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Artists | Sugar Babe |
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Release date | April 25, 1975 |
Labels | Niagara Records |
Genres | Pop Music |
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ID | 2444083 |
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A chain of famous songs of all time.
Now That's What I Call Music turns 40: Forty facts about the compilation giant
... By contrast, Now was a joint venture between two of the UK s biggest record labels, EMI and Virgin, giving compilers immediate access to the day s biggest Songs...
Madonna's Celebration Tour: Greatest hits show to feature more than 40 songs
...By Mark SavageBBC Music CorrespondentMadonna s first ever greatest hits tour will be " a documentary through her vast career" that includes more than 40 Songs, her musical director says...
India Canada tensions: Hip-hop stars hit by row over Sikh separatism
... Their Songs - with chords steeped in funk, hip-hop and hard rock, along with Punjabi lyrics and imagery - speak to both the Sikh diaspora as well as a broader audience, and often top international music charts...
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to meet King Charles in state visit
... The King and Queen have just returned from a Mr Yoon, 62, visited the US in April when he sang a verse of Don McLean s American Pie - one of his favourite Songs - at a White House dinner at the request of President Joe Biden...
Wigan Casino: Northern Soul finds a new crowd on nightclub's 50th anniversary
... High-energy soul Songs - most of which were recorded by black American artists but had flopped on their original release in the 60s - were rediscovered by DJs in places like Wigan, Stoke and Blackpool...
Katy Perry reportedly makes $225m by selling her music catalogue
... Justin Bieber was the previous title holder, after offloading his stake in his back catalogue to the UK-based Hipgnosis Songs Capital in January for $200m (£162m)...
Olivia Rodrigo interview: 'God, what a crazy trajectory'
... I d been writing Songs and working my whole life, but it did seem sort of instantaneous...
Sinéad O'Connor: Tributes flow for Irish singer dead at 56
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Sinéad O'Connor: Tributes flow for Irish singer dead at 56
By Rachel RussellBBC News
Tributes have flowed for the " radical and incredible" Sinéad O'Connor after the Irish singer's death at 56.
She had a voice That " cracked stone" said English musician Alison Moyet , while British band Massive Attack spoke of the " fire in her eyes".
English singer Jah Wobble told The Bbc The Singer and activist had had " The Essence of a Celtic female warrior".
Her family announced the death " with great sadness" on Wednesday. The Cause of death was not made public.
The Grammy-winning singer shot to international stardom in 1990 with The Hit ballad Nothing Compares 2 U, and released 10 studio albums between 1987 and 2014.
She had a difficult childhood, being placed as a teenager in Dublin in one of the notorious former Magdalene laundries, originally Set Up to incarcerate Young Girls deemed to be promiscuous.
A protester against child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church , in 1992 she faced controversy after ripping up a picture of Pope John Paul II on US TV show Saturday Night Live.
Personal tragedy overshadowed her life with her 17-year-old son Shane found dead in January of Last Year . In one of her final tweets, she called him " the love of My Life , The Lamp of my soul".
Moyet paid tribute to O'Connor's " astounding presence" and voice That " cracked stone with force by increment". " As beautiful as any girl around and never traded on That card. I loved That about her. Iconoclast, "
O'Connor sang on Jah Wobble 's album Rising Above Bedlam and he played on her song The Last Day Of Our Acquaintance.
Speaking to Newshour on The Bbc World Service, The Singer remembered a " very special person". Her voice was " very powerful, very controlled. . There was a sweetness and fragility to it" He Said . But it was " no Secret . . That There was a degree of sadness".
" There are no words, " REM lead singer Michael Stipe simply said in his tribute.
US singer-songwriter and pianist Tori Amos remembered " such passion, such intense presence and a beautiful soul, who battled her own Personal Demons courageously".
The Pogues singer Shane Macgowan and his wife Victoria Mary Clarke said: " We don't really have words for this but we want to Thank You Sinéad for Your Love and your friendship and your compassion and your humour and your incredible music. "
Singer Yusuf Islam - formerly known as Cat Stevens - called O'Connor, like himself a convert to Islam , a " tender soul".
Belfast filmmaker Kathryn Ferguson said she was " devastated" by The News as she had been working on a Documentary Film about O'Connor, called Nothing Compares, which is set to be released this Saturday.
" My Father introduced me to Sinéad's music in the late '80s, "
" Her album, The Lion and The Cobra , was played on repeat as we drove around Belfast . . And it became this visceral soundtrack To My Early Childhood . And Then , in the early '90s, My Friends and I felt like we really discovered her for a second time, and could really see how she looked, heard what she had to say. And she became this huge icon of ours and someone we were so proud of, and That she was from Ireland, Ireland. So she had a huge impact on me as a young Irish teenager. "
" She is one of The Most radical, incredible musicians That we've had. " Ferguson said. " And we were very, very lucky to have had her. "
Political figures also paid tribute to O'Connor, including Irish President Michael D Higgins as He Said : " One couldn't But Always be struck by the depth of her fearless commitment to the important issues which she brought to public attention. "
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