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No its not Neil Young
One of my favorite songs by the great one
Cinnamon Girl by Prince, from his 2004 album Musicology. Besides the title, there is no connection to the song of the same name by Neil Young.
Although a fairly faithful cover, Paul Young goes for soul and passion over Joy Division's bleak monotone.
Paul Young, a former welder from Luton formed a band in the late 1970s called the Q-Tips. They, like so many bands of that time, split up when they were on the verge of stardom. He went on to become part of "punk experimentalists", Streetband, and scored a minor hit with the novelty track, Toast in 1981.
Two years later, he went solo and recorded his phenomenally successful debut No Parlez. The first track lifted from it, a cover of Marvin Gaye's Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) became his first and only UK number one. Subsequent releases failed to match both the single and album's success and by 1988 the hits had dried up save for another visit to the top ten in 1991 with Zuccero on Sensa Una Donna.
He was a victim on This Is Your Life in 1999 and an appearance on an upcoming series of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here surely beckons.
Last nite went to see Crowded House at the Liverpool Echo Arena and they put on a fantastic gig playing all the hits and afew newer ones. For the encore they were joined onstage by Johnny Marr, and preformed The Smiths Classic There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
i found a clip on youtube (not the best) but worth checking out
the support group was a new group (to me) from liverpool called Voo
again have found a video on youtube so check them out
also enclosing review from Liverpool Echo (local paper)
THE Kiwis certainly brought the weather with them last night.
As the rain poured on Liverpool last night, inside the ECHO Arena was bathed in the warmest of glows.
Singer Neil Finn positively emits sunshine. So much so that he ought to give lessons in how to be a frontman.
Aside from the fact that he’s breathtakingly, eyewateringly, heartmeltingly good, he also has the wonderful gift of loving every second on stage. He manages to sing 20-year- old songs like it’s the very first time, packing every second with sheer joy.
With his cheery Kiwi banter, he manages to make the 10,000 seat ECHO arena feel like he’s singing in your living room. And he wants to hear you sing along, too.
"Did you bring your voices with you tonight?" he asked the packed crowd of devotees. Liverpool certainly had. As he launched into Fall Of Your Feet, Weather With You, It’s Only Natural and Don’t Dream It’s Over, the throng sang along with every word in a full-on, hairs up on the back of your neck gesture of solidarity.
And in true Glastonbury form, Neil unleashed his trademark genial subversion, chatting to the crowd like old mates and asking the security guards to let people stand up and dance.
The band sounded sublime, and Neil was in superb voice showing, with a two-hour show packing in 22 songs, how his rich, mellow tones only get better with age.
Add in excellent support from fellow Kiwi Don McGlashan – joined for a duet by Neil Finn at one point – and Liverpool band Voo and it was the highlight in the Summer Pops season.
But then there was the icing on the cake: the encore from heaven. Neil brought on his old mate Johnny Marr for a cover of The Smiths There is A Light That Never Goes Out, followed by Weather With You. It was a hard act to follow, but follow it they did. After the audience refused to budge they returned for a second encore, with everyone on their feet.
A two-hour set, two great support bands, two encores and a standing ovation. This was something special.
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I liked this more than I thought I would.
Nice one, "Im gonna tear your playhouse down" is still one of my faves.
Full on 80's production, but yeah, passable.