They have been putting him down for decades over his ability as a singer – well, here is proof again that he is quirky, unusual and so often downright charming…in fact I wish I could sing this badly, it’s beautiful
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I can’t leave my house Or answer the phone I’m going down again But I’m not alone Settling at last Accounts of the soul This for the trash That paid in full As for the fall – it began long ago Can’t stop the rain Can’t stop the snow I […]
With sassy, infectious Cuban dance beats and heart-wrenching ballads, Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine were the soundtrack to the 1980s. While their pop songs were in everything from ‘Three Men’ and ‘A Baby (Bad Boy)’ to ‘Top Gun (Hot Summer Nights)’ and ‘Stakeout (Rhythm Is Gonna Get You)’, women […]
I have known PJ Proby – the great pretender to the crown of pop – on and off for more than a decade. I have spent time with him, interviewed him, set up shows for him on the BBC and almost ended up as his driver from gig to gig… […]
PJ Proby – his real name is Marcus James Smith – has lived a long life marred by alcoholism and bizarre behaviour. Elvis, he says, was his best mate in the 60s. But a series of outrageous events including his luxury Beverley Hills home mysteriously burning down had him leaving […]
Dean Martin’s daughter has given an icy response to the radio ‘snowflake luvvies’ who have banned Baby it’s Cold Outside. It’s a cute, flirtatious and romantic song by Frank Loesser written in 1944, Deana Martin has said. Dean died aged 78 in 1995, since then Deana has continued sharing her […]
If, like me, you love music then you know listening to it live is an amazing experience, whether it’s at an arena, festival or pub. All should have the same respect when performing. I personally like to go out and watch local bands in pubs. But when I’m there one […]
I’d gone to Hydra for the day. Ended up staying three. My hydrofoil had been cancelled, which, I suppose had a certain piquancy. The official reason was that the captain refused to sail because the Aegean Sea was awash with white sea horses. Well, that’s the beauty of the modern […]