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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 | + | '''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== | ==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). | |
| − | "''I like 'Typical Girls' by | + | 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> | ||
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> | 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> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:12, 27 January 2025
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]
