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Hey Manhattan, here I am

Paddy McAloon on this song: "I know nothing about New York… I was reluctant to show the record to people. I have walked down Fifth Avenue, but I had to check from a book whether the Carlyle was round about there. I don't know all that business. The whole emphasis, which is obvious to me, is to do with the kid - and bugger his nationality, though he's probably from Kansas, the sticks, being 18 or 19, it's all to do with being alive. Being in a new place. Or living somewhere where all those opportunities which you saw when you were a kid were there, and they&… read more
Paddy McAloon on this song: "I know nothing about New York… I was reluctant to show the record to people. I have walked down Fifth Avenue,… read more
Paddy McAloon on this song: "I know nothing about New York… I was reluctant to show the record to people. I have walked down Fifth Avenue, but I had to check from a book wheth… read more

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Prefab Sprout are an English pop band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham formed in 1976, who rose to fame during the 1980s. Though critically acclaimed, and considered by many to have released some of the best pop albums of the decade, the band never matched this acclaim with commercial success. The band's best known lineup comprised Paddy McAloon (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Wendy Smith (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Martin McAloon (bass), and Neil Conti (drums). Their biggest commercial and critical success came with 1990's Jordan: The Comeback (one of two albums produced by… read more
Prefab Sprout are an English pop band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham formed in 1976, who rose to fame during the 1980s. Though critically acclaimed, and considered by many to have relea… read more
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