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The Boy Least Likely To

The Boy Least Likely To

Watch their brand new video 'Every Goliath Has It’s David'

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Sylvian & Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours

Sylvian & Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours (04:43)

Vocal version of the theme from "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence".

September

September (01:14)

September - David Sylvian The sun shines high above The sounds of laughter The birds swoop down upon The crosses of old grey churches We say that we're in love While secretly wishing for rain Sipping coke and playing...

David Sylvian - Darkest Dreaming

David Sylvian - Darkest Dreaming (04:06)

30 seconds... to make an impression. That endures from day through dream. That holds the power lines and lets the bushes blow. Music: Darkest Dreaming by David Sylvian

David Sylvian - Red Guitar

David Sylvian - Red Guitar (04:48)

Promo Video. The first single from David's debut album "Brilliant Trees", the video features legendary photographer Angus McBean (part of the video is based on one of his photographs)and was directed by Anton Corbijn.

David Sylvian - Orpheus

David Sylvian - Orpheus (05:00)

David Sylvian - Orpheus VIRGIN (P) 2005 The copyright in this audiovisual recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd

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Approaching Silence

Approaching Silence

It was around 1981, dawn of the new romantic, that [I]NME [/I]depicted a cartoon of [a]David Sylvian[/a], lead singer of [B]Japan[/B], with his head sat atop the shaft of a penis....

  • Aug 23, 1999

Dead Bees On A Cake

Back in the days when Cheekbones were king and Art was queen, [a]David Sylvian[/a] bestrode the land like a powder-puffed colossus...

  • Feb 28, 1999

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David Sylvian Biography

David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, 23 February 1958, Beckenham, Kent) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan. His subsequent solo work is described by critic Jason Ankeny as "a far-ranging and esoteric career that encompassed not only solo projects but also a series of fascinating collaborative efforts." Sylvian's solo work has been influenced by a variety of musical styles and genres, including jazz, avant-garde, ambient, electronic, and progressive rock.

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David Sylvian's Best Songs

  • 1. Orpheus
  • 2. The Boy With The Gun
  • 3. I Surrender
  • 4. September
  • 5. Let The Happiness In
  • 6. Forbidden Colours
  • 7. A Fire in the Forest
  • 8. Maria
  • 9. When Poets Dreamed Of Angels
  • 10. Mother And Child
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David Sylvian Discography

David Sylvian albums.

  • When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima - 06/08/2007 (Samadhisound/GB)
  • Gone to Earth (disc 1) - 29/09/2003 (Virgin/GB)
  • Gone to Earth (disc 2) - 29/09/2003 (Virgin/GB)
  • Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities - 09/2003 (Virgin/GB)
  • Blemish - (Samadhisound/GB)
  • Dead Bees on a Cake - 29/03/1999 (Virgin/GB)
  • Secrets of the Beehive - 06/1992 (Virgin/GB)
  • Gone to Earth - 04/1992 (Virgin/GB)
  • Brilliant Trees - 04/1990 (Virgin/GB)

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