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Connecting Sophie Ellis-Bextor and George Orwell
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Her rework of Cher's "Take Me Home" reached number two, as did "Murder on the Dancefloor", which became Ellis-Bextor's biggest single and was on charts for twenty-three weeks.
Cher
American singer, actress and television personality
He described her as the leader of an effort in the 1960s to "advance feminine rebellion in the rock world [and] the prototype of the female rock star, setting the standard for appearance, from her early hippie days to her later outlandish outfits, and her attitude—the perfect female punk long before punk even was a rock term." '' Billboard''{{'s}} Joe Lynch described Cher as "a woman who pioneered an androgynous musical identity in the mid '60s", and who by doing so "teed things up for people like Bowie and Patti Smith".
David Bowie
Bowie moved to the US in 1974, initially staying in New York City before settling in Los Angeles. '' Diamond Dogs'' (1974), parts of which found him heading towards soul and funk, was the product of two distinct ideas: a musical based on a wild future in a post-apocalyptic city, and setting George Orwell's '' 1984'' to music. The album went to number one in the UK, spawning the hits "Rebel Rebel" and "Diamond Dogs", and number five in the US.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Beginning in 2012, Ellis-Bextor worked with British singer and producer Ed Harcourt on a "more concept driven record", and possibly having as few as eight tracks.
Ed Harcourt
On 22 October 2017, Harcourt played (as band leader) the whole ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' album live at the Philharmonie de Paris for Arte TV show with a little help from Carl Barât and Pete Doherty (The Libertines), Barrie Cadogan (Primal Scream), Danny Goffey and Gaz Coombes (Supergrass), Steve Mason and others.
Pete Doherty
English musician, actor, and poet (born 1979)
In interviews, Doherty has listed his favourite books as George Orwell's '' 1984'', ''Brighton Rock'' by Graham Greene, ''Our Lady of the Flowers'' by Jean Genet, ''Flowers of Evil'' by Charles Baudelaire and the complete works of Oscar Wilde.<ref name="q+a2003">{{cite web
George Michael
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Brian May
During this time, he formed his first band, named 1984 after George Orwell's novel of the same name, with vocalist and bassist Tim Staffell.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Starting 24 June 2020, Ellis-Bextor started a weekly podcast titled ''Spinning Plates with Sophie Ellis-Bextor'' in which she interviews working mothers. Guests have included Fearne Cotton, Caitlin Moran, Myleene Klass and Janet Ellis.
Myleene Klass
These two tracks are the popular "America" from '' West Side Story'', written by Leonard Bernstein, and Ennio Morricone's "Chi Mai", known best as the theme to the 1981 BBC TV drama serial ''The Life and Times of Lloyd George''.
Leonard Bernstein
Chase was seated next to Bernstein at a birthday party for Kurt Vonnegut and made the request in person.
