Finally, the double CD and DVD of singer Jimmy Somerville's singles and pop promos with Bronski Beat and The Communards - the groups he fronted in the 80s and 90s, and also his solo work. I loved his versin of "Hurts So Good" in 1995 and had both CD singles, including the Sly & Robbie mixes, funky or what! The UK video (below) has him in muscle mary mode. Then there is the original "Smalltown Boy" which we related to back in 1985 - and that 2014 stripped down new version, where the older Jimmy, still with that piercing voice, gets one all over again. He is still here ! I must dig out that album of his "Dare to Love". Good too to see him and Boy George working together this year, as per previous post- music label.
2,000 POSTS DONE!, so I am posting less frequently, but will still be adding news, comments and photos.. As archived, its a ramble through my movie watching, music and old magazine store and discussing People We Like [Loren, Monroe, Vitti, Romy Schneider, Lee Remick, Kay Kendall, Anouk & Dirk Bogarde, Delon, Belmondo, Jean Sorel, Belinda Lee; + Antonioni, Hitchcock, Wilder, Minnelli, Cukor, Joni Mitchell, David Hockney etc]. As Pauline Kael wrote: "Art, Trash and the Movies"!
Dedications: My four late friends Rory, Stan, Bryan, Jeff - shine on you crazy diamonds, they would have blogged too. Then theres Garry from Brisbane, Franco in Milan, Mike now in S.F. / my '60s-'80s gang: Ned & Joseph in Ireland; in England: Frank, Des, Guy, Clive, Joe & Joe, Ian, Ivan, Nick, David, Les, Stewart, the 3 Michaels / Catriona, Sally, Monica, Jean, Ella, Anne, Candie / and now: Daryl in N.Y., Jerry, John, Colin, Martin and Donal.
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