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Vince Taylor (14 July 1939 – 28 August 1991), [1] born Brian Maurice Holden, was an English-American rock and roll singer. As the lead singer of Vince Taylor and His Playboys, sometimes called Vince Taylor and the Playboys, he was successful primarily in France and other parts of Continental Europe during the late 1950s and early 1960s, afterwards falling into obscurity amidst personal ...
"Brand New Cadillac" (also recorded as "Cadillac") is a 1959 song by Vince Taylor, and was originally released as a B-side. Featured musicians on the released recording were: Joe Moretti (guitars), Lou Brian (piano), Brian Locking (bass) and Brian Bennett (drums).
It includes cover versions of songs originally recorded by Perry Como (by way of the Downliners Sect), the Rokes (and the Grass Roots—the Slickees combined the two versions), Vince Taylor, the Yardbirds, the Hangmen, The Chocolate Watch Band, as well as the theme from the film Exodus.
Lyrically, the song is about Ziggy Stardust, a bisexual alien rock star who acts as a messenger for extraterrestrial beings. The character was influenced by English singer Vince Taylor, as well as the Legendary Stardust Cowboy and Kansai Yamamoto. Although Ziggy is introduced earlier on the album, this song is its centrepiece, presenting the ...
The lyrics of the song allude to British singer Vince Taylor, prominent in the 1960s, who lived and died in Geneva: [4] [5] "Vince Taylor used to live here/No one's even heard of him/Just who he was/Just where he fits in." Contrary to the lyrics biographer Brian Hinton argues that Taylor was, in fact, widely known.
Vince Taylor released a version on 1961's Le Rock C'est Ça!. [9] Dickie Rock and the Miami Showband released a version on a 7" single in 1964 on Piccadilly Records. [10] Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen released a version on their 1971 album Lost in the Ozone. [11] Montrose released a version on their 1975 album Warner Bros. Presents ...
The 2024 movie "Bob Marley: One Love" explores Marley's rise to fame, his hardships, and his performance at the One Love Peace Concert in Jamaica in 1978.Ben-Adir worked with a guitar coach ...
WaveGroup Sound covered the White Lion version of the song in the 2007 video game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. [citation needed] On August 25, 2023 the biography of the song, Radar Love 50 jaar - Biography of the Ultimate Drivin' Song, was released in the Netherlands. The book (in Dutch) captures the amazing TimeTravel of the song in 248 ...