Sad news - Lynsey de Paul died yesterday of a brain haemorrhage at just 64.
I hope that had nothing to do with the fact that she'd spent much of the past 2 years incandescent with rage about Yewtree, in particular the treatment of her close friend of 40-odd years DLT.

Clearly - in terms of visuals and songwriting autonomy at least - a huge influence on the celebrated Kate Bush but evidently these days that has been forgotten. Great songwriter, and whilst she only had a few hits over a 5 years span Sugar Me is one of the most inventive hit singles of the 70s

Very sad news. She was quite active behind the scenes in the music industry too; a bright, funny girl.

She was one of my first crushes as a child...2 songs remember her best by,not her best,but have a special place in my memories.

Didn't realise she was also passionate about women standing up for themselves physically - she knew what on about then, and yet still backed The Hairy Cornflake.

What a shame. 64 is no great age. She seems to have been clean-living too.
www.thejc.com/lifestyle/interviews/11016...-queen-not-so-rock-n’-roll

I'm was very sorry to hear she had died. I loved her personality, her style and her sophisticated pop music.

A much underated and understated star. I was too young to remember her early career (I heard sugar me for the first time yesterday). However I fondly remember Rock Bottom with Mike Moran, it was such a shame that it just missed out on a eurovision win (uk came 2nd 13 times).

I often got her mistaken for Stephanie de Sykes (purely because she had the de in her name).

One of the good girls has gone...