Lynsey De Paul Trivia

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  • Ms de Paul is credited as the co-writer of the song "Dedicated" that appears on rap artist Buddha Monk's album "The Prophecy". This unlikely coupling came about as a result of "Dedicated" being based on a song Lynsey wrote called "All I Am" with new text being supplied by Buddha Monk.
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  • Lynsey was present at Patty Boulaye's charity "Support for Africa 2000." held at Abuja House, home of Nigerian High Commissioner Prince Bola Ajibola. Other guests included Hot Chocolate's Errol Brown and operatic singer Russell Watson.
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  • Some of Lynsey's earliest songs appear on an album from actor Jack Wild called "Everything's Coming Up Roses".
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  • Her former managers have included Don Arden, father of Sharon Osbourne and 'Justin De Villeneuve', former manager of Twiggy.
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  • Lynsey was the first woman to ever receive an Ivor Novello Award for Best Ballad or Romantic Song for her composition "Won't Somebody Dance With Me" in 1973. One year later, Lynsey received a second Ivor Novello Award for Best Theme from a Film, Stage, Radio or Televison Production for her song "No Honestly!".
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  • Royal Television Society Award winner for her BBC TV programme, "Eve Strikes Back" (1992).
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  • On her fifth album, "Tigers and Fireflies", released in 1979, there are two tracks co-written with the actor James Coburn ("Melancholy Melon" and "Losin' the Blues for You") who was her partner at the time.
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  • In Patrick McCabe's book "Breakfast on Pluto", about the life of a gender confused Irish teenager in the 1970's, she has a chapter named after her. Another chapter, called "Dancing on a Saturday Night" quotes the lyrics from this well known Lynsey De Paul song.
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  • Was impersonated by Jackie Wright on "The Benny Hill Show" (1969)
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  • Received "Rear of the Year" award in 1985 - accepted this award by thanking the organisers "from the heart of my bottom" (quote).
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  • She is a celebrity friend of the "Support for Africa" charity, along with Craig David, Russell Watson,John Fashanu, Simon Callow and Uri Geller. The organisation, which has the aim of preventing the spread of AIDS and malaria in Africa is headed by 'Patti Boulaye'.
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  • In 1981 she released a single that was co-written with Sue Shifrin, entitled "Strange Changes".
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  • The inspiration for the name of the U.S. group "Love Bomb" came from the Lynsey De Paul song.
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  • As a continuation to her video Taking Control (1992) (V) and her BBC TV documentary "Eve Strikes Back" (1992), Lynsey, together with TV producer Claire McCormack wrote a book "Taking Control". The book expands on the advice given in the video about mental and physical self defence and was published by Boxtree in 1993.
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  • Lynsey was one of the guests appearing on the 10th anniversary episode of "Top of the Pops" (1964) in 1974.
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  • She wrote a chapter about her close friend Spike Milligan in the recent book "Spike Milligan: His Part In Our Lives". She tells how she came to know him as well as some memories and anecdotes about this well-known and respected British humorist.
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  • Comedian Spike Milligan wrote a song for her in 1987. This is not the first time that she has been the subject of a song - former boyfriend 'Roy Wood' wrote two songs in her honour, "Rock 'n' Roll Winter" and "Why Does Such a Pretty Girl Sing Such Sad Songs" in 1974.
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  • The sound track to All This and World War II (1976) features her version of the Beatles song "Because" and was also released on the album that accompanied this film. This is the only song written by another artist that Lynsey has recorded (Lynsey prefers to record only her own songs).
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  • Appeared at the London Palladium for successful, one week show with Sacha Distel, Marti Caine and Mike Reid in 1976.
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