"Bird Song", is a 1979 song written by Lene Lovich and Les Chappell, released as a single by Lene Lovich, from the album Flex. It charted at 39 in the UK.[1][2][3][4]
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^Richard Balls - 2014 Be Stiff: The Stiff Records Story - Page 204
0957570066 Dury, Wreckless and Sweet's follow-ups had failed to live up to the promise of their debuts and consequently much was riding on Flex, Lene Lovich's successor to Stateless. Lovich's band had been touring almost solidly for a year and Ron Francoise, Bobby Irwin and Don Snow had left to play full-time with The Sinceros. Lovich and Chappell had now been ... Lovich's shrill warbling and the baritone undercurrent of “Bird Song” made for a chilling opening."
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Andreas Diesel
... elle rend hommage aux impressions artistiques de sa jeunesse, avec des influences gothiques, dark wave et pop synthé du début des années 80. Les instruments anciens et folkloriques qui caractérisaient auparavant sa musique, sont totalement remplacés par les claviers, les drums électroniques et la guitare électrique. Dans ce contexte, Andrea propose également une reprise du classique wave de Lene Lovich, “Bird Song” – la prestation gothique et excentrique de Lovich dans ...
^Musician, Player and Listener 1982 -- Issues 39-50 - Page 14
Flex, Lene's second album, hinted that she and Les Chappell were moving toward a concentration on rhythm on their songs, particularly on "Funky Talk" and the single "Bird Song," both of which blended copious keyboards with a jazz beat. But Flex, still adhering to a conventional story-song format and utilizing an over-dramatic men's chorus on "Bird Song," only locks her more eagerly into the babushka-baby stereotype.
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The British Invasion: From the First Wave to the New Wave Nicholas Schaffner - 1982- Page 272 Hit LPs (BY LENE LOVICH) 1979 Stateless (137) 1980 Flex (94) (BY IAN GOMM) 1979 Gomm with the Wind (104) (BY RACHEL SWEET) 1979 Fool Around (97) ... LENE LOVICH) 1979 Lucky Number (3); Say When (19); Bird Song (39) (BY JONA LEWIE) 1980 You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties (16); Stop the Cavalry (3) ..
