Nurse Ratched
10:06 Sat Sep 1
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Gold coffin?? Arf!
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only1billybonds
10:05 Sat Sep 1
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No surprise the BBC lapped this up. Be interesting to see what coverage they give DYLAN when he pegs out. While no one can doubt Ms Franklins talent the Zim has had a far more telling contribution to popular culture in the 21st century.
All imho of course.
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Nurse Ratched
9:53 Sat Sep 1
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Can't just let it be about her and her work. Have to make political capital out of it. Those people have no shame. Even her family, who presumably allowed that tone to be set.
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Takashi Miike
9:51 Sat Sep 1
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yes. the usual scum were there, the fucking clintons would turn up anywhere for a free lunch. also the race baiting clowns sharpton & jackson. at least a true legend like stevie wonder was there to restore some class to the event
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Sven Roeder
9:49 Sat Sep 1
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It was
From the news highlights I saw Rev Al Sharpton was on about teaching Donny the meaning of R.E.S.P.E.C.T
Great singer but reckon at 7 hours lying DEAD in her gold coffin was the best seat in the house.
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Nurse Ratched
9:18 Sat Sep 1
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7 hours?? Jesus. I bet it was revoltingly mawkish with digs about Trump.
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Far Cough
9:15 Sat Sep 1
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7 hours memorial service FMOB
Good to see Smokey though, thought he was long gone
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Takashi Miike
11:40 Sat Aug 18
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i preferred dionne. i don't care about who was best, it's what you like
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arsene york-hunt
11:36 Sat Aug 18
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You can say what you like about Urethra Franklin, but don't ever say her version of I Say a Little Prayer was better than Dionne Warwick's original. Absolutely no way.
Fuck me, is it 50 years ago since I stopped listening to pop music?
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retro
8:27 Sat Aug 18
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she even drew the end out like one of her bloody songs
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retro
8:24 Sat Aug 18
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oversang everything..just sing the bloody words
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ray winstone
10:19 Fri Aug 17
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Had her first kid at 12 and 2nd at 14, talk about abused childhood!
Say A Little Prayer still one of my all time faves.
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Lertie Button
9:51 Fri Aug 17
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Worth pointing out to the karaoke / x factor big voice/hard luck story female vocalist, that like Nina Simone she was a superb musician
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Takashi Miike
11:13 Thu Aug 16
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the wrecking crew documentary on netflix is excellent
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
11:09 Thu Aug 16
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FC
Incidentally, my objection to 'the Wrecking Crew' is that they were never known as that during the peak of their productivity. They were just a bunch of elite LA sessioners who got hired together a lot. No shame in that, of course.
The Mar-Keys were an actual thing and the Funk Bros were 'Motown's answer to the Mar-Keys'. Them white boys in LA couldn't let that stand.
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Far Cough
11:07 Thu Aug 16
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It gives him SOME credibility
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
11:06 Thu Aug 16
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Far Cough 10:38 Thu Aug 16
'Weinberg played drums for Bruce Springsteen'
You say that like it's a good thing.
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HairyHammer
11:04 Thu Aug 16
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May she rest in peace if there is music as she enters the other side I hope for her it is as pure and sweet as cool water in a hot desert.
There are very few great Legends on this earth but Aretha Franklin was definitely one, she had a voice that could make you cry or dance but there is nothing that women sang that would not evoke some emotion.
Someone wrote that Aretha screamed and did not sing, I doubt whether I have heard anything so stupid on this site and that is the truth, she sung the heck out of any song that left her mouth and did it in a way that left even the most talented singers astounded.
Thanks Aretha Franklin you definitely left your mark in this world touching so many hearts and souls with your wonderful voice. Sleep sweetly magnificent Queen of Soul .
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Far Cough
10:38 Thu Aug 16
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Max Weinberg wrote, "If Hal Blaine had played drums only on the Ronettes" "Be My Baby", his name would still be uttered with reverence and respect for the power of his big beat."
Wiki
Weinberg played drums for Bruce Springsteen, so he knows what he's talking about.
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Far Cough
10:26 Thu Aug 16
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Wrecking Crew rules
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
10:25 Thu Aug 16
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Apart from Duck Dunn v James Jamerson (very honorable draw), the Mar-Keys pissed all over the Funk Bros. And the Wrecking Crew can fuck right off.
So there! (pokes out tongue)
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