Lene Lovich from NYC(?) , Nina Hagen from (east)Berlin, married to the 'worldfamous in the Netherlands' Herman Brood(RIP) from Zwolle, NL.
'pearls before swines' = 'paarlen voor de zwijnen' (duutch proverb) is a real English proverb I learned only a few years ago....
Cheers
Robin