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Manchester -born Britten began writing for Adelaide , Australia bands "The Hurricanes" and The Twilights , a popular '60s band for which he played lead guitar. At times he co-wrote with Glenn Shorrock and Peter Brideoake . After the Twilights broke up, he moved to London and wrote for Cliff Richard ; eventually coming up with "Devil Woman". In the early 80s, his psych-rock song "9.50" was revived by Australia's Divinyls as a single B-side. With Graham Lyle (ex- Gallagher And Lyle ) Britten wrote "We Don't Need Another Hero" for the 1985 film '' Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome ''. Sung by Tina Turner, the song reached #2 in the USA and #3 in the UK charts. It got a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song in 1985 . It also earned Turner a 1986 Grammy nomination for best female pop vocal performance. With Lyle, he also wrote Turner's hit " What's Love Got To Do With It " ( 1993 ). Britten has also written for Olivia Newton-John – including '"Love Make Me Strong" (1982), "Soul Kiss" (1986), and "Toughen Up" (2005). With Lyle, he co-wrote "Just Good Friends" for Michael Jackson ’s mega-selling Bad album. Britten continues to compose from his home base in rural England but has returned to Australia on occasion, including the triumphant Twilights reunion for the Long Way To The Top concert tour. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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