I waited for the next lot of jukebox singles to arrive, and sure enough, there it was. She grew up in cricklewood, north london and attended south hampstead high school and hornsey college of art. She died in a london hospital hours later, aged 66. If i dont get you the next one will season to season. The series is based on the novels coronet among the weeds and coronet among the grass written by charlotte bingham, who was cocreator of the tv series with her husband terence brady. Jan 27, 2010 reallife married couple john alderton and pauline collins star in the gentle, romantic sitcom. Cherry red records cherry red records has over 35 years of experience and success in releasing independent new music and in a constantly evolving musical landscape. Her five top 20 hits also included the theme tune she composed for itv sitcom no honestly, which starred. Wont somebody dance with me, which received an ivor. Brain hemorrhage singer memories souvenirs singers remember this. No honestly i know we were meant to be nothings gonna change the way i feel about you no, no, no no no honestly ill make you a gua.
Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Lynsey recorded her own version a few months later as the the bside to no honestly. In 1973, lynsey was the first women to win an ivor novello award for wont somebody dance with me, a feat she repeated again in 1974 for the tv theme no honestly. She was never married, but was known for being in relationships with ringo starr, roy wood, james coburn, sean connery, bill kenwright, bernie taupin, chas chandler and dudley moore. In 1972, after cowriting her first hit single for the.
She appeared in the british version of the american musical pump boys and dinettes, and in the films the starlight ballroom and gabrielle and the doodleman. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. It was used as the theme tune to a hit itv comedy of the same name. Oct 01, 2014 in 1973, lynsey was the first woman to win an ivor novello award for wont somebody dance with me, a feat she repeated again in 1974 for the tv theme no honestly. Reallife married couple john alderton and pauline collins star in the gentle, romantic sitcom. She is widely known throughout the media, music industry and to the general public. Oct 02, 2014 no honestly was the theme to the london weekend sitcom of the same name and is still insanely castanetcatchy. In the afternoons after school i could play the records on the jukebox for free, and i gave lynsey a right old pounding, if youll pardon the expression. Each show begins with a short monologue together followed by the story. No, honestly the complete series dvd starring john. No, honestly the complete series 12, available to buy now, rrp. Happy christmas to you from me stick to you with barry blue hug and squeeze me you made me write this song. Ever busy, she also wrote a number of hits for other artists in the 70s and 80s. The tv series no honestly was followed by yes honestly, and although georgie.
She had chart hits in the uk and europe in the 1970s. Police car sirens wail, gun shots are heard and a megaphoned voice. Although she studied classical music and specifically the piano as a child and had a natural aptitude for music, after leaving school with alevels, she chose to study art at the prestigious hornsey college of art, which is now part of middlesex university. In the us and canada, it was released in january 1976 on mercury records. No, honestly is a british sitcom that was originally produced in 1974. No honestly was the theme song lynsey wrote and performed for a shortlived british situation comedy that was screened in 1974. No, honestly featured the reallife married couple of pauline collins and john alderton respectively as clara and charles danby, a newlywed couple living in london. This awakened her interest in songwriting and some of her first tunes were recorded by other artists in 1971.
I used to tune in just to hear the theme at the start and was disappointed when the no became yes and a new, hugely forgettable theme, yes honestly, replaced lynseys. No, honestly was a comedy series about charles and clara danby, a couple that appeared in front of an audience telling stories about their first meeting, courtship and life as newlyweds. The series is humorous, whimsical because of the obvious setting in the sixties or early seventies. We have worked with artists as diverse as jack bruce cream, todd rundgren and suzi quatro to dead kennedys, hawkwind, inspiral carpets, felt and the fall. She has extensive experience in most aspects of the music and entertainment industries.
Singersongwriter and uks 1977 eurovision star has died, aged 64. She represented the uk in the eurovision song contest and then had a successful career as a. She had chart hits in the uk and europe in the 1970s, starting with the single sugar me. Reaching her peak as a vocalist during the 1970s, she scored with such disco hits as sugar me, which reached the number five slot on the british pop charts. A second ivor novello award followed a year later for no honestly, which was also the. A subsequent television series entitled yes, honestly starred liza goddard and donal donnelly as sweethearts lily and matthew browne who marry. Another surprise was that the recent follow up hit getting a drag was not included on the lp. With john alderton, pauline collins, james berwick, samantha birch.
No honestly i know we were meant to be nothings gonna change the way i feel about you no, no, no no no honestly ill make you a guarantee nothings gonna change the. Reaching her peak as a vocalist during the 1970s, she scored with such disco read full biography. A second ivor novello award followed a year later for no honestly, which was. A subsequent television series entitled yes, honestly starred liza goddard and donal donnelly as sweethearts lily and matthew browne who.
Sugar and beyond anthology 1977274 2cd cherry red records. Sugar me 1972, wont somebody dance with me 1973 and no honestly 1974. A second ivor novello award followed a year later for no honestly. The petite singer and prolific songwriter brightened up many early70s editions of top of the pops with her immaculately crafted pop confections, captivating teen boys with her blonde hair, beauty spot and glamorous image while paving the way for kate bush and subsequent selfdetermining uk female singer. No, honestly the complete series dvd starring john alderton. Charming british tv comedy series starring real life husband and wife pauline collins and john alderton, as c. Feb 27, 2009 no honestly received an ivor novello award.
In no, honestly, they are a young, romantic couple trying to wade through the vicissitudes of meeting, courtship, and marriage, battling only their own doubts and lapses. Its probably the first time ive heard all three in nearly forty years. She had chart hits in the uk and europe in the 1970s, starting with the uk top 10 single sugar me, becoming the first british female artist to achieve a number one with a selfwritten song in 1972 in belgium, spain and the netherlands and in 1973 in malaysia. Nie potrafie przyjac do wiadomosci tej tragicznej informacji. Dont waste me and concluded with no, honestly and the b side of this single central.
In 1973, lynsey was the first woman to win an ivor novello award for wont somebody dance with me, a feat she repeated again in 1974 for the tv theme no honestly. No, honestly tv series 19741975 the movie database tmdb. Lynsey was oft to be seen on a variety of uk tv shows, particularly. D and clara, reflecting on how they met and fell in love.