Thursday music corner: Kirsty MacColl (b.Croydon 1959, d.2000 Mexico) was a British singer-songwriter born to Scottish parents in London. Her father was notable Scottish folk singer Ewan MacColl (1915-89). She was signed to Stiff Records before her 20th birthday after impressing on backing vocals duties for punk band Drug Addix, and went on to release five albums during her lifetime, including Electric Landlady, which reached number 17 in the UK album charts in 1991, and Tropical Brainstorm, which later went gold in the year she died.
MacColl is most famous for the 1987 UK number two single, Fairytale of New York, recorded with the Pogues; producer Steve Lillywhite was her then-husband. The single topped the Irish charts and also reached number 5 in New Zealand. MacColl was killed in a boating accident aged 41 when a powerboat moving at speed in a restricted area struck her while she was pushing her son out of harm's way.
There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis was MacColl's third single release, and the first to chart. It reached number 14 in the UK singles chart in 1981, and appeared on her debut album Desperate Character.
Kirsty MacColl - There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis (1981)
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