Stephen Duffy – Duffy

Can one write the perfect pop song? Stephen Duffy definitely tries. He is founding member and one-time lead singer of Duran Duran; he is also known as Tin Tin, but is probably most famous as Stephen from Stephen Duffy & The Lilac Time. But this I reckon, is still not famous enough.

Yet another musician in the annals of pop music history, relegated to curious footnotes and reminiscences. Which is a pity, because good pop lifts, and very few do it as well as Stephen Duffy–a true pop original.

R.I.Y.L. New Radicals, Soft Cell, Julian Lennon

Stephen Duffy – Duffy

Trivia: A lot of these pure pop folks are often screamingly good songwriters. Stephen Duffy co-wrote with Robbie Williams the No. 1 hit single “Radio,” and would go on to co-write and co-produce the former Take That member’s 2005 Intensive Care album. Gregg Alexander of the New Radicals got tired and retired from the limelight after the massive hit single “You Get What You Give.” He declared that behind the scenes is where he would be most comfortable. Soon enough, he gave Ronan Keating his worldwide mega-smash “Life Is A Rollercoaster.”