Kirsty MacColl - He's On The Beach

One of the funniest songwriters ever to make a record, Kirsty MacColl also wrote fantastic melodies. Her 1985 single (and video) "He's On The Beach" is the perfect example, an absolutely irresistable pop song that simply spells S-U-M-M-E-R. She was killed in a boating accident in 2000, at 41, and to me that's one of the saddest deaths in pop history. To imagine what she could have achieved...

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