Saturday 3 November 2012

I hear you on the radio, I hear you all the time




Marilyn'n'Madge

Happy 50th birthday today to Peter Robinson, better known as Marilyn - Blitz Kid androgyne, on-off pal of Boy George, and darling of the tabloids (for all the wrong reasons) in the 80s. However he did briefly manage to capitalise on that notoriety with a modicum of chart success.

He hit rock-bottom when he was arrested for possession of heroin in 1986, and indeed it took almost two decades for him to even attempt a return to the stage and screen. Despite protestations he was now "clean" however, his 2006 appearance on the Channel 4 documentary Whatever Happened to the Gender-Benders seemed to confirm from his distinctly "unwell" appearance that there was certainly some damage done. I last saw him years ago on the streets of Soho, in the company of some very dodgy characters indeed...

Hopefully we may see the man return to top form again one day, but meanwhile here is a memory of Marilyn in his heyday, with Calling Your Name (and its lyrics aimed squarely at George!):


How I miss the 80s. Sigh.

Download Calling Your Name at Burning The Ground website.

Buy Despite Straight Lines: The Very Best Of Marilyn

6 comments:

  1. Marilyn went to see Taboo in Brixton for his 50th Birthday celebrations, featuring Marilyn as he was in the early 80's x

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    1. That experience must have been better than the drugs, I imagine... Jx

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  2. He tweeted after the show : @AdamDavidBailey was hysterical as me in @TabooInBrixton last night!!Sorry i didn't get to say hi!!I'll be back (like Arnie lol) xx

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  3. He did look quite sad in that documentary...

    So, another 80s child turns 50! Happy birthday!

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    1. They're all getting there (and for some, like Limahl, Boy George, and indeed Madge herself, it's past history)... Jx

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