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Since k.d lang and Melissa Etheridge made the list, perhaps ‘Svede’ is really the lesbian jazz chanteuse who successfully sued the London band Suede over the rights to the name in the U.S.? (The London Suede was never quite as catchy.)
“Living In A Box” by, er, Living In A Box, a top 20 hit in 1987. How soon we forget.
“Take To The Sky,” hands down.
Ha, on first glimpse, I thought the chaffeur was Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran.
No, I think you’re right, Alan. The original performance is from another BBC program called “Something Else,” hosted by Tony Wilson. Looks like at some point the original footage — seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4pScqkaa6Y — was rebroadcast under the John Peel In Sessions banner, which is what the German guy used for the basis of his stop-motion animation piece. Regardless of origin, this Playmobil translation is amazing.
Is that Labelle?
The Smiths – ‘The Queen Is Dead’
Hard to choose just one, but I’ll go with “Faith.”
Badfinger – ‘No Dice’
Link doesn’t work.
Little Sympathy for the Kid.
(You might recall that Spector referred to his productions as “Little symphonies for the kids.)
“Instant Karma (We All Shine On),” for sure.
It’s not available as a free download in the U.S., but only via iTunes UK’s 12 Days of Christmas promotion.