Kirsty - Maccoll Terry

: The lyrics describe the singer breaking up with a boyfriend by bragging about her new man, Terry, who is "as tough as Marlon Brando" and knows karate.

: MacColl originally wrote the song for Tracey Ullman to record. However, her label, Stiff Records , liked her demo so much they insisted she release it herself as part of an intended album of "teen ballads". Kirsty Maccoll Terry

Tragically, she was killed in a controversial boating accident in Cozumel, Mexico, in December 2000 while saving her son from an illegally operated speedboat. Every year on her birthday (October 10), fans gather at a commemorative bench in , a landmark inspired by the lyrics of her song "Soho Square". : The lyrics describe the singer breaking up