Kirsty MacColl 1959-2000 Obituary from the NME. http://www.nme.com/NME/External/Features/Features_Interview/0,1420,11662,00.html

Kirsty MacColl @ Pop Queens Information on one of Britain's finest singer/songwriters; biography with discography. http://www.cyndi.currantbun.com/BCam/kirstymaccoll.html

Rollingstone.com: Kirsty MacColl Includes a biography, discography, photos, articles, links and message board. http://rollingstone.com/artists/default.asp?oid=3059

Kirsty MacColl Death - Statement Issued The statement from her management company, from NME. http://www.nme.com/NME/External/News/News_Story/0,1004,11563,00.html

Kirsty MacColl - Voice of an Angel Fan site with FAQ, discography, her musician credits on other's works, lyrics, and images. http://www.iag.net/~akoustic/kirsty/kirsty.html

BBC News | Singer Kirsty MacColl Dies Two news articles, and tribute messages from fellow musicians and fans. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/newsid_1078000/1078192.stm

Kirsty MacColl Interview From Videotech Online, this music interview covers the album 'Tropical Brainstorm'. http://www.videotechtv.co.uk/kirstyint.html

50,000 Lira For My Thoughts Kirsty fan page with facts, top tracks, a discography, and an interview. http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~ajr/kirsty.htm

Bono, Edge, and Johhny Marr Attend Kirsty MacColl Memorial Service News article from the NME. http://www.nme.com/NME/External/News/News_Story/0,1004,13743,00.html

Amazon offers Best Of (Audio CD),02 August, 2005 List price $41.49 Vastly under-rated British singer / 5 Kirsty was a daughter of the great folk singer Ewan MacColl and his influence inevitably shows in her music, but she was very much of her time. Kirsty was always keen to experiment and the results were not always brilliant, but the best of her music is to be found on this outstanding collection. Apart from experimentation, Kirsty's success was limited by her desire to lead life to the full and raise a family as well. She died in a high-speed boating accident while still in her early forties. The best earlier compilation of Kirsty's music, Galore, contains four tracks (You just haven't earned it yet baby, Angel, Can't stop killing you, Caroline) that are omitted from this set, but seven other tracks not on Galore can be found here (Terry, Still life, Soho Square, As long as you hold me, In these shoes, England 2 Colombia 0 and Sun on the water). Overall, there's not much to choose between these two outstanding compilations although this new one has more tracks and covers her whole career including two tracks from her final album, Tropical brainstorm. The final track (Sun on the water) first appeared as a demo on the triple CD Croydon to Cuba anthology but has been re-mixed for release as a single and it is that version that you will find here. While it is a great summer song reflecting much fun and happiness, it is difficult to hear Kirsty sing this song without remembering that she died while in the water on a hot, sunny day. Most of the songs on this collection were written by Kirsty, often but not always on her own, including They don't know (a song which provided Tracey Ullman with her first hit), There's a guy works down the chip shop swears he's Elvis, He's on the beach, Free world, Don't come the cowboy with me Sonny Jim (a song covered by Kelly Willis on her Easy album) and Walking down Madison. Kirsty was also well capable of recording distinctive covers of other people's songs. Their diverse sources show that Kirsty was not a lady that anybody could typecast. They include A new England (Billy Bragg), Miss Otis Regrets (Cole Porter - one of two duets with Irish rockers The Pogues), Days (The Kinks) and Perfect Day (Lou Reed - a duet with Evan Dando of the Lemonheads). Kirsty's biggest UK hit was the other duet with the Pogues - a Christmas song titled Fairytale of New York. It can be found on several British Christmas compilations and is not really typical of Kirsty's music. I would describe Kirsty's music as sixties pop rock updated for the eighties with a little folk and country added into the mix. If Kirsty had pursued her career with single-minded dedication, some say she could have been a world megastar. Maybe, but she wanted a life outside music. As a consequence, her musical legacy is limited, but the quality more than makes up for that. Song "You Know It’s You" I want to shake up this world And not to feel so useless And I long to wake up happy And not to feel so hopeless I want arms that never held me To pull me to my senses And wrap themselves around me Oh, please let it come true There's only one thing for me Darling, darling, darling You know it's you. I want someone up here beside me To wake up in heaven with all my worries behind me That's what I'd love to do There is something I have seen A vision in my dreams Who only comes it seems to tell me What I already knew There's only one thing that can save me now And baby you know it's you Ah -- d'you ever see just what I see? My whole life just flashed in front of me All my fears, all my mistakes The heart that sings before it breaks Oh I want arms that never held me To wrap themselves around me And not to let me down too gently I need something to look forward to There's only one thing that will do And you know darling you know it's you

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