Prince Charming was a UK number one single for four weeks in September 1981 for
Adam and the AntsAdam and the Ants were a British rock band band during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were one of the bands at the time that marked the transition from the 70s punk rock era to the New Wave/post-punk era....
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Marco PirroniMarco Francesco Andrea Pirroni is an English guitarist and singer. He has worked with Adam Ant, Sinéad O'Connor, Siouxsie & the Banshees and many others in a career spanning the late 1970s to the present day.-Biography:Born in Archway, he lived with his parents in Camden Town, until at 15 years...
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Adam AntAdam Ant is an English musician, who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1979 and 1983, including three No.1s...
it was their second number one single. It has musical similarities to
Rolf HarrisRolf Harris, CBE, AM , is an Australian/British musician, singer, composer, painter, and television host and personality.- Biography :...
's 1965 song "War Canoe".
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Prince Charming was a UK number one single for four weeks in September 1981 for
Adam and the AntsAdam and the Ants were a British rock band band during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were one of the bands at the time that marked the transition from the 70s punk rock era to the New Wave/post-punk era....
. Written by
Marco PirroniMarco Francesco Andrea Pirroni is an English guitarist and singer. He has worked with Adam Ant, Sinéad O'Connor, Siouxsie & the Banshees and many others in a career spanning the late 1970s to the present day.-Biography:Born in Archway, he lived with his parents in Camden Town, until at 15 years...
and
Adam AntAdam Ant is an English musician, who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1979 and 1983, including three No.1s...
it was their second number one single. It has musical similarities to
Rolf HarrisRolf Harris, CBE, AM , is an Australian/British musician, singer, composer, painter, and television host and personality.- Biography :...
's 1965 song "War Canoe".
The video was notable for its extravagant production. It featured a swashbuckling Adam Ant, in flamboyant Regency clothes, performing a much imitated arm-crossing dance. The video also featured
Diana DorsDiana Dors was an English actress and sex symbol. She was born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon, England and was educated at Colville House in Swindon...
in one of her last on-screen performances.
It is currently featured on an advertisement for the alcoholic drink
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