By 1962, he had directed his first full-length movie, Play it Cool, a pop musical starring Billy Fury, at Pinewood Studios.

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Liverpool artist Tom Murphy has created sculptures which appear across the North West, including the statue of John Lennon at Liverpool John Lennon Airport and that of Billy Fury outside the Piermaster's House in the Albert Dock.

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More recently, Fountains of Wayne's "I Want an Alien for Christmas" and Saint Etienne and Tim Burgess' "I was born on Christmas Day" (Saint Etienne being seasonal serial offenders having also covered Billy Fury's "My Christmas Prayer") are perhaps the best options for alternative ears.

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