duke007 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I remember as a 11 year old kid back in 1972 wanting to be Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music, thought he was as cool as fook So the question is guys, which singer would you have swapped shoes with? (Brian Eno is as mad as cheese in this first Vid ) Bryan Ferry also did a cover of Jealous Guy by John Lennon which many including myself thought was better than the original, even a great friend of mine (R.I.P) who thought John Lennon was God and was an avid Beatles fan thought so 2 Quote Link to comment
Jimslim Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Gotta be Paul Weller or Steve Marriott the two coolest guys to walk this planet . Quote Link to comment
sustra2 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Donna Summer & Loleatta Holloway...does this makes me gay? Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Donna Summer & Loleatta Holloway...does this makes me gay? Only if your Scottish 1 Quote Link to comment
xyzzy Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 By about 15/16 (~1970) I though most all pop music stars should be decapitated. Then disco came along and I wished much worse for them... Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 By about 15/16 (~1970) I though most all pop music stars should be decapitated. Then disco came along and I wished much worse for them... You didn't have a white disco suit XY? Quote Link to comment
xyzzy Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 You didn't have a white disco suit XY? travo.jpeg No I had no John Revolta apperal... Quote Link to comment
KenW Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 When I was 9 or 10 years of age The Battle of New Orleans was briefly the biggest & most controversial hit on Australian radio (he sang the word "bloody" for heaven's sake - which the stations, due to public outcry, very quickly had to begin to BLEEP out) & I remember thinking it would be cool to be a star like Johnnie Horton. This was sometime like 1957 or 1958 or so. I even made myself a kind of musical instrument using a school ruler, 4 rubber bands & a used matchbox. Alas, with no sounding board or frets it only made a monotonous rubber bandy kind of dull twang, nothing like notes or chords, but let me briefly pretend it to be a guitar. I then flirted briefly with the songs & gyrations of the young generation of Elvis-imitators (or Elvis-influenced) like Bobby Rydell and Fabian. However, I soon learned I couldn't sing, stuck to only ever singing in private when no-one could make harsh judgments on my lack of ability, and thereafter gave up all ideas of being a musical beast. 1 Quote Link to comment
Luung Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Jeeeezus, Duke... I grew up wanting to be Bryan Ferry too... Saw Roxy Music three time when I was a teen & even modeled myself on Ferry through till my early twenties, going to Anthony Price (Roxy's designer) for many of my clothes... Even had a Byan Ferry hair cut (it was a known term, them days) (and yes, I even had great hair them days too)5555 I've even sat in on many Eno seminars at Medway Art College where he does talks for free, or at least he used to. And did you know that in recent times, Bryan Ferry has even been Gucci's man of the year for three years running! Anyway, Roxy was, to my mind, apart from King Crimson, had to be the most ahead band of that period anywhere on the planet, maybe a bit too avant garde & quirky to stand the test of time? But a truly inspirational band, that helped mold the styles & the sounds of the future to come... They were so underrated! Funnily enough, Ferry's, Jealous Guy, is my second favorite version, next to Frankie Miller's (known for pop songs, but fuck, could he sing the blues)!... Anyway, I'd love to change places with him too!... Last I heard, still managing to get in punch ups with his audiences at gigs in pubs around North London, not bad for a bloke in his sixties. 1 Quote Link to comment
Luung Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 If I could change places with any other, it would have probably been Paul Robeson.. What a fukin' man, a great sportsman, communist (when you weren't meant to be) & musician... Probably the most overly talented man of our recent history! 1 Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Paul Robeson.. What a fukin' man, a great sportsman, communist (when you weren't meant to be) & musician... Probably the most overly talented man of our recent history! A triple threat! How many football players are communists! Went to my alma mater. Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Jeeeezus, Duke... I grew up wanting to be Bryan Ferry too... Saw Roxy Music three time when I was a teen & even modeled myself on Ferry, going to Anthony Price (Roxy's designer) for many of my clothes... Even had a Byan Ferry hair cut (it was a known term, them days) (and yes, I had great hair them days)5555 I've even sat in on many a Eno seminars at Medway Art College where he does talks for free, or at least he used to. And did you know that in recent times, Bryan Ferry has even been Gucci's man of the year for three years running! Anyway, Roxy was, to my mind, apart from King Crimson, were the most ahead of their time band of that period anywhere on the planet, maybe a bit too avant garde & quirky to stand the test of time? But a truly inspirational band, that helped mold the styles & the sounds of the future to come, all the same!... They were so underrated! Funnily enough, Ferry's, Jealous Guy, is my second favorite version, next to Frankie Miller's (known for pop songs, but fuck, could he sing the blues)!... Anyway, I'd love to change places with him too!... Last I heard, still managing to get in punch ups with his audiences at gigs in pubs around North London, not bad for a bloke in his sixties. Great post Luung and agree Roxy were ahead of their time and were a fabulous band , I loved Bryan's attire too....one smooth bastard and still a smoothie who has just passed his 70th Birthday 1 Quote Link to comment
KhunDeaw Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 By 13 or 14 I would've wanted to be the Rush drummer, Neil Peart, or maybe an Aerosmith guy. By 17 or 18 that had changed to Johnny Ramone or Johnny Rotten, the punk explosion happened right in the middle of my adolescence and I was fully along for the ride. Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Great pix of Getty Geddy by Getty Images. Happy Holidays KhunDeaw. All the best for 2016. Stay well. Quote Link to comment
globetrotter Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Its actually Geddy Quote Link to comment
SiamSam Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Its actually Geddy Damn I meant to write Geddy and it came out Getty. Getting ahead of myself. Thanks for the correction. Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Gotta be Paul Weller or Steve Marriott the two coolest guys to walk this planet . Agree with you Paul Weller being a cool dude Jim and he is indeed a LEGEND Just wondering Jim if you got some of your dance moves from Mr Weller The Jam The Style Council Solo Duets Ive posted this elsewhere but I loved these songs with Paul, Amy and the Jools Holland band Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 I also thought Rick Buckler was cool on the drums, he never seemed to break sweat Quote Link to comment
Luung Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I used to know Bruce Foxton, Duke Anyway... HOW COULD I HAVE FORGOT THIS BLOKE, I COULD HAVE CHANGED PLACES WITH LEMMY ANY DAY OF THE WEEK... Met him too, and he was most certainly no disappointment! R.I.P. What a man... And what an arsehole of a way to start the new year Can't paste at the mo Quote Link to comment
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