The Land of Make Believe

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Name = The Land of Make Believe

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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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"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 member Peter Sinfield. Despite the apparent sugar-coated style of the song, Sinfield later claimed it was a subtle attack on Margaret 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 by allSTARS* 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 many fir trees, 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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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.

Chart positions

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