Nicholas Laird (born 1975) is a Northern Irish novelist and poet. Laird was born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, where he attended the local comprehensive...
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Nick Laird-Clowes (born 5 February 1957, in London, England)[citation needed] is an English musician and composer, best known as the singer, guitarist...
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a British band consisting of singer/guitarist and primary songwriter Nick Laird-Clowes, multi-instrumentalist Kate St John, and keyboardist Gilbert Gabriel...
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and Nick Cave, while Ben Folds also performed a newer version of his single "The Luckiest" for the film. It also featured a song from Nick Laird-Clowes...
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Life in a Northern Town (category Songs written by Nick Laird-Clowes)
Dream Academy. Written by band members Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert Gabriel, the song was produced by Laird-Clowes with help from Pink Floyd guitarist...
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Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and Nick Laird-Clowes. "Life in a Northern Town", written as a tribute to the musician Nick Drake, became the Dream Academy's...
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Ellie Goulding, Amy Winehouse, Sugababes and Nick Cave, a new version of Ben Folds' song and Nick Laird-Clowes' score suite. "About Time". British Board...
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Guardian, 3 July 2024. Smith, Zadie; Laird, Nick (2021). Weirdo. Puffin. ISBN 978-0241449608. Smith, Zadie; Laird, Nick (2022). The Surprise. Penguin Young...
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was written in just two four-hour sessions at Patrick Leonard's home. Nick Laird-Clowes was inspired to write "In Exile" after reading an article in The...
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Mark Miwurdz (Mark Hurst), Michel Cremona, Felix Howard, Tony Fletcher, Nick Laird-Clowes and Mike Everitt. The show was directed by Gavin Taylor; Geoff...
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French in space." Novelist Nick Laird co-wrote the screenplay for the film along with Denis, Fargeau and Geoff Cox. Laird's wife Zadie Smith also contributed...
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novelist and poet Nick Laird-Clowes (born 1957), English musician and composer Nick Lampson (born 1945), American politician Nick Land (born 1962), English...
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Henri de Pierrefeu. Janice Ginsberg is credited as music supervisor and Nick Laird-Clowes as music consultant. The soundtrack was released in February 2004;...
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Unstrung, The Boxer Rebellion, Beachbuggy, Pure Reason Revolution and Nick Laird-Clowes as Trashmonk. In May 2007, McGee wound down Poptones for financial...
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with Lohan's performance, in particular, earning high praise. In 1986, Nick Parker and Elizabeth James meet and fall in love on the Queen Elizabeth 2...
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Bryter Layter (category Nick Drake albums)
Albums of All Time. The guitar Drake holds on the album cover is owned by Nick Laird-Clowes of The Dream Academy, whose "Life in a Northern Town" was written...
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Laird (born 1970), Scottish curler Brandon Laird, baseball player Bruce Laird (American football) (born 1950), American football player Bruce Laird (born...
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of an Old West-themed suite. Among the album's guest contributors were Nick Laird-Clowes, Jeff Lynne, Elliot Easton, Philippe Saisse, Christopher Cross...
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the 1980s and early 1990s, she was a member of the Dream Academy with Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert Gabriel. In 1985 they had a worldwide hit with "Life...
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Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love is a 2019 documentary film directed by Nick Broomfield, about the relationship between writer and singer Leonard Cohen...
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Gilmour Roger Waters Non-album single 1968 "Poles Apart" David Gilmour Nick Laird-Clowes Polly Samson David Gilmour The Division Bell 1994 "The Post War...
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the film "becomes by turns portentous, violent and finally very silly." Nick Schager of Slant Magazine wrote that the film "is structured around the type...
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Sunchyme (category Songs written by Nick Laird-Clowes)
Label Eternal Songwriter(s) Paul Spencer Scott Rosser Stephen Spencer Nick Laird-Clowes Gilbert Gabriel Producer(s) Peter Oxendale Dario G singles chronology...
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Lasted All Day was compiled, annotated, and remastered by lead singer Nick Laird-Clowes. Of the album's 24 tracks, 6 were previously unreleased. These...
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Amazing (What People Throw Away)" and "Junkman", in Act of Faith 2009 Nick Laird-Clowes "Mayday", from the A Time Comes documentary (Free download from...
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Other musicians Simon mentored include Nick Laird-Clowes, who co-founded the band The Dream Academy. Laird-Clowes credited Simon with helping to shape...
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Take It Back (category Songs written by Nick Laird-Clowes)
co-producer Bob Ezrin, with lyrics by Gilmour, his wife Polly Samson and Nick Laird-Clowes. Guitarist David Gilmour used an E-bow on a Gibson J-200 acoustic...
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The Love Parade (song) (category Songs written by Nick Laird-Clowes)
record with David, somehow we never got 'round to it". Lead vocalist Nick Laird-Clowes noted that Tarney brought some "real special techniques" to the...
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(imperfect pantoum from the musical Flower Drum Song) "On Beauty" by Nick Laird—a "broken" pantoum (scroll down) "Command" by Rachel Barenblat "The Christmas...
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The Edge of Forever (The Dream Academy song) (category Songs written by Nick Laird-Clowes)
4:23 Label Warner Bros. Songwriter(s) Nick Laird-Clowes, Gilbert Gabriel Producer(s) David Gilmour and Nick Laird-Clowes The Dream Academy singles chronology...
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