Kirsty MacColl
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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Kirsty MacColl Lyrics
2. In These Shoes I once met a man with a sense of adventure He…
A New England I was twenty one years when I wrote this song I'm…
Alegria I close my eyes, another dream arrives Deeper and deeper int…
All I Ever Wanted I'm nearly sober And I can see the truth I'm not immune…
All the Tears That I Cried Sometimes it's hard to remember you lied And memory fades as…
am i right I want so much to do so well I've tried too…
Angel Love's dreaming Love's sleeping And when it wakes again wh…
As Long As You Hold Me As long as you hold me I'll get by As long…
As Long as You Hold Me {From Mad Love} As long as you hold me I'll get by As long…
Autumngirlsoup I'm an autumn girl, flying over london With the trees on…
Bad I've been the token woman all my life The token…
Berlin Berlin Love the sight and love the sound I wish that I…
Big Boy On A Saturday Night The last of England's spoiled brats Grand order of the…
Camel Crossing In a dream of a desolate land Finding my feet on…
Can't Stop Killing You He blew into town like a paper sack In a stolen…
Caroline (kirsty maccoll) She called me up the other day And left a…
Celestine Oh she is hot, she's hot, she's hot She's just a…
Children Of The Revolution Children of the revolution coming out to play Bombers ripped…
Clock Goes Round The clock goes round and round And I get so tired…
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…
Darling Darling, let's have another baby Let's make one soon on our…
Days Just a perfect day Drink Sangria in the park And then later …
Dear John Oh dear john I hate to be the one to break…
Designer Life There's a brand new car in your driveway And a blonde…
Don I had a dream You walked away You couldn't hear…
Don't Come the Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim (kirsty maccoll) Some boys with warm beds and cold, cold he…
Don't Go Home I had a dream You walked away You couldn't hear…
Don't Run Away From Me Now It's time now to pick all the toys off the…
Dont Come The Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim (kirsty maccoll) Some boys with warm beds and cold, cold he…
El Paso Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell…
England 2 Colombia 0 Oh you shouldn't have kissed me and got me so…
Fairy Tale Of New York It was Christmas Eve babe In the drunk tank An old man…
Fairytale of New York (feat. The Pogues) It was Christmas Eve babe In the drunk tank An old man…
Falling for Faces He had the kind of face she'd seen on the…
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…
Golden Heart I'm so alone now Turn to stone now Won't someone free me Lov…
Halloween I must have fallen on my feet A hundred times…
Happy Happy to see you again I'm happy 'cos you're a girl's…
Hard to Believe Sometimes you look so sad that I could cry And sometimes…
He Never Mentioned Love (kirsty maccoll/jem finer) I couldn't hear him when he call…
He Thinks I Still Care He thinks I still He thinks I still He thinks I still…
He's On The Beach He was just a friend of mine I'd run in to…
Head You go to my head till I'm losing my mind Your…
Here Comes That Man Again Here comes that man again It's always round midnight That Am…
Hes On The Beach He was just a friend of mine I'd run in to…
I I want so much to do so well I've tried too…
I Want Out Well I'm no cold hearted Jezebel I've been doing my best…
I'm Going Out With An Eighty Year Old Millionaire He buys me movies and I am the star He sends…
In These Shoes I once met a man with a sense of adventure He…
In These Shoes ? I once met a man with a sense of adventure He…
In These Shoes? I once met a man with a sense of adventure He…
Innocence It wouldn't take a long time to explain what lies…
Just One Look Just one look and I felt so wild Felt so wild…
Just Woke Up Behind a burning bush he's waiting Like a sleepless night…
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby We've been friends for oh, so long I let you…
King Kong King Kong, you gotta come home You've a wife and family…
La fôret de mimosas Chaque journee dans la Fôret de Mimosas Dans le parking tou…
Last Day Of Summer I think I just recalled a time It was not…
Libertango Strange, I've seen that face before Seen him hanging round …
Lying Down (kirsty maccoll/pete glenister) I was born and I was bred I…
Mambo De La Luna I know an island where the people are kind And the…
Maybe It's Imaginary (kirsty maccoll) Maybe it's imaginary, I'd like to know Wha…
Mexican Sofa If you go to Acapulco When you take your holiday Have some…
Miss Otis Regrets Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today Madam Miss…
Mother's Ruin 'Mother's ruin', she said to herself "I'm just screwing my o…
My Affair When I was just a child My folks would drive…
My Way Home (kirsty maccoll/pete glenister) All it took was the time it…
Nao Esperando She awakes when the sun has found her face And she…
Não Esperando She awakes when the sun has found her face And she…
New England I was twenty one years when I wrote this song I'm…
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 …
Patrick He was a stranger in london at night And he felt…
Perfect Day Just a perfect day Drink Sangria in the park And then later …
Please Go To Sleep Aaaaah.…
Please Help Me Please help me, I'm falling in love with you Close the…
Queen of the High Teas He's finding out life is never what it seems She's finding…
Quietly Alone There's an old ... coming on my new tv So I…
Rhythm Of The Real Thing It was sublime, it was thunder, As my life got torn…
Roman Garden And so she left her room In her satin shoes she…
See That Girl If you don't open your eyes then you're gonna get…
Soho Square Your name froze on the winter air An empty bench…
Sticked and Stoned The stranger sits with golden eyes Transfixed upon the scre…
Still Life I walked down by the river where we used to…
Sun on the Water Sun on the water Making it hard to see Sun on the…
Teenager in Love He's my boyfriend but he treats me so mean and…
Terry Why'd you never listen to me? I could be invisible to…
The Butcher Boy In more street where I did dwell A butcher boy I…
The End Of A Perfect Day I want to tell you something It's not a secret…
The Hardest Word (kirsty maccoll/hamish maccoll) With me in the valley you o…
The Manchester Rambler I've been over Snowdon, I've slept upon Crowdon I've camped …
The One & Only Sometimes it feels like you will never win Just when…
The Real Ripper When you're out there lying in the sun He's the one…
There's a Guy That Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis Oh darling, why'd you talk so fast? Another evening just fle…
They don (kirsty maccoll) You've been around for such a long time now…
They Dont Know (kirsty maccoll) You've been around for such a long time no…
They don’t know (kirsty maccoll) You've been around for such a long time now…
Things Happen Every Friday night she rides the whole way over town Just…
Titanic Days I just know Though I can't see But I can…
Tomorrow Never Comes I watch you lie asleep Watch you breathing And as…
Treachery I'm stalking a fan He lives in a high rise block And…
Tread Lightly Another time, another day Another baby on the way A…
Turn My Motor When we make love you know it feels so fine Any…
Until the Night The sun disappears bringing fears that come only at night Wi…
US Amazonian Here in the country we dance and we play And we…
Walk right back I want you to tell me why you walked out…
Walking Down Madison Walking down madison - I swear I never had a…
We'll Never Pass This Way Again (kirsty maccoll) Darling While the firelight is low I'm dis…
What Do Pretty Girls Do She was a party girl, stayed up 'til the small…
Wrong Again I feel empty, I feel deceived You shouldn't have done that…
You And Me Baby Will you start my dreams Or will you end my…
You Caught Me Out Just dropped in, I was driving past You know I missed…
You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby If you're wondering why All the love that you long for…
You Know it I want to shake up this world And not to feel…
You Still Believe In Me I know perfectly well I'm not where I should be I've been…