Thursday, January 28, 2010
The Partridge Family on TVLand?
TVLand has a current thread on their viewer forum for programming suggestions. Some viewers want them to add The Partridge Family to their programming. Do you? Go tell 'em. Here's a pic of Keith Partridge to remind you why.
A Song for You?
Read some comments on YT that likened David Cassidy's voice to Karen Carpenter's. Here's "A Song for You" which both The Carpenters and David Cassidy recorded. Leon Russell wrote this song and it's one of the loveliest and most timeless songs EVER. Karen Carpenter's voice is a heavenly match for it and I'll forever hear it in her voice. I found a video of Mr. Russell singing his composition and I wonder if DC took cues from him for his version on his 2003 "A Touch of Blue" CD.
So, embedded here for your listening pleasure (or displeasure) are three versions of "A Song for You": DC's, The Carpenters' and Leon Russell's. I've linked to three other versions as well: Helen Reddy's rendition - a new discovery for me - because it's simple and her tone lovely. Simply Red's because it's the second cover I found that they have in common with DC (see "Go Now" for the first). Again, Simply Red put their personal stamp on the song but I'm not moved by singer Hucknall here.
The third version is from Michael Bublé, crooner du jour. What is special about Bublé? He looks good, sings some of the most beautiful songs of the last century and backs himself with a top notch band. But please, I beg you MB fans, enough with the "greatest singer" accolades. He garbles and lisps. Not begrudging him his success - after all he's making these beautiful songs mainstream again (what pop music radio station today would have played "Sway" before his version came out?) - I just want young people to realize he's not the crème de la crème of singers. I'll be honest, I have not listened to his performance here past the 1:40 mark. If you manage, tell me if it gets better.
Bottom line for me: the song belongs to Karen Carpenter. She delivered a slice of music heaven. And yes, I've heard Donny Hathaway, American Idol's Elliott Yamin (seriously distracting poor breath control there), Ray Charles and Whitney Houston sing it. No, I haven't heard Christina Aguilera, Cher, Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin or anyone else sing it. Hardly see the point of it.
Helen Reddy
Simply Red
Michael Bublé
So, embedded here for your listening pleasure (or displeasure) are three versions of "A Song for You": DC's, The Carpenters' and Leon Russell's. I've linked to three other versions as well: Helen Reddy's rendition - a new discovery for me - because it's simple and her tone lovely. Simply Red's because it's the second cover I found that they have in common with DC (see "Go Now" for the first). Again, Simply Red put their personal stamp on the song but I'm not moved by singer Hucknall here.
The third version is from Michael Bublé, crooner du jour. What is special about Bublé? He looks good, sings some of the most beautiful songs of the last century and backs himself with a top notch band. But please, I beg you MB fans, enough with the "greatest singer" accolades. He garbles and lisps. Not begrudging him his success - after all he's making these beautiful songs mainstream again (what pop music radio station today would have played "Sway" before his version came out?) - I just want young people to realize he's not the crème de la crème of singers. I'll be honest, I have not listened to his performance here past the 1:40 mark. If you manage, tell me if it gets better.
Bottom line for me: the song belongs to Karen Carpenter. She delivered a slice of music heaven. And yes, I've heard Donny Hathaway, American Idol's Elliott Yamin (seriously distracting poor breath control there), Ray Charles and Whitney Houston sing it. No, I haven't heard Christina Aguilera, Cher, Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin or anyone else sing it. Hardly see the point of it.
Helen Reddy
Simply Red
Michael Bublé
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Yummy Bubblebum Pop Singer
You know who could have given David Cassidy a run for his money on those Partridge Family hits? Ron Dante. Look and listen.
What can I say? That "He alone was responsible for 7 chart topping Partridge Family singles." comment really riled me.
What can I say? That "He alone was responsible for 7 chart topping Partridge Family singles." comment really riled me.
ITILY Michael Weatherly
"Suddenly the sound of the hotel pianist is overtaken by the tinny strains of…“I Think I Love You.” Weatherly hovers behind us, impishly brandishing an iPhone on which he has cued up an apparently revelatory oldie by the Partridge Family. “He’s been doing that lately,” she laughs, “pulling up that song every time we have scenes of ‘ambiguous sexual tension.’”""Weatherly" is Michael Weatherly who plays Tony DiNozzo on the CBS TV crime-drama "NCIS" and "she" is his co-star, Cote de Pablo, who plays Ziva David, his colleague. TV Guide interview here.
Fans being fans, one of them, most probably rooting for a romantic liaison between the two characters, created a video of Tony and Ziva clips from the show with ITILY. Here it is on YouTube, the great fandom meeting place:
The point of this post? Other people besides we DC-obsessed are listening to The Partridge Family music. ;-)
What The Hell?!
"He alone was responsible for 7 chart topping Partridge Family singles." Seriously. That's what it says. Here. In the left window, scroll down.
Cuz, you know, David Cassidy wrote all the songs, sang lead AND background vocals, played all the instruments, produced all the albums and marketed them worldwide. Yup. He alone. Guess he really didn't play well with others. Crap. Who writes this stuff?!?
Also, notice the verb tenses: "...now he has finally returned to where it all started by starring in the latest ABC Family Show “Ruby & The Rockits.” The show stars..." Well, it did just start airing in New Zealand (insert eye roll here.) I'll allow for a typo - they meant "the late ABC Family Show...". Late as in passed away, no longer with us, DEAD. I know, I know, it's just spin. I worked in marketing. UPDATE: SingmeDavid pointed out that this text was most probably written before the tickets went on sales in August and "Ruby" was canceled in early September.
(You're glancing at that b&w pic at the top of this page, aren't you, British Fan?)
Cuz, you know, David Cassidy wrote all the songs, sang lead AND background vocals, played all the instruments, produced all the albums and marketed them worldwide. Yup. He alone. Guess he really didn't play well with others. Crap. Who writes this stuff?!?
Also, notice the verb tenses: "...now he has finally returned to where it all started by starring in the latest ABC Family Show “Ruby & The Rockits.” The show stars..." Well, it did just start airing in New Zealand (insert eye roll here.) I'll allow for a typo - they meant "the late ABC Family Show...". Late as in passed away, no longer with us, DEAD. I know, I know, it's just spin. I worked in marketing. UPDATE: SingmeDavid pointed out that this text was most probably written before the tickets went on sales in August and "Ruby" was canceled in early September.
(You're glancing at that b&w pic at the top of this page, aren't you, British Fan?)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I dare you!
Try and find a bad candid picture of David Cassidy THEN. I dare ya. Perusing Clodyne's site once again (can you blame me?!) and found this picture. Only David Cassidy could manage to look sexy in an airport lounge (or is it a bowling alley?). It is freakin' unreal how photogenic the man was.
This is about as goofy-looking as he got. Hardly grounds for getting himself kicked out of bed for eating crackers, is it? ;-)
This is about as goofy-looking as he got. Hardly grounds for getting himself kicked out of bed for eating crackers, is it? ;-)
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