A Girl Like Youby Edwyn Collins

Empire Records, anyone? Edwyn Collins was the lead singer for the 1980s post-punk band Orange Juice, This song was a tribute to Iggy Pop. The drum track is sampled from Len Barry's 1965 "1-2-3." -- Want to hear that Len Barry original?: www.youtube.com

Edwyn Collins was the lead singer for the 1980s post-punk band Orange Juice, This song was a tribute to Iggy Pop. The drum track is sampled from Len Barry's 1965 "1-2-3." -- Want to hear that Len Barry original?: www.youtube.com

This song was a tribute to Iggy Pop. The drum track is sampled from Len Barry's 1965 "1-2-3." -- Want to hear that Len Barry original?: www.youtube.com

"A Girl Like You," which is an Iggy Pop tribute, was Edwyn Collins' biggest solo hit. It was reported that Pop intended to record his own rendition of “A Girl Like You” but opted not to due to Collins’ own version blowing up. -- The song samples the drum track of Len Barry's single "1-2-3" (1965), and features The Sex Pistols' drummer Paul Cook on vibraphone.

From the 1995 cult hit "Empire Records"! Edwyn Collins is a Scottish musician who grew to fame as frontman of the post-punk band "Orange Juice." "A Girl Like You," which is an Iggy Pop tribute, was his biggest solo hit. It was reported that Pop intended to record his own rendition of “A Girl Like You” but opted not to due to Collins’ own version blowing up.: bit.ly -- The song samples the drum track of Len Barry's single "1-2-3" (1965), and features The Sex Pistols' drummer Paul Cook on vibraphone, as well as Vic Godard with backing vocals on the outro.