Yes a Spanish millionaire who was reportedly drunk while in charge of his boat and in an area that was out of bounds to boats. one One of his employees took the rap and the man with the money walks away scot free
And that the person who DID murder her didn't serve a day. He paid a servant to basically spend a couple of days in jail and pay an astonishingly small fine.
When this song was released, I was actually working down the chip shop aged 17, but I definitely wasn't Elvis. I bought this single as I loved this song. Kirsty was magnificent. God bless her.
Perhaps if Kirsty had frequented your chippie, the song might have been called "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Not Elvis" with a chorus including "But he's a star and I'm not sure that's true."... 😹
Love this song. I Iived in Mill Hill in the late 1970s and there was a bloke who worked in a chippy in either Mill Hill or Finchley that was a big Elvis fan and dressed and wore his hair like him. As a big Beatles fan, we did a swap, I gave him a Memphis newspaper printed the day Elvis died and he gave me a Beatles record. When Kirsty brought this song out , I was convinced it must have been written about this guy in the north London chippy!.
As a young man, just out of high school, before college, I worked as a deckhand on a tugboat, we were in Memphis and the supply boat brought out our stores, and a newspaper with the news of Elvis' passing.
No, I can't let it go..Most condescending, patronising, overbearing, demotivating interview I ever saw before an artist had to perform. Kirsty rising above it and owning the stage says everything about her - Superstar!
Ace lyrics and great singer. Truly one of the greats in music history and so was Elvis. RIP, Elvis and Kirsty. We lost you two way too early. Your music will continue to live on.
I worked construction in the 80s and the plumbers used to be dancing around the job when this song came on the radio. Every one of them wanted to be the guy in the chip shop!
I would have to say that this is one of the greatest pop songs ever written . Not just the singing and catchy tune , but such clever irony of the lyrics . Young girls that went into pubs and nightclubs ( in 1981 ) being ' duped ' by cheesy chat up lines , bagging about themselves to try and showing off in general . ps I should point out I am a male posting this . Thank you for the upload , and thinking of you Kirsty x .
Kirsty was one of the boys with a wickedly funny sense of humour, a completely effortless singing talent with the ability to sniff out even the tiniest bit of bullshit, fiercely independent who did not suffer fools but had a fabulous generosity of spirit and will to succeed, a very special talent taken from us way too early RIP
@steelblue58, I follow a brilliant woman y/t & she connects all kinds of dots. A while back she spoke pedos and human trafficking rings down there & as soon as she (Amazing Polly) mentioned it, I thought of Kirsty & what did she know? From what I have learned about Kirsty, is that was an avid diver & excellent swimmer. It's utterly tragic that no one was held accountable for her death. I often think of her children & how they are getting along without her. Truly One of the Greatest Artists. God Rest her Soul🙏➕🙏
@@phillyirishlass6513 Someone was held accountable for her death, it was just the wrong guy. Gonzalez paid a deck hand named Jose Cen Yam to take the fall for him. He confessed to driving the boat (despite the testimony of eye witnesses and the fact that he had never driven the boat before), served some time in prison, and had to pay "reparations" to the family based on his wages. Of course, his wages were next to nothing. Also, Gonzalez had been drinking and would have been charged with much more than the negligent homicide charge that Cen Yam took. All to protect the billionaire.
My goodness, the host is so condescending, but Kirsty took it in her stride. Fancy being sandwiched between her dad's legacy and the Bond films! Amazing lady.
The guy she is singing about lives in Nunhead in South London and he is half Jamaican, half Irish. he is currently 64 years old. Kirsty used to live there many years ago just before she started becoming famous. She was a great talent and so sad she passed so tragically.
It sounds like she's got a country twang going with her voice. This is the first time I've heard her sing one of her own songs. Damn good. I remember hearing she died. ☹️
yep in the sea with her children, some rich tosser ran her down in his power boatm she pushed her child out the way, and was nearly cut in half, he never got charged as he said he was not driving the boat
One-of-a-kind Kirsty MacColl! The boorish and inept host asked the name of her song then talked right over her! The oaf repeated her title incorrectly to trivialize it. Made Kirsty MacColl's introduction about Ewan MacColl - and himself. She handled it like a pro.
Oh kirsty u are so missed .huge talent and a wonderful mum ..her boys must miss her so much ..also every song she did was amazing .I particularly love don't come the cowboy with me sonny Jim
I have always loved you Kirsty and was utterly devastated when I heard the terrible news. Every English-speaking person in the world should own 'Kite'; it is genius, right there.
@John Perry. Sir, you may already know this. If you can find the original 7 inch 45rpm single Kirsty recorded a "country" version of this song for the "B"- side. Well worth looking for just to hear what you are familiar with being taken somewhere else. Thank you for all of the fabulous music you left us Kirsty McColl. So sad that your life was ended well before it's time. RIP ma'am.
it hurts to see this, she's been gone so long. and yes, its not cos she died, its not cos she was old - she wasnt - its exactly like everyone says. Its cos of how she died. I am glad we have these songs, this one is so good
Back in the 1970s the UK govt were having a campaign against drink driving. This presenter was on a show called "Pebble Mill at One" and as part of that campaign he drank six whiskies on camera and then they let him drive round the car park to prove that drinking affects your driving. I was at home sick from school when that went out, and have never forgot it.
What a great clip, especially the little interview before the performance! I don't think I've ever seen any interviews with Kirsty discussing her dad and his career! Love Kirsty. What a loss she was. Thanks for uploading!
And quite gracious as well, coz the interviewers' fave song by her father, happens to be the one written for the woman her dad left her mum for - at a time when they were still married. But no twitch to be seen when he mentions that, except may be, her fave song by her old man happens to be a totally different one. Tops !
This announcer was ignoring every nonverbal signal that she gave him that she didn't want to talk about her dad, however much she loved him. It was her song that she was going to play, her time in the spotlight. The announcer creepily ignored it all.
So embarrassingly patronising and only interested in the sound of his own voice! What a tragedy that Kirsty is no longer with us. She was a rare talent! RIP.
Billy B is a superb guitarist as is Brinsley Schwarz.Both very unrecognised because they were never flash harry/big time charlie guys....just top players
The bloke is the late Donnie B MacLeod - A Scottish presenter who was at one time a pretty big star of British TV but he's out of his depth here. Geniality was his thing and he was from what I remember a genuinely warm and lovely person. I knew his son back in my school/college days - he too was a talented man and good singer who went-on to become one of the voices of Channel 4 (UK) in its early years. I only met his father a few times due to his early death.
Never heard anything but good things about Billy.Seen him loads and as well as being a brilliant guitarist (and occasional bass) he lets the music do the talking
I always think of kirsty when I buy a bag of chips with roast breast chicken and a tub of curry sauce great singer and talent , kirsty's music keeps on entertaining🙂
They were both going their separate ways. She said that she was writing a song but would not say what it was. She sent him the tape with lyrics and he read it especially the line about he is a liar and I am not sure about you. He knew how she felt.
I was working with Polydor at the time, and I got my next door neighbour Andrew Bradbury on the sleeve. I notice Lu on guitar, later of the Damned and now Public Image .
