19-02-2014, 00:07
Unusual for a compilation to sell so well! I have never heard it..time to stream!..thanks Crazy!
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:23. Various Artists â âPerfect Dayâ. **
Naturally, Lou Reedâs bittersweet ballad ended up as a star-studded, back-slapping BBC corporate funding advert.
He was happy with the version though, and even happier when it was put out under the Children In Need banner and sold bucketloads.
ive never heard this track before, i like it!
artists on this include:
Performed by (in order of appearance): Lou Reed, Bono, Skye Edwards (from Morcheeba), David Bowie, Suzanne Vega, Elton John, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra), Boyzone, Lesley Garrett, Burning Spear, Bono, Sir Thomas Allen, Brodsky Quartet, Heather Small (from M People), Emmylou Harris, Tammy Wynette, Shane MacGowan, Sheona White (BBC Young Brass Soloist of the Year 1996), Dr. John, Robert Cray, Hugh "Huey" Morgan (from Fun Lovin' Criminals), Ian Broudie (from The Lightning Seeds), Gabrielle, Evan Dando (from The Lemonheads), Courtney Pine, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Brett Anderson (from Suede), Visual Ministry Choir, Joan Armatrading, Laurie Anderson and Tom Jones.
Year: 1997
Sold: 1.55m
Chart High: #1
[video=youtube;uN90xB7DswE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN90xB7DswE[/video]
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