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Labi Siffre
Artist Biography For Labi Siffre
Labi Siffre Born June 25 1945 Is An English Poet Songwriter And Singer. Born The Fourth Of Five Children To A Barbadian/Belgian Mother And A Nigerian Father And Raised In Bayswater And Hampstead London He Was Educated At A Catholic Monastery School St Benedict's School In Ealing. His Musical Influences Included Thelonious Monk Miles Davis Charlie Mingus Jimmy Reed Wes Montgomery Billie Holiday Jimmy Reed And Mel Tormé. In July 1964 He Met His Partner Peter Lloyd And The Two Officially Became Partners Under The Civil Partnership Act 2004 When The Act Entered Into Force In December 2005. Siffre Released His First Six Albums Of Songs Between 1970 And 1975 And A Further Three Albums Between 1988 And 1998. During This Period He Had Several Solo Hits Including "It Must Be Love" No. 14 1971 Later Covered By And A No. 4 Hit For Madness For Which Siffre Himself Appeared In The Video "Crying Laughing Loving Lying" No. 11 1972 And "Watch Me" No. 29 1972 . In 1978 Two Of His Songs "Solid Love" Performed By Siffre And "We Got It Bad" Co-Written And Performed By Bob James Reached The UK Finals Of The BBC's A Song For Europe. His 1987 Hit " Something Inside So Strong" Which Reached No. 4 Was An Anti-Apartheid Anthem That Won The Ivor Novello Award For "Best Song Musically And Lyrically" And Has Since Been Used In Amnesty International Campaigns A Television Advertisement And Alice Walker's Film Against Female Genital Mutilation Warrior Marks. In 1997 Siffre's Play "DeathWrite" Was Staged At The Sherman Theatre In Cardiff And Later Televised. His Song "I Got The..." Was Sampled In Rapper Eminem's Hit Single "My Name Is " Though Siffre Objected To What He Described As "lazy Writing" And It Had To Be Edited To Get The Sample Cleared. In 1984 Siffre Began Writing Poetry And Has Since Released Three Books Of Poetry "Blood On The Page" 1995 And "Monument" 1997. His Poetry Addresses A Variety Of Themes From Theology And Childhood To Sociology Love Hate Language Critical Thinking And Communication. In 2006 He Released A New Album The Last Songs.
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Labi Siffre - My Song | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Bless The Telephone | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - I Got The... - 2006 Remaster | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Cannock Chase | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - I Got The... | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - 'Till Forever | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Watch Me | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Something Inside So Strong | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - I Got The... - 2006 Remastered Version | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Come On Michael | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Saved | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Fool Me A Good Night | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Gimme Some More | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Blue Lady | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - I Got The... - 2006 Digital Remaster | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Love Oh Love Oh Love | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Bless The Telephone - 2006 Remastered Version | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Hotel Room Song | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - The Vulture | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - You're Lovely | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - The Vulture - 2006 Remaster | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - When I'm On My Own You Are On My Mind | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - I Got The | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Doctor Doctor | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - I Got The... - Radio Edit | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - I Don't Know What Happened To The Kids | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - A Little More Line | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Something Inside So Strong | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Nothing In The World Like Love | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Something Inside So Strong WSM Edit | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Love Song For Someone | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Another Year - 2006 Remaster | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Down - 2006 Remaster | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - I Got The Blues | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - I Don't Know What's Happened To The Kids Today | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Thank Your Lucky Star | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Listen To The Voices | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Rocking Chair | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Sadie And The Devil - 2006 Remaster | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Summer Is Coming | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - To Find Love | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - A Number Of Words | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Not So Long Ago | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Another Year | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Who Do You See | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Turn On Your Love - 2006 Remaster | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Goodbye | Lyrics
Labi Siffre - Make My Day | Lyrics
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