Despite a handful of classic pop singles, Saint Etienne's debut album Foxbase Alpha is a tentative fusion of club culture and swinging '60s pop. Lead vocalist Sarah Cracknell hasn't been fully integrated into the band's lineup -- she doesn't even sing on their astonishing Euro-disco cover of Neil Young's "Only Love Will Break Your Heart," which is not only cleverly ironic, but also works -- yet the filler remains thoroughly enjoyable, even if it rarely reaches the heights of the irresistible girl group pop of "Kiss and Make Up."
Only Love Can Break Your Heart..Saint Etienne are an English indie dance act, fronted by Sarah Cracknell. Ex-music journalists Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs are the other regular members of the band. They are named after a French football team, AS Saint-Étienne, European Cup runners-up in the 1970s.During the 1990s the band recorded two tracks called "7 Ways to Love" and "He Is Cola" under the nam..
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These Canadians made an almost identical remake of this Neil Young classic. Check it out.
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Only Love Can Break Your Heart..Saint Etienne are an English indie dance act, fronted by Sarah Cracknell. Ex-music journalists Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs are the other regular members of the band. They are named after a French football team, AS Saint-Étienne, European Cup runners-up in the 1970s.During the 1990s the band recorded two tracks called "7 Ways to Love" and "He Is Cola" under the nam..
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Eighties indie-pop legends Saint Etienne and the Pastels are among the acts lining up for the Moseley Folk Festival (September 4-6). The bands will be playing on the Friday night at an event which also includes newer folk acts such as Vetiver as well as more traditional folk stalwarts such as Martin Carthy and Jethro Tull.click here for more.
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Well, I did say that this was going to get interesting, the further along we get. In case, you are just tuning in, this series is taken from Mojo Magazine's Classic Edition - Britpop, featuring sixty Greatest 90's Britpop Albums.This post represents the half-way point in this series. With this post, I have covered thirty two out of the sixty albums. And, I will say that there are some bands/alb...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 This Is Radio Etienne |
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| 2 Only Love Can Break Your Heart |
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| 3 Wilson |
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| 4 Carnt Sleep |
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| 5 Girl VII |
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| 6 Spring |
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| 7 She's the One |
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| 8 People Get Real |
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| 9 Stoned to Say the Least |
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| 10 Nothing Can Stop Us |
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| 11 Etienne Gonna Die |
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| 12 London Belongs to Me |
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| 13 Kiss and Make Up |
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| 14 Like the Swallow |
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| 15 Dilworth's Theme |
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