Wednesday 8 April 2020

Peter Skellern You're A Lady 1972 Stereo


I was listening to Peter Skellern on the radio last night (an old recording), and it reminded me of this song.

Peter Skellern was an excellent song writer. Maybe not a typical 'pop star', he used Colliery Brass Bands and Angelic Church Choirs as backing tracks, and there was always a nostalgic, romantically old fashioned, feeling to his songs.

'You're a Lady' was probably his biggest success; the song was later covered by Brigitte Bardot, Davy Jones, Johnny Mathis, and several others. In 2017 Skellern became seriously ill with a brain tumour, and as a final wish became ordained by special faculty from the Archbishop of Canterbury. He became both a Deacon and Priest in the Church of England. He died just a few weeks later.




4 comments:

  1. I loved the music of Peter skellern.

    I had no idea he'd become a priest and deacon or even that he'd died. How sad.

    I have an album in the loft. I shall have to get it down.

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    1. I only learned all this yesterday, via the radio. This song is his legacy.

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  2. Did his wife die in the same year? Did he live near any tin mines?

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    1. I know he lived in the West Country, and I understand what you are hinting at; but I have no idea about his circumstances.

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