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Sam Sparro is that classic template for an interesting pop star: the misfit who found his way into the mainstream. Too Australian for America, too American for Australia, and too openly gay for both, his peripatetic upbringing was, by all accounts, a solitary one. Suddenly, the United Kingdom has taken him to its heart, and his very-nearly-chart-topping single 'Black and Gold' has correctly been hailed as this year's 'Hey Ya!' or 'Crazy', ie, a unifying soul-pop singalong that the whole world loves.