Book of Condolence Thread

[Malarkey]

One of the greatest singers of all time, Steve Lawrence, has died aged 88. Many will remember him as Maury Sline in The Blues Brothers movies, but for me his real legacy is wonderful songs like this one.

I'd never heard of him. It's a lovely song.

 

[Thewlis]

Karl Wallinger, of Waterboys and World Party, died yesterday. Only 66.

Karl Wallinger (World Party, The Waterboys) Dead At 66

Karl Wallinger, the former Waterboys multi-instrumentalist who became the sole member of the successful ’80s and ’90s psych-pop project World Party has died. According to a statement from his publicist, Wallinger passed away yesterday. No cause of death has been reported. Wallinger was 66.

www.stereogum.com

 

[Juan Dulces]

RIP, the anti-Morrissey

Awesome pic! Outside of music, he was on the US Bobsled team or something too.

GREAT Mojo Nixon track - 'Poontango'.

 

[Stephen Hofmann]

Karl Wallinger, of Waterboys and World Party, died yesterday. Only 66.

Karl Wallinger (World Party, The Waterboys) Dead At 66

Karl Wallinger, the former Waterboys multi-instrumentalist who became the sole member of the successful ’80s and ’90s psych-pop project World Party has died. According to a statement from his publicist, Wallinger passed away yesterday. No cause of death has been reported. Wallinger was 66.

www.stereogum.com

Just seen that. Can't believe it.

 

[The Wild Turkey]

Karl Wallinger, of Waterboys and World Party, died yesterday. Only 66.

Karl Wallinger (World Party, The Waterboys) Dead At 66

Karl Wallinger, the former Waterboys multi-instrumentalist who became the sole member of the successful ’80s and ’90s psych-pop project World Party has died. According to a statement from his publicist, Wallinger passed away yesterday. No cause of death has been reported. Wallinger was 66.

www.stereogum.com

That's a sad one.
Loved That Private Revolution album.

 

[Phranc & Open]

RIP Karl Wallinger. "Ship of fools" and "Is it like today" made me believe in Pop music.

 

[Famous when dead]

 

[Dorothy]

 

[gordyboy9]

eric carmen,who can forget All By Myself,and he also did hungry eyes from dirty dancing as well as many others.
great singer/songwriter,r.i.p eric carmen.

 

[Juan Dulces]

RIP Karl Wallinger. "Ship of fools" and "Is it like today" made me believe in Pop music.

That's nice.

 

[Lucifer Sam]

eric carmen,who can forget All By Myself,and he also did hungry eyes from dirty dancing as well as many others.
great singer/songwriter,r.i.p eric carmen.

R.I.P. The Raspberries were one of those great British Invasion-revival American bands.

 

[Stephen Hofmann]

R.I.P. The Raspberries were one of those great British Invasion-revival American bands.

Well......I think they're regarded as a "power-pop" group really.

 

[Lucifer Sam]

Well......I think they're regarded as a "power-pop" group really.

Probably, yes. I guess I hear more melody and harmony than power in them; Big Star also. I consider bands like Cheap Trick and the Flamin' Groovies as power pop. Taxonomy doesn't matter, though, I like them all.

 

[Stephen Hofmann]

Probably, yes. I guess I hear more melody and harmony than power in them; Big Star also. I consider bands like Cheap Trick and the Flamin' Groovies as power pop. Taxonomy doesn't matter, though, I like them all.

If you like that kind of stuff with maybe a bit of Smiths/New Order added.......check out "The Pernice Brothers. Better than Big Star in my opinion.

 

[gashonthenail]

A short scene - but an iconic one...

Star Wars and James Bond actor Michael Culver dies

"One of the smallest parts he ever played and became one of the biggest in his life," Michael Culver's agent said, as he described an iconic Star Wars scene which ensured hundreds queued to meet the actor years later.

news.sky.com

 

[Surface]

Sad news.

Steve Harley death: Cockney Rebel singer dies at 73

The rock star, whose song Make Me Smile was a number one in 1975, was being treated for cancer.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Thewlis]

Steve Harley

 

[Famous when dead]

Steve & Mick.

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YOU’RE A SUCCESSFUL WRITER OF MANY YEARS AND MUCH STANDING, SO I WONDERED HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT COVER VERSIONS, AND WHAT THE COMPULSION IS TO DO SOMEONE ELSE’S MATERIAL… IT SEEMS TO BE A REAL ‘THING’ AT THE MOMENT TO DO COVERS ALBUMS – EVEN MORRISSEY’S DONE ONE.

Yeah, that’s right. Morrissey has just done a covers album, that’s right… You and I have just talked about three different versions of MAKE ME SMILE (COME UP AND SEE ME), but there are in fact one hundred and thirty three! Roughly, ha ha… That’s just the ones we know about, anyway, all around the world. Obviously I haven’t heard them all – I’ve heard about thirty or forty in my life. Mostly they’ve just been replicas of the original – but without our wonderful production which was thanks to Alan Parsons. I was the producer, but Alan Parsons was the mega-talented and magnificent engineer. So that record was a really great record mostly thanks to Alan – I’m not trying to take the credit…


FWD.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

One of my favorite albums ….

 

[j*e*t]

Sad news.

Steve Harley death: Cockney Rebel singer dies at 73

The rock star, whose song Make Me Smile was a number one in 1975, was being treated for cancer.

www.bbc.co.uk

Steve Harley was really cool in the mid-70s. Sad that in about 1985 he reportedly told the Daily Fail "I cannot STAND the Smiths" (Autobiography page 183).