...before anybody in the colonies had ever heard of her.
The Small Faces come on at the end ; Kiki, looking incredibly mod and adorable, can be seen performing (beginning at approximately the 3:50 mark) and wow.
She's great, is what I mean. Like Dusty Springfield great.
Now that I think of it -- there must have been something in the water back then; how else do you explain all those great Brit white-girl R&B singers?
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Her Fontana stuff, which includes this track, is truly excellent and matches anything Dusty, Lulu and Sandie did around this time. Of course Dusty had left them all in the, eh, dust a couple of years later but that's another story altogether.
It's a pity Kiki is mainly known for a certain duet with a certain talentless twat.
She recorded for Motown after her Fontana tenure was up, but they didn't seem to know what to do with a white girl who sang like a bird (Chris Clark suffered similar fate), so none of that stuff is up to the standard of her earlier output.
Great post!
I always thought "I Got the Music in Me" sounded like The Small Faces or Humble Pie. Kiki actually looks a lot like Stevie Marriott back in 75. Too cool.
Kiki actually looks a lot like Stevie Marriott back in 75.
Correction. 1965.
Thanks for sharing. Never realized what a long and varied career she has.
Has a little touch of Dionne Warwick in her voice.
Kiki Dee 'Si, Liverbirds 'No.
Allan R.
I don't believe The Small Faces ever toured the USA as stated in the film.
This is very early footage, Jimmy Winston is still in the band.
Allan R.
Along with her voice, I always loved her look. If I were a kid today, I'd dress completely Mod. Screw this hipster shit.
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