Neville Keighley a.k.a. Belouis Some stops by the show, and we step back in time. We talk about touring with Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Queen. The spicy video for Imagination and more.
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Belouis Some (real name Neville Keighley), singer-songwriter from London, released his first album Some People in 1985 on Capitol EMI Records. After initial recording in London, the album was produced in New York by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero. Carlos Alomar arranged and played on the tracks and brought together a lineup that included Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson (Chic), Carmine Rojas, Robin Clark, Chester Kamen, and Guy Fletcher (Dire Straits). The album contained the worldwide hit singles Imagination and Some People with the video for Imagination, directed by Storm Thorgerson, causing controversy as it contained full nudity.
In 1985, Belouis Some was sponsored by Swatch in North America and opened for Frankie Goes To Hollywood on their US tour. The Some People video was also simultaneously running as a nationwide Swatch TV commercial. In 1986, Belouis Some headlined the “Swatch Live” show at the Beacon Theatre in New York.
In 1986, Belouis Some supported Queen on their “Magic” stadium tour, including opening the famous Knebworth concert, one of the largest concerts ever held in the UK and Freddie Mercury’s last ever live performance with Queen.
The Belouis Some song Round Round, produced by Bernard Edwards, was included in the 1986 John Hughes movie Pretty In Pink, the platinum-selling soundtrack album is on Rolling Stone magazine’s “25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time”.
He'll be performing on the “Lost 80s Live” tour of North America in the summer of 2025. Get your tickets and more info here: https://www.belouissome.com/
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