Call Me Cruella
, by a band I love Florence and the Machines. Yet hearing a song with “Cruella” in the title made me wonder why we didn’t hear Pink Floyd’s “Goodbye Cruel World” or Nick Lowe’s “Cruel To Be Kind”, or Elvis (or Cheap Trick’s much cheaper to get the rights to version) “Don’t Be Cruel.”
Speaking of covers, it was awesome to hear Tina Turner’s covers of “Whole Lotta Love” and “Come Together.” I highly recommend you seek out her mid-70s album “Acid Queen” which has a few outstanding covers.
I figured this movie would get their needle drops right when they started out with Supertramp’s “Bloody Well Right.” A bloody good tune from a bloody good album (the
What’s your earliest memory? On my first day at preschool I sobbed my heart out. A taxi picked me up at the end of our road. Another four-year-old, Simon Cussons, was already on board. Simon remained a friend for the rest of his life. Who are your heroes? As a child I was a junior member of Lancashire County Cricket Club and my hero was fast bowler Brian Statham. My adult hero is my late wife, Alex, who always got a buzz from helping others. What book last changed your thinking? It has to be
The Nordstrom Way by Robert Spector and Patrick D McCarthy, about a US department store chain. The management chart is upside down: that told me how to run our business.
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Belgium in Eurovision 2021: Hooverphonic “The Wrong Place”
Hooverphonic that’s Alex Callier, Geike Arnaert and Raymond Geerts boast over 25 years of music industry experience. The band was founded in 1995 by Alex Callier and Raymond Geerts. Geike Arnaert is the group’s current lead vocalist, rejoining the group in 2020 after over a decade away.
They have released over a dozen albums,with
Looking for Stars being the most recent one. Prior to their selection for Eurovision, Hooverphonic were best known for “Eden”, “Mad About You” and “2 Wicky”. They have toured the world, including a performance at the opening ceremony of the European football championships in 2000.