Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel reached number one in 1975 with Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me.) Now, 46 years later, Steve could be about to repeat the feat, this time he hopes to top the Christmas charts for a cause that touched his heart, and those of millions of others across the country.
Following the tragic murder of MP Jo Cox, Steve, along with Kaiser Chiefs’, Ricky Wilson, KT Tunstall and David Gray, formed The Friends of Jo Cox and their new charity single - released tomorrow (Fri Dec 16) - is raising money for causes supported by her.
Here Steve explains why the single is a classic protest song which he hopes could change Britain ...
Please take a few minutes to ' catapult ' Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel to the highest regions in Belgian Radio 2 end of year list '1000 classics' with Sebastian & Make me Smile
RED IS A MEAN. MEAN COLOUR JUDY TEEN JOURNEY’S END UNDERSTAND MR SOFT STAR FOR A WEEK (“DINO”) THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU A FRIEND FOR LIFE THE COAST OF AMALFI MR RAFFLES
(After Leonard Cohen’s death: SUZANNE) THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES SHE BELONGS TO ME SAVE ME ALL IN A LIFE’S WORK STRANGER COMES TO TOWN TUMBLING DOWN SEBASTIAN MAKE ME SMILE