RIP 2023
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@Stargazer said in RIP 2023:
Really sad to hear this.
Still love this song.I remember hearing that when Prince heard she was going to cover his song, his expectations were low to say the least. He was pleasantly surprised it must be said, in fact Sinead's version is the iconic one
Prince was a genius but some of his lesser songs were done better by others.
Manic Monday by the Bangles and I feel for you by Chaka Khan spring to mind.
He was fucken petty, weird and a bit of a cock though.
There was NOTHING of his on YouTube until after he died which is stupid from his point of view because it essentially stopped a legion of younger fans discovering his music.
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@Stargazer said in RIP 2023:
Really sad to hear this.
Still love this song.I remember hearing that when Prince heard she was going to cover his song, his expectations were low to say the least. He was pleasantly surprised it must be said, in fact Sinead's version is the iconic one
Prince was a genius but some of his lesser songs were done better by others.
Manic Monday by the Bangles and I feel for you by Chaka Khan spring to mind.
He was fucken petty, weird and a bit of a cock though.
There was NOTHING of his on YouTube until after he died which is stupid from his point of view because it essentially stopped a legion of younger fans discovering his music.
Rumour had it he gave Manic Monday to the Bangles because he wanted to get with Susannah Hoffs. A reasonable wish if you ask me
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@Stargazer said in RIP 2023:
Really sad to hear this.
Still love this song.I remember hearing that when Prince heard she was going to cover his song, his expectations were low to say the least. He was pleasantly surprised it must be said, in fact Sinead's version is the iconic one
Prince was a genius but some of his lesser songs were done better by others.
Manic Monday by the Bangles and I feel for you by Chaka Khan spring to mind.
He was fucken petty, weird and a bit of a cock though.
There was NOTHING of his on YouTube until after he died which is stupid from his point of view because it essentially stopped a legion of younger fans discovering his music.
Rumour had it he gave Manic Monday to the Bangles because he wanted to get with Susannah Hoffs. A reasonable wish if you ask me
He was already nailing Appolonia though !
Like I said, weird ( shakes head )
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@Stargazer said in RIP 2023:
Really sad to hear this.
Still love this song.I remember hearing that when Prince heard she was going to cover his song, his expectations were low to say the least. He was pleasantly surprised it must be said, in fact Sinead's version is the iconic one
Prince was a genius but some of his lesser songs were done better by others.
Manic Monday by the Bangles and I feel for you by Chaka Khan spring to mind.
He was fucken petty, weird and a bit of a cock though.
There was NOTHING of his on YouTube until after he died which is stupid from his point of view because it essentially stopped a legion of younger fans discovering his music.
Rumour had it he gave Manic Monday to the Bangles because he wanted to get with Susannah Hoffs. A reasonable wish if you ask me
Perfectly understandable.
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Given this thread has now diverged into the hawt thread I feel comfortable in putting out, what shouldn't be but is, a controversial opinion here.
Sinead O'Connor was a glorified one hit wonder. It is of course sad when anybody dies, let alone takes their own life, but passing on does not suddenly make somebody to be far far more important and successful than she was. The things being written are way way over the top.
She covered a song, put her own take on it, and became probably the 750th person to cry when shooting a video.
Nothing Compares 2 U was a huge hit, no doubt. But since then, what? So lets not go nuts.
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@MajorPom said in RIP 2023:
Given this thread has now diverged into the hawt thread I feel comfortable in putting out, what shouldn't be but is, a controversial opinion here.
Sinead O'Connor was a glorified one hit wonder. It is of course sad when anybody dies, let alone takes their own life, but passing on does not suddenly make somebody to be far far more important and successful than she was. The things being written are way way over the top.
She covered a song, put her own take on it, and became probably the 750th person to cry when shooting a video.
Nothing Compares 2 U was a huge hit, no doubt. But since then, what? So lets not go nuts.
This
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@MajorPom said in RIP 2023:
Given this thread has now diverged into the hawt thread I feel comfortable in putting out, what shouldn't be but is, a controversial opinion here.
Sinead O'Connor was a glorified one hit wonder. It is of course sad when anybody dies, let alone takes their own life, but passing on does not suddenly make somebody to be far far more important and successful than she was. The things being written are way way over the top.
She covered a song, put her own take on it, and became probably the 750th person to cry when shooting a video.
Nothing Compares 2 U was a huge hit, no doubt. But since then, what? So lets not go nuts.
I like the subtle Prince reference.
Speaking of which I’ll go one step further and point out that I couldn’t fucken stand that song either.
( The one Sinead did, Princes song is one of many absolute bangers he did )
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Always though this was better than Nothing Compares
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Clive Rowlands, one of the giants of Welsh Rugby has gone
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Good innings
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@MiketheSnow said in RIP 2023:
RIP Peewee.
Probably hasn’t been this stiff since he went to the movies back in 91
#tastelessjoke
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Hector Salamanca
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@Billy-Tell said in RIP 2023:
Hector Salamanca
Awesome character actor. Brilliant at ‘those’ kind of nasty bad guys.
As well as being blown to bits in Breaking Bad he got on Tony Montanas bad side too.
RIP
Off topic. I just realised Scarface is FORTY years old ! Looks like I’ve found another classic to watch with the boys !
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William Friedkin RIP. A true master.
Biggest pressing of F.
William Friedkin, ‘The Exorcist’ Director, Dies at 87
William Friedkin, director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' died Monday at 87.
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