tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4 2012-05-18T15:24:47Z Movable Type 3.35 tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4.1436 2012-05-18T15:07:43Z 2012-05-18T15:24:47Z

Ian Peel Pitchfork explain this one...:]]> Nigel Godrich, the man best known for his production for Radiohead, Beck, Paul McCartney, and others, as well as his work with Thom Yorke in Atoms for Peace, has somehow found time to start a new band. He's collaborating with L.A. drummer/producer Joey Waronker (who's worked with everyone from Beck to Elliott Smith and the Smashing Pumpkins, and also plays in Atoms for Peace) and London artist - and Perfect songwriter - Laura Bettinson under the band name Ultraísta. ...A new song and video has already come from the group. A post-psyche dayglo down-tempo bubblebath of beats under the name of Smalltalk. Watch and listen below...]]> tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4.1435 2012-05-18T14:50:00Z 2012-05-18T15:25:04Z

Ian Peel Vocals and co-write: Laura Bettinson.]]> tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4.1432 2012-05-11T10:07:46Z 2012-05-11T10:21:36Z

Ian Peel Can you believe we're heading towards the 30th anniversary of this Perfect song but it still sounds as fresh and different as the day it was written? Buffalo Gals, but Double Dutch was the biggest seller (and Malcolm's biggest ever hit), reaching #3 on the UK singles chart in July of 1983. Head to the Perfect Songs catalogue to listen to Double Dutch, and to our Writers pages to read more about the Trevor Horn songbook. Or just click below for the video and to watch the New York City skippers that inspired the song: the Golden Angels, the Ford Green Angels, the Five Town Diamond Skippers... "Skip they do the Double Dutch - that's them dancing!" ]]> tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4.1431 2012-05-09T14:25:49Z 2012-05-09T14:36:40Z

written by: Trevor Horn, Petrus Maneli, Malcolm McLaren...

Ian Peel written by: Trevor Horn, Petrus Maneli, Malcolm McLaren]]> published by: Unforgettable Songs Ltd, Gallo Music Pulishers, Peermusic (UK) Ltd]]> tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4.1430 2012-05-04T19:36:56Z 2012-05-04T20:47:31Z

Ian Peel The Independent reported this week, "Duran Duran are to represent musical talent from England at a concert marking the start of the Olympic Games. The band will appear alongside other acts representing Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on July 27 to coincide with the official opening ceremony."]]> Dom Brown. Their setlist is a closely guarded secret but will most likely feature several of Dom's co-writes as well as another Perfect classic and Duran Duran live staple: Relax. The band also recently announced a new live DVD, A Diamond in the Mind. It takes its name from a largely instrumental, hugely cinematic, dark and captivating song from the band's 2011 album All You Need Is Now. The song was co-written by Dom with John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes and Mark Ronson. See and hear: A Diamond in the Mind on Spotify and YouTube, the live DVD trailer, and Duran performing Relax at LA's Nokia Theatre last September.]]> tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4.1429 2012-04-27T16:21:18Z 2012-04-27T16:32:26Z

written by: Matthew Murphy, William Brown, Samuel Preston...

Ian Peel written by: Matthew Murphy, William Brown, Samuel Preston]]> published by: Perfect Songs Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Ltd ]]> tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4.1428 2012-04-27T16:17:03Z 2012-04-27T16:36:58Z

Ian Peel Boys Will Be Boys. You just can't read that title without singing it in your head, can you?]]> Goldfrapp covered the song on Radio 1's Live Lounge. It was such a success that they released their downtempo oom-pah version as the B-side to their Satin Boys, Flaming Chic single. Listen to both versions of Boys Will Be Boys in the Perfect Catalogue, and read all our Perfect songwriters.]]> tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4.1426 2012-04-20T15:26:02Z 2012-04-20T16:58:28Z

Ian Peel Two Tribes may have started life with a flicker of inspiration from Mad Max II and a healthy dose of cold war paranoia, but it's since become one of the most jubilantly synchable soundtracks of sporting rivalry. Frankie Goes To Hollywood published by Perfect Songs. A hit around the world in 1984, Two Tribes reached No. 1 in Greece, Germany, Belgium and the UK, where it was the longest running number-one single since 1978 (and remained so until 1991). Aside from regular appearances on the X-Factor, the song was used by Sky Sports as the opening theme for Super League. Its movie synchs range from Doomsday (2009) back to Supergrass (1985), both of which used special mixes. In games, Two Tribes underpins Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Head to the Perfect Songs catalogue to listen to Two Tribes, and to our songwriters area for more on the Frankie Goes To Hollywood songbook.]]> tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4.1425 2012-04-13T16:28:35Z 2012-04-13T16:34:22Z

Ian Peel Our synch department recently received request for a song that could be the highpoint of a new movie: it had to be memorable but unknown, retro but modern. Nasty Rox Inc.. ZTT Records recently reissued Nasty Rox's début album, Ca$h on iTunes US and iTunes UK. And what better way to sum up the band and their spirit with this: a song about themselves! Head to the Perfect Songs catalogue to listen to Nasty Rox Inc. by Nasty Rox Inc., and to our songwriters area for more on the Perfect rosta.]]> tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4.1417 2012-04-11T11:25:09Z 2012-04-13T16:28:18Z

written by: John Waddell Mark Townsend Dan Fox CJ Mackintosh...

Ian Peel written by: John Waddell Mark Townsend Dan Fox CJ Mackintosh]]> published by: Perfect Songs Ltd.]]> tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4.1416 2012-04-05T13:31:51Z 2012-04-05T13:50:08Z

Ian Peel Trevor Horn and Stephen Lipson.]]> Art of Noise album, The Seduction of Claude Debussy. So we jammed for as long as the song lasts, and I played Debussy-esque chords with lots of fifths in them. Trevor played the acieed-house keyboard, the Roland bassline." ...Atom Splitting has lyrically density to match its maverick musicality. The phrase “the sound of the atom splitting” comes from a film by Derek Jarman, The Last of England. Tennant picked the "pinheads” New York slang up from the group's first producer, Bobby O. And the reference to “bread and circuses” nods to Roman satirist Juvenalis and was revisited when the Pet Shop Boys reconvened with Trevor Horn for Fundamental's Luna Park. Head to the Perfect Songs catalogue to listen to The Sound of the Atom Splitting, and to our Writers area for more on Horn, Lipson and the Perfect rosta.]]> tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4.1415 2012-04-05T11:36:41Z 2012-04-05T11:39:49Z

written by: Trevor Horn, Stephen Lipson, Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant...

Ian Peel Trevor Horn, Stephen Lipson, Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant]]> Perfect Songs Ltd., Cage Music/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.]]> tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4.1413 2012-03-30T14:42:24Z 2012-03-30T16:10:45Z

Ian Peel Trevor Horn, Stephen Lipson and Simon Darlow.]]> A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld is known to the world as the defining track - and début single - from The Orb. What's less known is that, being based around a sample from Slave To The Rhythm, it's co-written by Horn, Lipson and Darlow and co-published by Perfect Songs. Sometimes known as Loving You (thanks to the song's Minnie Riperton sound-alike), this amazing title - "A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld" - was inspired by this bizarre episode of super-cult, super-sci-fi series Blakes' 7. Here's the album mix of Slave... that spawned the sample in question, the full 20-minute version of A Huge Ever Growing..., a looser, darker live version, and an 8-minute edit. ]]> tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4.1401 2012-03-23T00:35:09Z 2012-03-23T00:39:50Z

Ian Peel ]]> tag:www.perfectsongs.com,2012://4.1400 2012-03-22T18:01:05Z 2012-03-23T00:32:08Z

Ian Peel Producers. They've recently finished a début album of far-out super-cinematic prog pop called Made in Basing Street, which is set for release in May.]]> BBC TV news. Head to the Perfect Songs catalogue to listen to Freeway, and to our Writers area for more on Trevor Horn and the Perfect rosta. And send us an email to request an advance copy of Made in Basing Street.]]>