dusty springfield...
Posted by: ken c on 23 July 2003
a few minutes ago, on jazz fm, i heard "son of preacherman" by dusty springfield. not my type of music at all in the sense that i would not go out to look for her stuff. BUT, when i heard this track on my active sbl system ealier, i was gobsmacked. i stopped working for a moment, put the volume up, and sat back and let it wash over me... oh my!!
enjoy
ken
Posted on: 23 July 2003 by herm
and how do you like Barbra?
(Ask Mick.)
Herman
Posted on: 23 July 2003 by Kevin-W
Ross is right. Dusty in Memphis is one of those albums everyone should have. The version of "Windmills Of Your Mind" is simply sublime.
The Four Men With Beards 180g re-release is an ace package too.
Kevin
Posted on: 23 July 2003 by monkfish
Hi
Two of my favourite Dusty tracks are "The look of love" with Burt Bacharach and his orchestra and Michele Legrand's stunning "What are you doing the rest of your life".
Regards
Jim
Posted on: 23 July 2003 by herm
"The Look of Love" => Dionne Warwick
Posted on: 23 July 2003 by monkfish
Sorry Herm
But I think Dusty's version is far superior, Colin Blunstone (The Zombies) made a very good cover of it as well.
Regards
Jim
Posted on: 23 July 2003 by fred simon
I, too, prefer Dusty's version of The Look of Love to that of Dionne Warwick, not that hers is chopped liver by any means. But Dusty's voice and the song are one in my mind.
Posted on: 24 July 2003 by Rasher
quote:
Originally posted by Ross Blackman:
Warwick's version is just another title in the "easy listening" section of your cd store. Dusty's version, like most of her songs, adds a few extra dimensions of emotion and sexiness.
Ross
Ross - Surprised to see a man of your vocabulary using a term such as "CD store", which suggests to me an Americanised phrase, when your general manner appears to be English through and through (can't tell from your profile). I also think "sexiness" is a term guilty of dumbing-down in the context of music.
only playing..
Posted on: 24 July 2003 by ken c
looks like i will end up buying "dusty in memphis" -- the vinyl package sounds interesting too.
i cant believe i am actually saying this... i guess music is music, tautologically speaking...
enjoy...
ken
