Ep. 604 - Mari Wilson - Best known for the 1982 hit ‘Just What I Always Wanted’

Podcast: My Time Capsule · Cast Off Productions

Opublikowano: 2026-09-06

Mari Wilson is the singer behind the iconic 1982 hit ‘Just What I Always Wanted’, as well as ‘Cry Me a River’, and became one of the most recognisable performers of the early 1980s with her trademark beehive, retro style and band The Wilsations. The self-styled ‘Neasden Queen of Soul’ went on to build a hugely varied career spanning pop, soul and jazz, performing with jazz legend Stan Getz at the Royal Festival Hall, appearing alongside Boy George in Taboo and in Dusty The Musical, and recording the theme tune to the hit sitcom Coupling. Now, more than four decades into her car...