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Edwyn Collins

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Edwyn Collins, from Orange Juice to solo survival

The Scottish songwriter behind 'A Girl Like You' and the post-punk jangle of Orange Juice.

For the Orange Juice sound, try 'You Can't Hide Your Love Forever.' His solo moment is all over 'A Girl Like You', it's the one most people know.

Collins wrote 'A Girl Like You' just before a brain hemorrhage in 2005, and the song became his signature. That tune, along with solo tracks like 'If You Could Love Me,' shows how his wry, melodic sense carried through from Orange Juice's 1982 debut 'You Can't Hide Your Love Forever' into his later work. He's one of those figures who connects post-punk's DIY spirit to a more classic pop craft.

He started playing in the mid-1970s with Nu-Sonics, which evolved into Orange Juice. After the band dissolved in 1985, he went solo with albums like 'Hope and Despair' and kept writing through a serious health crisis in 2005.

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Edwyn Collins was born in Edinburgh in 1959. By the late 1970s, he had formed Orange Juice, a post-punk band known for jangly guitars and witty lyrics. Their 1982 debut album 'You Can't Hide Your Love Forever' found both critical and commercial success before the group dissolved in 1985.

Collins began a solo career with the album 'Hope and Despair.' In 2005, he suffered a serious brain hemorrhage. Just before that, he had released 'A Girl Like You,' which became his most recognizable song. Other solo tracks include 'I Still Believe In You' and 'If You Could Love Me.'

He started playing music in the mid-1970s with a band called Nu-Sonics, which later became Orange Juice. His parents' record collection included Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones.

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