BBC Madia Vale Specials

So earlier in the week we had Visage and now Heaven 17. How eighties am I going? This is totally brilliant though, Elly delivers a vocal that is very nearly as stunning as Carol Kenyon’s original!

After delving a little deeper I found that Carol provided vocals for such diverse projects as Malcom Mclaren’s ‘Madame Butterfly’ through to Pink Floyd’s The Division bell and Pet Shop Boys Behaviour. Sometimes it’s strange, the tangents that a simple short post can take you off on!

If that was not enough there is also a wonderful collaboration between Gary Numan and Little Boots.

Gary Numan is a total legend in my eyes and this version of ‘Venus In Furs’ is totally awesome! The day I met and interviewed him is the highlight of my blogging musical journey so far. These sessions also include behind-the-scenes footage, which you can view in full from 29th January. Snippets are also available via the link below!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/hub/artists/laroux-heaven17.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/hub/artists/nuboots.shtml

The full gig will be available to watch on BBC Red Button from the evening of Friday 29 January 2010:

Sky & Virgin:
Friday 29th January, 7pm – Saturday 6th February, 1.30pm (available around the clock)

Freeview:
Friday 29th January, 7pm – 12.50am
Saturday 30th January, 6.10pm – 7.20pm
Sunday 31st January, 4.10am – 4.40pm
Monday 1st February, 12.50am – Tuesday 2nd February, 8.45pm
Wednesday 3rd Feb – ongoing 14:00. Then 15:00 ongoing
Thursday 4th Feb – ongoing until 22:15. Then 04:10 (Friday) ongoing
Friday 5th Feb – on going until 13:00, Then 14:00 ongoing
Saturday 6th February, 11.10am – 12.30pm

Heaven 17 feat Elly Jackson – Temptation

Tags: Gary Numan, heaven 17, la roux, little boots