LIST 158 - 29/05/15 (The Many Guises Of... Amelia Fletcher)

Hello there,

Following on from the first "The many guises of..." List two weeks ago, this time around it is a pleasure to introduce a selection representing the long and magical career of the first lady of indiepop - singer, songwriter, guest vocalist par excellence and economist Amelia Fletcher.

Hopefully the whole gamut has been run here - something from each of the bands Amelia's fronted over the last 30 years (from cutie figureheads Talulah Gosh to current duo The Catenary Wires); special appearances on more singles than you can shake a stick at; and some affectionate covers from the likes of Los Campesinos! and Built To Spill.

My only regret is that I wasn't able to find anything from the first (1991) EP by Bugbear, on which she again featured as guest vocalist.  That's partly because it's a terrifically boisterous affair, and partly due to it being the pet project of her very greatly missed kid brother Mathew - still very much in the thoughts of so many nearly two decades on from his tragically young passing.

J xx



WORLD OF FOX with AMELIA FLETCHER – Be Kind to My Love (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlWJcDuuPSI

AMELIA FLETCHER & EITHNE FARRY – Beatnik Boy (live at Indietracks) (2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC5UtZkaXUU

HARVEY WILLIAMS ft AMELIA FLETCHER – Cindy’s Been and Gone (1999)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpKdJWxxRsY

MARINE RESEARCH – Queen B (1998)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcNHAS8R5HE

THE POOH STICKS ft AMELIA FLETCHER – Who Loves You (1991)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxT6StorjRs

HEFNER ft AMELIA FLETCHER – The Greedy Ugly People (Live at Maida Vale) (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICCQxAtDgM8

BUILT TO SPILL – By The Way (1998)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW3RhU5AsuI

HEAVENLY – Space Manatee (1996)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFEOSY39MuQ

THE WEDDING PRESENT with AMELIA FLETCHER – Getting Better (1986)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUMSNTmdcbo

SPORTIQUE – Don’t Believe A Word I Say (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwiXvbDrAoM

TENDER TRAP – Girls with Guns (2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_GnEXrEXoY

LOS CAMPESINOS! – C is the Heavenly Option (2007)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfjlzapOr1c

THE CATENARY WIRES – Intravenous (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzmbBB9JQUk

THE POPGUNS ft AMELIA FLETCHER – Bye Bye Baby (live) (1990)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9BBgGLD6V8

DJ DOWNFALL ft AMELIA FLETCHER – If I Should Fall Behind (2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBEp-aSDbPg

TALULAH GOSH – The Girl with the Strawberry Hair (1987)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n-xfkehJ80

THE CAROUSEL – Strawberry Fayre (1988)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWq768QYIgI

THE BRILLIANT CORNERS ft AMELIA FLETCHER – Why Do You Have to Go Out with Him (1988)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4FaAipULzg

THE 6THS ft AMELIA FLETCHER – Looking for Love (in the Hall of Mirrors) (1995)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY9BvrcGsGw

THE GARLANDS & AMELIA FLETCHER – Nous de sommes pas des anges (live at Limoges Popfest) (2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sHMAACF3as

AMELIA FLETCHER – Can You Keep a Secret? (12" version) (1991)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA7DMp9dibQ