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Midge Ure OBE (born James Ure on October 10, 1953 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a rock and roll guitarist, singer and songwriter from Scotland, who had particular success in the 1970s and 1980s. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of his real name, Jim.
Beginning his career with bubblegum pop-rock band Slik, he would go on to play in The Rich Kids and temporarily for Thin Lizzy before replacing John Foxx as singer of electronic new wave band Ultravox in 1979. Shortly afterwards, they had a huge UK hit with “Vienna”, and became one of Britain’s top bands for several years.
Also later that year, Ure also formed the band Visage. The following year, Ure and Thin Lizzy leader Phil Lynott co-wrote Lynott’s biggest solo hit, “Yellow Pearl.” A re-recording of the song done in 1982 was used as the theme for Top of the Pops.
In 1984, Ure co-wrote, with Bob Geldof, the Band Aid hit, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”. He was one of the few featured stars who did not sing solo on the recording. The following year Ure scored his one and only solo UK number one single with “If I Was”. This was followed by an album The Gift. With Ure’s mind clearly on other matters, Ultravox took second place and soon dissolved.
Ure’s solo career continued into the 1990s with sporadic success, although “Breathe” was an international hit single, helped by its inclusion in a TV advertising campaign for Swatch watches.
He recently organized the Live 8 concerts with Bob Geldof with the aim of pressuring G8 leaders into following his recipe for ending world poverty. In 2005 he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to music and charity.
Beginning his career with bubblegum pop-rock band Slik, he would go on to play in The Rich Kids and temporarily for Thin Lizzy before replacing John Foxx as singer of electronic new wave band Ultravox in 1979. Shortly afterwards, they had a huge UK hit with “
Vienna”, and became one of Britain’s top bands for several years.
Also later that year, Ure also formed the band Visage. The following year, Ure and Thin Lizzy leader Phil Lynott co-wrote Lynott’s biggest solo hit, “Yellow Pearl.” A re-recording of the song done in 1982 was used as the theme for Top of the Pops.In 1984, Ure co-wrote, with Bob Geldof, the Band Aid hit, “
Do They Know It’s Christmas?”. He was one of the few featured stars who did not sing solo on the recording. The following year Ure scored his one and only solo UK number one single with “If I Was”. This was followed by an album The Gift. With Ure’s mind clearly on other matters, Ultravox took second place and soon dissolved.Ure’s solo career continued into the 1990s with sporadic success, although “Breathe” was an international hit single, helped by its inclusion in a TV advertising campaign for Swatch watches.
He recently organized the Live 8 concerts with Bob Geldof with the aim of pressuring G8 leaders into following his recipe for ending world poverty. In 2005 he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to music and charity.
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FreezingKiss wrote:
Wow there is a lot of bad spelling on Midge's wall. Anyway, I love this man. <3
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Orange-1 wrote:
Hey! Great to find you & your fantastic music here! A best 2011 & great luck!:-)
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utopianstation wrote:
We would like to invite you to hear the new orchestral cover of Hymn by PROXIMITY: http://proximity.bandcamp.com/track/hymn
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Kajusss wrote:
I love Midge too! <3
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mvldk666 wrote:
LOVE, So Much LOVE To - MIDGE URE
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ceppelchen wrote:
Lieblingskünstler von meiner Karin aus Vorst
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ZootCatchy wrote:
no regrets <3
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Rotenasenmaus wrote:
toll romantisch..........
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http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Midge+Ure Group Midge Ure
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coleman17 wrote:
<3
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Leptossomico wrote:
My fav track is "Dear God".. Nice vocals!
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Pellkoppf wrote:
Wunderschön
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Gessine wrote:
This song remember me my big love ! She diet and i miss her !!!!!!! ,,Gessine`` Ingo (43 )
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Lubricio wrote:
I will see him twice with Ultravox in Edinburgh and London within the next few weeks! As a big fan I'm just delighted to see them back together again :) My last Ultravox concert was back in the 80's in Oslo!
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Magdalenencja wrote:
he has a beautiful voice! I can listen to it everytime! greets for fans! ;)
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finnroed wrote:
If I was - one of the best songs ever! Simply great!
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Damonfdk wrote:
Call of the Wild - crank up the volume and sink in to this song - top toon
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emmaforman wrote:
great
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Masterchief_B wrote:
Breath was my favourite song when I was a child. Still like it a lot!
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Martin1983 wrote:
I've absolutely no idea why, but my song, titled "If I Was," correct spelling and everything, keeps getting scrobbled as "If It Was." What's going on?
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- Aug 11 Here and Now Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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