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Mike Batt on stage? A joking, jesting, Wombling charmer
- “Nothing’s gone wrong yet,” were the first words from the mouth of Mike Batt as he settled down at his grand piano. The audience laughed, but I am not entirely sure if the veteran songsmith was joking or issuing a warning. Actually, quite a lot did go wrong during this rare live outing, but perhaps that was part of the charm of a rather eccentric artist, who took it all in his comical stride. Backed by a string quintet, the 73-year-old Batt bluffed his way through musical and lyrical mistakes, f
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Katie Melua: ‘I’ve stopped being afraid to depict life truthfully’
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Why Margaret Thatcher met The Wombles composer instead of Kate Bush
The PM had hoped to meet Bush or Roger Daltrey from The Who at Abbey Road.
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Thatcher planned to meet Kate Bush at Abbey Road, but got the Wombles
Thatcher planned to meet Kate Bush at Abbey Road, but got the WomblesPapers reveal how PM walked wrong way across Beatles zebra crossing at 1990 studio visit
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Katie Melua: My bike star husband got me back on track
Katie Melua says the “dark times” are behind her thanks to her “spectacular” husband, motorbike racer James Toseland. The multi-platinum-selling singer met the former World Superbike Champion in 2011, shortly after spending six weeks in hospital following a “petrifying” nervous breakdown. In an interview with the Standard, she said Toseland was her “rock”, adding: “I am all well and fit now.
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