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'''Python Lee Jackson''' were a [[1960s]] [[Australia]]n band. Their most famous hit was probably ''In a Broken Dream'' (1968) featuring [[Rod Stewart]] on vocals. This was released in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] in 1970, and worldwide in [[1972]].

Recorded in London in 1969, In a Broken Dream languished until the mid-70s when it rose to number three in the British charts and the middle reaches of the US Hot Hundred.

David Bentley - keyboards, vocals

In Europe, the song became something of a classic. It turned up on the sound track of films and documentaries (including the acclaimed art house movie [[Breaking the Waves]]) and became the subject of many cover versions.

[[Rod Stewart]] included the song on two anthologies of previously recorded work...and, in the mid-90s, a young English band, Thunder, delivered a high octane reading that propelled it into British charts for the second time.

Most recently, In A Broken Dream surfaced on the leading edge of a collection of songs recorded by British singer [[Kathryn Williams]] - along with songs by [[Leonard Cohen]], [[Neil Young]] and [[Kurt Cobain]].

[http://www.davidbentley.com.au David Bentley] - songwriter, keyboards, vocals

David Montgomery - drums

Mick Liber - guitar