Appropriation (By Any Other Name)

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{{Infobox song

| name = The Long Blondes

| cover = By any other name.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = The Long Blondes

| album =

| released = 13 June 2005

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| genre = Indie rock

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| label = Angular Recording

| writer = Dorian Cox, Kate Jackson

| 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/12472 |title=Drowned in Sound - Reviews - Single - The Long Blondes |access-date=2008-08-25 |archive-date=2007-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602115346/http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/12472 |url-status=dead }} 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.[http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/6620 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513185718/http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/6620 |date=May 13, 2008 }}