I've never known a girl like you before
Now just like in a song from days of yore
Here you come knocking, knocking on my door
Well, I've never met a girl like you before
Now just like in a song from days of yore
Here you come knocking, knocking on my door
Well, I've never met a girl like you before
—"A Girl Like You"
Edwyn Stephen Collins (born 23 August 1959) is a Scottish singer and songwriter from Edinburgh.
He first started as the co-founder and vocalist of the Post-Punk band Orange Juice from 1979 to 1985 where he started a solo career after the band split up.
He released his debut album Hope and Despair in 1989, though he didn't become notable until his third album Gorgeous George in 1994 with "A Girl Like You".
In 2005, Collins suffered two cerebral haemorrhages, just as reinterest in Orange Juice's catalog was growing, thanks to bands like Franz Ferdinand and Space citing him as a influence. Miraculously, he survived, and after a lengthy period of recovery and rehabiliation, was able to resume his solo career in 2007.
Discography:
- Hope and Despair (1989)
- Hellbent on Compromise (1990)
- Gorgeous George (1994)
- I'm Not Following You (1997)
- Doctor Syntax (2002)
- Home Again (2007)
- Losing Sleep (2010)
- Understated (2013)
- Badbea (2019)
I've never known a trope like you before:
- Alliterative Name Gorgeous George.
- Deliberately Monochrome: The cover of Gorgeous George
- Face on the Cover: His album covers are often this, such as Gorgeous George being a monochrome picture of him smoking a cigerette.
- Shout-Out: His third album Gorgeous George was named after the wrestler of the same name.
- Smoking Is Cool: The cover of Gorgeous George is a black and white picture of him smoking a cigerette.
- Special Guest: Paul Cook of Sex Pistols fame contributed to Gorgeous George, such as "A Girl Like You".