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Belouis Some | |
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Birth name | Neville Keighley |
Born | England |
12 December 1959
Genres | New Wave, synthpop, sophisti-pop |
Years active | 1984-present |
Labels | Parlophone Records, BMG Records |
Belouis Some (born Neville Keighley,[1] 12 December 1959)[2] is a British New Wave musician. He had hits in the 1980s with "Some People", "Round Round", (produced by Bernard Edwards, which appeared on the soundtrack album to the film Pretty in Pink), plus "Imagination" which also achieved success on the European and UK Singles Chart, and can be heard in the films Ghost Chase and The Business. "Some People" and "Imagination" also charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1985. He had a large following in South Africa where he had three Top 20 hits.
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Keighley attended Royal Russell School, Surrey, England and, as Belouis Some, released his first album, Some People, in 1985.[3] It was produced by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero in New York. Guitarist Carlos Alomar arranged and played on the sessions along with Bernard Edwards, Tony Thompson and Earl Slick. The video for the first single release, "Imagination" was directed by Storm Thorgerson, causing controversy as it contained 'full frontal' nudity. The video for the second release "Some People," also directed by Thorgerson, was used as a Swatch television advertisement in the U.S.
Belouis Some's contribution to the Pretty in Pink Soundtrack, "Round Round" propelled him towards audiences outside of the clubs and was produced by Edwards.[3] After worldwide chart success and extensive touring, "Imagination" was re-issued in 1986, and became a hit in the UK. Both "Some People" and "Imagination" were subjected to several remixes.[3] In August 1986, he appeared at Knebworth on a bill including Queen, Big Country, and Status Quo.[4]
In 1987, Belouis Some recorded his second album, Belouis Some in New York, produced by Gary Langan and Guy Fletcher.[3] With songs arranged by Carlos Alomar, musicians included Geoff Dugmore, Chester Kamen and 'The Borneo Horns'. "Let It Be with You" and "Animal Magic" were both U.S. Hot Dance Club Play hits.[5]
In 1993, Belouis Some recorded the album Living Your Life in London,[3] produced by Dugmore and Nigel Butler, and released on BMG Records.[6]
Year | Song title | UK Singles Chart[1] | U.S. Hot Dance Club Play[5] |
1984 | "Target Practice" (initial version) | ||
1985 | "Imagination" |
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1985 | "Some People" |
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1986 | "Target Practice" (re-issue) | ||
1986 | "Round Round" | ||
1987 | "Let It Be with You" |
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1987 | "Animal Magic" |
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1988 | "Some Girls" | ||
1993 | "Sometimes" | ||
1993 | "Something She Said" | ||
1995 | "Let Me Love You for Tonight" |
Belouis Some is the second studio album from British new wave musician Belouis Some. It was released in 1987.
The release of Some's debut solo album Some People in 1985 spawned two hits the following year; "Imagination" and "Some People", both of which were Top 40 UK hits and Top 10 American Hot Dance Club Play hits. After his initial chart success and extensive touring, he appeared at Knebworth on a bill supporting Queen, with Big Country and Status Quo in August 1986. The late 1986 single "Jerusalem" had also peaked at #98 in the UK. Soon after, Some recorded his second album, Belouis Some in New York, which was produced by Gary Langan and Guy Fletcher. Pete Townshend and Julian Lennon made guest appearances on the record, while Phil Harding mixed "Let It Be with You". Of the nine tracks, Some solely wrote five of the songs and co-wrote the rest, three of which were co-written with producer Guy Fletcher. "Some Girls" was co-written by Carlos Alomar.
The album was recorded at Right Track in New York City, and mixed at both the Eel Pie in Twickenham and Maison Rouge in London. Additional recording was at Counterpoint, Hit Factory, Roundhouse & Beat Factory.
The "Wind of Change" speech was a historically significant address made by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to the Parliament of South Africa, on 3 February 1960 in Cape Town. He had spent a month in Africa visiting a number of what were then British colonies. The speech signalled clearly that the Conservative-led British Government intended to grant independence to many of these territories, which indeed happened subsequently, with most of the British possessions in Africa becoming independent nations in the 1960s. The Labour governments of 1945–51 had started a process of decolonisation but this policy had been halted by the Conservative governments from 1951 onwards.
The speech acquired its name from a now-famous quotation embedded in it. Macmillan said:
The occasion was in fact the second time on which Macmillan had given this speech: he was repeating an address already made in Accra, Ghana (formerly the British colony of the Gold Coast) on 10 January 1960. This time it received press attention, at least partly because of the stony reception that greeted it.
Wind(s) of Change may refer to:
The Wind of Change is a 1961 British drama, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Donald Pleasence, Johnny Briggs and Ann Lynn. Taking its title from the famous "Wind of Change" speech given by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in South Africa in February 1960, it is one of the earliest British films to tackle race as an issue, focussing on disenchanted working-class white youth finding an outlet for their frustrations in racial hatred. The film is set around the coffee bars and homes of the Notting Hill district of West London, scene of the notorious 1958 Notting Hill race riots.
Frank (Briggs) is an unemployed, discontented and rebellious teenage Teddy Boy, living at home with his mild-mannered father (Pleasence), domineering mother (Hilda Fenemore) and sister Josie (Lynn). Frank harbours a deep-seated resentment and hatred towards the black people he sees as flooding Notting Hill and taking all the jobs. He spends his time hanging around with a gang of similar youths who all share his racist views.
Some people dance cheek to cheek
Some people dance
Life was so simple then, a kind of playtime
You made it easy then, we had a great time
I try not to talk too fast
Like you do when you fall in love
But some people let their passion scream
And some people understand their dream
Life was so simple then, a kind of playtime
You made it easy then, we had a great time
Some people dance cheek to cheek
Some people dance
Life was so simple then, a kind of playtime
You made it easy then, we had a great time
I take you somewhere different
It's only me can see the change
Cause some people are tied to emotion
And some people understand their dream
Life was so simple then, a kind of playtime
You made it easy then, we had a great time
Some people dance cheek to cheek
Some people dance
Life was so simple then, a kind of playtime