I love the Sisters - they even performed at my 50th birthday party - and here they were celebrating 20 years together at what was a wonderful show.
They performed many close harmony classics including Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy and Mr. Sandman, along with their classic takes on Walk Like an Egyptian, Crazy in Love, Wuthering Heights, and a simply sublime reimagining of Total Eclipse of the Heart.
When introducing Wuthering Heights Marcella Puppini told a really funny anecdote about the time many years ago they approached Duckie about performing there. Marcella’s husband had made the call and asked if there’s any particular song they should be performing on the south London stage.
The reply came back. “Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights is the theme song of Duckie.”
“Oh, we can do that” said Marcella’s husband.
The only problem was. They couldn’t.
So Marcella had just two weeks’ notice to scramble around and do a vocal arrangement.
At Duckie as they started to perform the song, they thought oh dear, we’ve made a mistake.
A sea of burly gay men with crossed arms watched in silence. Not sure what they were listening to.
But by the end of the performance they were cheering and waving their arms in the air. They brought the house down.
I was there that night. The night I fell in love with The Puppini Sisters.
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