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Singer Black 'needs a miracle' to pull out of coma after crash
Musician Colin Vearncombe, known as Black, will need "a miracle" if he is to pull out of a coma after a car accident near his Cork home, his management has said.
The singer who had a global hit in 1987
with Wonderful Life, suffered swelling on his brain after sustaining a
serious head injury in a crash on Sunday January 10 near Cork Airport.
The 53-year-old has been in intensive care since.
In
an online update on his condition, the singer's management said Black's
wife Camilla and three sons, who have been at his bedside since the
accident, were hoping people would send positive healing and energy to
him.
"Scans have revealed that the injuries to
his brain are worse than we feared and that he has only a slim chance of
pulling through," they said.
"He
is in a stable condition, which is being managed by the amazing staff of
the intensive treatment unit, with his family by his side.
"More scans are scheduled for Friday
morning, however it is clear that if we are going to see an improvement,
we will need a miracle.
"Colin's
wife Camilla has asked that anyone who wants to, to send collective
healing and positive energy to Colin particularly between 12pm and 2pm
today, in the hope of the miracle we need. If you miss this time, no
matter - your thoughts are still very welcome."
The family also asked for messages of support to be emailed to blacklist@colinvearncombe.com.
"We would ask that the family are given space to deal with these difficult times in private," the management said.
Black is due to become a grandfather on St Patrick's Day with the expected birth of his eldest son's child.
The
crash occurred as he drove on his own from his home in Schull, west
Cork, to catch a flight from Cork to Edinburgh for a songwriting trip.
Hundreds of fans have written messages of support on the musician's website.
Best
known for 1980s singles Sweetest Smile and Wonderful Life, Black has
released 15 albums under his own name and also published poetry and
staged exhibitions of his paintings in Ireland, where he has lived for
more than 10 years.
Online Editors
- Black started off as a UK trio including Liverpudlian Colin Vearncombe on vocals, but it soon trimmed down to Vearncombe recording on his own under the group name. In 1985 Vearncombe went through a messy divorce but out of it he wrote this ironically entitled minor key song. It was originally released in 1986 independently on Ugly Man Records peaking at #72 in the UK but it did enough to get Black noticed by A&M Records. They signed them and in June 1987 the single "Sweetest Smile," which was also inspired by Vearncombe's divorce, peaked at #8 in the UK. A&M then re-released "Wonderful Life," and this time it became a massive hit worldwide. The only territory to release the record that didn't have significant commercial success was the USA. The accompanying debut album then achieved over a million and a half sales worldwide.
- Colin Vearncombe backstage at the start of Black's 1993 tour, reflecting on this song: "It's another one of life's rich ironies that because my first marriage messed up in a very big way, I ended up writing a couple of songs that were the most successful I've ever written. My ex-wife is indirectly responsible for me having a hit," he says. "It makes me smile," he laughs. (courtesy: Sean McManus)
- In 1994 this song was re-released in the UK after its use in a TV advertising campaign for Standard Life insurance. This time it reached #42. (thanks, Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England, for all above)
- A cover version by Katie Melua was used in a 2015 UK commercial for Premier Inn featuring Lenny Henry.Here I go out to sea again
The sunshine fills my hair
And dreams hang in the air
Gulls in the sky and in my blue eye
You know it feels unfair
There's magic everywhere
Look at me standing
Here on my own again
Up straight in the sunshine
No need to run and hide
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to laugh and cry
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
The sun's in your eyes
the heat is in your hair
They seem to hate you
because you're there
And I need a friend
oh I need a friend
to make me happy
Not stand here on my own
Look at me standing
Here on my own again
Up straight in the sunshine
No need to run and hide
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to laugh and cry
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
I need a friend, oh I need a friend
To make me happy, not so alone
Look at me here
Here on my own again
Up straight in the sunshine
No need to run and hide
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to laugh and cry
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to run and hide
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to laugh and cry
It's a wonderful, wonderful life
Wonderful life
Wonderful lifeWriter/s: COLIN VEARNCOMBE
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