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Shaun Wilson Posts: 1832 Joined: 23rd Dec 2009 Location: UK | quotePosted at 19:51 on 13th February 2010 NEIL SEDAKA |
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 20:04 on 13th February 2010 I was thinking Neil Sedaka as well but I think the Carpenters might have done a cover of it too.------which they did in 1975. Edited by: Paul Hilton at:13th February 2010 20:08 |
Sarah Posts: 1311 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 20:31 on 13th February 2010 Yes it was Neil Sedaka - Solitaire |
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 20:31 on 13th February 2010 On 13th February 2010 18:06, Paul Hilton wrote:
A few clues----the first US teen idol to use TV to promote hit records and from '57-'62, only Elvis had more Top 40 hits than he had. |
Shaun Wilson Posts: 1832 Joined: 23rd Dec 2009 Location: UK | quotePosted at 21:42 on 13th February 2010 paul is it John Lennon ? |
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 22:07 on 13th February 2010 Sorry Shaun; '57--'62 The Beatles were still gigging around England with an excursion to Germany. This one is American and generally would be considered a solo performer though other musicians backing him. I think this song was a hit for him about 1973, or thereabouts. |
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 22:15 on 13th February 2010 |
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 22:18 on 13th February 2010 Not a bad guess James and of a similar era of hits; but Paul Anka was Canadian, from Ottawa I believe. |
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK | quotePosted at 22:19 on 13th February 2010 i knew that paul but just never thought |
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 22:29 on 13th February 2010 My chap above was born in New Jersey; family moved to California where Dad Ozzie had his own orchestra. |