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02-12-2020, 10:34
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While I was reading your post above I was listening to the radio - some twerp called Ryan Tubridy who annoys me no end because he just talks absolute crap. Anyway he hosts a television show and his guest is going to be Dolly Parton in the next few weeks. He was discussing the point you mentioned above about Tom Parker wanting 50% of the rights to the song. And Dolly was right to refuse him. I wonder how much she has earned in royalties from that one song. A lot of people think Dolly is this dumb blonde type but she has a shrewd business brain and is seldom outsmarted. One clever cookie indeed.
Dolly's reply to a reporter who asked her why she always looked so cheap.
'Honey, it takes an awful lot of money to look this cheap' 10/10!!!
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02-12-2020, 11:27
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Yes,
She also said, "if it sags, droops, drops or wrinkles its been worked on and if it sags, droops, drops or wrinkles again itll be worked on again"....
Cant deny her honesty.
Back to Presley, when he was told he wouldnt be able to record that track i wonder what excuse Parker made to him, because i guarantee Elvis wasnt aware or privy to Parker's underhanded deals.
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STEVE WINWOOD "back in the high life" cd, 1986.
his fourth solo set...
used to really like his music but it just sounds so dated now...
so 1980s...
that said i still enjoy this one, his last good album IMO
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
best for me:
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Stopped to actually listen to "Piano Man" on the radio recently - it's something that usually wafts past my ears almost unnoticed now. I think Billy Joel can't wait for it to end if he ever sings it anymore, but in fact, it's an absolutely perfect character sketch. Someone should, or could, make a screenplay around that whole scenario. It's what he does best, and not in a complicated way either - brings people and situations to life - it's so easy to remember them all. I can picture that bar. Anyway - random thoughts, lol!
Got me delving and this is what surfaced ... these are quite some lyrics!!
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05-12-2020, 03:08
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^^
i agree, a screenplay of Piano Man would be great but it would never live up to the one that plays in my own head everytime i hear the song though.
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MUSE "the resistance" cd, 2009.
their fifth of eight,
my third of three...
i used to like this band but their welcome wore out after a few years, like Coldplay....
both bands suffer from pretentious, over indulgence & pompus self importance...
liking only a couple of tracks off this one
I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM
still love this one though:
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Amazing track - can listen to this over and over - https://youtu.be/Cyp7xkC62Yw
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This guy comes up with the most amazing lyrics. Read an article about how he goes about writing a song - spends a lot of time on the words. https://youtu.be/rDXzLeFUkpc
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ELVIS PRESLEY "all time greatest hits" cd
45 track, double disk set.
at least forty of these would have been top ten hits everywhere so most people would be familiar with them,
the remainder are slightly 'deeper cuts' and worthy of inclusion here.
a fairly decent set of tracks, perfect for the layman of Presley's music.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
one of the lesser known tracks:
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This came on the radio a few minutes ago - always gives me the chills when I hear it - a stroke of genius - https://youtu.be/oYLr9FtYtME
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^^
that song is chilling, sums up the movie perfectly IMO, which was also another Tom Hanks masterpiece.
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