"Appropriation" was a 7" and CD release by Sheffield band The Long Blondes

The Long Blondes

The Long Blondes were a five-piece English indie rock band formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom in 2003 by Dorian Cox , Reenie Hollis , Emma Chaplin , Kate Jackson and Screech Louder .After several critically...

. It was released on June 13, 2005 on Angular Records. The song is a homage to Hitchcock's 1958 film Vertigo

Vertigo (film)

Vertigo is a 1958 psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, and Barbara Bel Geddes. The screenplay was written by Alec Coppel and Samuel A...

. it has been said that this song is told from the point of view of Judy, due to lines such as "When I met you, I never wore dresses like that" and "You can't have me, make me act the same". Lead singer Kate Jackson

Kate Jackson (singer)

Kate Jackson, , is a British singer who was formerly the lead-singer with The Long Blondes. She now performs under the name Kate Jackson Group with David Venn, Steven Marsden, Richard Phillips and Duncan Morrison.-Biography:...

 painted two different portraits for the CD single and 7" Vinyl. They both depicted Kim Novak's characters Madeleine Elster and Judy Barton. The song was not featured on their debut album Someone to Drive You Home

Someone to Drive You Home

Someone To Drive You Home is the debut album by The Long Blondes. It was released on November 6, 2006. It received widespread critical praise and was placed 7th in the NMEs best 50 albums of 2006 list and features in many other best of lists for 2006.The predominant theme of the album is...

, but the b-side, Lust In The Movies was. Both were featured on the compilation album "Singles"

"Singles"

"Singles" is a compilation album released by Sheffield band The Long Blondes on October 8, 2008 via Angular Records. The 12-track album collates all of the songs from the band's singles prior to their signing to Rough Trade Records in April 2006, released by various independent record labels...

. The song was well received by critics.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Dorian Cox and Kate Jackson, music by The Long Blondes.

• 7"

1. Side A "Appropriation (By Any Other Name)"
2. Side B "Lust In The Movies"

• CD

1. "Appropriation (By Any Other Name)"
2. "My Heart Is Out Of Bounds"
3. "Lust In The Movies"