Kate Bush

Why is it that american never seem to embrace these amazing british performers. Here is another one. Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush 30 July 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years. Bush was signed by EMI at the age of 16 after being recommended by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. In 1978, at age 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single "Wuthering Heights", becoming the first woman to have a UK number-one with a self-written song. She was also the most photographed woman in the United Kingdom that year.

Go buy "The Whole Story" if you want a good crash course in Kate Bush. She is a true original talent.

Cee Farrow was a former model turned new wave pop star, who scored big in the dance clubs with his hit "Should I Love You". This track is not available on CD nor is the album Red and Blue.

This is what euro new wave British pop should sound (and look) like.

Altered Images

Altered Images were an early 1980s Scottish New Wave / post-punk band. Led by lead singer Clare Grogan, the band branched into mainstream pop music and had a string of chart hits between 1981 and 1983.

I love so many of their songs, I couldn't just choose a few. They had a very distinct style and the lead singer was one of a kind.

Georgie Fame - Yeh Yeh

This song hit #1 in UK due to heavy airplay at Radio Caroline, a pirate radio station broadcasting from ships in international waters that was formed for the expressed purpose of playing this. Very Hip!

In the US, this was featured in a Chrysler commercial.

Fiona - Talk to me

No not Fiona Apple. Just Fiona! Fiona  is an American singer and actress best known as the love interest in the 1987 Bob Dylan vehicle, Hearts of Fire. 

In1985 Talk To Me went to # 12 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 64 on Billboard's Hot 100. Fiona has a great voice and the saxophone on this track is killer. Enjoy!