Friday 28 August 2020


Final part of The Shadows connect-four.
Originally broadcast in 1991 'Postcard from London' by the wonderfully witty Clive James, reflecting on his experiences during the 1960s, was re-run by the BBC not so long ago. Capturing the times it naturally features the music of The Shadows.
As the credits roll at the end it plays 'London Kid' by Jean Michel Jarre - a track I go on to discover was composed with and featuring Hank Marvin. Hank was living in Perth, Australia at the time and he and Jean-Michel composed the song with each other over the phone.
It was performed in Paris as part of the 100 Eiffel Tower birthday festivities in 1989. 
So enjoy the fireworks and the weird keyboard guitar of Jean Michel Jarre with (in French pronunciation) 'Honk' Marvin ! playing his signature red Stratocaster >


There's an even more explosive version from London's Docklands in 1988. Worth a bash > www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKgjGX7SwqA


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