Do you remember when Neil Sedaka revived his career in the mid-70s?

He did it in this red hat. Did his daughter ever have much of a career on her own? I don't remember him as much as I remember Captain and Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together" written by Neil and a huge, captivating smash. Tennille starts singing "Sedaka is back" as it fades out. Wasn't

He did it in this red hat.

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by Anonymousreply 142January 9, 2019 4:25 PM

Did his daughter ever have much of a career on her own?

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by Anonymousreply 1November 4, 2018 10:25 PM

I don't remember him as much as I remember Captain and Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together" written by Neil and a huge, captivating smash. Tennille starts singing "Sedaka is back" as it fades out. Wasn't "Laughter in the Rain" his biggest comeback hit? When was his last?

by Anonymousreply 4November 4, 2018 11:05 PM

The lyrics to the Captain and Tennille's Love Will Keep Us Together included the line, "Sedaka is back."

by Anonymousreply 5November 4, 2018 11:05 PM

That old closet queen was CHEESY.

His songs sound like bad Carole King imitations.

by Anonymousreply 6November 4, 2018 11:05 PM

[quote]Wasn't "Laughter in the Rain" his biggest comeback hit? When was his last?

I suspect that the dreadful closet queen had a bigger hit with "Breaking Up is Hard to Do"

by Anonymousreply 7November 4, 2018 11:06 PM

I only knew Sedaka in the 70s and never realized he had a career before that.

by Anonymousreply 8November 4, 2018 11:07 PM

Yeah, Sedaka was before my time too. What were his biggest hits when he was young?

by Anonymousreply 9November 4, 2018 11:10 PM

Looks like he was inspired by Elton (who sang back-up on his "Bad Blood").

The comeback was really an amazing feat when you think about it; how many late 50's - early 60s acts were able to survive? Beyond oldies shows, that is.

In fact it's not quite clear why he decided to start singing his own songs in the first place. It's not like he was a sex symbol. More like in the Liberace category.

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by Anonymousreply 10November 4, 2018 11:13 PM

I was just thinking he was basically an earlier version of Elton.

by Anonymousreply 11November 4, 2018 11:15 PM

I love the clips like R10's.

They are just like the ones when Connie Francis appeared on American Bandstand: An audience of appallingly unattractive teenagers, chomping gum and looking bored out of their fucking minds.

by Anonymousreply 12November 4, 2018 11:17 PM

[quote]I was just thinking he was basically an earlier version of Elton.

The difference is that Elton John was a MUCH bigger star.

Sedaka had success writing songs for others (which Elton didn't do) and limited success as a singer. Elton was HUGE.

by Anonymousreply 13November 4, 2018 11:18 PM

Paging Shawn Mendes: This is your future. Embrace it.

by Anonymousreply 14November 4, 2018 11:19 PM

I agree Elton was a better singer and maybe a somewhat better songwriter too.

by Anonymousreply 15November 4, 2018 11:21 PM

Fun fact - just as he was about to release" Laughter In The Rain" as his great comeback song - someone else covered it (see link). So they had to RUSH RELEASE his version to beat her off.

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by Anonymousreply 16November 4, 2018 11:32 PM

[quote]That old closet queen was CHEESY.

He's been married to the same woman since 1962

by Anonymousreply 17November 4, 2018 11:33 PM

R16 That just shows that that pushy closet queen should have let the better singer have the song.

by Anonymousreply 18November 4, 2018 11:34 PM

[quote]He's been married to the same woman since 1962

Bless your heart.

by Anonymousreply 19November 4, 2018 11:34 PM

Did anyone BOTHER to look at the video I posted with the red hat? It looks like something Bea Arthur would have worn in 1975.

by Anonymousreply 20November 4, 2018 11:36 PM

R16 like Quincy Jones rush releasing "It's My Party" because Phil Spector told him it was going to be his next big smash. Quincy rush released the demo, with a few glaring flaws, and before they had a chance to give Leslie Gore a new fame-friendly name. Leslie heard it on the radio a few weeks later driving to high school.

by Anonymousreply 21November 4, 2018 11:42 PM

The Rolling Stones had recorded a rough version of Satisfaction (in London, I think) - then went to tour America. While they were there they suddenly heard it on the radio. The record company had gone ahead and released it in its rough form. The rest is history.

by Anonymousreply 23November 4, 2018 11:48 PM

He recorded his comeback songs in England with the future 10CC - they were studio musicians and had a recording studio in Manchester where he was working the clubs. They say that the work they did on his records brought them together as a group.

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by Anonymousreply 24November 4, 2018 11:52 PM

Thank God the revival was short. Presumably he's been able live off his royalties and not try another comeback. Horrible tripe.

by Anonymousreply 25November 4, 2018 11:56 PM

I remember finding out the woman singing "Laughter in the Rain" was a guy and thinking whaa??

Then I saw him on Merv Griffin and this falsetto queen mentioned his wife, an was thinking whaa????

It was the thing to do back then, wasn't it Merv?

by Anonymousreply 26November 5, 2018 12:00 AM

[quote]Presumably he's been able live off his royalties and not try another comeback. Horrible tripe.

He was in England just last year promoting his NEW album.

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by Anonymousreply 27November 5, 2018 12:00 AM

[quote]I remember finding out the woman singing "Laughter in the Rain" was a guy and thinking whaa??

He had his comeback around the same time as Better Midler appeared on the scene and my mother had tapes in the car by both of them and for years I got them mixed up - I'd hear his songs and think "That's Bette Midler!"

by Anonymousreply 28November 5, 2018 12:03 AM

[quote]Did anyone BOTHER to look at the video I posted with the red hat? It looks like something Bea Arthur would have worn in 1975.

How right I am! Just googled and found this.

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by Anonymousreply 29November 5, 2018 12:13 AM

We're gonna need a special locker for the hat

by Anonymousreply 30November 5, 2018 12:19 AM

I didn't care for Neil Sedaka's first go round in the early 60's, but "Laughter In The Rain" was a good song. I believe it went to number one for a week.

"Bad Blood" is still a very good song.

Neil and Elton giving advice about women is a riot.

by Anonymousreply 31November 5, 2018 12:49 AM

Guys (and gals?), please remember that Elton did not write the lyrics to his big hits up to through the Captain Fantastic album. Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics, Elton set them to music.

I think the first time Elton wrote lyrics was for his Rock of the Westies album (which is awful).

by Anonymousreply 32November 5, 2018 12:58 AM

Upthread, I always heard the Captain and Tenile lyric was "Sedaka is dead" because they had some major rift.

by Anonymousreply 33November 5, 2018 1:42 AM

he's had a good run / more deserving than many / one of the last of the brill building artists /

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by Anonymousreply 34November 5, 2018 1:55 AM

I guess if he was a female DL would be all over this thread...zillions of posts.

by Anonymousreply 35November 5, 2018 1:57 AM

The first guy I ever masturbated to.

by Anonymousreply 36November 5, 2018 1:58 AM

She’s like the Shawn Mendes of her day: Mom Rock by a harmless closet case

by Anonymousreply 37November 5, 2018 1:59 AM

Took my Mom and her best friend to see him in concert a few years ago. They loved it! He was very entertaining and in very good voice.

by Anonymousreply 38November 5, 2018 2:06 AM

It's not unusual for Jewish guys to be perceived as gay. Have you seen the kids leaving Yeshivas?

by Anonymousreply 39November 5, 2018 2:07 AM

He always had such a bizarrely high-pitched, womanish voice. Really unusual.

by Anonymousreply 40November 5, 2018 2:10 AM

The record companies wouldn't let him sing at first. He just wrote. But eventually they let have a go and he had a big hit.

by Anonymousreply 41November 5, 2018 2:11 AM

Really r36? Then you’ll love Neil in 1968’s “Playgirl Killer”, a super cheap Canadian exploitation movie about a photographer who murders bikini models who irritate him by not sitting still. Neil appears in that in swim trunks in swimming pool scenes. It’s on Amazon Prime and I was curious but only made it about five minutes before turning it off. It’s that bad. Neil’s career must have really hit the skids before his mid-70s revival.

by Anonymousreply 42November 5, 2018 2:13 AM

So funny singing with his 13 year old daughter - when he comes in his voice is higher than hers.

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by Anonymousreply 43November 5, 2018 2:15 AM

I do recall watching late night TV (Carson?) in the late 70s/early 80s, and he came out wearing a tight leather suit, and sang a rendition of "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans". He danced around very gay and then sat down at the piano for a split second, was about to play it, but didn't, and got back up and finished the song. It was the strangest performance, and I wish I could locate it on YouTube.

Anyone else remember this performance?

by Anonymousreply 44November 5, 2018 2:19 AM

R44 here. Actually it was a live performance of this recording, a cover of "New Orleans" by Gary U.S. Bonds. 1983.

Anyone remember his bizarre performance?

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by Anonymousreply 45November 5, 2018 2:23 AM

Maybe Neil’s tight leather pants pinched his gonads so hard when he tried to sit at the piano bench that he had to jump up and finish the song standing up.

by Anonymousreply 46November 5, 2018 2:25 AM

He’s been outed at least once in the tabloids.

Years ago rod Stewart’s son Sean was on the Howard stern show and talked about being in rehab. He said Neil Sedaka was there at the same time and groped him in hot tub. The stern show beeped out Sedakas name for the west coast broadcast.

by Anonymousreply 47November 5, 2018 2:28 AM

This little clip is a lot of fun.

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by Anonymousreply 48November 5, 2018 2:32 AM

^^ Blimey, is that Tennille? She sure changed her look.

by Anonymousreply 49November 5, 2018 2:40 AM

She looks much sluttier than usual.

by Anonymousreply 50November 5, 2018 2:42 AM

His first time around was huge: "Oh Carol", "Stairway To Heaven", "Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen" , "Calendar Girl", and of course "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do". His career disappeared for about 10 years, then Elton John relaunched his career in the mid-Seventies, with 2 No. 1 hits "Laughter In The Rain" and "Bad Blood", plus a ballad version of "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do". The huge success of "Love Will Keep Us Together" kept him in the spotlight.

When he made his comeback, he was the opening act for the Carpenters in concert. Sedaka started stealing the show by introducing famous friends of his in the audiences, so Richard Carpenter fired him.

by Anonymousreply 51November 5, 2018 2:42 AM

Neil is 79 now. He co-wrote Stupid Cupid for Connie Francis, a very fun song.

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by Anonymousreply 52November 5, 2018 2:44 AM

Wait... this is a straight person???

by Anonymousreply 53November 5, 2018 2:45 AM

Neil Sedaka co-wrote the iconic "Love Will Keep Us Together". The Captain And Tennille recorded it and sent their version of it to Neil to see what he thought of it - he was floored and said that it was one of the best pop songs that he had ever heard. They released it as their first single, it quickly went to #1, earned a gold record, and became the top selling single of 1975.

by Anonymousreply 54November 5, 2018 2:49 AM

I totally remember this comeback and bought one of his albums, which must ha e been a greatest hits, because I had choreographed a whole number to Calendar Girl in my bedroom. I can still sing every lyric. I’m 58.

by Anonymousreply 55November 5, 2018 2:54 AM

[quote] I totally remember this comeback and bought one of his albums, which must ha e been a greatest hits, because I had choreographed a whole number to Calendar Girl in my bedroom. I can still sing every lyric. I’m 58.

This might be the gayest thing I've ever read on DL and I've been here since 1999.

by Anonymousreply 56November 5, 2018 2:59 AM

His first (revival) album had him on the cover in that fucking hat.

Some liar told him he looked good in it - or young or something.

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by Anonymousreply 57November 5, 2018 2:59 AM

The Captain and Tennille had a second hit with a Sedaka song ..Lonely Nights (Angel Face).

by Anonymousreply 58November 5, 2018 3:02 AM

SOMEONE should have had a hit with this. It's a VERY good song.

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by Anonymousreply 59November 5, 2018 3:04 AM

R58 Lonely NIGHT - no s, making it plural.

by Anonymousreply 60November 5, 2018 3:05 AM

early 80s nyc....after his 2nd comeback was over / neil was very supportive to a friend who was experiencing an unexpected chart hit.. i always got the impression neil was in on the joke / no irony / a throwback to an earlier generation of entertainers / and after 50 plus years of trends... / he could get on carpool karaoke and have a 3rd comback ...

by Anonymousreply 61November 5, 2018 3:06 AM

It's nice to link songs on a musical thread. People appreciate it.

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by Anonymousreply 62November 5, 2018 3:08 AM

[quote]I totally remember this comeback and bought one of his albums, which must ha e been a greatest hits, because I had choreographed a whole number to Calendar Girl in my bedroom.

I wish they'd had video cameras then.

by Anonymousreply 63November 5, 2018 3:10 AM

Neil also wrote "You Never Done it Like That" for C&T. It went to #10.

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by Anonymousreply 64November 5, 2018 3:12 AM

I guess love didn't keep them together.

by Anonymousreply 65November 5, 2018 3:13 AM

Another great song from Sedaka's 70's comeback era was 'Solitaire' . It was covered by many MOR artists of the day but Sedaka's well produced version was by far the best.

by Anonymousreply 66November 5, 2018 3:31 AM

[quote]I guess if he was a female...

Can't fault him for lack of trying.

by Anonymousreply 68November 5, 2018 3:44 AM

The Immigrant" is a 1975 single written by Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody and performed by Sedaka. The single was the second release from his album, Sedaka's Back. "The Immigrant" was dedicated to John Lennon and the immigration problems that he faced. The single peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at number one on the Easy Listening chart in May 1975.[1]

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by Anonymousreply 69November 5, 2018 3:45 AM

Neil Sedaka even co-wrote the English lyrics to "Ring, Ring" - Abba's very first single released in the U.S.

by Anonymousreply 70November 5, 2018 3:53 AM

R47 I'm not surprised that that old queen groped someone's son in a hot tub, but I wonder what he was in rehab for.

Pills? Coke? Semen?

by Anonymousreply 71November 5, 2018 3:55 AM

r30 That was the era of the Horrible Hat I'm not kidding. Just google Bella Abzug You just can't unsee it. The Hell Hat has Rung.

by Anonymousreply 72November 5, 2018 4:13 AM

Bad Blood was the shit, as a 6 year old I sang the hell out of that song along with my radio

by Anonymousreply 73November 5, 2018 4:14 AM

I had Laughter in the Rain and The Immigrant on 45. I was an easy listening loving grade schooler, The Carpenters and C&T being my favorite artists.

by Anonymousreply 74November 5, 2018 4:24 AM

Loved watching him dance in his mom jeans. Fab!

by Anonymousreply 75November 5, 2018 5:54 AM

I thought the hat was to hide a big bald spot.

by Anonymousreply 77November 5, 2018 7:01 AM

I'm sure he is 100 per cent hetero.

by Anonymousreply 78November 5, 2018 8:14 AM

He was just being sexy and with-it, R76.

Actually, those jeans are TERRIBLE - but worse that top and the chains and don't say "gurl, it was the 70s!" even 1975 Bea Arthur would have laughed at them.

by Anonymousreply 79November 5, 2018 11:09 AM

I read that Carole King isn't too glad to be eternally linked to him.

(Don't quote me on this)

by Anonymousreply 80November 5, 2018 11:13 AM

The 70s were very forgiving to older performers who were trying to be hip and with it.

by Anonymousreply 81November 5, 2018 5:00 PM

[quote]I read that Carole King isn't too glad to be eternally linked to him.

Why would she be? It must have been annoying to have a closet queen write a song about how much he "loved" you.

And then he stole her sound.

by Anonymousreply 82November 6, 2018 2:31 AM

As a kid in the 70s I confused him with Jim Nabors.

by Anonymousreply 83November 6, 2018 4:06 PM

[quote]And then he stole her sound.

You can't say that. Everyone influenced everyone else

by Anonymousreply 84November 6, 2018 4:08 PM

R82 Carole King didn't have much of a sound. She was a much better songwriter than a singer. Neil Sedaka had the better voice.

by Anonymousreply 85November 6, 2018 4:10 PM

I think he was pretty talented and unique.

You can't denegrate him as just some copycat.

- especially as most the people posting only really know his few hit 45s.

by Anonymousreply 86November 6, 2018 4:22 PM

His 1975 ballad version of "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" is my number three favorite song of all-time.

by Anonymousreply 87November 6, 2018 5:11 PM

I also confused him with Jim Nabors!

by Anonymousreply 88November 10, 2018 5:36 PM

I always thought “Have I the Right” was a Neil Sedaka song & found out last week that it isn’t. It was by a U.K. group headed up by a female drummer

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by Anonymousreply 89November 10, 2018 5:49 PM

I always thought “Have I the Right” was a Neil Sedaka song and only found out last week that it was by a UK group headed up by a female drummer

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by Anonymousreply 90November 10, 2018 5:50 PM

[quote]Carole King didn't have much of a sound. She was a much better songwriter than a singer. Neil Sedaka had the better voice.

Sedaka did have a better voice than King, but it was still only adequate.

King, on the other hand, wrote songs that defined a generation. Sedaka never had anything that stuck into the public consciousness like Tapestry.

It still pops up on Billboard every year, 47 years later.

by Anonymousreply 91November 10, 2018 5:54 PM

The best rendition of a Neil Sedaka song EVER:

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by Anonymousreply 92November 10, 2018 5:55 PM

I love, LOVE "Calendar Girl."

So there.

by Anonymousreply 93November 10, 2018 6:06 PM

Here's Bad Blood, which I don't think has been linked. It didn't ring a bell, and after hearing it, it still doesn't sound familiar. I don't think I've heard it since the 70s. Elton's clearly singing backup.

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by Anonymousreply 94November 10, 2018 6:34 PM

surprised no one's linked this yet

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by Anonymousreply 96November 10, 2018 6:54 PM

[quote]King, on the other hand, wrote songs that defined a generation. Sedaka never had anything that stuck into the public consciousness like Tapestry.

Tapestry was a freak. Period.

& she never came close afterwards. NADA. Nothing.

by Anonymousreply 97November 10, 2018 7:01 PM

[R97]

For me, "Been To Canaan" is the only song that approached her "Tapestry" work.

by Anonymousreply 98November 10, 2018 8:57 PM

I like his voice, he has a nice vibrator

by Anonymousreply 99November 10, 2018 9:41 PM

Thanks for that recommendation, R98 - yes, it's nice.

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by Anonymousreply 100November 11, 2018 12:02 AM

I like this of her later stuff.

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by Anonymousreply 101November 11, 2018 12:04 AM

[quote]Tapestry was a freak. Period. & she never came close afterwards. NADA. Nothing.

That is completely besides the point.

Tapestry is is a popular music milestone.

And that kitschy closet queen, Neil Sedaka, never came close to that. NADA. Nothing.

by Anonymousreply 102November 11, 2018 12:58 AM

Been to Canaan is a beautiful song.

It was how I learned to play the piano.

And while I think "Wrap Around Joy" was more cheesy, it was a No. 1 Album with a No. 1 song on it.

by Anonymousreply 103November 11, 2018 12:59 AM

I prefer the studio version of Been to Canaan.

The piano is beautiful.

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by Anonymousreply 104November 11, 2018 1:03 AM

I posted Been To Canaan. I'm happy to find other people finding this song now and enjoying it.

by Anonymousreply 105November 11, 2018 1:10 AM

from the Fantasy album.

The lyrics are a little sickly sweet - but nice song.

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by Anonymousreply 106November 11, 2018 1:30 AM

King's follow-up to Tapestry ("Music") had some nice things on it, like "Sweet Seasons" and "It's Going To Take Some Time".

by Anonymousreply 107November 11, 2018 2:06 AM

I always liked Carole King's song for the Madonna movie A League of Their Own.

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by Anonymousreply 108November 11, 2018 2:24 AM

The lens in that video makes the Lucy Mame lens seem like a microscope.

by Anonymousreply 109November 11, 2018 2:33 AM

This thread is NOT about the lasting talent Carole King -- it is about the kitschy relic Neil Sedaka, a silly closet queen who wrote pop schlock.

by Anonymousreply 110November 11, 2018 2:47 AM

It's not just the cheesy hat in OP's video that is hilarious. It's the white polyester leisure suit, the white pleather shoes -- and the UGLY face on that old queen.

by Anonymousreply 111November 11, 2018 2:55 AM

@ R111 . Why be so mean ? It's a lovely song, beautifully written, nicely arranged and well performed. This was during his 70's comeback. of course. He's not the first man to start wearing a hat after his hair started thinning. I think it looks good on him and it fit the times.

Neil is one of those guys who has always looked middle aged. I saw him about a year ago in a local venue and he put on a great show. I'm 66 and there are few things I enjoy more than seeing a performer from the time of my youth and young adulthood performing the old songs.

Is Neil gay ? It would certainly seem possible though I've never read anything about that which struck me as definitive on the subject. When I saw him he did 'Where the Boys Are' and introduced it by saying 'Here's one for the ladies' . It would be understandable to me if a man from his era maintained a stable marriage and family life while enjoying the pleasures of gay life on the side. At his level of income he could probably make that work. I wouldn't judge him harshly if that's the case. I am grateful for the music and the fun.

by Anonymousreply 112November 11, 2018 6:51 PM

[quote]I'm 66 and there are few things I enjoy more than seeing a performer from the time of my youth and young adulthood performing the old songs.

You're like my brother. He's always trotting out to see aging rockers and popsters and then saying how great they still sound.

I, personally, can't bear it.

Even in the 80s I saw a few 60s artists and realized it's better to keep these people as memories.

by Anonymousreply 113November 11, 2018 8:31 PM

Which song did he write about Carole?

by Anonymousreply 114November 14, 2018 7:46 AM

He had a face (hair, fashion choices, dance moves, etc.) for radio.

by Anonymousreply 115November 14, 2018 8:18 AM

I was the 5 year old above jamming to Bad Blood, I thought it was naughty when he said "bitch"

by Anonymousreply 116November 14, 2018 8:24 AM

Karen Carpenter said she did not like the song "Solitaire."

by Anonymousreply 117November 14, 2018 8:39 AM

Karen probably said that because "Solitaire" broke their streak of 14 consecutive top-ten hits. After "Solitaire" , they were never as successful, so they probably subconsciously blamed Sedaka.

by Anonymousreply 118November 15, 2018 1:47 AM

Just noticed Brenda Russell singing backup in OP's clip.

by Anonymousreply 119November 25, 2018 1:34 AM

R118 The top ten streak had already been broken twice, by It's Going To Take Some Time (#12) & I Won't Last A Day Without You (#11). Also, the next single after Solitaire (#18) charted better. A Kind Of Hush hit #12. Two singles later, Goofus, would be their first 45 since Ticket To Ride to completely miss the top 40.

by Anonymousreply 120November 25, 2018 1:50 AM

If you change the gender in Bad Blood it becomes a song about Trump

by Anonymousreply 121November 25, 2018 2:14 AM

[quote][R16] That just shows that that pushy closet queen should have let the better singer have the song.

I think her version is cold and horrible. I'm glad Neil beat her off.

by Anonymousreply 122January 9, 2019 12:27 PM

[quote]Carole King didn't have much of a sound. She was a much better songwriter than a singer. Neil Sedaka had the better voice.

First time I heard the name Carole King was in elementary school in the 70's in music class and the teacher was bitching about her having a huge album (maybe the biggest of the year?) and that she couldn't sing.

by Anonymousreply 123January 9, 2019 12:49 PM

I always liked this Sedaka song. The Fifth Dimension later had a hit with their cover version.

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by Anonymousreply 124January 9, 2019 12:54 PM

Elton and Neil were joined at the hip for a year or so around 1974. EJ signed Neil to his record label, Rocket Records, and really pushed Sedaka's "comeback" in the US. They were two queens rolling merrily along.

by Anonymousreply 125January 9, 2019 2:00 PM

Here is the Miss Thing singing "Love Will Keep Us Together."

It is dreadful.

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by Anonymousreply 126January 9, 2019 2:09 PM

[quote]It is dreadful.

I don't think so. I prefer it.

by Anonymousreply 127January 9, 2019 2:13 PM

I really liked his remake of "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" as a ballad, it was a pretty song. Merv Griffin, whose personal profile was almost identical to Sedaka's, had him on a lot.

by Anonymousreply 128January 9, 2019 2:16 PM

A red hat....sometimes, that's all it takes.

by Anonymousreply 129January 9, 2019 2:17 PM

[quote]I really liked his remake of "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" as a ballad, it was a pretty song.

yes, it was a clever idea and he really pulled it off.

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by Anonymousreply 130January 9, 2019 2:18 PM

[quote]sometimes, that's all it takes.

Sounds like a '70s Neil Sedaka title.

by Anonymousreply 131January 9, 2019 2:19 PM

Adorable tribute to Betty Grable.

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by Anonymousreply 132January 9, 2019 2:21 PM

Isn't he like one of the the only performers to have a hit twice with the same song..."Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"?

by Anonymousreply 133January 9, 2019 3:10 PM

Little Queen stole my act.

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by Anonymousreply 134January 9, 2019 3:51 PM

R127 That's why his amateurish-sounding singing of the song was the big hit.

by Anonymousreply 135January 9, 2019 3:51 PM

[quote][R127] That's why his amateurish-sounding singing of the song was the big hit.

Gurl, he never released it as a single. He didn't plan to have a hit with it. He had other fish to fry.

by Anonymousreply 136January 9, 2019 4:00 PM

R136 His version was released as a single in France on the Polydor label.

by Anonymousreply 137January 9, 2019 4:06 PM

^ Not exactly an important market.

by Anonymousreply 138January 9, 2019 4:09 PM

Was it Rod Stewart's son who said Miss Sedaka pawed at his dick in a hot tub in rehab?

What was Grandma in rehab for?

by Anonymousreply 139January 9, 2019 4:09 PM

& not that he must have cared. C&N must have made him a shitload of cash with their version.

by Anonymousreply 140January 9, 2019 4:10 PM

[quote]C&N must have made him a shitload of cash with their version.

I don't think the Captain & Norma's version caught on either.

by Anonymousreply 141January 9, 2019 4:15 PM

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