Kirsty Anna MacColl (Croydon, England, UK on 10 October 1959 - 18 December … Read Full Bio ↴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, and a cover of The Kinks' song "Days" in 1989. She was probably most recognizable in the United States as the writer of "They Don't Know" a hit in 1979.
After a break from the music industry for much of the 1990s, several trips to Cuba and Brazil restored MacColl's creative muse, and the world music-inspired (particularly Cuban and other Latin American forms) Tropical Brainstorm, often described as her finest work, was released in 2000.
On 18 December 2000, while swimming in a restricted diving area with her family on a holiday in Cozumel, she was killed in a collision with a powerboat while managing to drag her son out of its path. The boat was owned by Mexican supermarket millionaire Guillermo González Nova (owner of Comercial Mexicana), who was on board with several members of his family. A boathand, José Cen Yam, claimed to have been driving the boat and was found guilty of culpable homicide and, under Mexican law, allowed to pay a fine of 1034 pesos (about USD 90) in lieu of a prison sentence of that many days. However, eyewitnesses contradict Cen Yam's claim to have been driving and also González Nova's claim that the boat was travelling at a speed of only one knot. MacColl's family are campaigning for a judicial review into the events surrounding her death, including an application to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The BBC has featured on several of its channels a documentary by Olivia Lichtenstein, entitled Who Killed Kirsty MacColl?
In 2001, a bench was placed by the southern entrance to London's Soho Square as a memorial to her, after a lyric from one of her most poignant songs: "One day I'll be waiting there/ No empty bench inSoho Square.
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, and a cover of The Kinks' song "Days" in 1989. She was probably most recognizable in the United States as the writer of "They Don't Know" a hit in 1979.
After a break from the music industry for much of the 1990s, several trips to Cuba and Brazil restored MacColl's creative muse, and the world music-inspired (particularly Cuban and other Latin American forms) Tropical Brainstorm, often described as her finest work, was released in 2000.
On 18 December 2000, while swimming in a restricted diving area with her family on a holiday in Cozumel, she was killed in a collision with a powerboat while managing to drag her son out of its path. The boat was owned by Mexican supermarket millionaire Guillermo González Nova (owner of Comercial Mexicana), who was on board with several members of his family. A boathand, José Cen Yam, claimed to have been driving the boat and was found guilty of culpable homicide and, under Mexican law, allowed to pay a fine of 1034 pesos (about USD 90) in lieu of a prison sentence of that many days. However, eyewitnesses contradict Cen Yam's claim to have been driving and also González Nova's claim that the boat was travelling at a speed of only one knot. MacColl's family are campaigning for a judicial review into the events surrounding her death, including an application to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The BBC has featured on several of its channels a documentary by Olivia Lichtenstein, entitled Who Killed Kirsty MacColl?
In 2001, a bench was placed by the southern entrance to London's Soho Square as a memorial to her, after a lyric from one of her most poignant songs: "One day I'll be waiting there/ No empty bench inSoho Square.
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Kite (Deluxe Edition)
Kirsty MacColl Lyrics
am i right? I want so much to do so well I've tried too…
Closer To God You turned all my dreams into nightmares But you won't turn…
Clubland I tried to phone a friend tonight I paid to get…
complainte pour ste catherine (anna mcgarrigle/philip tatartcheff) Moi, j'me promene sur …
Dancing In Limbo (kirsty maccoll) He said, 'baby don't go' So she sat down a…
Days Just a perfect day Drink Sangria in the park And then later …
Don't Come the Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim (kirsty maccoll) Some boys with warm beds and cold, cold he…
Don't Run Away From Me Now It's time now to pick all the toys off the…
El Paso Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell…
Fifteen Minutes (kirsty maccoll) Seven times in seven days I've sat and wis…
Free World (kirsty maccoll) I thought of you when they closed down the…
Happy Happy to see you again I'm happy 'cos you're a girl's…
Innocence It wouldn't take a long time to explain what lies…
La fôret de mimosas Chaque journee dans la Fôret de Mimosas Dans le parking tou…
Mother's Ruin 'Mother's ruin', she said to herself "I'm just screwing my o…
No Victims (kirsty maccoll) I must have been driving all day But I'm g…
Other People's Hearts I'm staying home this evening And playing my guitar And all …
Still Life I walked down by the river where we used to…
The End Of A Perfect Day I want to tell you something It's not a secret…
Tread Lightly Another time, another day Another baby on the way A…
What Do Pretty Girls Do? She was a party girl, stayed up 'til the small…
You And Me Baby Will you start my dreams Or will you end my…
You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby (Morrissey/Marr) If you're wondering why All the love …