Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:21 - First live entertainment: The Metros at the Met Club
04:09 - First performance: Puppet On A String
06:25 - Teenage rebellion and Mott the Hoople
14:22 - Touring then and now
17:05 - Rock chick era
19:38 - Soul influences
21:14 - Girl About Town
26:33 - What was playing Dusty Springfield like?
28:54 - Forthcoming Cadogan Hall show
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Mari Wilson has drunk deep of all that London nightlife has to offer, from a London Transport social club in Wembley to a posh venue in Chelsea via the Cooks Ferry Inn in Edmonton, and she remembers it well. Here she marks the release of her new album “Girl About Town” by talking about:
• making bacon sandwiches for Mott The Hoople
• entertaining her dad’s mates with her Alma Cogan impression
• Half of Scotland coming to stay for the Home Internationals
• touring in a Commer van
• taking her “Klute” hairstyle to watch Stray and the Pink Fairies
• playing Dusty Springfield on the musical stage
• audiences who want to get home in time for Antiques Road Show
• bringing it all back home to the Cadogan Hall, Chelsea, on October 4th: cadoganhall.com/whats-on/mari-wilson-girl-about-town
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:21 - First live entertainment: The Metros at the Met Club
04:09 - First performance: Puppet On A String
06:25 - Teenage rebellion and Mott the Hoople
14:22 - Touring then and now
17:05 - Rock chick era
19:38 - Soul influences
21:14 - Girl About Town
26:33 - What was playing Dusty Springfield like?
28:54 - Forthcoming Cadogan Hall show
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Help us to keep The Longest Conversation In Rock & Roll going: patreon.com/wordinyourear
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Mari Wilson has drunk deep of all that London nightlife has to offer, from a London Transport social club in Wembley to a posh venue in Chelsea via the Cooks Ferry Inn in Edmonton, and she remembers it well. Here she marks the release of her new album “Girl About Town” by talking about:
• making bacon sandwiches for Mott The Hoople
• entertaining her dad’s mates with her Alma Cogan impression
• Half of Scotland coming to stay for the Home Internationals
• touring in a Commer van
• taking her “Klute” hairstyle to watch Stray and the Pink Fairies
• playing Dusty Springfield on the musical stage
• audiences who want to get home in time for Antiques Road Show
• bringing it all back home to the Cadogan Hall, Chelsea, on October 4th: cadoganhall.com/whats-on/mari-wilson-girl-about-town
