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Bands and Artists that use the Cortina Name |
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| Lastdance | ||
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Unitied Kingdom Acoustic / Rock |
Chris Says: The following Sat. when the boss was out, one of the painters put two coats of blue paint on and baked it in the oven for £30. So it looked like new. I drove it for 3 years, but on the third MOT they showed me where the boot, headlights and bulkhead were rotten and had to scrap it even though it looked immaculate from the outside. Two of the verses I'd already written about my now wife when we lived in a flat. The rest of the song came when I met a pretty receptionist near Morecambe Bay who I left a tape of my songs with and she phoned me at work to say she really liked them. I bet 90% of my 130 songs were inspired by such brief encounters. I recorded this version a couple of months ago. |
| Myspace link www.myspace.com/lastdanceinhell | ||
| Dominic Collins | ||
| Song: 1976
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Unitied Kingdom Alternative Folk / Contemporary / Singer / Songwriter |
Dominic Says: I come from Manchester UK. I am currently comedy singer songwriter of the year, and I write about my childhood and upbringing in the Ancoats area of the city, my song 1976 features my beloved Cortina Mk 2. |
Listen to the song (3.56Mb) Lyrics Myspace Link www.myspace.com/domcollins Web site link: www.domcollins.co.uk |
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| UX Music | ||
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United Kingdom Alternative / Other / Experimental |
I've had a longish acquaintance with Cortinas MK 2 and 3, thanks to a family friend owning and driving them in the late 70s and 80s, but the song came from an experience a friend of mine had while we were both at uni. We were both partial to the odd acid trip, and during one of these my pal kept remarking how "70s" everything looked and continued to remind him of 70s designs "like it was part of an old Ford Cortina" as he said. This was some years ago But I nicked his Cortina hangup quite an amusing flashback, considering) and exaggerated it into the daft little tune that is Ux's "Cortina". |
Web Site www.uxmusic.net |
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| Salford Jets | ||
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United Kingdom Powerpop / Pop Punk / Reggae |
Song Gina (I'veGot a Cortina) |
| Web Site www.salfordjets.com |
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| The Lambrettas | ||
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United Kingdom Powerpop / Pop Punk / Reggae |
Mark says: " We actually released 2 versions of the song. One was called "Cortinas" and was the b-side of our very first single. The other one, with a much better sounding production, was on our first album, and it's title was "Cortina Mk II" -- of course! Quote off: The Definitive Collection Album |
| Web Site http://groups.msn.com/TheLambrettas-BeatBoysInTheJetAge/ |
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| MC Dubstar | ||
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New Zealand Reggaeton / Hip Hop / R&B |
MC Says, "I am MC Dubstar and I am an independant solo artist from
New Zealand who released 'Cortina' in mid 2004 the other guys pictured
in the video clip are friends of mine (Fujion Crew) and the bass
player is the actual bass player Billy Christian and producer for
the track. |
| Myspace www.myspace.com/mcdubstar |
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| The Saw Doctors | ||
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Ireland Powerpop / Pop Punk / Reggae |
Leo Says " I'd written the verses as a poem about the first girl I'd
fallen in love with as a young teenager. |
Web Site: http://www.sawdoctors.com/ |
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| PAUL MULLIGAN | ||
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Ireland Alternative Folk / |
PAUL MULLIGAN says: "Blue Cortina will be on an album which will be released hopefully in October. I will keep you posted!" Blue Cortina is very much about a first love when your young and enjoying your first taste of the open road. Everybody remembers the times they shared with their first car and the things they got up to. Just not the same now adays. THIS SONG IS EXCLUSIVE TO WORLD OF CORTINA |
Myspace www.myspace.com/plasticrevolution |
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| Charlie McGettigan | ||
| Ireland Alternative Folk / Contemporary / Singer / Songwriter |
Charlie Says: I never actually owned a Cortina but had a friend who lived, slept, ate and drank in his. That's how I came to write the song. It was he who had the 'ladies begging him for a spin' so I just turned his fond memories into the song. |
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| Myspace http://www.myspace.com/charliemcgettigan Web Site www.charliemcgettigan.com Listen to OLD CORTINA song |
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| Tom Robinson Band TRB | ||
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United Kingdom Punk / |
GREY CORTINA... Apart from being a great song, it must be the best remembered Cortina song out of them all. |
Web Sites: Web Site Tom Robinson www.tomrobinson.com |
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| LOOPY | ||
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United Kingdom Indie / |
Adam says: "My Dad used to catch the train to London for work and Mum used to get me and my two brothers into our Blue Cortina to go and pick him up in the evening. That became the first line of the song as it seemed to bring back all those memories. As far as the song is concerned, it's really about the growing up and the thank you to Mum and Dad, I suppose for making it happen & always being there, you know it probably doesn't come across in the song but it's what I think of when I play it. And it's what I think of when I see or hear of a Blue Cortina." |
Web site http://www.loopy.co.uk/ |
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