Nick Lowe
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Nicholas Drain "Nick" Lowe (born 24 March 1949), is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer.
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Career history
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Songwriter
Lowe’s best-known songs include his own hits:
- “So It Goes” - first song on the Stiff Records label
- “(I Love The Sound of) Breaking Glass” - his biggest UK hit
- “Cruel to Be Kind” - his biggest US hit
He also wrote songs most famous for their cover versions:
- “(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding” - famously covered by Elvis Costello
- “I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock ’n’ Roll)” - hit for Rockpile bandmate Dave Edmunds
- “The Beast in Me” - covered by father-in-law Johnny Cash
Some songs were written or co-written for albums he produced:
- “Milk and Alcohol” and “That’s it, I Quit” - Dr. Feelgood
- “(I Live on a) Battlefield” and “I Need You” - Paul Carrack
Lowe also wrote a number of songs with clever wordplay that qualify as “novelties”, among them:
- “Bay City Rollers We Love You” - recorded as “Terry Modern” of “The Tartan Horde”
- “I Love my Label” - paean to the United Artists label - released on Stiff Records
- “All Men Are Liars”
- “Half a Boy and Half a Man”
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