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Touched By The Hand Of Cicciolina
"Touched by the Hand of Cicciolina" is a 1990 song by the band Pop Will Eat Itself from their album ''Cure for Sanity''. The song is about Hungarian-Italian porn actress Ilona Staller also known as 'Cicciolina'. Background The song was written by Vestan Pance, recorded in January 1990 and released as a single in May 1990.Anderson, Richard "The Pop Will Eat Itself Story - Part Four (1990-1991)", from the sleeve notes to the 2011 re-release of ''Cure for Sanity'' (Cherry Red Records CDBRED 505), pages 1-4. It features samples from David Bowie's "Sound and Vision", Funkadelic's " Good Old Music" and the album version of the Human League's "Being Boiled". The song entered the UK Singles Chart and remained for four weeks, peaking at No. 28. The sticker claimed that this song was the "unofficial World Cup Theme", referencing the 1990 FIFA World Cup. A music video was created in which Cicciolina also makes a cameo appearance. The album version of the song is subtitled "(edited highligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band formed in 1986 in Stourbridge in the West Midlands of England with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Initially known as a grebo act, they changed style to incorporate sample-driven indie and industrial rock. Graham Crabb describes their sound as "electronic, punk, alternative hip-hop, hybrid music for fucking, fighting & smoking cigars". Their highest- charting single was the 1993 top-ten hit "Get the Girl! Kill the Baddies!". After initially disbanding in 1996, and having a brief reformation in 2005, they issued their first release in more than five years in 2010. Career Early years: 1981–1988 An early permutation of the band formed in 1981 under the name From Eden. Members included Clint Mansell, Adam Mole, Chris Fradgley, Malcolm Treece and Miles Hunt (Treece and Hunt went on to form The Wonder Stuff). From Eden recruited Graham Crabb from ‘Kit-Form Colossus’ to replace Hunt on drums befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |