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Title: Great last single before they died Post by: zelilgirlI1cenu on February 15, 2006, 09:33:04 AM Elvis, Johnny Cash
Others? Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Maybelline on February 15, 2006, 09:40:32 AM Wham!
:D Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Chris D. on February 15, 2006, 09:58:30 AM Before singles died or before the musician died? Aren't singles only dead in America?
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: zelilgirlI1cenu on February 15, 2006, 10:01:44 AM Before singles died or before the musician died? Aren't singles only dead in America? Geez pardon my syntax ::) Yes before the musician died :-) Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Chris D. on February 15, 2006, 10:04:48 AM Before singles died or before the musician died? Aren't singles only dead in America? Geez pardon my syntax ::) Yes before the musician died :-) Oh no, your syntax was fine, it was the word choice :P Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Joel5001 on February 15, 2006, 10:09:38 AM "Starting Over" seems the obvious choice.
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: jazzfascist on February 15, 2006, 10:50:49 AM "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke.
I think Chuck Willis had a single out called "What Am I Living For" right before he died. Søren Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: NC on February 15, 2006, 11:03:15 AM Otis Redding - "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay". I think that was released shortly after he died.
Roy Orbison - "You Got It" Elvis - "Way Down" Karen Carpenter - "Touch me When We're Dancing" Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: richardsnow on February 15, 2006, 11:11:40 AM Walk Away-Del Shannon
It Doesn't Matter Anymore-Buddy Holly Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: jazzfascist on February 15, 2006, 11:28:03 AM "My Way" Sid Vicious, maybe not great, but it was noticed.
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" I don't know if it was issued right before Ian Curtis died. Søren Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: I. Spaceman on February 15, 2006, 12:08:53 PM "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive" - Hank Williams
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: monkee knutz on February 15, 2006, 02:31:23 PM Good Clean Fun/Mommy & Daddy - The Monkees! ;)
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: I. Spaceman on February 15, 2006, 02:32:13 PM Beat Surrender - Jam
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Sheriff John Stone on February 15, 2006, 03:34:31 PM "Riders On The Storm" - The Doors (with Jim Morrison)
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: zelilgirlI1cenu on February 15, 2006, 03:42:16 PM Before singles died or before the musician died? Aren't singles only dead in America? Geez pardon my syntax ::) Yes before the musician died :-) Oh no, your syntax was fine, it was the word choice :P Pedant :P Yeah there's awhole compilation to made out of this, hmmmmm Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: I. Spaceman on February 15, 2006, 03:43:23 PM Hi Daniele!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Chris D. on February 15, 2006, 03:50:23 PM Pedant :P Sorry, gave up kids years ago. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Jason on February 15, 2006, 03:52:02 PM This was never a single, but it was his last work.
Mozart's Requiem, never finished. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: zelilgirlI1cenu on February 15, 2006, 03:55:10 PM Pedant :P Sorry, gave up kids years ago. Oh FF's sake! LOL, I so need to smile you have no idea. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Chris D. on February 15, 2006, 03:57:20 PM Cheer up, I'm alive.
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Jason on February 15, 2006, 03:58:51 PM Cheer up, I'm alive. Talk about c*ck rings, that'll crack her up, man. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: zelilgirlI1cenu on February 15, 2006, 03:59:36 PM Cheer up, I'm alive. and so worried I was too...... I need my zimmerframe helper. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Chris D. on February 15, 2006, 04:00:57 PM Cheer up, I'm alive. I need my zimmerframe helper.Ian loves Bob Dylan jokes. Quote Talk about c*ck rings, that'll crack her up, man. I want to crack her up, not open her up. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Jason on February 15, 2006, 04:01:52 PM You must doubt Daniele's sense of humor, man.
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Chris D. on February 15, 2006, 04:02:47 PM You must doubt Daniele's sense of humor, man. No way, but her jokes do confuse me. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Jason on February 15, 2006, 04:03:44 PM That's because you're a fuckin' American. Americans are prude and don't get good humor.
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Chris D. on February 15, 2006, 04:04:44 PM That's because you're a fodain' American. Americans are prude and don't get good humor. I really wanted to share my freedom fries with you two before that. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: al on February 15, 2006, 04:06:02 PM Who Are You - the single came out and then Keith went and died. I was on a ship sailing down the coast of the UK after going round Europe when I heard. They never made a great single after that....
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Jason on February 15, 2006, 04:07:21 PM f*** freedom fries. They're French fries. Yes, I dig the French people, so I refer to the fries properly.
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Chris D. on February 15, 2006, 04:25:02 PM "Alec Eiffel" -- The Pixies
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: cabinessence on February 15, 2006, 04:44:16 PM In 1967, Italian singer songwriter Luigi Tenco made quite sure his last single would get the attention it deserved. He'd poured all his talent and soul into a killingly sad generational anthem too catchy not to sing along with however painful the lyrics about kids leaving home from their small provincial towns everywhere around the world en masse, waving and smiling as they departed with the sun in their eyes...off to lose their innocence in dead end existences in big, industrial cities, or to die in Vietnam.
Couldn't miss. Luigi got shortlisted for the big annual musical competition in San Remo that drove all commercial sales, and booked his room at the resort, did lots of publicity with exotic and glamorous girlfriend and singer Dalida on his arm, spouting on over-passionately and undershavedly about how his song could not fail, it was the magic bullet needed to kill off all the trite, plastic pop crap prevailing and clear the way for reality pop, wake up everybody with a call for revolution, what's happening now, man...etc. Something was fatally skewed, the signs were there to see, but Tenco's seething sincerity was written off as usual rock star eccentricity They wrote differently soon enough. Luigi got his extended tourney on stage, stayed through the rounds up to final innings..only to be ousted for top place by a trite, plastic pop crap song that had the temerity to call itself The Revolution - no consciousness-raising here at all, just a message to pick flowers, make love not war, and wear groovy threads at happening discotheques. The irony and the insult was too much for Tenco, who in a fit of Daffy Duck like pique stormed off to his hotel room and blew his brains out! That sure pushed the winning song out of the headlines! And his song onto the radios, where it took on truly morbid significances far from what the composer had first intended, given that the song's title and also the chorus-tag sung several dozen times in a deep, sardonic and weary voice, now became unavoidably interpreted as a final protest and a goodbye from beyond the grave. That title and tag line? Ciao, Amore Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Ron on February 15, 2006, 06:01:46 PM I got one that I'm not sure if anybody mentioned... AND, I'm not sure that it was released as a 'last single' but I know it was recorded shortly before his death...
Buddy Holly - True Love Ways Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Bean Bag on February 15, 2006, 06:26:27 PM In the spirit of Cab's Bolan thread...Whatever Mark Bolan's last TREX single was.
He was on top in 77. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: theeponymuseudonym on February 15, 2006, 07:47:42 PM GETCHA BACK THE BEACH BOYS minus dennis
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Sheriff John Stone on February 15, 2006, 08:00:37 PM I know it ain't rock & roll, but...
The last song Frank Sinatra recorded before he died was "Silent Night". It was an eerie, poignant recording. Haunting actually. The quality of Frank's vocal was determined to be unsatisfactory (a matter of opinion) and the track was not released. Years later the song surfaced on a Sinatra Christmas compilation CD. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: I. Spaceman on February 16, 2006, 01:37:32 AM In the spirit of Cab's Bolan thread...Whatever Mark Bolan's last TREX single was. He was on top in 77. Soul Of My Suit. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: artie on February 16, 2006, 05:22:47 AM Walk Away-Del Shannon It Doesn't Matter Anymore-Buddy Holly Very well put. Walk Away is a great, great song. And the Holly tune is wistfully beautiful. I believe it was written by Paul Anka. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Ron on February 16, 2006, 05:41:14 AM Oh, sorry about that didn't notice somebody already id'd buddy's last song. Still a great single.
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: richardsnow on February 16, 2006, 08:23:30 AM Yeh "It doesn't matter any more" was the last one released in Buddy's lifetime.
But I think True Love Ways was cut at the very same session, I may be wrong. Also a great track though. For some reason I have a feeling True Love Ways, It Doesn't matter anymore and Raining in my Heart were all cut in New York. where as the Norman Petty produced stuff was done in Clovis. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: AKA on February 16, 2006, 08:40:00 AM "The Show Must Go On" - Queen
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: TV Forces on February 16, 2006, 08:48:58 AM foda freedom fries. They're French fries. Yes, I dig the French people, so I refer to the fries properly. They sure have a handle on those muslims burning the merda out of their country. Hippie pacifism rules! oh yeah, and "That'll Be The Day" by Buddy Holly. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Jason on February 16, 2006, 08:51:57 AM They sure have a handle on those muslims burning the merda out of their country. Hippie pacifism rules! No offense, but that's the dumbest thing I've ever had the pleasure of reading here. I'll bet you loved when a group of militant Muslims made mincemeat out of New York City. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: theeponymuseudonym on February 16, 2006, 09:25:19 AM AAAHHHH! here we go dr. uhn, think you've opened a kettle?
lets bring it another thread, whatdya say? Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Jason on February 16, 2006, 09:38:52 AM I haven't opened a kettle, but I'm not afraid to rail against someone for a genuinely stupid remark.
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: donald on February 16, 2006, 11:59:38 AM Me and Bobby McGee............the big hit off the last album.....Janis Joplin
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: theeponymuseudonym on February 16, 2006, 11:54:38 PM I haven't opened a kettle, but I'm not afraid to rail against someone for a genuinely stupid remark
Believe Me People,I, for one can attest to that!! unless that u know u know yr sh*t Please think twice before crossing the good Doc. Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Bean Bag on February 17, 2006, 02:54:47 AM In the spirit of Cab's Bolan thread...Whatever Mark Bolan's last TREX single was. He was on top in 77. Soul Of My Suit. Nice, thanks man! I love that one!! Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: I. Spaceman on February 17, 2006, 10:06:11 AM Me too! Marc was one of the all-timers. Great artist, great performer.
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: Lester Byrd on February 17, 2006, 03:36:07 PM Eddie Cochran-"'Three Steps To Heaven"
George Harrison-"Any Road" and of course, Chris Bell-"I Am The Cosmos" Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: matt 1234 on February 17, 2006, 03:42:52 PM "love will tear us apart"
ian curtis I dont know though if that was the last recording before he died Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: I. Spaceman on February 17, 2006, 03:46:44 PM Sure was. Great choice.
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: jdavolt on February 18, 2006, 05:24:29 PM Quote Quote from: Shaft on February 15, 2006, 08:26:27 PM In the spirit of Cab's Bolan thread...Whatever Mark Bolan's last TREX single was. He was on top in 77. Soul Of My Suit. I thought it was 'Celebrate Summer'... "Summer is heaven in '77!" Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: I. Spaceman on February 18, 2006, 05:43:00 PM I purposely overlooked that one! ;D
Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: al on February 18, 2006, 06:42:25 PM re T Rex - I tend to purposely overlook everything after 20th Century Boy. First LP I ever bought was Electric Warrior, I loved them but he blew it very quickly, and didn't grow like Bowie. By 1977 I found him genuinely embarrassing, but it seemed he might be getting better.
The mini he crashed in used to belong to the sister of one of the guys I was in a band with (she had connections with Harvey Goldsmith and the Floyd, working for HG and marrying a lighting guy with the Floyd - dunno why that is relevant but just remembered it 20 years after the event so I thought I'd throw it in...) Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: zelilgirlI1cenu on February 20, 2006, 02:33:16 AM Quote from: Chris D. link=topic=777.msg20935#msg20935 date=1140048167 That.s because I have no sense of humour. Oh boy, this took a long time to come out.....No way, but her jokes do confuse me. [quote Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: CosmicDancer on February 23, 2006, 11:16:11 AM "re T Rex - I tend to purposely overlook everything after 20th Century Boy. First LP I ever bought was Electric Warrior, I loved them but he blew it very quickly, and didn't grow like Bowie. By 1977 I found him genuinely embarrassing, but it seemed he might be getting better. "
I tend to agree with this statement but I must say that The Slider, the folow-up to "Electric Warrior" was also a great record! But just as you said, after that he fizzled out quickly. Anyone seen the recent double disc DVD set that was released? Can't remember the name of it but there is some fantastic concert footage. Painfully out of tune guitar work but Bolan had unbelievable presence. Such the Mr. Sassy Pants! Gotta love it! By the way, I am new here! my name is Josh. I have lurked around for a few weeks now. This seems to be the best IMO of the Beach Boys boards. I hope to get involved in the great threads around here! Title: Re: Great last single before they died Post by: jdavolt on February 23, 2006, 11:36:23 AM Good to have ya here, CosmicDancer Josh. I remember some discussion on here about the T.Rex DVD when it came out. I still haven't gotten 'round to it yet, tho, unfortunately. I really need to.
BTW, re: Ian...I think "Celebrate Summer"...makes an appropriate final bow for Bolan. One last happy jaunt to ride off into the sunset on. "Hey little girl, would you like to dance? / Hey little girl, want a quick romance?", kind've an overall summation of Bolan, y'know? He let us dance again, and of course our romance with him was quick. The lyrics kinda resonate a bit with his death, too..."Hey, don't be low, you got rock'n'roll", etc. Kinda of reassuring us "don't be sad", just "celebrate summer with me". |