You know you're getting old when...
...you discover that arch-post-punk-popstrel Miss Hazel O'Connor blows out 70 candles on her cake tomorrow!
Alongside her contemporaries such as Poly Styrene, Toyah, Lene Lovich and our Patron Saint of "Don't Fuck With Me" attitude the marvellous Siouxsie Sioux, she epitomised a type of female empowerment rarely seen in pop music - somewhat androgynous, not sexy, unconventional and formidable - that suited the early 80s zeitgeist perfectly.
Although her star shone magnificently but briefly, and she never regained those dizzy heights, she certainly left us with a few enduring gems:
...and this utter classic, that she performed beautifully when we saw her live way back in 2013:
Many happy returns, Hazel Thereasa O'Connor (born 16th May 1954)!
Well, we know where Pris from Bladerunner got her look from now. And that performance of "Eighth Day" had a very Tron/Metropolis look (although, considering the timeline, perhpas Tron had a very Hazel O'COnnor look?).
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DeleteI agree - Daryl Hannah was definitely modelling one of Ms O'Connor's looks, and Tron was probably influenced by Eighth Day, too. Both films were released a mere two years after Breaking Glass... Coincidence? Nah.
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God, I loved Will You so much that I knew all the words. Fantastic. I wonder what Breaking Glass looks like now, and if it's dated?
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I adored the song, too - still do, in fact. The early '80s were "my era" (when I left school, and started going to clubs), so there are hundred of songs from that time that I can still sing word-for-word! Jx
DeleteI'm appalling at remembering lyrics, hence why this is a stand out for me. This, and Tainted Love by Soft Cell. I usually make lyrics up as I go along, or do the mumbling thing!
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Don't You Want Me? Sweet Dreams Are Made of This? Jx
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