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Debs.

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Taken from us......
« on: 16 December 2011, 18:59:23 »
.....way too soon:

Mini: http://youtu.be/kE0pwJ5PMDg

Bill: http://youtu.be/vYCjMrs61eQ (whose Birthday it would`ve been today)

Eva: http://youtu.be/Ce-5OWBNGNw

Karen: http://youtu.be/n9ijBbyaBWQ

....they left us with such wonderful legacies of their work, but I miss them very much! :'(

Which artists do you miss? ???
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« Reply #1 on: 16 December 2011, 19:03:19 »
 :o :o :o
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« Reply #2 on: 16 December 2011, 19:45:32 »
I have to say that Cassidy's interpretation of that piece is quite astounding and, in spite of the obvious difficulties involved, she performed it with style and grace.  I played it several times.  8)

Carpenter’s voice was one of those that held much more than was immediately obvious.  Hard to define fully, there was a substance in it which transcended the music being reproduced.  It held an ethereal quality that spoke of things other than mere mortality – greater things.

In the same vein, I have always considered the voices of Cass Elliot, Jussi Bjorling and Paul Robeson (in the forefront of my mind at this point) to have held similar indefinable qualities.

In all, very thought-provoking thread for Old Man Den.
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« Reply #3 on: 16 December 2011, 19:47:07 »
Iirc, I was working at somebodys house who had radio 2 / Terry Wogan on all day when I heared that for the first time.
Went out and bought her album, Songbird that same day and played it to death all evening.
Imho, one of the greatest female artists of all time. Incredible voice and song writer and this is comeing from a bloke who's music collection at that time consisted of mostly heavy metal / rock music  ;)

If you know a little about Eva Cassidy, I dare anybody to play Deb's link or go buy Songbird and not have a lump in your throat when you listen to it  :(
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« Reply #4 on: 16 December 2011, 19:51:25 »
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« Reply #5 on: 16 December 2011, 19:54:27 »
Never really listened to the carpenters until I watched a documentry on Karen Carpenter earlier this year.
I couldn't believe how many of there songs I knew the words too  :)

Shame the way she ended up.
Just a shy little girl who wanted to play the drums  :(
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« Reply #8 on: 16 December 2011, 20:58:45 »
Risking the Oof hit squad here but imo, Elvis was the most overated singer of the 20th century  :P :P

His voice wasn't that good and he never wrote a song  :y
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« Reply #9 on: 16 December 2011, 21:07:57 »
He did write some songs,although admittedly not that many. These things are subjective of course,but imo his voice cannot be matched in the realms of popular music. Im not a huge fan - I have to be in the mood for it - but I have huge respect for his talent and achievements. He was after all the biggest star of them all. A level of fame Michael Jackson could only dream of. And that was despite being forced to act in some of the worst films ever made,and made to sing,at times, some of the worst songs ever written. ;)
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Re: Taken from us......
« Reply #10 on: 16 December 2011, 23:06:39 »
Bill Hicks was great. Perhaps we could start a creationism v evolution thread..... :) :).....Or perhaps not..... :-X :-X :-X ;)
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« Reply #11 on: 16 December 2011, 23:22:01 »
Quote from: Opti on 16 December 2011, 23:06:39
Bill Hicks was great. Perhaps we could start a creationism v evolution thread..... :) :).....Or perhaps not..... :-X :-X :-X ;)


I thought it was a done deal Opti. ???


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P1mdaBiHR8
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« Reply #12 on: 17 December 2011, 08:57:05 »
Certainly do miss this man. love this song.

 http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=GB#/watch?v=TOV5FjpN6M0
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« Reply #14 on: 17 December 2011, 20:37:53 »
Lowel George and more recently Richie Hayward
" two degrees in be bop ,a Phd in swing ,he's the master of rythme ,he's the Rock and|Roll King ....."  Ahhhh ,who writes lyrics like that now...?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEOlTZGuLKM
I was never a fan of his by any means but he left a legacy of great songs ,Ladies and gentleman I give you .......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5ps
And Jeff Healey, a well respected blind Canadian guitarist sadly taken at the age of 41 .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xBgHcXsbGk
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