Words@brothersgibb.com message digest 02/19/2018 15:01 (#2018-571)

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1If you've enjoyed listening to Hudson's Fallen Wind, you may also enjoy...brennan@columbia.edu
2Cliff Richard - Don't Cry Alonebrennan@columbia.edu
3If you've enjoyed listening to Hudson's Fallen Wind, you may also enjoy...marjlarue@gmail.com
4Cliff Richard - Don't Cry Alonecompoccia@aol.com
5Cliff Richard - Don't Cry Alonemarjlarue@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:26:34 -0500 From: Joseph Brennan <brennan@columbia.edu> Subject: Re: If you've enjoyed listening to Hudson's Fallen Wind, you may also enjoy... KittLarue wrote: > This was my favorite period for Rob. My question is, do you think HFW > would have been recorded within the confines of the Bee Gees, and if so, > how different do you think it would be? Robin's own management seems to have been afraid of it, even though they must have paid for the orchestra. Vic Lewis, swing band leader, was not ready for THAT. If, not too long after Saved by the Bell, the Stigwood company had not blocked Robin from recording, and if some other manager had been bold and visionary enough to release an album with HFW as the centerpiece of full-throttle Robin weirdness, what heights could Robin have reached? Would he have ever gone back to Bee Gees? > Another favorite from Rob from RR is Lord Bless All. What a beautiful > song. Oh the images... It's absolutely wonderful. I'm still on the fence about "snow filled firs" or "snow filled fens" vaguely filling my eyes, but I like ambiguity, so don't tell me. Joe Brennan Back to top
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:27:56 -0500 From: Joseph Brennan <brennan@columbia.edu> Subject: Re: Cliff Richard - Don't Cry Alone --On January 27, 2018 at 11:54:11 PM -0600 KittLarue wrote: > Cliff did not record this for his latest album but he covered it at a > show he performed last summer. > > https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ag_FtyVqpnU I picture Barry having a cow over his pal Cliff recording something Robin wrote without Barry's approval... Joe Brennan Back to top
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2018 22:45:47 -0600 From: KittLarue <marjlarue@gmail.com> Subject: Re: If you've enjoyed listening to Hudson's Fallen Wind, you may also enjoy... > On Feb 18, 2018, at 8:26 PM, Joseph Brennan wrote: > > Robin's own management seems to have been afraid of it, even though they must have paid for the orchestra. Vic Lewis, swing band leader, was not ready for THAT. If, not too long after Saved by the Bell, the Stigwood company had not blocked Robin from re Based on the type of music Robin was writing at the time, coupled with his obsessive chart success, leads me to seriously doubt that Robin would have reached the commercial triumph that he desired. From an artistic viewpoint, I think Robin had the raw cre I think it's worth noting that Robin was trying to make his mark away from Barry, but I'm sure Robin still felt the competition. Although SBTB was successful, RR didn't yield the favorable commercial outcome that Robin sought. Had he been able to wrap his head around the notion that success can come in different forms, perhaps he would have remained solo for a bit longer, at least I'm not so sure Rob ever realized the depths of his raw talent. How sad that chart placement seemed to be the primary and driving criterion for their success. All of them, not just Robin. Kitt- Back to top
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 01:31:12 -0500 From: compoccia@aol.com Subject: Re: Cliff Richard - Don't Cry Alone I had a similar thought. But, in all seriousness would Barry still react like at this point? It is more of a question than a statement on my part. Sal Salvatore Compoccia compoccia@aol.com Back to top
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:43:36 -0600 From: KittLarue <marjlarue@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Cliff Richard - Don't Cry Alone > On Feb 19, 2018, at 12:31 AM, compoccia via Words wrote: > > I had a similar thought. But, in all seriousness would Barry still react like at this point? > > It is more of a question than a statement on my part. > > Sal I would certainly hope not. I thought it was great that Cliff, or anyone, would cover DCA. Kitt- Back to top
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