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Art of Noise feat. Tom Jones
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Art of Noise feat. Tom Jones
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Kiss — played 2026-05-07
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Art of Noise feat. Tom Jones — Kiss
Played: 2026-05-07 (Segment 4) (moment in history)
Art of Noise were an avant-garde synth-pop group whose membership included Anne Dudley — born on this date in 1956, turning 70 on the day of this episode. Dudley is also a composer, conductor, and keyboardist who won the Oscar for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score for The Full Monty in 1998. "Kiss" — a radical reimagining of the Prince original, pairing Tom Jones's voice with the group's mechanical precision — reached UK No.5 in 1988. Taken here from The Best of the Art of Noise (1992). Placement: closes the Moment in History segment — three tracks, three date connections, three very different decades; the Anne Dudley / Full Monty / Tom Jones triangle is a compelling post-show reveal.
Moment in History: Art of Noise member Anne Dudley was born on this date (May 7) in 1956 — turning 70 on the day this episode aired. She later won the Oscar for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score for The Full Monty (1998). Art of Noise's "Kiss" with Tom Jones reached UK No.5 in 1988.
Art of Noise
Origin: London, England · formed 1983 · disbanded/reformed intermittently, sporadically active since
Members: Anne Dudley (keyboards, arrangement), Trevor Horn (production), J.J. Jeczalik (programming), Gary Langan (engineering), Paul Morley (concept/lyrics); Horn and Morley departed after an acrimonious split from ZTT in 1985. Featured vocalist on "Kiss": Tom Jones, Welsh singer known for "It's Not Unusual" and "Delilah."
In Visible Silence (1986) — China Records — includes the "Kiss" single with Tom Jones
In No Sense? Nonsense! (1987) — China Records
Below the Waste (1989) — China Records
The Seduction of Claude Debussy (1999) — ZTT/Discovery
Facts:
Their cover of Prince's "Kiss," featuring Tom Jones's vocals over the group's mechanical/sampled production, reached UK No.5 in 1988.
The group won a 1986 Grammy Award for the instrumental "Peter Gunn" (with Duane Eddy); founding member Anne Dudley later won the Oscar for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score for The Full Monty (1998).