Liverpool-born singer, producer, and composer who's particularly
famous for his work with the
Lightning Seeds, a basically one-man perfect
pop song factory that Broudie started back in 1989 with the classic album 'Pure'.
The Lightning Seeds have gone on to be _exceptionally_ popular, both in terms of song use in
adverts (seemingly featured in every
car ad on British TV _ever_), and in terms of popular
recognition for his smooth, beautifully
produced hits that have shades of the
Beach Boys in both obsessive production quality, beautiful
melodies, and critical credibility whilst tapping into the mainstream love of
pop.
Other interesting Ian Broudie facts - he started his career in
Big In Japan, the group that also spawned members of the
KLF and
Frankie Goes To Hollywood, his early production work for
Frazier Chorus, whilst difficult to get hold of, is absolutely
amazing (try finding the album 'Ray', if you can), and yes, he wrote the ubiquitous 1996 English European Cup (
soccer!) anthem, '
Three Lions'.