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Post by Rick Henry on Aug 11, 2004 12:13:00 GMT -5
Here's something interesting. We can add Paul Weller (who first came to fame in the 70's with his British mod band The Jam and in the 80's with Style Council.) to the ever long and diverse list of Carpenters fans. On his latest release he includes a cover of the Carpenters' "Close to You". Here's a few links: www.nme.com/news/109355.htmus.v2music.com/site/actBio.asp?ID=12
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Post by enigma on Aug 11, 2004 17:05:17 GMT -5
Thats pretty cool Rick I liked some of the Style Councils stuff especially Shout To The Top. The more people that proclaim they are Carpenters fans the better please let us know if any more famous people cite their like of the Carpenters or Karen/Richard. I beleive this may have been mentioned in a previous thread but Olivia Newton John has also covered Close To You on her latest Australian release and does a touching tribute to Karen when she performs it on her current tour (pictures of Karen appear when she performs it live quite touching).
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Post by Rick Henry on Aug 12, 2004 1:00:46 GMT -5
Hi Enigma. Yes, I also liked Style Council's "Shout To The Top", "My Ever Changing Moods" was another great song. Weller recorded many great songs with the Jam, my favorites being "That's Entertainment", "Start", "Strange Town", "Town Called Malice" and "Butterfly Collector".
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Post by BethMosior on Aug 13, 2004 1:35:45 GMT -5
:owow Rick thats really coooooool and yes you have made my day Thanx
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Post by steve on Aug 13, 2004 19:45:27 GMT -5
Really Cool Stuff! I remember "The Jam" most for their remake of the Martha and the Vandellas song "HEATWAVE" which I liked better then Linda Ronstadts version..Its an English accent thing!!The Jam had some big accents.. Steve
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