RIP Errol Brown, "You Sexy Thing"

Errol Brown, 71, Dies; Wrote and Sang Disco Hit ‘You Sexy Thing’

Errol Brown, the lead singer for the British band Hot Chocolate and the writer of the band’s indelible disco hit “You Sexy Thing,” which returned to the pop charts when it was featured in the comedy “The Full Monty,” died on Wednesday at his home in the Bahamas. He was 71.

Mr. Brown’s manager, Phil Dale, who confirmed the death, said Mr. Brown had liver cancer.

Mr. Brown was a mustached, shaven-headed heartthrob whose hip-swinging performances accentuated the sex appeal of Hot Chocolate’s songs. The band had some two dozen Top 40 hits in England, including “Emma” and “Every 1’s a Winner,” both of which reached the Billboard Top 10 in the United States.

“You Sexy Thing,” a buoyant come-on inspired by the woman who became Mr. Brown’s wife, was released in 1975

(NYTimes)

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