wearysmith   141 #8053 Posted July 8, 2020 10 hours ago, janie48 said: Ennio Morricone RIP.   Seconded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
glennC   10 #8054 Posted July 8, 2020 How good are these tunes    Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
wearysmith   141 #8055 Posted July 8, 2020 I do enjoy doo-wop. It tends to be joyous. We need joyous at the moment. Let’s talk about Darts/Showaddywaddy/Sha Na Na. All stand-out successful doo-wop revival acts. I own lots of material by them all. Very hard to pick a favourite………. but let’s talk about the pros and occasional cons of all three. Consider: 2 have a focal yob/comedy-relief character: Darts had Den Hegarty, The Na's had Bowser. Showaddywaddy did not have this component. One mark off for them. Darts had the added cannon-power of female vocals for diversity; the lovely Rita Ray. Deffo a point in Darts' favour. However... the Na's were genuine. Authentic. Doo-wop came from their part of the world. They were, for all intents and purposes, promoting their 'ethnic' culture. Point for them, nowt for the others. 2 had major hits here, but then the Na's probably had hits in their own country (discuss). Showaddywaddy overcame two major obstacles; coming from Leicester and appearing on New Faces. The other two didn't have those particular hardships . Two bonus points there. Darts and Sha Na Na never strayed from the template. Stayed true to their genre. Showaddywaddy tried a concept album. A point deducted for hubris. A member of 'waddy had a son who went on to play for Sheffield Wednesday. All points deducted. Darts had material produced by the magnificent Roy Wood. That's enough to win it, but..... Den Hagerty went on to be in TISWAS. The winning point! Darts fer me then. Thoughts/views/anecdotes welcomed.      Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
petemcewan   27 #8056 Posted July 8, 2020 Some of the best tunes and lyrics ever written.   Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
petemcewan   27 #8057 Posted July 12, 2020 On a day like today this makes my blood run young again.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEHBTjIYejE   Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437 Â Â 14 #8058 Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) From Monsters - The Midnight's latest album (which I received on Friday!) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Edited July 13, 2020 by swarfendor437 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
janie48   97 #8059 Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) On 12/07/2020 at 21:26, petemcewan said: On a day like today this makes my blood run young again.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEHBTjIYejE   I watched a programme about Ella Fitzgerald on BBC Iplayer recently. She endured a lot of sadness in her early life.  Two great legends singing a duet together.  Sorry meant this reply to quote your Ella Fitzgerald previous post. Edited July 13, 2020 by janie48 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
janie48   97 #8060 Posted July 13, 2020 Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen.   Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437 Â Â 14 #8061 Posted July 15, 2020 Another track from 'Monsters' album: Â Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437 Â Â 14 #8062 Posted July 15, 2020 Over to an Egyptian collection (well R.I.P Dave Greenfield, keyboardist of the Stranglers who died from Covid-19 in May, sad news I missed). Â Â Â Â Â Now for the real thing: Â Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437 Â Â 14 #8063 Posted July 19, 2020 All The Damn Vampires: Â Â Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
swarfendor437 Â Â 14 #8064 Posted July 21, 2020 Back to 'mind.in.a.box' broken legacies: Â Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...