Kirsty MacColl - why never cool?

In strict American terms it's probably the easiest hook for a general reader these days.

The Guardian has a cool piece as well:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/02/kirsty-maccoll-box-set-steve-lillywhite-mark-nevin-pogues

I had not idea she was just 16 when she wrote 'They Don't Know,' very precocious

I've never listened to Desperate character until now: is it possible that the drummer on "Chip Shop" isn't terry Williams? Wiki sez that Bremner is on the record, but that the sole drummer is Lee Partis, who if so is the greatest Terry Williams-style drummer other than Williams to have ever existed…