Kirsty MacColl - A New England (12 inch version)

I love Kirsty MacColl. There was at the same time a sweetness and a biting wit to her songs. Her vocal harmonies are legendary. I found it difficult to choose between this one and He's On The Beach, which I love just as much. "A New England" was written by Billy Bragg and features gems such as "I was 21 years when I wrote this song / I'm 22 now but I won't be for long" and "I put you on a pedestal / you put me on the pill". The track was produced, beautifully, by Steve Lillywhite, whom she married that year. Steve and Kirsty worked with ABBA's Frida on her Shine album and Kirsty also wrote a couple of songs for Tracy Ullman and sang her famous backing vocals on them. She is sadly missed.