Post by ©DURANMANIA Board Team on Aug 1, 2004 19:06:11 GMT -5
hi Duranmaniac's 
On the official website of Andy Wickett (singer and writer of the original version of Girls on Film and Rio) it is possible to listen to the demos of Girls on Film (short version) dated 1978. It is alsa available for the purchase the whole demos package which includes: "Girls on Film", "See-Me-Repeat-me", "Reincarnation" and "Working the Steel".
Andy Wickett rehearsed with Duran Duran and Vision Collision in his room at Cheapside while Steven Duffy's band 'The Hawks' rehearsed downstairs in the veranda. Andy worked the Night shift at Cadburys Bournville where he would read books and write songs to kill time. In the day he'd try out his new ideas with the band. One night he wrote the melody to 'Girls on Film'. He found a lyric in his book: "girls in film they look better, girls in film always smile". John Taylor suggested that he change it to girls 'on' film. Andy told Nick Rhodes to introduce the song by playing the melody on his string machine and the song was born.
They recorded the song along with: See me repeat me, Reincarnation, and Working the Steel as part of their first demo at Bob Lamb's studio in Moseley. Nick's dad took Nick and Nigel to see the London record companies. Andy phoned Nick from the factory and was overjoyed to hear that EMI and A&M loved his voice and would sign the band if they could produce more songs like Girls on Film. However Andy left the band for personal reasons.
Andy asked for payment for the song and was offered £600 on condition that he sign a waiver. His solicitor advised him to sign the waiver as it could be used as evidence that he had been involved in writing their songs. Andy signed the document but later found that his solicitor no longer thought that he could fight a case against EMI because they would 'buy him out of court'.
the waiver
for more infos and to hear the original version "Girls On Film" go to:
www.andywickett.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/duranduran.htm
peace & love
SLIM K
On the official website of Andy Wickett (singer and writer of the original version of Girls on Film and Rio) it is possible to listen to the demos of Girls on Film (short version) dated 1978. It is alsa available for the purchase the whole demos package which includes: "Girls on Film", "See-Me-Repeat-me", "Reincarnation" and "Working the Steel".
Andy Wickett rehearsed with Duran Duran and Vision Collision in his room at Cheapside while Steven Duffy's band 'The Hawks' rehearsed downstairs in the veranda. Andy worked the Night shift at Cadburys Bournville where he would read books and write songs to kill time. In the day he'd try out his new ideas with the band. One night he wrote the melody to 'Girls on Film'. He found a lyric in his book: "girls in film they look better, girls in film always smile". John Taylor suggested that he change it to girls 'on' film. Andy told Nick Rhodes to introduce the song by playing the melody on his string machine and the song was born.
They recorded the song along with: See me repeat me, Reincarnation, and Working the Steel as part of their first demo at Bob Lamb's studio in Moseley. Nick's dad took Nick and Nigel to see the London record companies. Andy phoned Nick from the factory and was overjoyed to hear that EMI and A&M loved his voice and would sign the band if they could produce more songs like Girls on Film. However Andy left the band for personal reasons.
Andy asked for payment for the song and was offered £600 on condition that he sign a waiver. His solicitor advised him to sign the waiver as it could be used as evidence that he had been involved in writing their songs. Andy signed the document but later found that his solicitor no longer thought that he could fight a case against EMI because they would 'buy him out of court'.
the waiver
for more infos and to hear the original version "Girls On Film" go to:
www.andywickett.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/duranduran.htm
peace & love
SLIM K
