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strange_powers

Crying on the A505

Feb 07, 2007 12:11

The quite lovely hardbook version of Stuart Staples and Dave Boulter's Songs for the Young at Heart bumped through my door yesterday, and even though I was looking forward to listening to it, I hadn't realized quite how many of favourite singers were on it: Robert Forster, Stuart Murdoch, Will Oldham, Kurt Wagner, Jarvis (just reading The Lion and ( Read more... )

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huskyteer February 7 2007, 12:32:45 UTC

Puff the Magic Dragon does that to me, too. I also cried in Drop Dead Fred when Fred wasn't needed any more.

strange_powers February 7 2007, 12:44:22 UTC

With regards to Drop Dead Fred, I understand. But I didn't on that occasion.

For me: Two Little Boys.

huskyteer February 7 2007, 14:40:23 UTC

Two Little Boys left me cold until I saw Rolf Harris on TV talking about how important the song's message was to him. That almost set me off. He's such a sweetie.

barrysarll February 7 2007, 20:10:11 UTC

Did you see Jarvis do it on Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes? Dressed as Rolf, jokily, but sang it straight, as himself. Wonderful.

the_heiress February 7 2007, 15:34:46 UTC

I found myself welling up to Hushabye Mountain, for obvious reasons.

I like to think that Jackie Paper evolved from Puff into Gordon Gekko.

strange_powers February 7 2007, 16:19:32 UTC

Jackie Paper in "Greed is Good" shocker! That little bastard.

casca_2u February 8 2007, 01:28:20 UTC

after i read your post i had fun checking out various renditions of puff the magic dragon in my iTunes music store.

what a lovely song - i never saw it in the light you put it - excellent!

laslandes March 8 2007, 17:47:25 UTC

Tindersticks rule... :)

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