Hazel oconnor hazel oconnor sings eighth day as part. Breaking glass, the 1980 youth cult movie featuring songs by oconnor, made quite an impression on teenagers across the country at the time the heavy use of synthesisers, the fashion, the antiestablishment message, all offered through a bleak backdrop of high unemployment, industrial strikes, and general discontent it was unlike anything. Nov 24, 2017 her 1980 film, breaking glass, about the pitfalls of the music industry, spoke to a generation and put oconnor s angry, piquant face on the covers of style bibles, fanzines and highend glossies. Amid the doom and gloom a film that captured the era precisely and made an unknown singersongwriter from coventry into a star. And although hazel oconnor enjoys second billing to phil daniels who had just done. Had i known this was the shorter us cut i would never have bought it. Almost 40 years since its release and nothing has even come close to beating it. Talented musician and actress, hazel oconnors career has been a rollercoaster one. It turned unknown punk singer hazel oconnor into a household name, but that wasnt the only way the 1980 movie mirrored events in the. Wild on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Sadly, this was to be the case in her music career as she battled over s and clauses for a number of years. Sold by t3 family movies and ships from amazon fulfillment. Contient will you made in holland on labels printed in holland on sleeve barcode and other identifiers. Breaking glass is a 1980 british film starring hazel oconnor, phil daniels and jonathan pryce. This is breaking glass 1980 hazel o connor kr5bxdqo cq by martin a.
Striding into the spotlight and catapulted into fame in 1980 in the iconic movie breaking glass, hazel not. Hazel o connor is a young punkrocker, singing her angry diatribes on the splintered stages on thirdrate london venues. Mar 10, 2014 it turned unknown punk singer hazel o connor into a household name, but that wasnt the only way the 1980 movie mirrored events in the stars own life mon 10 mar 2014 14. Awardwinning singer, writer and actress hazel oconnor has announced a fourteendate uk tour for november and december 2017. Trailer for a great film from 1980, starring phil daniels, jon finch, and hazel o connor, as well as many other great british actors. Hazel oconnor is an english singersongwriter and actress from coventry, united kingdom. The plot may be familiar, but the film still works, thanks to persuasive central performances from oconnor, who wrote her own songs and shows. It was coproduced by dodi fayed and written and directed by. Perhaps an interview with hazel oconnor or a short documentary on the film. Hazel o connor s rebellious punkstyled singer is a talented timebomb ready to explode angrily at a cruel world. Breaking glass is the 1980 film that looks at the post punknew wave scene in london at the time. Hazel oconnor hazel oconnor sings eighth day as part of. Latinautor, bmg rights management us, llc, solar music.
Breaking glass is a 1980 british film starring hazel oconnor. Hazel oconnor on punk spirit, her friend george michael. Hazel oconnor on punk spirit, her friend george michael and. It was a top ten hit in both the uk and ireland, and was certified silver in the uk for shipments of 250,000 copies. Breaking glass 1980 hazel oconnorkr5bxdqo cq on vimeo. The soundtrack album for breaking glass, which oconnor wrote, was a huge u. Read on to find my thoughts on the book, the film, the soundtrack and a little about what the main players hazel oconnor and phil daniels are up to now. Coincidentally we are approaching the 40 year anniversary of the breaking glass release in 2020. This is breaking glass 1980 hazel oconnorkr5bxdqo cq by martin a. Hazel has gone on to have an extensive catalogue of 25 albums and an. Although her debut single eeiadio was released in 1979, she will be bestknown for eighth day, reaching no. Hazel oconnor born 16 may 1955 is a british singersongwriter and actress.
Aug 21, 2015 breaking glass is a 1980 british film starring hazel oconnor. Join hazel o connor as she celebrates the 41st anniversary of her breaking glass tour 1980. Hazel oconnors true life story will tear your heart. Kate hazel oconnor is the heroine of breaking glass, and before we get to anything else about her, lets talk about kates london apartment. The first major female star of the 80s, award winning singersongwriter hazel oconnor rose to fame exactly forty years ago in 1980 starring in the film breaking glass. Breaking glass the book, the film, the soundtrack tea. Id seen breaking glass the film as a teenager when it came out in 1980, and i had the breaking glass soundtrack album by hazel oconnor, but id never read the book.
Breaking glass, starring hazel o connor, phil daniels, jon finch. Hazel oconnors rebellious punkstyled singer is a talented timebomb ready to explode angrily at a cruel world. The story of the rise and fall of a new waveband in eighties london. I shouldve already learned my lesson from buying olive films bluray of dr. Jan 04, 2016 from the movie breaking glass from the movie breaking glass skip navigation sign in. Hazel o connor official breaking glass 1980, latest news and tour dates, discography and lyrics, music samples, photos and videos. It is the soundtrack album to the film breaking glass, featuring songs written and performed by oconnor who also stars in the film. She became famous in the early 1980s with hit singles eighth day, ddays and will you, as well as starring in the film breaking glass. When hazel oconnor arrived at the audition at united artistss london offices, however, she learned that the people behind the film apparently. Hazel was the first female in history to act a lead role in a film and write and perform the film s soundtrack, which went double platinum reaching no. My thoughts on breaking glass the film, the book and the soundtrack with news of the actors and hazel o connor tours.
Hazel again and roger were gonna do a song called eighth day now that i wrote for breaking glass in 40 years or so ago and just for anybody whos worried about the two meter difference distance and weve been in isolation locked down now for the last two weeks, me and my mates here and just so that ive addressed that alright and we only put masks on the dogs. She became famous in the early 1980s with hit singles eighth day, ddays and will you. I saw the film breaking glass at the cinema when it came out in. Hazel oconnor shot to fame in 1980 for her starring role as kate in the cult film breaking glass. Hazel oconnor is a british singersongwriter and actress. Hazel oconnor official breaking glass 1980, latest news and tour dates, discography and lyrics, music samples, photos and videos.
Contient will you made in holland on labels printed in holland on sleeve. Breaking glass launched the career of hazel oconnor. Real life new wave artiste hazel oconnor using her own hits as the soundtrack of the film plays kate, an aspiring young singer looking for a band, management and a record deal. She shot to fame in 1980 playing the role of kate in the film breaking glass and featured her singing on the soundtrack breaking glass. Wild on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people. Breaking glass film trailer,costarring phil daniels youtube. Hazel oconnor official discography breaking glass 1980. Notes songs from the soundtrack of the film breaking glass.
Her breakthrough came in the film breaking glass 1980, in which she played a singer struggling to cope within the music industry. Although her career seems to have been more as a media sensation than as a musician at times, britishborn singer, songwriter, and actress hazel oconnor has stayed active and productive since her breakthrough role as kate in the 1980 film breaking glass. Soon enough, she meets up with a young, aspiring manager phil daniels, and. According to hazel oconnors personal website, in 1980, her performance as kate in breaking glass 1980 won hazel the variety club of great britain award for best film actor and bafta nominations for best newcomer and best film score. Oct 29, 2019 earlier this year i received the book breaking glass by susan hill as part of a random act of kindness package from a friend. Hazel oconnor became an overnight sensation after her bafta nominated portrayal of kate in the 1980 smash hit film breaking glass. Seeing breaking glass for the first time in a long time was a reminder, not just that it is a very good film, but what it was like when music like this was genuine and the contrived, hollow rubbish it became. One night on stage she sees an audience member stabbed calls the tune. Her 1980 film, breaking glass, about the pitfalls of the music industry, spoke to a generation and put oconnor s angry, piquant face on the covers of. There were hits and eyecatching top of the pops appearances aplenty along the way. Hazel oconnor is a young punkrocker, singing her angry diatribes on the splintered stages on thirdrate london venues. What this movie is, is one of the best kept secrets in british cinema history. See more ideas about singer, touring and broken glass.
A rock singer is determined to rise to the top of the profession, letting nothing stand in the way of that goal. Mello live and chilled trevor nelson, hazel oconnor, trex. So, there i was, enjoying breaking glass when suddenly and most unexpectedly the credits start to roll. The uk slid into recession and inflation stood at 18 per cent. Striding into the spotlight and catapulted into fame in 1980 in the iconic movie breaking. It was coproduced by dodi fayed and written and directed by brian gibson. With phil daniels, hazel o connor, jon finch, jonathan pryce. With phil daniels, hazel oconnor, jon finch, jonathan pryce. Breaking glass is the debut album by the english singer hazel oconnor. Songs from the soundtrack of the film breaking glass. It turned unknown punk singer hazel oconnor into a household name, but that wasnt the only way the 1980 movie mirrored events in the stars own.
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