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Prefab Sprout

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Paddy McAloon and Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout are an English pop band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England who rose to fame during the 1980s. Nine of their albums have reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart, and one of their singles, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", peaked at number seven in the UK Singles Chart. The band formed in 1978 in Newcastle.
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    Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, and Ben Stiller in The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
    The Meyerowitz Stories
    6.9
    • Soundtrack
    • 2017
    Til Schweiger and Nora Tschirner in Rabbit Without Ears (2007)
    Rabbit Without Ears
    6.5
    • Soundtrack
    • 2007
    Ardal O'Hanlon, Andrew Scott, Fionn O'Shea, Jay Duffy, Ruairi O'Connor, and Nicholas Galitzine in Handsome Devil (2016)
    Handsome Devil
    7.0
    • Soundtrack
    • 2016
    Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Imelda Staunton, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Hugh Laurie, and Rita Rudner in Peter's Friends (1992)
    Peter's Friends
    7.0
    • Soundtrack
    • 1992

    Credits

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    • Prefab Sprout: The Best Jewel Thief in the World
      Music Video
      • Prefab Sprout
      • 2013
    • Prefab Sprout: Cowboy Dreams
      Music Video
      • Prefab Sprout
      • 2001
    • Prefab Sprout: A Prisoner of the Past
      Music Video
      • Prefab Sprout
      • 1997
    • Prefab Sprout: Electric Guitars
      Music Video
      • Prefab Sprout
      • 1997
    • Prefab Sprout: I Remember That
      Music Video
      • Prefab Sprout
      • 1993
    • Prefab Sprout: All the World Loves Lovers
      Music Video
      • Prefab Sprout
      • 1992
    • Prefab Sprout: If You Don't Love Me
      Music Video
      • Prefab Sprout
      • 1992
    • Prefab Sprout: Life of Surprises
      Music Video
      • Prefab Sprout
      • 1992
    • Prefab Sprout: The Sound of Crying
      Music Video
      • Prefab Sprout
      • 1992
    • Prefab Sprout: Carnival 2000
      Music Video
      • Prefab Sprout
      • 1991
    • Prefab Sprout: Looking for Atlantis
      Music Video
      • Prefab Sprout
      • 1990
    • Prefab Sprout: We Let the Stars Go
      Music Video
      • Prefab Sprout
      • 1990
    • Prefab Sprout: Cars and Girls (1988)
      Prefab Sprout: Cars and Girls
      Music Video
      • Prefab Sprout
      • 1988
    • Prefab Sprout: Hey Manhattan!
      Music Video
      • Prefab Sprout
      • 1988
    • Prefab Sprout: The King of Rock 'N' Roll (1988)
      Prefab Sprout: The King of Rock 'N' Roll
      7.6
      Music Video
      • Prefab Sprout
      • 1988

    Music Department

    • Outside Bet (2012)
      Outside Bet
      4.9
      • musician
      • 2012
    • Thomas Craig, Pam Ferris, Tony Haygarth, and Sarah Lancashire in Where the Heart Is (1997)
      Where the Heart Is
      6.9
      TV Series
      • theme song performed by
      • 1997

    Soundtrack

    • Alan Carr and Oliver Savell in Changing Ends (2023)
      Changing Ends
      7.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "The King of Rock 'n' Roll"
      • writer: "The King of Rock 'n' Roll"
      • 2024
    • Wyatt Oleff and Sophia Lillis in I Am Not Okay with This (2020)
      I Am Not Okay with This
      7.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Top of the Pops: 1988 - Big Hits (2019)
      Top of the Pops: 1988 - Big Hits
      TV Special
      • performer: "The King of Rock 'n' Roll"
      • 2019
    • She's Gotta Have It (2017)
      She's Gotta Have It
      7.0
      TV Series
      • performer: "Where The Heart Is"
      • performer: "Mercy"
      • 2017–2019
    • Pierre Deladonchamps and Vincent Lacoste in Sorry Angel (2018)
      Sorry Angel
      6.8
      • performer: "Cars And Girls"
      • 2018
    • Imanol Arias, Ana Duato, María Galiana, Pablo Rivero, Irene Visedo, Carmen Climent, and Paloma Bloyd in Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001)
      Cuéntame cómo pasó
      7.4
      TV Series
      • performer: "The King of Rock 'n' Roll"
      • 2018
    • Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, and Ben Stiller in The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
      The Meyerowitz Stories
      6.9
      • performer: "Wild Horses"
      • 2017
    • Ardal O'Hanlon, Andrew Scott, Fionn O'Shea, Jay Duffy, Ruairi O'Connor, and Nicholas Galitzine in Handsome Devil (2016)
      Handsome Devil
      7.0
      • performer: "Desire As"
      • 2016
    • One Hit Wonderland (2012)
      One Hit Wonderland
      8.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "When Love Breaks Down"
      • 2016
    • Peter Kay and Sian Gibson in Car Share (2015)
      Car Share
      8.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "The King of Rock 'n' Roll"
      • 2015
    • Danny Baker Rocks... (A Bit)
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "When Love Breaks Down" (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • SOKO Stuttgart (2009)
      SOKO Stuttgart
      5.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Looking For Atlantis"
      • 2011
    • The Extra Man (2010)
      The Extra Man
      5.8
      • performer: "Faron Young (Acoustic Version)"
      • 2010
    • Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (2009)
      Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
      8.4
      Video Game
      • Soundtrack ("When Love Breaks Down", uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Til Schweiger and Nora Tschirner in Rabbit Without Ears (2007)
      Rabbit Without Ears
      6.5
      • performer: "Looking for Atlantis"
      • 2007

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      Founded in 1978 by singer-songwriter Paddy McAloon and his bother, fellow musician Martin McAloon. Later long-term members included vocalist-guitarist Wendy Smith and drummer Neil Conti.

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