Edwyn Collins

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  A few weeks back, we were one of the first publications to highlight how singer Edwyn Collins was unable to put his own hit song on MySpace for free download (as he wanted to do) because Warner Music claimed copyright over it -- even though it had no such copyright.
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  Warner Music Group has no connection with Edwyn whatsoever and yet they are still corporately arrogant enough to steal Edwyn's copyright and God knows what else from others.

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  A few weeks back, we were one of the first publications to highlight how singer Edwyn Collins was unable to put his own hit song on MySpace for free download (as he wanted to do) because Warner Music claimed copyright over it -- even though it had no such copyright.
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  Warner Music Group has no connection with Edwyn whatsoever and yet they are still corporately arrogant enough to steal Edwyn's copyright and God knows what else from others.
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  So you are saying that it's okay that they then continued to push their case that they had the rights(when they didn't) and refused to even have a dialog with Edwyn.

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  Published on: 2/24/2005    Last Visited: 8/17/2007  

  Singer Edwyn Collins seriously ill
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  Singer Edwyn Collins, known for fronting 1980s band Orange Juice and his 1990s solo success, is seriously ill after a brain haemorrhage.
  
  A spokesman said he suffered a cerebral haemorrhage on Sunday night.
  
  "He has been in hospital since, where doctors are trying to stabilise his condition," he added.
  
  Edinburgh-born Collins, 45, led Orange Juice to a number three UK hit with Rip It Up in 1983.

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  Edwyn Collins
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  Best known for his tenure fronting the Scottish pop revivalists Orange Juice as well as his international solo hit "A Girl Like You," singer Edwyn Collins was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1959.In 1976, he formed the Nu-Sonics, which resurfaced three years later as Orange Juice; the leading proponent of the Glasgow neo-pop scene, the band earned a devoted cult following but little ... more
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  Edwyn Collins: I'm Not Following You ,Pitchfork Review, Texas Fever
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  Lyrics for Edwyn Collins

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  A few weeks back, we were one of the first publications to highlight how singer Edwyn Collins was unable to put his own hit song on MySpace for free download (as he wanted to do) because Warner Music claimed copyright over it -- even though it had no such copyright.
  ...
  Warner Music Group has no connection with Edwyn whatsoever and yet they are still corporately arrogant enough to steal Edwyn's copyright and God knows what else from others.
  ...
  So you are saying that it's okay that they then continued to push their case that they had the rights(when they didn't) and refused to even have a dialog with Edwyn.

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  Published on: 10/26/2008    Last Visited: 11/1/2008  

  It will be an emotional reunion after singer Edwyn Collins almost died from a brain haemorrhage in 2005.
  
  The charity raises money to fund music therapists and Edwyn benefited from Nordoff-Robbins' painstaking work during his long road to recovery.
  
  Edwyn, 49, said: "I'm very flattered.
  
  It's all part of the renaissance of Orange Juice.
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  David met Edwyn at Glasgow College of Printing in 1977.
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  EDWYN COLLINS
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  He wrote Rip It Up which reached No.8 in the charts in 1983.
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  Earlier this year, Edwyn played his first UK concerts since his illness.
  
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  Published on: 5/21/2009    Last Visited: 5/21/2009  

  Dance music veterans Massive Attack and Scottish singer-songwriter Edwyn Collins also won special awards.
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  The biggest applause of the ceremony was reserved for Edwyn Collins, 49, formerly of 1980s Glaswegian band Orange Juice and best known for 1994 hit A Girl Like You.
  
  Collins, who walked to the stage with a walking stick to pick up the inspiration award, suffered two brain haemorrhages in 2005 before spending a further six months in hospital after a surgical scar became infected with the MRSA bug.
  
  He said that when he was in Orange Juice he was "a pretty arrogant man, but not any more".
  
  He added: "I'm writing away, 10 new songs at the moment and it truly is fantastic.

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  News Item: : Singer Edwyn Collins seriously ill
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  Singer Edwyn Collins, known for fronting 1980s band Orange Juice and his 1990s solo success, is seriously ill after a brain haemorrhage.
  
  A spokesman said he suffered a cerebral haemorrhage on Sunday night.
  
  "He has been in hospital since, where doctors are trying to stabilise his condition," he added.
  
  Edinburgh-born Collins, 45, led Orange Juice to a number three UK hit with Rip It Up in 1983.

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  Published on: 5/21/2009    Last Visited: 6/14/2009  

  Among the special accolades given out, 'A Girl Like You' singer Edwyn Collins was presented with the Ivor Inspiration Award, and confessed the honour "broke his heart".
  
  He said: "I'm really touched by this. It's broken my heart."
  
  Collins is still unable to play the guitar after suffering several major cerebral haemorrhages in 2005.
  
  He had emergency brain surgery and is undergoing a lengthy neurological rehabilitation programme.
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  The Ivors Inspiration Award: Edwyn Collins

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  Published on: 2/2/2009    Last Visited: 7/2/2009  

  The events taking place include a live show from musician Edwyn Collins at a London school, to a science talk at Kielder Observatory in Northumberland, to a performance from chamber group Cortical Songs, at Liverpool's Goodison Park football ground.

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