tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post3943080877469758429..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Beinn Lochain.Beinn Tharsuinn.Mullach Coire A Chuir.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-61028376669219600592013-01-10T00:13:20.495+00:002013-01-10T00:13:20.495+00:00It was a very memorable song Jim. You don't he...It was a very memorable song Jim. You don't hear it much now though.<br />I'll self correct another snippet. Not sure if Leonard Cohen actually worked in the Brill building in New York though he was familiar with the whole tin pan alley scene when they were churning out popular hits of the day.<br />Even though only a handful of people read this I like to get facts right if I can:0)blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-37272132575522551642013-01-09T21:02:38.747+00:002013-01-09T21:02:38.747+00:00There's a bit of a co-incidence Bob, just been...There's a bit of a co-incidence Bob, just been watching a T.V documentary called 'The British Army of the Rhine' and 'Those were the days' in German was played a couple of times in the soundtrack. The Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-36041756398294110722013-01-09T10:37:41.217+00:002013-01-09T10:37:41.217+00:00Me again, correcting my dodgy own memory. Bowie wa...Me again, correcting my dodgy own memory. Bowie was hired to write lyrics first, song had different French lyrics, but it was given to Paul Anka instead. He then came up with 'Life on mars' cos he was pissed off at getting messed about.<br />Paul McCartney only produced Mary Hopkin's single and signed her to Apple records. 'Those were the days' had been a Russian song before being released in Britain.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-85898749569519730872013-01-09T01:15:28.314+00:002013-01-09T01:15:28.314+00:00Yeah that's another bunch right there Jim. The...Yeah that's another bunch right there Jim. The Stones gave a few cracking songs over to her.I think Paul Anka wrote the lyrics to My Way for Frank Sinatra though the melody was older. French I think. Bowie had a go at putting lyrics to it very early in his musical life but lost interest.<br />How's that for two degrees of separation never mind six.<br />From memory a lot of 50s,60s songwriters wrote songs to order together in the tall Brill building, Neil, Carole and Leonard Cohen to name but a few. Tower of Song by Cohen is a great description about that era when they had to give some of their songs away to other singers to earn money.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-52543736396774660612013-01-08T15:12:34.606+00:002013-01-08T15:12:34.606+00:00That's a great macro shot Bob, love it.
A few ...That's a great macro shot Bob, love it.<br />A few of my favorite songs were written by established stars.<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf9w2hJIqUk" rel="nofollow">"As tears go by"</a> by Marianne Faithful was a Richards/Jagger composition.<br /><br />"Stupid Cupid" by Connie Francis was a Neil Sedaka composition.<br />The Buddy Holly classic <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOTv9jY4X5E" rel="nofollow">"It doesn't matter any more"</a> was written by Paul Anka.<br />And of course I have to mention Carole King who I suppose is considered more of a songwriter than a singer(but I loved her singing too)and Aretha Franklin with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDQ_8aqmKAo" rel="nofollow">"A Natural Woman"</a><br />Back in the 70's I remember watching an amazing version of Delilah by Alex Harvey on the Old Grey Whistle Test, he was the real deal. The Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-1378217927581774462013-01-06T12:34:54.742+00:002013-01-06T12:34:54.742+00:00Hi Carol.
They were both friends of Ian Hunter. Af...Hi Carol.<br />They were both friends of Ian Hunter. After Bowie went solo Mick Ronson joined him to form the Hunter/Ronson band for a while.<br />The Beatles also gave a few songs away. Mary Hopkins springs to mind.<br />Rolling Stones and Marianne Faithful. I'm sure there's more. Don't know how many were number 1's though. I seem to recall Bowie gave Lulu 'Man who sold the world' as well.<br />Even if you don't get what you really really want in return you might just get what you need :)Ie more money if its a big hit.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-57552117422503724222013-01-06T12:20:40.004+00:002013-01-06T12:20:40.004+00:00Hi Neil.
The hardest part was finding the best wa...Hi Neil. <br />The hardest part was finding the best way onto the hills in the first place. The walk across them wasn't too bad but really boggy underfoot with so much rain.<br />Your comment had to be rescued from the spam folder. I took off the word filter to make it easier for folk to comment and just got loads of junk comments and trash instead in just two days. I'll not be doing that again as the filter when left open just puts everything into the spam folder, good and bad.<br />This word verification is becoming a ******** joke though as even with a magnifying glass the numbers are tiny.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-42373803704909146632013-01-05T22:22:39.093+00:002013-01-05T22:22:39.093+00:00Prince had a great idea there ;-) No, I can't...Prince had a great idea there ;-) No, I can't think of any more - I knew about the David Bowie/Mott The Hoople thing but didn't know why he'd given them it. In a video I've taken off YouTube of Mott the Hoople, they have Bowie's ex-guitarist, the late and great Mick Ronson - I didn't know he'd joined them later.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-41528393475352131422013-01-05T19:04:07.779+00:002013-01-05T19:04:07.779+00:00I haven't done much in that area. These hills ...I haven't done much in that area. These hills look really rough and hard going. I think that I'd be doing them individually rather than as a group!Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-25602972825252975682013-01-03T23:42:10.721+00:002013-01-03T23:42:10.721+00:00I went to see them several times in the 1970,s. Fa...I went to see them several times in the 1970,s. Fantastic band live at their peak.<br />It was probably N.E.X.T on whistle test Carol as I watched that one myself.<br />Alex Harvey came back from playing in Germany many years ago and a young girl heard him sing a new song he'd picked up on his travels. She asked if she could sing it in her act and he said yes.<br />That was Lulu and the song was Shout.<br />Shows you what a generous guy he was.<br />The other example of someone giving away a number one song was David Bowie giving All The Young Dudes To Mott the Hoople because he didn't want them to split up. They really made it their own though. Great song.<br />Oh and Prince several times to female singers he fancied. Sinead, Sheena Easton etc.<br />Can you think of any more like that :)blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-66924100145958934482013-01-03T18:07:47.399+00:002013-01-03T18:07:47.399+00:00So is Alex Harvey Alex of the blog in his younger ...So is Alex Harvey Alex of the blog in his younger days? ;-)<br /> <br />I've only ever seen one video of the Alex Harvey Band before and that was on The Old Grey Whistle Test - they're certainly something to watch!<br /><br />That sounds a very hard day out!Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com