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Marc performed a great cover of Rent this evening at Cadogan Hall with piano accompaniment from Chris (Braide!) saying beforehand that it was a song he wished he'd written and afterwards that he's always jealous of it!
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Cool. It is a very Soft Cell song.
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Dog wrote: Sat 09 Jul 2022, 12:30 am Cool. It is a very Soft Cell song.
The title alone without the brilliant song is (and certainly was at the time) very provocative, especially when combined with the moody sleeve art.
I don't know whether any fans filmed it, I just didn't know it was coming and we weren't supposed to be using cameras anyway. It seems it's the first time he's ever performed it - hopefully not just a one-off.
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Suburban_Boy wrote: Sat 09 Jul 2022, 1:03 pm Short clip of a rehearsal

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CeqVwiGD_m ... BlY2NjN2I=
Thanks!
There's a message from a fan asking him whether he's going to sing West End Girls again with Chris Difford!
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frustrating that instagram is a walled garden, so hard to follow links

gave up, but found this cool mashup for Soft Cell and PSB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umrHRaUyviA


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Suburban_Boy wrote: Fri 12 Aug 2022, 1:22 am Full version posted on Marc’s IG.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/ChHkeOTIxS ... MyMTA2M2Y=
Thanks for drawing attention to this.

Despite being a big Marc Almond fan, I don't always check his Instagram!
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Suburban_Boy wrote: Fri 12 Aug 2022, 1:22 am Full version posted on Marc’s IG.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/ChHkeOTIxS ... MyMTA2M2Y=
"Sorry, this page isn't available.
The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed. "

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Hmm, weird, not sure why it stopped working, I get the same error on my Mac when even navigating to the main page. https://instagram.com/marcalmondofficial/

Seems fine via the App.

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That works! Thanks. Great quality too.

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Marc performed it again tonight giving credit to Neil and Chris for the number one physical single of Purple Zone which he performed afterwards.
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Nice one, was he good? Seeing him next week in Cambridge.

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OakeyDokey wrote: Sun 16 Oct 2022, 11:49 pm Nice one, was he good? Seeing him next week in Cambridge.
Superb thanks! I was lucky enough to have a seat in Row D. Enjoy Cambridge - you are in for a treat.

As a heads up just in case there is a relaxed filming policy (unlikely I know!) he went into ''Rent'' almost immediately after his great cover of Peter Hammill's Vision.
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Sandy Shaw wrote: Fri 12 Aug 2022, 9:33 am
Suburban_Boy wrote: Fri 12 Aug 2022, 1:22 am Full version posted on Marc’s IG.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/ChHkeOTIxS ... MyMTA2M2Y=
Despite being a big Marc Almond fan, I don't always check his Instagram!
don't blame you. the format for Instagram is horrible. i don't know why it's so popular.

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