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Frank Sidebottom R.I.P.
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I remember him in Oink! which I loved in my junior years. Also remember him on No.73, Remote Control and more recently Frank Sidebottom's Proper Tele Show (in b/w).
I have thought the man was a legend for many years, and he most certainly was uniquely British. Like Ivor Cutler and Captain Beefheart he is one of a kind who will never be repeated.
Some vids to celebrate the great papier-mache maestro
Hit The North:
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Supergroup - Frank, David Soul off Starsky & Hutch and that opera the god squad went mental about after not seeing it, a hammere...
Queen Medley:
'We will rock you'/'Frank Gordon'. Frank's Puppet Pantorama, December 14th 2007. Bull & Gate, Kentish Town, London.http://www.franksworld.co.uk/
Frank's World Cup Song:
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I thought I was the only kid that read Oink! Thunderpigs was brilliant.
It's quite a young age to go, but he's one of the few celebs who genuinely never looked any older! Ha ha!
My fave memory of him is Reading Festival '95 where, at the height of the Oasis/Blur rivalry, played a medley that covered "Country House" and "Roll With It" without missing a beat and totally revealing how trivial it all was.
What a shame.
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