August 2020. Simpson, Dave (30 June 2020). "Paddy McAloon and Thomas Dolby: how we made Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August...
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who rose to fame during the 1980s. Formed in 1978 by brothers Paddy and Martin McAloon and joined by vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player Wendy Smith...
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acoustic versions of the songs recorded in 2006 by the band's frontman, Paddy McAloon. On an episode of the BBC Radio 1 programme Roundtable, musician and...
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Dolby-produced second album, 1985's Steve McQueen, Paddy McAloon felt under pressure to deliver a worthy follow-up. McAloon resolved to quickly record and release...
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McAloon (born 1968), American interior designer Paddy McAloon (born 1957), English singer-songwriter Sean McAloon (1923–1998), Irish piper and pipe maker This...
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The King of Rock 'n' Roll (category Songs written by Paddy McAloon)
reaching number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, where it spent 11 weeks. Paddy McAloon wrote "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" in February 1985 as a companion piece...
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guitars and keyboards. The songs were written by the band's leader Paddy McAloon, whose unorthodox and literate approach to pop songwriting earned the...
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Paddy Mayes (1885–1963), American baseball player Paddy McAloon (born 1957), English singer, songwriter and member of the band Prefab Sprout Paddy McCarthy...
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are written by Paddy McAloon Credits adapted from liner notes. Musicians (billed as "The Andromeda Heights Orchestra") Paddy McAloon – vocals, piano...
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which at the time was considered to be a solo album by group leader Paddy McAloon) and marked a return to Sony Music, Kitchenware's parent label. The...
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I Trawl the Megahertz is an album originally released as a Paddy McAloon solo album in May 2003 on Liberty Records. It was later reissued in February...
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Dolby-produced second album, 1985's Steve McQueen, Paddy McAloon felt under pressure to deliver a worthy follow-up. McAloon resolved to quickly record a new album...
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Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2019. Wild, David (7 March 1991). "Paddy McAloon: The Last Pop Genius". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019....
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singer and frontman Paddy McAloon to consider recording material for a new album. Rather than opting for "new" material, McAloon chose to record material...
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Cars and Girls (category Songs written by Paddy McAloon)
written by Paddy McAloon in February 1985, after the completion of the Steve McQueen album the previous month. At the same time, McAloon wrote "The King...
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for this album "Prefab Sprout" consists entirely of singer/songwriter Paddy McAloon, who writes, sings and plays every note on the album. Crimson/Red was...
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Appetite (Prefab Sprout song) (category Songs written by Paddy McAloon)
the song has been singled out as one of the highlights of Steve McQueen. Paddy McAloon wrote "Appetite' in 1984. It was one of the first songs he had composed...
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followed in 1996 and the theme tune "Country Boy" was a hit for Nail too. Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout supplied five original songs to the two series, all...
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album Steve McQueen but had been unable to commit to the entirety of its 1988 follow-up From Langley Park to Memphis. Frontman Paddy McAloon divided the...
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Goodbye Lucille Number 1 (category Songs written by Paddy McAloon)
three-piece lineup (Paddy McAloon, Martin McAloon, Michael Salmon) at a faster tempo than the eventual recording. Martin McAloon says the song was conceived...
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Steve Lukather Martin Luther Paddy McAloon Josh Malina Chris Martin Steve Martin Joseph Mawle Martin McGuinness Seán McLoughlin Stephin Merritt Michelangelo...
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" Marr rated Bolan in his ten favourite guitarists. Prefab Sprout's Paddy McAloon cited "Ride a White Swan" as "the song that vindicated my love of pop"...
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musical influences ranging from Berlioz to Outkast, citing among others Paddy McAloon, New Order, The Smiths, Brian Wilson, and Momus. They covered The Smiths'...
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When Love Breaks Down (category Songs written by Paddy McAloon)
arrangement, recorded in 2006 by frontman Paddy McAloon to coincide with the two-disc Legacy Edition of Steve McQueen. The B-side to the original single...
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Shoes" – written by Tony McAnaney "Calling Out Your Name" – written by Jimmy Nail "Cowboy Dreams" – written by Paddy McAloon "Once Upon a Time" – written...
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The Devil Has All the Best Tunes (category Songs written by Paddy McAloon)
Paddy "Macaroon" McAloon spoke to "Falling and Laughing"". Falling and Laughing. June 1984. Retrieved 14 July 2020. Perrone, Pierre (1988). "McAloon interview"...
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Boys, Chet Baker, Fennesz, Nick Drake, Kevin Rowland, Prefab Sprout, Paddy McAloon, Junior Boys, Orange Juice, Kraftwerk, Neu!, Jonathan Richman, The Avalanches...
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who reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1962 with Bobby's Girl Paddy McAloon (born 1957), founding member of the band Prefab Sprout. Keith Strachan...
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performers/songwriters who were born or raised in the county include Paddy McAloon, Eric Boswell, Jeremy Spencer, Alan Clark, Martin Brammer, Robert Blamire...
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A Prisoner of the Past (category Songs written by Paddy McAloon)
Andromeda Heights, the band's first studio album in seven years. Frontman Paddy McAloon wrote the song in 1989, inspired by the work of Phil Spector. Upon release...
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