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Kirsty MacColl

Kirsty Anna MacColl (Croydon, England, UK on 10 October 1959 - 18 December 2000) was a British pop singer-songwriter. She was the daughter of dancer Jean Newlove and noted folk singer Ewan MacColl. MacColl began her career in the late 1970s UK punk rock scene, singing backing vocals for Drug Addix. Her UK hits included the 1981 single "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis", a cover of Billy Bragg's "A New England" in 1985, a duet with Shane MacGowan of The Pogues on "Fairytale of New York" in 1987 Read more on Last.fm

Track: There%27s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He%27s Elvis

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1A New England
376784
2Days
149623
3They Don't Know
117854
4In These Shoes?
105343
5There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
86968
6Walking Down Madison
73109
7In These Shoes
59177
8Free World
55259
9He's On The Beach
43354
10Innocence
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Other Album Releases:

Real
Live At The Jazz Café, London, 12 October 1999
Tropical Brainstorm
Titanic Days
Electric Landlady
Electric Landlady (Deluxe Edition)
Kite
Kite (Deluxe Edition)
Desperate Character
Lullaby For Ezra

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