "Tropical Brainstorm"
As Long As You Hold Me. A slightly depressing number it has to be said, but lovely just the same!
| Another quote for those of you who can't express yourselves - "It's all so fascinating, I'm stuck for words" Song title? | Lyrics of Kirsty MacColl
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Shutting The Doors. A collaboration with Jools Holland.
Mambo De La Luna. From "Tropical Brainstorm"
| A quote that helps you realise how good your life is - "And you feel real guilty about the coat on your back and the sandwich you have" Song title? | Lyrics of Kirsty MacColl
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Walking Down Madison. From "Titanic Days"
| Do you have multiple personalities?! "And when I think she's finally gone some guy arrives and turns her on" Song title? | Lyrics of Kirsty MacColl
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Celestine. From "Tropical Brainstorm"
| And finally, a reminder that we should enjoy the time we have! "It's called a lifetime, at first you never notice then the years go flying by" Song title? | Lyrics of Kirsty MacColl
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Tread Lightly. From "Kite"
| Kirsty had her first taste of recording by singing backing vocals for which band? | Kirsty MacColl
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Drug Addix. Kirsty sang backing vocals under the pseudonym Mandy Doubt for Drug Addix's EP. Stiff Records were impressed with Kirsty and promptly signed her up.
They Don't Know. "They Don't Know" was released in 1979 and received a lot of airplay, unfortunately a distribution strike affected record sales and the song didn't chart for long. After her next release "You Caught me Out" failed to chart, Kirsty left Stiff Records and signed to Polydor.
| Kirsty's first release on Polydor Records mentioned which singer? | Kirsty MacColl
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Elvis Presley. "A Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis", from her debut album "Desperate Character", was a big hit for Kirsty.
| Kirsty's next chart hit came in 1984 and was written by whom? | Kirsty MacColl
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Billy Bragg. Billy Bragg added extra verses to "A New England" for Kirsty. The song reached Number Seven in the UK charts.
| Kirsty is probably best remembered for her duet with which singer? | Kirsty MacColl
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Shane McGowan. Perennial Christmas favourite "Fairytale of New York" was a huge hit in 1987, reaching number two in the UK charts. In 1988 Kirsty joined the Pogues on their British and European tour.
| Kirsty's biggest hit from her album "Kite" was a cover of which song? | Kirsty MacColl
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Days. "Kite" was one of Kirsty's most successful albums featuring great tracks like "Free World" and "Don't Come the Cowboy with me Sonny Jim!". Ironically, despite being an acclaimed songwriter it was her cover of the Kinks' "Days" which drew the most interest.
Johnny Marr. "Walking Down Madison" was a hit from her critically acclaimed 1991 album "Electric Landlady".
Evan Dando. Kirsty covered Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" with Evan Dando (Lemonheads) in 1995, taken from her album "Galore".
| Kirsty's song "In These Shoes" was used as a theme tune for which comedienne's show? | Kirsty MacColl
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Catherine Tate. "In These Shoes" was a single taken from Kirsty's "Tropical Brainstorm" album which was released in 2000. Catherine Tate used the song for the theme tune for her first series of "The Catherine Tate Show" which aired on BBC two in 2004
| These lyrics are from which Kirsty MacColl song?
"My feet froze in the winter chill
I knew I'd probably get ill
But I was praying we could fill an empty bench and still
You're so sorry but I don't want your pity baby." | Kirsty MacColl
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Soho Square. In 2001 a bench was placed in the entrance to London's Soho Square as a memorial to Kirsty MacColl who died in a tragic accident in 2000. Each year on Kirsty's birthday, fans from all over the world congregate to pay tribute to Kirsty.
| "No I don't listen to their wasted lines,
Got my eyes wide open and I see the signs,
But they don't know about us,
And they've never heard of love."
What singer/actress made this Kirsty MacColl song a hit and later used it on her TV show? | From Croydon to FunTrivia: Kirsty MacColl
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Tracey Ullman. This song "They Don't Know" introduced the multi-talented English actress/singer Tracey Ullman to the U.S. and much of the rest of the world, and then her quirky humor and acting skills took over. Ullman later brought us "The Simpsons" as a segment on her variety show, and then took on several characters, male and female, in "Tracey Takes On". During that show's credits, each of Ullman's characters sings a line from the song.
Incidentally, in Ullman's version, when you hear "Baby" sung loudly just before the last verse, that is MacColl's voice, not Ullman's. She sampled the recording rather than sing the note herself. MacColl wrote many songs for Ullman--"You Broke My Heart in 17 Places" and "Terry" were a couple others. This worked well, as MacColl, dogged by stage fright, was as uncomfortable under the spotlight as Ullman was at home with it.
"I was 21 years when I wrote this song. I'm 22 now, but I won't be for long". This line opens both Kirsty's "A New England" and Simon and Garfunkel's "Leaves That Are Green". "A New England" was originally written and recorded by Billy Bragg, who then added extra verses before giving it to Kirsty. At her funeral, he sung it with the extra verses, and now continues to perform that version.
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