Intro to Specialized Project's Femme Her Anthem CD which includes Nigel Planer & The Values performing Femme Fatale

 The legendary singer Nico died on this day (July 18th) in 1988 she was just 49 years old. Nico was a hero to many including Siouxsie & The Banshees, Marc Almond, and Morrissey. Team Beswick and Pye have begun work on a mini documentary about Nico's life that will be named after her most famous song 'Femme Fatale'. The documentary wont be out till next year however, in October of this year a compilation CD called 'Femme Her Anthem' will be released that includes a tribute to Nico recorded by Nigel Planer & The Values featuring Johnny Turnbull. 

'Femme Her Anthem' has been described as "A vibrant celebration of legendary female songwriters, reimagined through the energetic and rhythmic lens of Ska. It is the 14^th charity album by The Specialized Project. This You Tube promo tells you a bit about the project you also get to hear a little clip of Nigel singing 'Femme Fatale' and see an extract of the accompanying video which features work by esteemed visual artists including Sarah Doyle... 

Alice Herrick, Julie Bennett, Jonas Ranson, Julia Maddison, Ritchie Lamy, Michael Coles...

Pierre Julien, Sandra Turnbull, Francis Macdonald, Daisy de Villeneuve, Hugh Mendes...

 Colin Gibson, John Heywood-Waddington, Charlotte Bracegirdle, Marie-Louise Plum, Adam Kinrade, Emma Coleman, Rowland Smith, and Harry Pye!

Click: HERE  to see the promo

The musicians featured on 'Femme Fatale' are

Julian Wakeling (Harmonica), Paul Speare (Sax), Clare Kenny (Bass) Francis Macdonald (Keyboard, Percussion, Melodica and backing vocals), Hugh Macdonald (backing vocals) James Lawson (Drums), and special guest star Johnny Turnbull (Lead Guitar). The track was mixed by Francis Macdonald. Thanks to Colin Gibson and Chris Tosic.