| The Long Blondes | |
| Cover: | By any other name.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Long Blondes |
| Released: | 13 June 2005 |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Label: | Angular Recording |
| Producer: | Alan Smith |
| Prev Title: | Giddy Stratospheres |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
| Next Title: | Separated By Motorways |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
"Appropriation (By Any Other Name)" is a 7-inch single and CD release by Sheffield band the Long Blondes. It was released on 13 June 2005 on Angular Records. The song is a homage to Hitchcock's 1958 film Vertigo. 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 painted two different portraits for the CD single and 7-inch single. They both depicted Kim Novak's characters Madeleine Elster and Judy Barton.[1] The song was not featured on their debut album Someone to Drive You Home, but the b-side, Lust In The Movies was. Both were featured on the compilation album "Singles". The song was well received by critics.[2]
All lyrics written by Dorian Cox and Kate Jackson, music by the Long Blondes.