Bronski Beat’s Jimmy Somerville has vowed to remove ‘Smalltown Boy’ from an upcoming film by “anti-Trans” group LGB Alliance. Since its release in 1984, the track has been regarded as a ...

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The video features Bronski Beat lead singer Jimmy Somerville in a semi-autobiographical ... one of the greatest tracks of all time, Smalltown Boy,” he wrote in an Instagram post.

Written by the British synth-pop group's three founding members, singer Jimmy Somerville plus keyboardists Steve Bronski and Larry Steinbachek, Smalltown Boy tells a heartbreaking but in some ways ...

SMALLTOWN BOY (1991 REMIX) JIMMY SOMERVILLE WITH BRONSKI BEAT Peak: 32, Weeks: 4 Official Albums Chart view as cards 2 0 O c t 1 9 8 4 THE AGE OF CONSENT BRONSKI BEAT Peak: 4, Weeks: 54 2 1 S e p ...

It’s characteristic of Jimmy Somerville that his signature cry is both wounded and freeing: ‘Smalltown Boy’ is a tale of persecution and homophobia, but its descriptions of pain are nestled into the ...

They also love Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy,” which is used ... The New York Times today.). The song turns 40 today, and Jimmy Somerville shared a message. Somerville is the last surviving ...

Charismatic Scottish frontman Jimmy Somerville ... And the same year "Smalltown Boy" came out, Frankie Goes to Hollywood saw their own gay club banger "Relax" banned from the BBC's airwaves ...

To celebrate Warrington Pride on Saturday 14th June, Jay Austin brings his solo show dedicated to the unforgettable voice of Jimmy Somerville from Bronski Beat & The Communards to Warrington Irish ...

remix with vocals from Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant. In a press release, Bronski Beat singer Jimmy Somerville says that the “Smalltown Boy” cover is “like a beautiful echo coming back after ...

Forty years after it was released, Bronski Beat's queer anthem Smalltown Boy has found a new generation of fans with its heartbreaking yet hopeful message. When Pride Month arrives every June ...