- The Land of Make Believe
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Name = The Land of Make Believe
Artist = Bucks Fizz
from Album = Are You Ready?
B-side = "Now You're Gone"
Released = 1981
Format =7" single
LP
Recorded =United Kingdom
Genre = Pop
Length = 3.50
Label =RCA Records
Writer = Andy Hill &Pete Sinfield
Producer = Andy Hill
Certification = Gold
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Last single = "One Of Those Nights "
(1981)
This single = "The Land of Make Believe "
(1981)
Next single = "My Camera Never Lies "
(1982)
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next_no ="The Land of Make Believe" is a song produced by Andy Hill for Bucks Fizz, with music by Hill and lyrics by ex-
King Crimson memberPeter Sinfield . Despite the apparent sugar-coated style of the song, Sinfield later claimed it was a subtle attack onMargaret Thatcher and her government's policy at the time. [ [http://www.elephant-talk.com/wiki/Interview_with_Peter_Sinfield_in_Modern_Dance Pete Sinfield discusses his work with Bucks Fizz] ] The song was later covered byallSTARS* for a 2002 single release.Bucks Fizz Version
"The Land of Make Believe" was the second of three UK #1 singles for the British Eurovision winners Bucks Fizz, staying at the top for two weeks in January 1982. The song had a rocky edge, mixed with a spooky beginning, which enticed the listener.The music video is a parody of many childhood stories. It begins in a black and white bedroom, with Cheryl in bed, before waking up and in a parody of "The Wizard of Oz" the picture changes to colour, and Cheryl is transformed by a fairy in the style of
Cinderella . She then walks from everyday life, through a gap into a winter wonder land and has to push her way through manyfir tree s, in a copy of "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe ", before joining the rest of the band on stage. [ [http://www.bucksfizzearlyyears.co.uk/landbelieve.htm bucksfizzearlyyears.co.uk - video shots] ]The song became the biggest selling single by the group in the UK, outselling their Eurovision winner "
Making Your Mind Up ", to finish as the 41st biggest selling single of the 1980s.Chart positions
Infobox Single
Name = The Land of Make Believe
Artist =AllSTARS*
from Album = AllSTARS*
B-side = "Rock This House"
Released = January, 2002
Format =CD single
Recorded =United Kingdom
Genre = Pop
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Label =universal island
Writer =Andy Hill &Pete Sinfield
Producer = Ray "Madman" Hedges
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Last single = "Things That Go Bump in the Night"/"Is There Something I Should Know?"
(2001)
This single = "The Land of Make Believe"
(2002)
Next single = "Back When"/"Going All The Way"
(2002)
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next_no =allSTARS* Version
"The Land of Make Believe" was the third single by the British band allSTARS*. The single was slightly faster than the original version and had a more euro-pop sound. The music video was based in a circus, with each individual member of the band performing tricks eg. being cut in half, levitating or juggling.
The single performed to moderate success, achieving allSTARS*' highest UK chart position, #9.
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