Previously best known for her roles in the BBC adaptation of Lorna Doone and horror flicks Gone and The Echo, Liverpool born actress Amelia Warner’s fledgling music career received an early boost when her stripped-back interpretation of the Smiths’ “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” was chosen as the soundtrack to the much talked-about John Lewis Christmas TV ad campaign. Recorded under the guise of Slow Moving Millie, her debut album, Renditions, builds further on this formula, with eight covers of her favorite ’80s songs (alongside two original compositions), largely performed in an intimate style akin to a more Radio 2-friendly version of Nouvelle Vague.
That's fine for the folks in the UK who know what John Lewis is, but for the rest of the world maybe this is a first intro to a great new talent. Amelia has a wonderful voice and I for one certainly hope she continues to provide us with musical excursions. Give her a listen.
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
Head Over Heels
Beasts
lob4star supplied the slo-mo video
Not much of a video, fades to black a bit early. But a beautiful song.
The Power Of Love
Who knew The Sun had embed able videos?
Check out this great performance
Hold Me Now
