I feel sorry for the Robin 2's boss Mike Hamblett. He's just got over the no-show of Steve Brookstein and now former 1960s chirpy chirruper Melanie has gone and cancelled her show on April 22.
The gig at Bilston's grooviest dancehall had already been postponed once and now Mike hears that the singer of Alexander the Beetle won't be coming to England this year.
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Mike, ever the diplomat, tells me: "It is totally beyond our control".