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Monday 25 May 2015

Valerie


I purchased Tired of Hanging Around the second album by The Zutons the other day replacing my previous burn.
Splendid stuff and probably most well known for Valerie a song that was subsequently hi-jacked by Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson  resulting in a tidy little nest egg for the Scousers.

I was thinking of famous Valeries and the only one I could come up with was Valerie Singleton of Blue Peter fame.
I suspect that the Zutons and Amy are ( or sadly were in Amy's case) far too young to remember those halcyon days.
However, I'm sure that Steve Winwood is of an age that he remembers them well.

The Zutons - Valerie

Amy Winehouse - Valerie

Steve Winwood - Valerie

10 comments:

  1. It's not a name you hear much these days, is it? How about Valerie Leon, for all hot-blooded Carry On fans!

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    1. There was the French President Valery Giscard D'estang but he was a bloke

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  2. Valeriy Borzov, olympic gold medal winner 100 and 200m 1972 olympics

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  3. Valerie Singleton was 78 on April 9th

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  4. I love Winehouse's version of that. I also quite liked the Zutons. Never know a Valerie. Dirk has probably had a tape from one.

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  5. Valerie Bertinelli - tv star - might be too US-centric, but she did marry Eddie Van Halen.

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  6. Always seems to be a popular track for talentless nonentities to sing on shows like X Factor. Love Amy's version.

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  7. Did you know Valerie Singleton released a few singles? You know... 45rpm records?

    http://www.45cat.com/artist/valerie-singleton

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    1. Absolutely fantastic! Many thanks for that

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