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Track Listings
| 1. Don't Come The Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim |
| 2. What Do Pretty Girls Do? |
| 3. Don't Run Away From Me Now |
| 4. Still Life |
| 5. There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis |
| 6. Walk Right Back |
| 7. Darling, Let's Have Another Baby |
| 8. A New England |
| 9. My Affair |
| 10. Bad |
| 11. Can't Stop Killing you |
| 12. Caroline |
| 13. Free World |
| 14. He's On The Beach |
| 15. A New England |
Product Description
Excellent studio sessions recorded for the BBC from 1989 to 1995, 15 tracks including two with BILLY BRAGG
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This is effectively "Kirsty Unplugged". This is a must-listen if you've only heard the studio multi-layered vocal overdub versions - a different and quite lovely perspective on a great artist.
(Sound quality is great too, unlike some of the other compilations - thank the BBC for that!)
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
What do pretty girls do is an album of live music recorded off of the BBC radio live sessions in 1997. She gives a spectacular performance of most of her hits and previously unreleased material in her usual great live performance. It contains songs of offf her albums such as 'Kite', 'Electric Landlady' ETC. Whether you are a big fan of Kirsty or not, you cannot complain at what a brilliant album this is.
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4.2 out of 5 stars
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential BBC Radio 1 Sessions
9 May 2000
By T. C. Ross
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Recorded between 1989 and 1995, this album consists of four sets of live BBC Radio 1 recordings of Kirsty -- and they are fantastic. New versions of several classic hits are included as well as some great catalog cuts. Two songs are duets with Billy Bragg, which, of course, makes for absolutely wonderful listening. The eight-page liner notes are weak on photos, but the text is informative and interesting (especially the letter from Kirsty).
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good Collection
22 Dec 2000
By A Customer
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
A nice sampling of Kirsty's career through '99. Sparse arrangements of some of her better known songs. Do yourself a favor and splurge on 1999's exceptional "TROPICAL BRAINSTORM" or her out-of-print in the US "GALORE".
One of the truly great pop songwriters of our time. She will be sorely missed.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Kirsty, we hardly knew you...
21 Dec 2000
By Neil Roseman
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Ah, this is a sad day. Kirsty's MacColl's untimely demise deprives us of one of pop music's smartest singers and songwriters. While this isn't a substitute for finding her original CDs (or the excellent "best of" Galore), which are currently out of print, it does show off her voice and songwriting talents to fine effect.
In addition, Billy Bragg completists _need_ this CD for the duets, on the funny "Darling, Let's Have Another Baby", and Billy's "New England" (one of her early hits.)
Live, Kirsty's voice has a smoky quality not prevalent in the studio recordings. This works magic with the mostly acoustic arrangements here. "He's on the Beach", is a particular highlight in this regard.
The acoustic arrangements also let you savor the lyrics. One of Ms MacColl's strenghts is the quality of her writing. "Chip Shop", "Caroline", "Don't Come the Cowboy.." -- her lyrics are just smart and knowing.
Pop music has lost a fine, and woefully undercognized talent with her death. The perversity of the music business probably means that _now_ all of her CDs will be reissued, and she will achieve at least a small measure of the reknown she should have had in life. Whatever. You, however, should ignore all that, buy this CD now, and hunt for her others in your nearest used CD shop.
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