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A New England by Kirsty Maccoll
Kirsty Maccoll
Artist Biography For Kirsty Maccoll
Kirsty Anna MacColl Croydon England UK On 10 October 1959 - 18 December 2000 Was A British Pop Singer-Songwriter. She Was The Daughter Of Dancer Jean Newlove And Noted Folk Singer Ewan MacColl. MacColl Began Her Career In The Late 1970s UK Punk Rock Scene Singing Backing Vocals For Drug Addix. Her UK Hits Included The 1981 Single "There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" A Cover Of Billy Bragg's "A New England" In 1985 A Duet With Shane MacGowan Of The Pogues On "Fairytale Of New York" In 1987 And A Cover Of The Kinks' Song "Days" In 1989. She Was Probably Most Recognizable In The United States As The Writer Of "They Don't Know" A Hit In 1979. After A Break From The Music Industry For Much Of The 1990s Several Trips To Cuba And Brazil Restored MacColl's Creative Muse And The World Music-Inspired Particularly Cuban And Other Latin American Forms Tropical Brainstorm Often Described As Her Finest Work Was Released In 2000. On 18 December 2000 While Swimming In A Restricted Diving Area With Her Family On A Holiday In Cozumel She Was Killed In A Collision With A Powerboat While Managing To Drag Her Son Out Of Its Path. The Boat Was Owned By Mexican Supermarket Millionaire Guillermo González Nova Owner Of Comercial Mexicana Who Was On Board With Several Members Of His Family. A Boathand José Cen Yam Claimed To Have Been Driving The Boat And Was Found Guilty Of Culpable Homicide And Under Mexican Law Allowed To Pay A Fine Of 1034 Pesos About USD 90 In Lieu Of A Prison Sentence Of That Many Days. However Eyewitnesses Contradict Cen Yam's Claim To Have Been Driving And Also González Nova's Claim That The Boat Was Travelling At A Speed Of Only One Knot. MacColl's Family Are Campaigning For A Judicial Review Into The Events Surrounding Her Death Including An Application To The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights. The BBC Has Featured On Several Of Its Channels A Documentary By Olivia Lichtenstein Entitled Who Killed Kirsty MacColl? In 2001 A Bench Was Placed By The Southern Entrance To London's Soho Square As A Memorial To Her After A Lyric From One Of Her Most Poignant Songs "One Day I'll Be Waiting There/ No Empty Bench InSoho Square.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: A New England
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"A New England" Is A Song By Billy Bragg That Was Successfully Covered By Kirsty MacColl In 1984. Produced By Her Then-Husband Steve Lillywhite The Song Was Her Biggest Solo Hit - Reaching #7 In The UK Charts And #8 In Ireland. Bragg's Original Version Of The Song Included On His Album Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy Had Only Two Verses. MacColl Thought The Song Was Too Short And So Bragg Wrote A Further Two Verses For Her Which She Consolidated Into One. Since MacColl's Death Bragg Has Included The Additional Verse In Performances Of The Song As A Tribute. The First Two Lines Of The Song Are Identical To The Opening Lines "Leaves That Are Green" By Simon & Garfunkel From Their Album Sounds Of Silence. The Song Has Also Been Covered Accoustically By Jamie T.
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Kirsty Anna MacColl Croydon England UK On 10 October 1959 - 18 December 2000 Was A British Pop Singer-Songwriter. She Was The Daughter Of Dancer Jean Newlove And Noted Folk Singer Ewan MacColl. MacColl Began Her Career In The Late 1970s UK Punk Rock Scene Singing Backing Vocals For Drug Addix. Her UK Hits Included The 1981 Single "There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" A Cover Of Billy Bragg's "A New England" In 1985 A Duet With Shane MacGowan Of The Pogues On "Fairytale Of New York" In 1987 And A Cover Of The Kinks' Song "Days" In 1989. She Was Probably Most Recognizable In The United States As The Writer Of "They Don't Know" A Hit In 1979. After A Break From The Music Industry For Much Of The 1990s Several Trips To Cuba And Brazil Restored MacColl's Creative Muse And The World Music-Inspired Particularly Cuban And Other Latin American Forms Tropical Brainstorm Often Described As Her Finest Work Was Released In 2000. On 18 December 2000 While Swimming In A Restricted Diving Area With Her Family On A Holiday In Cozumel She Was Killed In A Collision With A Powerboat While Managing To Drag Her Son Out Of Its Path. The Boat Was Owned By Mexican Supermarket Millionaire Guillermo González Nova Owner Of Comercial Mexicana Who Was On Board With Several Members Of His Family. A Boathand José Cen Yam Claimed To Have Been Driving The Boat And Was Found Guilty Of Culpable Homicide And Under Mexican Law Allowed To Pay A Fine Of 1034 Pesos About USD 90 In Lieu Of A Prison Sentence Of That Many Days. However Eyewitnesses Contradict Cen Yam's Claim To Have Been Driving And Also González Nova's Claim That The Boat Was Travelling At A Speed Of Only One Knot. MacColl's Family Are Campaigning For A Judicial Review Into The Events Surrounding Her Death Including An Application To The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights. The BBC Has Featured On Several Of Its Channels A Documentary By Olivia Lichtenstein Entitled Who Killed Kirsty MacColl? In 2001 A Bench Was Placed By The Southern Entrance To London's Soho Square As A Memorial To Her After A Lyric From One Of Her Most Poignant Songs "One Day I'll Be Waiting There/ No Empty Bench InSoho Square.
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"A New England" is a song by Billy Bragg that was successfully covered by Kirsty MacColl in 1984. Produced by her then-husband Steve Lillywhite, the song was her biggest solo hit - reaching #7 in the UK charts and #8 in Ireland.
Bragg's original version of the song, included on his album Life's a Riot with Spy Vs Spy, had only two verses. MacColl thought the song was too short, and so Bragg wrote a further two verses for her, which she consolidated into one. Since MacColl's death, Bragg has included the additional verse in performances of the song as a tribute.
The first two lines of the song are identical to the opening lines "Leaves That Are Green" by Simon & Garfunkel from their album Sounds of Silence.
The song has also been covered accoustically by Jamie T. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.