<Li> In January 1968 rock band Status Quo paid tribute to Lowry in their first hit single "Pictures of Matchstick Men". </Li> <Li> In 1978 Brian and Michael reached number one in the UK pop charts with the tribute single "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs" and in 1980 it appeared on an album by the Rovers . </Li> <Li> Terry Gilliam's fantasy film Brazil incorporates "Lowryesque" cityscapes and the name of its chief protagonist is Sam Lowry . </Li> <Li> Manchester rock band Oasis released a music video for the song "The Masterplan", to promote their 2006 compilation album Stop the Clocks, using animation in the style of his paintings . </Li>

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