Thursday, August 13, 2015

Songs About People # 117 Gertrude Campbell


Song for infamous Victorian journalist, playwright and socialite, also known as Gertrude Elizabeth Blood. Her story is well worth reading and can be found here. The song, well what song there is, is by Salad who emerged in the mid-eighties in the UK to their misfortune at the same time as the Brit Pop scene which they had little in common with. Best known for their Dutch lead vocalist Marijne Van Der Vlugt, who was also an MTV presenter, though not for their remarkable commercial success. It has to be said in addition that Salad is a shockingly bad name for a band and probably didn't help their cause.



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