Bel Ami the London College of Music. The music and lyrics were written by Alex Loveless. John Braine, the English novelist, stated that his favourite author was Guy de Maupassant and that his first novel, "Room at the Top" (1957), was based on "Bel Ami", but 'the critics didn't pick it up'. Bel Ami Bel Ami is the second novel by French author Guy de Maupassant, published in 1885; an English translation titled "Bel Ami, or, The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel" first appeared in 1903. The story chronicles journalist Georges Duroy's corrupt rise to power from a poor former cavalry
Room at the Top (song) Room at the Top (song) "Room at the Top" is a song by Adam Ant, and the lead track on his fourth solo album, "Manners & Physique". It was released as a single on 5 February 1990, a month prior to the album's release. After having spent most of the past five years working on his acting career, this was Adam's first single since "Vive Le Rock" in 1985. "Room at the Top" peaked at number seventeen on the "Billboard" Hot 100, making it his second biggest hit in the US behind "Goody Two Shoes". It was also a number