The Singular Single “Dancing Star”

[ChoonHound]

We all know Neil loves to write songs about historical figures, many of which wind up as b-sides, but correct me if I’m
wrong, is this not the first ever PSB single which is primarily about a real life person who isn’t Neil?

[Dog]

Nice thought. I’m with Stupid being about Tony Blair is another.

[Drico One]

And Blair was the protagonist of I get along four years earlier.

Drico.

[G_Goalden]

*crosses out question to ask Chris on the podcast*

[ChoonHound]

Yes, I forgot about I'm with stupid. Still, this seems different. That was more political commentary than something like Jack the Lad or The resurrectionist.

[Dog]

Yes, I forgot about I'm with stupid. Still, this seems different. That was more political commentary than something like Jack the Lad or The resurrectionist.

It’s certainly the most overt.

[ChoonHound]

I’m here for it, as the kids say. A watershed moment at (Nearly) 70 is great.

[telys]

But isn't it the first cover with a photo of a real person who isn't Neil or Chris (or a collaborator, Dusty is on What have I done to deserve this?)?

[tottenhammattspurs]

But isn't it the first cover with a photo of a real person who isn't Neil or Chris (or a collaborator, Dusty is on What have I done to deserve this?)?

Nope. Agenda EP

[tottenhammattspurs]

But isn't it the first cover with a photo of a real person who isn't Neil or Chris (or a collaborator, Dusty is on What have I done to deserve this?)?

And Se a Vida Es.

[telys]

Yes, I forgot about I'm with stupid. Still, this seems different. That was more political commentary than something like Jack the Lad or The resurrectionist.

I may be somewhat about Blair but it doesn't say so explicitly... the lyrics could be interpreted as being about someone else. With Dancing Star there is no other possibility, it only retells Rudolf's life story.

Auf Wiedersehen is about Zweig
Living In The Past is about Putin (there's even a video)
Casanova In Hell

But those aren't singles...

[Bucky Goldstein]

But isn't it the first cover with a photo of a real person who isn't Neil or Chris (or a collaborator, Dusty is on What have I done to deserve this?)?

The special edition of The truck driver and his mate? How do we tell?

[Patrick Bateman]

Not a single by them per se but Nothing has been Proved.

[jasonjohn]

Felt it should be mentioned




Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian ballet star, dies aged 39 after falling from building

The acclaimed Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov has died aged 39.

Shklyarov died after falling from the fifth floor of a building on Saturday, a spokesperson for the Mariinsky Theatre told the news outlet Fontanka at the weekend.

...

Shklyarov condemned Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in a now-deleted Instagram post from March 2022, declaring his opposition to “all kinds of military actions.”

Rest in peace

[glennjridge]

I think living in the past about Putin is another, though I cant remember if it was a single or a one off