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I'm In Love With A German Film Star by The Passions
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There Are At Least Three Groups Known As The Passions 1 The Passions Was A Birmingham-Based Post-Punk Band Best Known For Their One Hit "I'm In Love With A German Film Star" The Passions Based Around Singer-Songwriter Barbara Gogan Looked For A While In The Early 80s As Though They Might Become Major New Wave Stars Yet It All Faded Fast. 2 An Indie Rock Group From Minnesota Currently Active. 3 A Doo Wop Group From Brooklyn New York That Emerged In The Late 50s And Early 60s. Best Known For Their 1959 Song "Just To Be With You". 4 Vocal Soul/R&B Trio Pat Lawless Connie Bailey And Carol Paul . From Baton Rouge LA. They Recorded A Handful Of Singles For The Elvitrue North Carolina And Cylyn Louisiana Labels. "If You See My Baby" 1967 Is A Northern Soul Collectible And "You Better Make A Move" Has Been Compiled On Rare Soul Collections.
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The Lyrics For "I'm In Love With A German Film Star" Were Written By Barbara Gogan About A One Time Roadie For The Clash And The Sex Pistols Named Steve Connelly Who Had Minor Roles In Several German Films. It Was Produced By Pete Wilson Who Was The In House Producer For Polydor Records. According To Wilson "It Was A Song That Almost Seemed To Write Itself". The Music Weeklies Declared The Song "Single Of The Week" While It Was Named "Peoples Choice" On Capital Radio. This Lead To Two Top Of The Pops Appearances. Polydor Did Not Press Enough Copies Of The Single Which Topped Out At Number 25 Position On The UK Singles Charts.
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There Are At Least Three Groups Known As The Passions 1 The Passions Was A Birmingham-Based Post-Punk Band Best Known For Their One Hit "I'm In Love With A German Film Star" The Passions Based Around Singer-Songwriter Barbara Gogan Looked For A While In The Early 80s As Though They Might Become Major New Wave Stars Yet It All Faded Fast. 2 An Indie Rock Group From Minnesota Currently Active. 3 A Doo Wop Group From Brooklyn New York That Emerged In The Late 50s And Early 60s. Best Known For Their 1959 Song "Just To Be With You". 4 Vocal Soul/R&B Trio Pat Lawless Connie Bailey And Carol Paul . From Baton Rouge LA. They Recorded A Handful Of Singles For The Elvitrue North Carolina And Cylyn Louisiana Labels. "If You See My Baby" 1967 Is A Northern Soul Collectible And "You Better Make A Move" Has Been Compiled On Rare Soul Collections.
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The lyrics for "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" were written by Barbara Gogan about a one time roadie for The Clash and the Sex Pistols named Steve Connelly who had minor roles in several German films. It was produced by Pete Wilson who was the in house producer for Polydor Records. According to Wilson "It was a song that almost seemed to write itself". The music weeklies declared the song "Single of the Week" while it was named "Peoples Choice" on Capital Radio. This lead to two Top of the Pops appearances. Polydor did not press enough copies of the single which topped out at number 25 position on the UK singles charts. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.