Indeed...
Among another assortment of celebrants, including Alan Alda (who blows out 90 candles on his cake), Colette, Acker Bilk, King Henry VII (Henry Tudor), Jackson Pollock, Sir John Tavener, Harry Corbett (creator of "Sooty"), Ronnie Scott, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Olympic champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Sir Roy Clarke (the genius behind Keeping Up Appearances, Last of the Summer Wine and Open All Hours - thankfully still with us, aged 96), Nick Carter, Frank Skinner and Elijah Wood, it is the 70th birthday today of a true "one-hit wonder", only really known outside his native Germany for this Bowie tribute way back in 1983...
An inspiration for (the far more successful) A-Ha, perhaps..?
Viele glückliche Rückkehrer, Peter Schilling (born Pierre Michael Schilling, 28th January 1956)!
I wish I could listen to that right now because I think I remember it vaguely - I’ll listen tomorrow morning. But yes, it’s still fucking January with extra dollops of mud.
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Not so much mud here, but fucking January with fucking squirrels digging out all our pots is tiresome! Jx
DeleteHaha - I don't remember this song at all!! But I agree, I do hear an A-Ha connection!
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Spookily similar... Jx
DeleteI don’t think I’ve heard this song since ‘83!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE when Piglet swears.
I heard this for the first time in ages on one of the "retro" shows on BBC Radio 2 and, despite it making my hackles rise (as a bit of a "cash-in") at the time, I rather like it now. Jx
DeleteI'd forgotten what a sultry lad Mr. Schilling was....
ReplyDeleteGood cheekbones maketh the man... Jx
DeleteI love this song and featured it a couple of times on my blog back in 2021 (after it dfeatured in The Umbrella Academy soundtrack). It does seem to have grown on you since then, Jon, as you thought it "naff" back then.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I'm still listening to Mika's "Immortal Love". A lot!
It is a bit naff, but as I said, it's grown on me... Jx
DeleteA-Ha ! Ms Scarlet beat me to it. I can hear the influence on A-Ha too
ReplyDeletePeter Schilling. Nice looking chap. I wonder why this was his only UK hit.
There probably wasn't room for any more cheekbones in a chart that had Blancmange, OMD, Depeche Mode, Ultavox, Duran Duran and Thompson Twins in it!
DeleteNB This song only reached #42 in the UK. Jx