Queen of The Scene
I always think of Steve Harley as the bloke who chewed gum while he was singing on Top of The Pops. Others probably only think of the one song — "Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)" — but he did actually have a couple of other hits with his band Cockney Rebel. "Judy Teen" was their first hit single, hitting the chart in 1974 when they were an arty and vaguely glam band. To call this Bowie-esque would be an understatement, Harley puts on the same theatrical vocal mannerisms and the lyrics could be from an "Aladdin Sane" track, but it's still a great single.
Download: Judy Teen - Cockney Rebel (mp3)
Buy: "The Human Menagerie" (album)
5 Comments:
Yes, Lee, a great track. Harley was a real original.
Great song! Never heard that one before. It's funny how so many bands are remembered mainly for one song when they have others equally deserving of kudos like that.
Great album too. It would be on my desert island.
'Mr Soft' is a good one too. I found a copy of 'The Psychamodo' in a charity shop a couple of years ago. Wonderfully pretentious stuff!
Thanks for 'Judy Teen'. brilliant!
Yeah, again you are right in my wheel house, I have played Judy and Mr Soft at least a couple of times in the last few weeks, Come Up and See Me, not at all, too commercial.
Oh and thanks to you Lee I have started my own music blog, yep you have inspired me!
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