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"I'm in Love with a German Film Star" is a song by the British post-punk band The Passions. It was released as a single in 1981 and reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart.〔"(Passions: Top 75 Releases )". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved on 29 April 2010.〕 The lyrics were written by Barbara Gogan about Steve "Roadent" Connelly, a one-time roadie for The Clash and Sex Pistols, who had minor roles in several German films〔Gray, Marcus. The Clash: Return of the Last Gang in Town. Hall Leonard Corporation. 2004. P. 128. ISBN 0-634-04673-X〕 and played the Joker in the 1979 miniseries ''Das Ding (The Heist)''.〔Songfacts: I'm In Love With A German Film Star. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=8170. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.〕 It was the band's only single to reach the charts. Sam Taylor-Wood recorded a cover version which was released a single in 2008. It has also been covered by Foo Fighters, Kish Mauve, Sunscreem, Dubstar and Chris Whitley. ==Cover versions== Linoleum covered the song on their second album and also released it as a single in 2000 on the Fierce Panda label.〔Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 837〕 The American rock band Foo Fighters covered "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" as the B-side to their 2005 single "Best of You". The British electronic duo Kish Mauve recorded a version for the B-side of their 2006 single "Modern Love". It was also recorded by the American singer-songwriter Chris Whitley for his 2006 album ''Reiter In''. "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" was also covered by the British artist and film-maker Sam Taylor-Wood, who released it as a single on 20 October 2008 through the German Kompakt label.〔"(Kompakt press release )". Petshopboys.co.uk (20 September 2008). Retrieved on 29 April 2010.〕 It was produced by Pet Shop Boys, who also contributed a full length "Symphonic Mix". Other remixes were provided by Gui Boratto, Mark Reeder and Jürgen Paape. The single reached number one of the UK Dance Singles Charts in November 2008. On 12 April 2010, the band Dubstar released a cover version of the song for an Amnesty International project. The track appears on the ''Peace'' compilation available via download. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I'm in Love with a German Film Star」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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