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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Smokie, Alice and Angels




(Warning:  this item has risque language).

Getting ready to go to work a few days ago with Sunrise on in the background, I saw Smokie, who are currently touring Australia, perform Living Next Door to Alice. Funnily enough, although they sound like an American band, Smokie are actually from Bradford, Yorkshire.  They had a hit with Alice in 1976 and were originally called Smokey, but changed the spelling to Smokie when American soul singer Smokey Robinson threatened them with a law suit.

An early Smokie performance of Alice can be seen at: