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Light update: We are now Winter + 1 hour & 9 minutes Getting lighter by 3 minutes & 30 seconds every day By January 31st there will be 8 hours, 42 minutes & 19 seconds of daylight. The early birds will be singing in this order: blackbird, robin, wren, tawny owl, chaffinch.
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Apparently 35 years ago today we released this
@Prefabsprout
beauty. A work of love and tears produced by the unsurpassable
@ThomasDolby
, the fifth Sprout.
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While you’re watching Neil Tennant & Chris being brilliant, in case you didn’t know: the backing vocals on
@petshopboys
song Heart are my voice mixed with Pavarotti’s voice. Which, in a way, means I’m performing at Glastonbury 🤍
#glastonburyfestival2022
#PetShopBoys
#PopFact
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Happy Birthday Paddy McAloon, 7 June. Exquisite song-writer
@Prefabsprout
magician
#PaddyMcAloon
#HappyBirthday
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Happy Birthday Paddy, songwriter mythologique, musician extraordinaire, musical unicorn 🎂🤍
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It’s my 60th birthday. I’ve received the gift of a poem from my life long best friend and poet Bernie McAloon. It’s my / our life/ lives in metaphor.
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‘Underrated singer Wendy Smith has 'retired'’. If working a 40+ hr week with a brilliant team to support people of all ages to fulfil their musical potential while being a single parent & measuring daylight to get through winter counts as ‘retired’. 💙
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Me and Paddy backstage at the San Remo Festival in 1986 part of the
@PrefabSprout
Steve McQueen, Great Escape Tour
#timstwitterlisteningparty
#lookinghappy
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Paddy McAloon and Thomas Dolby: how we made Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen
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This photo came up on my phone. A replica from Steve McQueen for Life of Surprises.
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Sinead O’Connor, courageous, bravely outspoken woman. She spoke out about the abuse of women & children at a time when the music industry was suffused with misogyny. Her voice, strong & hopeful. She was mistreated. The loss of her huge. Sinead, activist, exquisite singer, mother.
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Musicians on Mark Hollis: 'He found hooks in places I'm still trying to fathom'
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Phil Mitchell, Director Kitchenware Records,
@Prefabsprout
Manager, one of the kindest people in the music industry. 1956 - 2023 🤍 Photos: Brit Awards 1991, under a table.
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A piece I wrote for
@guardian
when Mark Hollis died. Remembering listening to I Believe in You on repeat.
#timstwitterlisteningparty
@LlSTENlNG_PARTY
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I thought all photos of my mother before 1974 had gone. I was gifted two albums of photos today that I’d never seen before. This is her in 1958 when she was 21
#unseenmother
#sidebyside
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Postscript: When we recorded Steve McQueen we stayed at the Columbia Hotel, London.
@Lloyd_Cole
was there, I borrowed his black turtle neck jumper to wear at a Prince party, Kensington Roof Gardens. Fri 17th April (UK time) 10pm join his
#timstwitterlisteningparty
of Rattlesnakes
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Terribly sad loss, brilliant, beautiful Cathal Coughlan, of Microdisney & Fatima Mansions. So many good memories, he gave me a t-shirt with FUCK FUCK FUCK printed on it, I wore to a
@bjork
gig. We contemplated doing a cover of Don’t Go Breaking My Heart 💔
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Happy Birthday to my band mate Martin McAloon,
@CulpaFeliks
exquisite artist, musician, bass player. Born 04.01.62.
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Jordan: The Comeback released on 7 Sept 1990. Reached No 7 in the UK charts. Over an hour long it has 19 tracks. Looking for Atlantis, We Let the Stars Go, Carnival 2000 & All the World Loves Lovers were released as singles. Themes, god, death & Elvis
#TimsTwitterListeningParty
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I wrote an article for
@MOJOmagazine
about joining & leaving
@Prefabsprout
, about how
@Tim_Burgess
,
@LlSTENlNG_PARTY
&
@LYRband
have helped to keep the Sprouts alive. Ian Harrison made the article sing. You can read it in this months Mojo
#PrefabSprout
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Talk Talk I Believe In You Mark Hollis, one of my most favourite songs ever. The most enigmatic, elusive and brilliant songwriter, singer and musician. A huge loss 💙
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Martin McAloon
@CulpaFeliks
performing a solo set of
@Prefabsprout
songs at the
@thecluny
on Sunday. Mart is a brilliant musician & by all accounts it was a beautiful gig. I can’t wait to see the next one…
#proudbandmate
#MartinMcAloon
#PrefabSprout
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When Love Breaks Down: We made tape loops of my voice over a couple of octaves, creating the ethereal vocal backing track by playing the loops on the mixing desk
#archaic
#Fallbefreeasoldconfetti
#timstwitterlisteningparty
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Paddy is a bedroom musician. Song writing is his solitary (& prolific) occupation. He’s with us in spirit tonight. Faron Young, written in 1978, is one of his early songs, which could’ve been on Swoon, our first album
#timstwitterlisteningparty
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Light update: Winter Solstice. Today is the turn of the year. Sunrise at 8:29, sunset 15:39. 7h 10m & 21s of sunlight to enjoy. Tomorrow will be longer by 2s. We’ve made it. Ref: Rebecca Solnit. Photo:
@CampfireGuy
#measuringdaylight
#hopeinthedark
#lightupdate
#WinterSolstice
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Happy Birthday to my
@Prefabsprout
bandmate, Martin McAloon b. 04/01/1962. Extraordinary musician, bass player, artist.
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Well this is the last track, thank you from me and
@culpafeliks
for listening. So much love for Prefab Sprout and for Paddy. It’s goodnight from all of us and Happy 1st Birthday
@Tim_Burgess
. What a year!
#TimsTwitterListeningParty
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It’s my youngest son’s 18th birthday. I’ve made this lovely
@Nigella_Lawson
Birthday Custard Sponge from Feast every year for both sons - 36 cakes. Love in the form of cake. A big day today with both ‘children’ now adults.
#LoveCakes
#BirthdayRituals
#HappiestBirthday
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I love the love you all have for Paddy &
@Prefabsprout
🤍
#PaddyMcAloon
#PrefabSprout
it’s heartwarming. I know ‘songwriting genius’ is overused, but...
Happy Birthday Paddy McAloon, 7 June. Exquisite song-writer
@Prefabsprout
magician
#PaddyMcAloon
#HappyBirthday
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1991 Brits Awards, Jordan was nominated for Best Album. George Michael won with Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 (love his cover of They Won’t Go When I Go). Sat next to Elizabeth Frazer of the Cocteau Twins. Star struck. The afterparty with Jenny Barratt
#TimsTwitterListeningParty
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Happy 60th Birthday to
@Prefabsprout
’s Martin McAloon.
@CulpaFeliks
, best band mate, extraordinary bass player, musician & artist. Hope you have the happiest birthday. Photos: Kuba Ryniewicz for Replica Magazine & David Hall.
#happybirthday
#prefabsprout
#martinmcaloon
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Happy Birthday our Paddy 💙
It's been a great year so far and it's only going to get better and better, so a very Happy Birthday to Paddy!
@Prefabsprout
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Happy release day
@Prefabsprout
On this day in 1988,
#PrefabSprout
released their third studio album “From Langley Park to Memphis” featuring singles "Cars and Girls" "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" "Hey Manhattan!" "Nightingales" and "The Golden Calf"
@wendyfinnandmax
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I was at
@linastores
& noticed Bill Nighy sitting at the table behind me. I showed a photo of him to my then 12 year old son & Bill said, ‘I can see that your Googling me’. That lead to a lovely long conversation. I dream of meeting him again. He likes Prefab Sprout
#BillNighy
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OMG Steve McQueen is up to number 5 in the
@LlSTENlNG_PARTY
charts. The love for this album never ends. It was the anniversary of its release this week, shared with Joni Mitchell’s Blue, which is the album I listened to on repeat when I left
@Prefabsprout
#lifesaver
#prefabsprout
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We recorded Steve McQueen in 1984/5. Producer
@ThomasDolby
selected the songs & became the fifth Sprout. Track 1 a homage to American singer Faron Young.
@minimoonstudio
drums;
@CulpaFeliks
bass; Paddy McAloon guitar & vocals,
@ThomasDolby
fairlight
#timstwitterlisteningparty
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Looking forward to
#timstwitterlisteningparty
with
@Tim_Burgess
. We’ll be listening to Steve McQueen by
@Prefabsprout
at 10pm tonight with
@CulpaFeliks
and
@minimoonstudio
. Who is going to listen with us?
#bethereorbesquare
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Song 2 Bonny. When I was 16 I lived in Durham. That’s where I met the Sprouts. I first saw them perform (in wellies) at the Brewer’s Arms. Faron Young, Bonny and Goodbye Lucille
#1
were the first Sprout songs I heard. The rest is history
#timstwitterlisteningparty
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When the Angels is one of my favourite songs on Steve McQueen. The perfect combination of church organ & the question: how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Here’s our Angel of the North lit in blue to thank the
#NHS
💙
#timstwitterlisteningparty
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Went to see my band mate
@CulpaFeliks
@thecluny
with
@jonniemcaloon
& my son Finn. The last date of his UK tour. A beautiful gig. Lovely to hear
@Prefabsprout
songs, Mart’s brilliant guitar playing & singing. The audience singing along. Great to see friends not seen for ages too
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I’ve never been to a football match but I have been in a North East band that sold millions of records worldwide. I got there through being involved in cultural venues as a child/ young person, such as Dorman Museum,
@mbro_townhall
&
@dancecity
#NorthEast
#BillyElliot
"For many who live in London and the south of England, things like the opera house and the ballet will be the heart of their culture, but in the north... it is our local football club"
Tory MP Jake Berry calls for government to help "save" local clubs
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Appetite: This was the era of the wild moustache, that evolved into the era of the long and silver beard
#timstwitterlisteningparty
#hungerhowls
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Song 6. Is this the guitar Paddy played on Moving the River? I borrowed it 35 years ago & didn’t give it back
#timstwitterlisteningparty
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What is Jordan: The Comeback? An abandoned musical. A concept album. A rock opera. A hymn book. An epic poem. The most ambitious Prefab Sprout album. Over an hour of music made it possible to explore deeper themes
#TimsTwitterListeningParty
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Listening to
@Prefabsprout
Steve McQueen
#TimsTwitterListeningParty
on replay
@LlSTENlNG_PARTY
to prepare for the 1st Birthday celebrations on Tuesday 23rd March. The tweets are beautiful. The album is beautiful. Happy First days of spring 🤍
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Monday January 25th
9pm (U.K. time)
We’ll be remembering Mark Hollis with a
@LlSTENlNG_PARTY
for Talk Talk’s Spirit of Eden
No guests, no tweets from me. Just the songs
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Two birthday’s for me today:
@petshopboys
‘Actually’ was released 35 years ago today and includes ‘Heart’, which features my voice along with Pavarotti’s. And the birthday of
@Prefabsprout
’s album ‘Jordan: The Comeback’
#PetShopBoys
#PrefabSprout
35 years ago today, Pet Shop Boys released their second studio album “Actually” featuring singles
"It's a Sin" "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" "Rent" and "Heart"
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4 jobs I’ve had (I’ve not made it to 5 yet):
1. Paper round
2. Saturday job in Jean Jungle
3. Prefab Sprout
4. Director of Creative Learning
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5 years to the day that me & my youngest son bumped into the lovely Bill Nighy in a London cafe. My oldest son was in a shop nearby & missed him (his favourite film is About Time). Bill likes
@Prefabsprout
. We like Bill. I’d like to bump into him again for another chat
#BillNighy
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Hello👋🏻
@themarkrad
&
@StuartMaconie
- thanks for playing
@Prefabsprout
Cue Fanfare this morning & the lovely, ghostly shout out
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What is wrong with people? 🤷🏼♀️
POLL: Which of these 1985 albums do you like best? 🤔
poll 8 of 8
-The Smiths: Meat is Murder
-Phil Collins: No Jacket Required
-Prefab Sprout: Steve McQueen
-A-ha: Hunting High & Low
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Here’s a photo that I found under my bed this morning, taken by Nick Knight during the Langley Park to Memphis cover photo shoot
#timstwitterlisteningparty
#NickKnight
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🤍
The other night I dreamed an entire song - lyrics, melody, arrangement, the whole lot. Woke up excited thinking I'd written something amazing in my sleep. Had a coffee and realised it was Prefab Sprout's Couldn't Bear To Be Special.
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@jonsnowC4
@Channel4News
To ask her to stand in the shoes of the 28% of children in the north east living in poverty
#ForTheManyNotTheFew
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Finn is the first person in my family to get a degree. I missed his final show because I tested positive for Covid the day we were meant to travel. This makes up for that - ten fold. I’m a very proud mother. 2:1 Fine Art
@csm_news
#proudmother
#pandemicdegree
#emergingartist
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News: my band mate from
@Prefabsprout
& amazing musician
@CulpaFeliks
is on tour. Links to tickets in the 🧵👏👏🎉
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Unsealed & signed. From Langley Park to Memphis
@Prefabsprout
in store
@hmvNewcastle
.
@ThomasDolby
close by.
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Song 8. Desire As is my favourite track on Steve McQueen, I love the vocals. The demo was as good as the final track. Far from the eyes that ask me
#timstwitterlisteningparty
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Oh. This is terribly sad.
@thespecials
- the first band I went to see - at The Mayfair in Newcastle. Love to Terry’s band mates, family & friends.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing, following a brief illness, of Terry, our beautiful friend, brother and one of the most brilliant singers, songwriters and lyricists this country has ever produced. (1/4)
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I know you all love
@Prefabsprout
Steve McQueen & I’m incredibly grateful for that, but…this is the thing I’m most proud of in my work to date…
Congratulations to over 700 children who performed in Sage One as part of
@InHarmonyNE
Tenth Anniversary celebrations.🎂
Brilliant to have Netherton Park Trust and St. Nicholas Educational Trust in the audience, and we are thankful for their support in funding the programme.🙏
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When Love Breaks Down our first hit single, was released 342 times before rocketing to No 25 in the charts. Here we are on
@OGWTArchive
uncool black gloves
#timstwitterlisteningparty
#rainonmelikenoother
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In Blyth Services on the way to Suffolk &
@Prefabsprout
’s Cars & Girls is playing
#PrefabSprout
#singsalong
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Lovely person in the audience mouthed these words to me on the way into the gig “you are cool as f*ck”. I’m not.
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Trying not to cry
Hexham’s first ever Labour MP Joe Morris. After 100 years of unbroken Conservative MPs he has taken the Northumberland seat.
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@jonsnowC4
@Channel4News
To ask her to stand with the parents who'd rather pretend to be burgled than tell their children they can't afford Christmas presents
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Here’s a white label of Steve McQueen, from my archive. The run out groove is scratched with ‘Freakin’ A and ‘Freakin’ B’
#timstwitterlisteningparty
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The Sweetest Girl, what a song to open with
@Sage_Gateshead
@scrittipolitti
- I’ve been a fan since Hegemony
#ScrittiPolitti
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@jonsnowC4
@Channel4News
To stand with the unemployed and employed people who can't afford to feed themselves or their children & use food banks
#forthemanynotthefew
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@jonsnowC4
@Channel4News
Not to put her in threat or humiliation. For her to stand in the rain with our friends in the North & ask is she like us, are we like her?
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Up at 6am scraping ice off the car. Took my 84 yo mother for her vaccine. Like clockwork, 22 mins in one door & out of another, including waiting 15 minutes after with a timer. Well done
@NHSEngland
Ponteland Primary Care Centre
#vaccinationCovid
#vaccination
#vaccine
#NHS
💙
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This is so very sad. Love
@HairyBikers
. Such beautiful, positive people who lift others up and show the North at its best. So sad for Si King’s loss of his bestie. Watching the latest episode of Hairy Bikers Go West I even heard a snippet of
@Prefabsprout
’s Faron Young.
Hi everyone, I’m afraid I bear some sad news. Most of you will know Dave has been fighting cancer for the past couple of years. Last night, on 28th February 2024, with Lili, Dave’s wife, his family, close friend David and myself by his side, he passed away peacefully at home. All
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#timstwitterlisteningparty
love the Cocteau Twins. Mysterious and enigmatic Liz Fraser is one of my all time favourite vocalists and artists.
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Light update: At the end of my street the roaring Tyne. Sunset 15.49. Today 7h 19m 1s of daylight, 1m 24s more than yesterday. We’ve gained 8m 39s since Winter Solstice
#lightupdate
#measuringdaylight
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Stuart Maconie: The privileged are taking over the arts – without the grit, pop culture is doomed - putting this here again
@StuartMaconie
@lokiscottishrap
@DeadInkBooks
@KitdeWaal
important voices on the class ceiling
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Prefab Sprout’s Paddy McAloon: ‘Like Gandalf on his way to work in the House of Lords’
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An album in 4 parts: tracks 1-5 pop songs; 6-9 Elvis; 10-14 an ABBA inspired medley; 15-19 gospel songs. Really a double album on 4 sides of vinyl. Recorded in London & Los Angeles, produced by the 5th Sprout
@ThomasDolby
. Engineered by Paul Gomersall
#TimsTwitterListeningParty
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This is my favourite photo of
@DavidBowieReal
. Playing the piano in a dress, wearing high heeled boots
#Ziggy50ListeningParty
#ZiggyStartdust50
#TimsTwitterListeningParty
@LlSTENlNG_PARTY
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Jordan the EP. One of the Broken is one of my absolutely favourite Sprout songs. This is why I think Paddy is a song writing genius.
#TimsTwitterListeningParty
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One million
@LlSTENlNG_PARTY
’s with
@Prefabsprout
at number 6. Could not be more proud. A huge thank you to the brilliant
@Tim_Burgess
for creating this musical movement that’s brought us all together at the time we needed it most
#TimsTwitterListeningParty
Looks like we’ll hit ONE MILLION
@LlSTENlNG_PARTY
Replays very soon.
Here’s the top 50 as they stand right now...
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Terribly sad, extraordinary musician, The Soft Boys and David Bowie bassist Matthew Seligman has died. He was also a human rights lawyer, mental health advocate, friend, father and good hearted person 💙
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We Let the Stars Go, one of my favourite songs, the best Sprout video. Melancholy, nostalgic, plays the heart strings. The video, directed by the Douglas Brothers, perfectly matches the mood. Sepia, stillness, cloudy skies
#TimsTwitterListeningParty
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The arts aren't a luxurious hobby, Rishi Sunak. They're a lifeline for millions
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This is me singing with
@thecharlatans
&
@sandramarvinuk
live at the
@BBC6Music
Festival with a photo of the audience taken by
@Tim_Burgess
while I was ‘retired’.
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