markavfc40 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 12 hours ago, tonyh29 said: Tony Butler of BRMB gone I was probably about 7 or 8 years old when I first started listening to the radio on a Saturday afternoon for the Villa updates and then from that got into the phone ins. He was a great character. I am pretty sure George Gavin and Tom Ross started out alongside him before becoming a bit of a double act on BRMB then XTRA AM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 6 hours ago, rjw63 said: This. The king of sports phone ins. I even rang him up once many years ago. Okay? Alright! On yer bike! Just heard on Radio WM. He shows we're a must listen back in the day. Sad news. RIP Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted July 15, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2023 5 hours ago, mykeyb said: Just heard on Radio WM. He shows we're a must listen back in the day. Sad news. RIP Tony. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted July 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2023 43 minutes ago, Xela said: Still sends goosebumps down my spine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2023 Czech novelist Milan Kundera ('The Unbearable Lightness of Being'), 93. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 16, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 16, 2023 Jane Birkin, actress, singer, ex-wife of John Barry, ex-partner of Serge Gainsbourg mother of Charlotte Gainsbourg, activist etc etc gone at 76. One hell of a life (not all good - the Gainsbourg relationship must have been difficult) but also hugely influential on that Gainsbourg sound and that’s on top of her own achievements in cinema and singing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Histoire De Melody Nelson was a great album - RIP Jane Birkin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 16, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Histoire De Melody Nelson was a great album - Would never get released today. A concept album about an illicit affair between a 35 year old man and a 15 year old girl. Some people consider it Gainsbourg's greatest album (I don't as it happens) and one of the best French language pop music albums ever (probably true) It is the work of a genius but Birkin rarely gets the credit for the influence she had on Gainsbourg's work during their period together (definitely his golden period) Another for those we live in different times conversations It's an album much lauded even to this day, I can only assume by people who don’t really know it’s subject matter because they’ve never read up on it. And for the record it is brilliant, just no his greatest imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 16, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 16, 2023 Other stuff about Jane Birkin… She had a very minor part in the infamous 60s film Blow Up, it was important though because it was her nude scene that caused all the fuss and she did it because John Barry said she wouldn't dare walk on set naked. She appears in a lot of this British Psychedelic movie of the late 60s including Wonderwall (she played Penny Lane) which was also George Harrison’s first soundtrack and I think Apple records first release (it’s got sitars all over it) She might have sung Je t'aime but it was written for Brigitte Bardot, there was a lot of jealousy between he two but later appeared opposite Bardot as her lover in the film If Don Juan was a Woman I think one of her parents was a WWII spy Hermes named their iconic handbag after her in the 80s, the Birkin Bag is still hugely popular today She was an absolutely fascinating character 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 16, 2023 28 minutes ago, bickster said: Some people consider it Gainsbourg's greatest album (I don't as it happens) and one of the best French language pop music albums ever (probably true) One for 'things you don't get', for me. I've a mate who's got everything he ever released. Leaves me cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 16, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, mjmooney said: One for 'things you don't get', for me. I've a mate who's got everything he ever released. Leaves me cold. Maybe if he couldn't sing you'd like him To be honest,as much as I think he was a genius, I think he also owed a huge debt of gratitude to Jean Claude Vannier (and indeed Birkin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, bickster said: Maybe if he couldn't sing you'd like him You think he can? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 (edited) Ronan Keating’s brother killed in a car crash in Ireland. Edited July 16, 2023 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 47 minutes ago, Genie said: Ronan Keating’s brother killed in a car crash in Ireland. Anyone had him on their list? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 3 hours ago, bickster said: Would never get released today. A concept album about an illicit affair between a 35 year old man and a 15 year old girl. Some people consider it Gainsbourg's greatest album (I don't as it happens) and one of the best French language pop music albums ever (probably true) It is the work of a genius but Birkin rarely gets the credit for the influence she had on Gainsbourg's work during their period together (definitely his golden period) Another for those we live in different times conversations It's an album much lauded even to this day, I can only assume by people who don’t really know it’s subject matter because they’ve never read up on it. And for the record it is brilliant, just no his greatest imo From a musical perspective I like it alot, I used to play Bass guitar and the rhythm is nice and funky. Lyrically interesting, beautiful vocals, a synergy of French and English results in quite an exotic work. I like Serge, always have. Love Aux armes et cætera too.... On the subject of controversy the story involving Les Sucettes, France Gall and Eurovision is quite a tale also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, sne said: Anyone had him on their list? Still more famous than 75% of the people mentioned in this thread 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 16, 2023 Moderator Share Posted July 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, Genie said: Still more famous than 75% of the people mentioned in this thread Except he isn’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 13 minutes ago, bickster said: Except he isn’t Neither are the people who were in a band nobody has heard of 50 years ago. At least this poor guy (RIP) has a very famous current connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Genie said: Neither are the people who were in a band nobody has heard of 50 years ago. Hmmm... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bickster Posted July 16, 2023 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2023 9 minutes ago, Genie said: Neither are the people who were in a band nobody has heard of 50 years ago. At least this poor guy (RIP) has a very famous current connection. Your lack of cultural awareness is no-one’s problem but your own 1 1 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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