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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: In These Shoes?

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1A New England
412136
2Days
159024
3They Don't Know
123731
4In These Shoes?
121692
5There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
95119
6Walking Down Madison
77029
7In These Shoes
59300
8Free World
58696
9He's On The Beach
46104
10Innocence
38570

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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