Seems rage on ABC1 had a retro show on January 16 that featured a 1976 interview with David Cassidy (the one from the Russell Harty show perhaps?). One fan left a thoughtful comment on rage's message board but that's pretty much the extent of my findings. I'd love to hear more about this interview. If anyone out there heard it, please share. Thanks!
Here's a drool-worthy 1976 performance from our person of interest. Thanks again to uploader extraordinaire Catgil. Let's keep specs on clip below quiet, lest it gets yanked once more, ok? ;-)
Thursday, January 21, 2010
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This is one of the most amazing things I've heard him do!!! Thank you DD and Catgil2!!
It's called seduction by singing singme!
You know DD I deliberately haven't got an account you know where as I thought I could trawl what I wanted anonymously. I'm convinced I'm being bugged and followed though as everything I view disappears behind me, most notably songs from Marc Bolan. I watched a favourite recently, went to do some chores, came back and already it had been removed! See, they're stalking me, LOL! I even keep away from DC clips now in case it arouses their suspicions. Maybe I'm getting paranoid!!!!!
Eyelashes at 0:22!!!!!!!!!
Good Morning, British Fan! Seduction indeed! I want to revise what I said though: This is one of the most amazing songs I've heard period!!!
That's freaky BF about the mysterious disappearances. Makes me wonder too what's going on, but I don't have a clue. Seems like more than just a coincidence, although it probably doesn't have anything to do with you. Maybe the Marc Bolan copyright recognition and object removal robot is triggered by views and you just happen to be the one viewing. LOL!
I love love love this clip. Love. It's pure music---perfect singing, simple piano playing, no flash, just his voice and a straightforward attitude. And the shiny hair doesn't hurt, either. Love it. Why oh why did he not do more of that kind of song??? Why did he not see that he could do the kind of music he wanted to do and people would love him for his talent? So many what-ifs and could-haves with that man. Sigh.
Yeah agree with you SLK. If only David would sit at the piano and sing some of these older songs just like that NOW. This is the epitome of 'grown up' and bone fide talent and this is where his strengths lie.
Hell, as each new solo album came out the songs got more serious, but some of the better ones never got released as singles which I never understood.
David dismisses his earlier solo albums as 'not me' but I take him to task over that. There are good, ballad type songs on Cherish and Rock Me Baby that any good/respected singer such as Elton John, Michael Buble, Rod Stewart, Josh Groban etc. would probably record and they are David's songs yet he never sings them! Unbelievable. I'm thinking of My First Night ALone Without You, Where Is The Morning, Lonely Too Long (as long as the spoken part is not delivered in a cheesy style!), Two Time Loser, Warm My soul, Song For a Rainy Day, Soft as a Summer Shower, Song of Love, hell that's most of one album there. These are GROWN UP songs and beautiful to boot.
I have to say this: The man's a bloody fool!!
He seems to adore I Think I Love You (while struggling to remove himself from the PF image) and yet totally neglects these classic songs.
A fan I may be but he could do with a good shaking until the penny drops.
I know the reasoning is that David thinks the fans expect the old songs but all he has to do is gradually introduce one or two of these, at the piano or accoustically on guitar, until the more casual fans get to know them. His audiences would start to increase again. He just has to be subtle about it if he is afraid of change. Course, we know he has gotten lazier and doesn't need to rehearse anymore. It's really up to David. If I were his management, this is what I would bully him into doing. LOL! It's in his hands.
Sorry about long post. I have strong views on this!!
I like that song very much.Just the piano and his wonderful voice.
I listened to that song before,but hadn´t seen that video.Amazing!!! Without words...!
And the tranquil sax.
I didn't see the RH Show and don't remember David singing this back in the 70's. Do think that this sort of performance is him at his best - really shows off what a serious musician he was/is. A while ago there was another clip on YT of David performing a song called "Then I'll Be Someone" (think that's from the RH show too, but not too sure). I had that clip in my favourites but not for long as it was whipped down not longer after being put up. The song is on YT now but with pictures only, not him performing (better than not being on at all of course). That song is brilliant too; just him singing and playing the piano. Just imagine him doing this in a small, say, piano bar; how intimate would that be?
ContraryMary, the piano bar scene you describe is divine. FYI, this clip isn't from RH but a Canadian variety show done in 1976 - info can be found on the Downunder fansite. I'd rather not divulge the specifics of the clip here because of possible copyright issues.
Oh, yeah, Mary, that song is also unbelievable.
I bet he has more self penned songs that haven't been recorded or sung at his concerts. Lately I've been feeling an urge to write to him via his website to tell him how he's missing opportunities. He wont like it but I don't really give a damn. It's worth a try. I'd be quite blunt about how I feel too. I feel he's wasted a lot of his talent in so far as he hasn't made best use of it in the last 10 years or so.
He'd then get a restraining order on me. LOL! Wish someone in his inner sanctum had the guts to say it. If they cared about his talent they would.
British fan, you're sounding like a broken record.
I hear you BF! David says in the Aftermath portion of his second book that part of his purpose in life now is to help people celebrate life in the aftermath of 9/11. "To touch people, make them feel uplifted..." He also says he admires Cream who are still embracing their music 40 years later, "which is what the David Cassidy Show is all about."
So from this I get the impression his goal is to embrace his earlier music and connect with and uplift people through performing what he thinks they most want to hear, then through providing a musically superior show. He's obviously still conflicted about the "then" for various reasons, but perhaps this explains the content of his shows a little? What do you think?
He mentions Mike Pick who owns the MPI Talent Agency that began booking concerts for him. Since we can't seem to get through the wall of Sue and JG, perhaps we could get our voices heard through him. It might be worth a shot.
I rediscovered David in December 2006 when I got hold by accident of his 2004 "David Cassidy Greatest Hits Live in concert" in a music store and since then I've been hooked!I never been to a David Cassidy concert even if it always been my biggest dream.Thanks to many fans I know,I got to see many "live" concerts of him.And even though I enjoy watching him singing "live",I must say that I'm getting bored to always hear him sing the same old songs over and over again.And I'm sure I'm not the only one feeling that way.Many times I heard David say how much he wanted to distance himself from "The Partridge Family",but what bothers me the most is why does he keep singing those songs in concerts? If he's tired of doing those songs,he just has to do something else! There are tons of songs he could do.
Just as much as I loved those "Partridge Family" songs,I for once would like to see David record new songs,new material.I'm getting a bit tired of always hearing the same songs,not that I have something against that.I always loved David's voice.I grew up with it.He has so many other songs that he could sing "live".In November 2008 during his UK Tour he sang "live" a song(Sing Me) he hadn't sang for more than 30 years.When I saw that video for the first time,I ended up in tears.He sang that song so beautifuly.I was so touched by it.David could re-ashed his old hits and record them again.That would be so great! Back in 1991 during a concert he did 2 songs (Doesn't somebody want to be wanted & On Night Stand) from The Partridge Family era "live" on stage and they were absolutely great!! I wish he could do those songs today.David is a great singer but he doesn't seem to realise it.We love him for what he is...so why can't he accept it.So David how can we get through to you and make you realise that we still care?? (sigh!)
Hey, singme I think I read that somewhere. Might explain why he does the same songs over and over, they do get a response from the crowd. He has to realise that only the few diehard fans would want to listen to the same tunes over and over. He would be wise to break the mix up a little. David could do the occassional 'more serious' concert, I see he has one booking with a symphony orchestra again. That would be an opportunity to try some different songs and for David to sit at the piano (if he can still play, I wonder if his hands may be paining him and therefore he doesn't do that anymore).
I'm sure he could uplift people with other songs too! It always boils down to whether David still has drive or has gotten lazy and does what works best for an easy life. Trouble is he cant keep having hissy fits about his past if he himself is perpetuating it all the time.
Give me half an hour with that man and I'd hope to get through to him. (no smut allowed!)
I say we try some other avenues to gently suggest some new material or even new recordings. But I have to say that right now I'm a little put off by the choice of venues for his upcoming concerts. I know I shouldn't complain because all these bookings are in the US. But most are in the dead of winter in cold places, Biloxi is smack in hurricane country practically during the peak of the season, and Epcot, while a mild time of year weather-wise, is right in the middle of college spring breaks, so the hotels will be filled with college students blowing off steam.
I saw David perform in London in 2001 and 2002, and his shows were excellent. Have to say that the 2002 show was pretty much a carbon copy of the 2001 show, with the exception of one or two changes. I was pleased that he did attempt to alter the format (albeit slightly), but the majority present didn't receive the changes well, ie: several present took to making calls/texts, chatting, fighting (yes, I witnessed it). So I really think he doesn't know what to do for the best. Having said that, if David (and/or 'his people') were in touch with his fan-base, he could manage the whole situation better. I truly think he has no idea what to do and, in the meantime, doing the shows he does brings home the bacon (if he needs it) but doesn't bring him alot of personal satisfaction. Apols for the length of message, but I have strong feelings about this, but I'm pleased this blog-spot gives me change to air them!
Thanks
Coherent and on point messages are always appreciated here, Mary, no matter the length.
Establishing a better connection with his fan base wouldn't require rocket science so the fact that he and his management aren't doing it leaves me to believe he doesn't want to.
Thanks for your contributions contrary mary. I am inclined to agree with everything you say and also with you DD. I'm beginning to think David has perhaps lost interest and and if he doesn't want to strive to improve his creativity then why should I bother about it.
I don't think I should waste my time putting anything in writing, just let him get on with it. A promising looking concert on his website has been cancelled, one where he was to perform with a symphony orchestra. I was even thinking of travelling all the way to Nebraska to see it. I'll just have to appreciate the music he USED to put out instead.
How about this for a comment on that radio site? If you think it's a good idea, please don't be embarrassed to give suggestions! This is just a start:
Questions for the interview with David Cassidy:
1. The vibe on active David Cassidy message boards/blogs on the internet is that while fans love the favorites done at many of the concerts, they'd also absolutely love to hear some variety in the selections done from one concert to another and even new covers or material you've written but never performed. It's not just for those who go to multiple concerts. It's also for those of us who can't go that watch the videos taken during the concerts! What is your thinking on this idea?
2. What is the best way to communicate these ideas to you? Many of us get the impression that much of what gets asked or commented on your websites does not filter up to you.
Thank you!
I love how respectfully you've worded your question to DC, Singme, but perhaps we should first ask Ms Parker, the radio show announcer, if she welcomes fans' questions? She's presented his participation on her show as "a casual chat with DC" and the topics are outlined. There is no mention of fielding calls or letters from fans. Her show starts at 3pm but she doesn't mention how long the chat will last.
Here's another:
Is there anything special being planned by you or others for the 40th anniversary of the Partridge Family?
That's a good point, DD. If this is not the forum to present such questions, then perhaps we can hit up Mike Pick, the guy that runs the talent agency that books DC's concerts.
I will try to find out about the show. Crap! Name is required. I did it though. Hopefully I'll get an answer.
Good questions singme, politely put. Considering what ContraryMary has said above, then some of Davids fans are to blame for his lack of vision. I cannot believe fans would be so rude and selfish. Maybe David has lost confidence in trying new material. I think he sticks with what brings the guaranteed money in.
Well all, it looks like Mike Pick is our last hope for now. Casey from the radio station said that the interview will be pre-recorded, so she (or he?) would not be able to ask him my question. She didn't offer to ask for input so it looks like that is a dead end.
I should add that I also went to the London concert in Nov 08. Prior to that show, fans were invited to request songs that David may sing (via his website I recall). He sang a couple of songs on the night that were different to what he does normally, I wasn't too familiar with them but they went down well. I requested Then I'll Be Someone but, to be honest, wasn't surprised that he didn't perform it as the song isn't well known and I'd not heard before 2007ish. Nonetheless, maybe the suggestion to put forward now is along the lines that many would like to see/hear him perform the songs from the RCA recordings and/or that era. This would certainly test my theory about his reticence to introduce different songs 'cos he doesn't think his fanbase wants anything different. Having said that, if the request was supported by a high number of fans and it was totally ignored, that would prove the alternative theory that he's just getting lazy/losing interest, but at least we'd know!
Good point ContraryMary. Thanks for your insights on the concerts. I only started thinking about DC last January so I missed all his concerts and had no idea he'd been coming to England. I would have loved to see him here. Maybe he may come back someday, I hope so. He needs more publcity, there must be others like me who did not realise DC was still touring. At least he still had loyal fans like you who stuck with him.
What is he like live thee days, is it a wonderful experience?
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