I don't think most David Cassidy fans were enamored with the dance remixes and now, "Ruby" wasn't renewed. If you were DC's manager, what projects would you suggest to him? Here are some of my ideas.
-Collaborate with Bill House and Gerry Buckley on some songwriting again and get back in the recording studio! More bluesy stuff please...This is fabulous and so is this. Did DC write these lyrics or did Gerry Buckley?
"Fell out of a dream
Bendin' out in the streets
Lost love just pulled the rug out under me
My resistance was low
With only bruises to show
Just a fool that turned another cheek again"
-"Take this Heart" on "Home is Where the Heart is"
Not bad. Not bad at all.
-Record a Christmas album and include the original PF "My Christmas Card to You" and his more recent "Do You Believe in Magic". Difficult to suggest other songs because you don't want songs that have so many classic interpretations that comparisons are endless but there must be some good, lesser-known holiday season songs that would benefit from his smooth voice!
-A lullaby album. Don't you wish this were longer (from 0:55 to 1:36)?
-Audio books. Posted about this idea before.
My project ideas focus mostly on his voice. What can I say, I think it's fab and has loads of personality. Who has ideas for guest starring roles? Other genres to sing? After "David's Sunday Disaster", perhaps some fans will say he should simply retire to his horses, but I can't help wanting to discover more of his talent. It's not totally tapped yet.
Here's his young velvety voice. Enjoy!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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Getting right to the point: starting at 1:52 of the Take This Heart link you have above (second “this”), I don’t think I’m seeing things, am I? I just want to make sure because you know how much I WANT to see this. ;=))))))))))) I wish I could see where it finally ends. LOL!!!!! (recovering…) Eh-hem…Do you know where that scene is from?
I love the lullaby and Do you Believe in Magic!!! I was trying to think of some other songs I’d like to hear him do. I don’t have anything original to add. There are a lot of Beatles songs that he does well, and some have been made into more bluesy renditions like on the Beatles Blues CD. I think there are several on here he could do fabulously.
I also think doing Daydream Believer would be met with enthusiasm.
I like a lot of hard rock and I never would have guessed that he could do Hush so lusciously. I’d like to hear him do more of those songs that he liked from that 60s/70s timeframe.
I’d LOVE to hear him do Gimme Gimme Good Lovin’, but I’m not sure the audience could handle him singing that…You know, the seats. :=O
Ha Ha!SingMeDavid I'm flushed! Yeah I would definitely want more rock and blues.
I have the RCA albums and they're so good. This kind of material should have let him progress to a more mainstream and adult audience. I can understand his worries about touring at that time but I feel this could have been a turning point for him.
As for the lullaby voice, you've got that right. I think also Bali Hai and Brown Eyes show off this side of his voice, so soothing. DaydreamingDavid, you've just pointed out how wonderfully versatile his voice is.
After his recent outbursts, I'd love to see David given a villanous role, against type, say in a good drama like CSI or something. I bet he could bring something to that. Of course, David was born to play Frankie Muniz' father (Malcolm in the Middle - loved that show). David even popped up on that! The resemblance between the older David and the young Frankie is astounding!
British fan xxx
Love all your ideas! I'm partial to Law & Order myself, British Fan, but yeah, a villain on that type of show is a great idea I think. Did you see that Police Story episode ("A Chance to Live")that turned out to be the pilot for Man Undercover? That last scene when he gets angry? Bang on.
Listening to "Junked Heart Blues" as I type this. Just completed the RCA triad yesterday. I was a fool to hold off that long on those albums. They are absolutely EXCELLENT. He's also got that Bedtime song on "Home..." that he could include on a lullaby album with just a couple of lyric changes.
Yes. Thanks to the Almighty You of Tube I have seen the Police Story pilot and thought he was excellent in it. Didn't it win an award of some kind? I've also now seen most of the Man Undercover episodes (thank goodness the WHOLE episodes are there). Even though it was sort of panned for the corny scripts and stuff I think it was still a gritty series for its time and David acted it well. If only he'd been offered more drama/high quality parts at that time, it's really criminal. David has the most exquisite and expressive eyes. That, coupled with the acting ability and a face the camera adored, I just don't understand why film/tv execs were not willing to give him a chance to break the mould. A few hard- hitting roles would have been the making of him for sure. He has a wealth of complex emotions inside that he could have brought out in his acting. It might even have helped him to heal. I can feel David's frustration! Look what we've all missed.
Thank goodness he was able to re-direct some of these skills to the stage where he has had a successful career.
British fan xxx
Forgot to mention. Have you seen David in the Tales of the Unexpected episode that was floating around YT (if it's still there)? Film quality is quite bad though. The one where he plays twins and one of them murders their guardian. They cover for each other so the police don't know which is guilty. He got to show a little more grown up acting here. Very charismatic!
Daydreaming, I've been thinking about this post of yours for days. The Christmas album is an interesting idea. And I agree, a bluesy recording--with new material---would be the best thing he could do. But I'm starting to wonder if he can still bring it the way he did when he was younger. For example (cross my fingers that the links work), here's him singing Rock Me Baby
recently and
back then (my goodness, isn't he beautiful there?!). To me, it doesn't seem like he puts as much effort into his singing any more. When you look at him, he's concentrating more on getting the crowd revved up than with phrasing the song and hitting the harder notes. It struck me even more when I found this clip of Rod Stewart singing Missing You (a song that Cassidy could do a nice job with, I think)---watch how Stewart interacts with the crowd, but always stops to really get the most out of each turn in the song. You really feel like he's giving it everything he has. I never get that feeling watching DC in the recent clips of his shows. Does that make sense?
British fan, David Cassidy's performance in "Police Story: A Chance to Live" was nominated for an Emmy. A well deserved nomination. I couldn't agree with you more that it's criminal that DC wasn't afforded more opportunities for drama back then. We did miss a lot. Thanks to a generous DC fan, I was able to see his performance in Tales of the Unexpected. Charismatic indeed!
SLK, your examples are spot on, as usual. He was TOO beautiful in that early clip - definitely part of the problem! I think he's sounding tired in his recent performances. Certain songs are sped up (your clip of Rock Me Baby is one example) as though he's looking to rush through it. Also, I think the songs have lost meaning to him.
Missing You! How I loved that song! Still do actually, it's a great song. You're right, Cassidy could do it justice even though I think John Waite owns it. Rod's voice is distinctive and I like a lot of his early stuff (True Blue is a fave) but isn't his voice sounding a bit thin here? Not sure if thin is the right word? But you are right, Stewart's putting in his all here and not getting distracted by the audience as DC is wont to do.
Daydreaming, you're right on the same track as what I was thinking. He does sound tired in his recent performances, and I definitely agree that it sounds like he's sung these songs so many times that he's stuck in a rut with them. I think it's also a certain kind of laziness on stage, though. I was watching this clip of Sing Me today---he introduces it and makes a big deal of how he'd forgotten it and had to re-learn it, but then he sings it and can't remember half the song. What's up with that?? How hard is it to work up a song and get it in performance shape? It sounds awful, and everyone cheers him anyway. His audiences don't do him any favors when they do that.
A little confession here: I play music myself---I took up the fiddle 3 years ago and started learning to play Irish tunes, and now even play them out in public. I know about 100 of them by now---I learn at least one new one a week. It's not that tough. And I'm no professional musician---I work a day job and do most of my learning on the weekends. David Cassidy is a professional entertainer. I don't think he's putting enough effort into the musical part of his work.
And you're right about Rod Stewart---his voice does sound a bit thin, but I think it's just age there. He's lost some vocal ability. But the man knows how to put on a show---check out him with Tina Turner---he leaves it all on the stage!
I remember that Sing Me clip, SLK. It annoys me no end when he does this. I think his audience is so grateful that he's willing to sing a long forgotten oldie but goodie that they'll cheer any inkling of an effort on his part. But I'd be so disappointed if I were in the audience. I'd rather stay home and listen to the album.
Not surprised you play music - your comments suggested as much. Thank you for contributing to the discussion. I envy your patience and dedication to learning to play music "later in life".
Rod Stewart is a great performer - thanks for sharing those clips. Speaking of him, what do you think of his "Great American Songbook" series? Just heard his version of [ url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWHHHh8z7Ss&feature=PlayList&p=ED4609234015B7B9&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1] I Wish you Love [ /url] - one of my favorite songs. The original is French "Que reste t-il de nos amours" and I've got [ url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_BjXzW26ZI] this version [ /url] in my favorites on my YT channel. Hoping my links work too! Not showing up properly in preview.
Well, if the links don't show up properly in my preview, that should be a clue, mmm? Sorry about that gibberish - hope you can make heads or tails of it.
I think Stewart's "songbook" stuff is nice, but I confess I'm more of a "Hot Legs" kind of girl! Ha! And I love his old blues/rock & roll stuff. The blues numbers he did back in the 60's are just amazing. I'm also quite excited about a new recording he's doing that I read about recently---apparently he's going to put out a record of R & B numbers, Motown stuff---I think he would do a great job on those. Plus I love that kind of music anyway.
By the way, anyone can learn to play music, Daydreaming. You said at one point that you wish you knew more about music---the best way to learn is to play yourself. Have you thought about it?
Some verey interesting song choices. New material would definitely refresh David and improve his act. I guess he's already 'peaked' with his voice, at nearly 60 it's bound to deteriorate slightly. Recently saw Andy Williams on British tv and he's kinda lost it, maybe too old to sing now. Such a shame. Knowing when to quit is important. David still has a few years left in him but I love the theatrical side of his performance, he's so confident and loves to ramble on. That's why I want to see him live, mainly for the experience and connection with him.
British fan xxx
SLK, funny you should mention learning to play. A piano teacher lives across the street from me and today, I saw an ad from a piano tuner who has a room full of inexpensive decent pianos, perfect for introductory play. Hmmm. Are the fates aligning? :) Do you think I could get PF and DC sheet music anywhere? LOL! Now, that would be incentive to get me to tickle the ivories.
British fan, it's the rambling on that I CAN'T stand! I'm like shut up and sing. This is why I say he's getting tired of performing. All these chat breaks are really rest breaks. ;-) Too bad about Andy Williams. There was another velvet voice.
Daydreaming, buy a piano, go for it! Just make sure you get in decent shape, that can be brought into tune. And you can get sheet music for anything. The first year or two is mostly basic stuff like scales and exercises, anyway, but if you find the right teacher, who can teach popular music as well as classical, you should start having fun in a reasonable length of time. Piano is a very cool instrument---there's so much you can do with it. Definitely think about it!
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