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[[Lene Lovich]] (Born '''Lili-Marlene Premilovich''', Detroit, Michigan, 30 March 1949)
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[[File:Lene Lovich.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Lene Lovich.]]
  
[[Lene Lovich]] was one of the musicians in [[FZ]]'s [[Fraudulent DJ]] playlist on BBC Radio 1's [[Star Special]] show. (Track 12; [[Lucky Number]])
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'''Lene Lovich''' (March 30, 1949) is a U.S.-British new wave singer and saxophonist, notable for her quirky songs, eccentric hairstyle and clothing. In 1979, she scored a hit in the U.K. hitparade with ''[[Lucky Number]]''. She also sang ''Picnic Boy'' on [[The Residents]]' ''Commercial Album'' (1980). In 1986, she and [[Nina Hagen]] released a duet, ''Don't Kill the Animals''. In 2007, a DVD was released, featuring a performance Lovich gave at [[Studio 54]] in 1981: ''Lene Lovich: Live from New York'' .
  
An accomplished saxophone player and multi-talented performer, Lovich was one of the pioneers of female punk rock with releases on the UK ''Stiff'' label.
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==Frank Zappa and Lene Lovich==
  
'''Lovich''' later released a single, "Don't Kill The Animals," with [[Nina Hagen]] (who also features on an FZ radio-playlist). '''Lovich''' had also appeared with Hagen and [[Wikipedia:Herman Brood|Herman Brood]] in the 1978 film ''Cha Cha'',  for which the three of them created the soundtrack.
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Zappa played ''Lucky Number'' as guest DJ on [[WPIX, New York]] (21 November 1979), ''[[Star Special]]'' (BBC Radio 1, 21 January 1980) and on ''[[KSJO, San Jose]]'' (2 April 1980).  
  
In 2007, a DVD was released, featuring a performance '''Lovich''' gave at [[Studio 54]] in 1981, entitled; "[[Lene Lovich]]: Live from New York" .
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Interviewed by Barry Alfonso for ''Songwriter'' (June 1980), Zappa commented on her:  
  
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"''I like 'Typical Girls' by The Slits, stuff by The Buzzcocks, one or two songs by the Police. I think one of the best records of last year was 'Lucky Number' by Lene Lovich. It's a good song, it has a fantastic arrangement and her singing is great.''" <ref>https://www.afka.net/Articles/1980-06_Songwriter.htm</ref>
  
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Lene Lovich is also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
  
<small>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</small>
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==Sources==
*Further info; [[Wikipedia:Lene Lovich|More on Lene Lovich]]
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*The life of [[Wikipedia:Herman Brood|Herman Brood]] reflects many of the concerns in Zappa's lyrics.
 
  
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Latest revision as of 17:12, 27 January 2025

Lene Lovich.

Lene Lovich (March 30, 1949) is a U.S.-British new wave singer and saxophonist, notable for her quirky songs, eccentric hairstyle and clothing. In 1979, she scored a hit in the U.K. hitparade with Lucky Number. She also sang Picnic Boy on The Residents' Commercial Album (1980). In 1986, she and Nina Hagen released a duet, Don't Kill the Animals. In 2007, a DVD was released, featuring a performance Lovich gave at Studio 54 in 1981: Lene Lovich: Live from New York .

Frank Zappa and Lene Lovich

Zappa played Lucky Number as guest DJ on WPIX, New York (21 November 1979), Star Special (BBC Radio 1, 21 January 1980) and on KSJO, San Jose (2 April 1980).

Interviewed by Barry Alfonso for Songwriter (June 1980), Zappa commented on her:

"I like 'Typical Girls' by The Slits, stuff by The Buzzcocks, one or two songs by the Police. I think one of the best records of last year was 'Lucky Number' by Lene Lovich. It's a good song, it has a fantastic arrangement and her singing is great." [1]

Lene Lovich is also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of The MOFO Project/Object (2006) album. [2]

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