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I'm reporting Greg Lake's death (King Crimson; ELP) where it belongs. And will continue to do so ad infinitum.

Huge RIP to a fantastic voice and prof rocker extraordinaire. Carl Palmer is all that's left of ELP but the destruction that is 2016 isn't over. Could they all go inthe same calendar year??

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http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38251936

 

Jesus, I hadn't heard this until I saw it on Wikipedia.

 

This has been a bad day for me. First John Glenn, now Greg Lake.

 

 

It's been a bad year!

 

 

 

Tell me about it

 

So, wtihout boring you too much - I spend most of one year compiling the opening radio show for the new on and that show is our "List of the Lost" wherein we feature those who died the previous year.

 

Let's just say the revisions on the running order as we put the script together have been taxing and we've already negotiated a longer show than is usually scheduled.

 

Next prob - is ELP a fitting tribute to E and L or do we throw in Greg in his King Crimson pomp instead (which I'm up for doing by way of playing Cadence and Cascade)

 

 

Gordon Haskell does the vocals on Cadence and Cascade, not Greg Lake.

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I'm reporting Greg Lake's death (King Crimson; ELP) where it belongs. And will continue to do so ad infinitum.

Huge RIP to a fantastic voice and prof rocker extraordinaire. Carl Palmer is all that's left of ELP but the destruction that is 2016 isn't over. Could they all go inthe same calendar year??

SirCreep

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38251936

 

Jesus, I hadn't heard this until I saw it on Wikipedia.

 

This has been a bad day for me. First John Glenn, now Greg Lake.

 

 

It's been a bad year!

 

 

 

Tell me about it

 

So, wtihout boring you too much - I spend most of one year compiling the opening radio show for the new on and that show is our "List of the Lost" wherein we feature those who died the previous year.

 

Let's just say the revisions on the running order as we put the script together have been taxing and we've already negotiated a longer show than is usually scheduled.

 

Next prob - is ELP a fitting tribute to E and L or do we throw in Greg in his King Crimson pomp instead (which I'm up for doing by way of playing Cadence and Cascade)

 

 

Why do I get the feel Shawty Lo will get short (shawt?) shrift from your playlist?

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I'm reporting Greg Lake's death (King Crimson; ELP) where it belongs. And will continue to do so ad infinitum.

Huge RIP to a fantastic voice and prof rocker extraordinaire. Carl Palmer is all that's left of ELP but the destruction that is 2016 isn't over. Could they all go inthe same calendar year??

SirCreep

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38251936

 

Jesus, I hadn't heard this until I saw it on Wikipedia.

 

This has been a bad day for me. First John Glenn, now Greg Lake.

 

 

It's been a bad year!

 

 

 

Tell me about it

 

So, wtihout boring you too much - I spend most of one year compiling the opening radio show for the new on and that show is our "List of the Lost" wherein we feature those who died the previous year.

 

Let's just say the revisions on the running order as we put the script together have been taxing and we've already negotiated a longer show than is usually scheduled.

 

Next prob - is ELP a fitting tribute to E and L or do we throw in Greg in his King Crimson pomp instead (which I'm up for doing by way of playing Cadence and Cascade)

 

 

Gordon Haskell does the vocals on Cadence and Cascade, not Greg Lake.

 

 

 

Oh, right - shame, I love that song; Haskell's not likely to cark it soon is he?

 

Oh aye, and we'll mebbe play "I Talk to the Wind"

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I'm reporting Greg Lake's death (King Crimson; ELP) where it belongs. And will continue to do so ad infinitum.

Huge RIP to a fantastic voice and prof rocker extraordinaire. Carl Palmer is all that's left of ELP but the destruction that is 2016 isn't over. Could they all go inthe same calendar year??

SirCreep

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38251936

 

Jesus, I hadn't heard this until I saw it on Wikipedia.

 

This has been a bad day for me. First John Glenn, now Greg Lake.

 

 

It's been a bad year!

 

 

 

Tell me about it

 

So, wtihout boring you too much - I spend most of one year compiling the opening radio show for the new on and that show is our "List of the Lost" wherein we feature those who died the previous year.

 

Let's just say the revisions on the running order as we put the script together have been taxing and we've already negotiated a longer show than is usually scheduled.

 

Next prob - is ELP a fitting tribute to E and L or do we throw in Greg in his King Crimson pomp instead (which I'm up for doing by way of playing Cadence and Cascade)

 

 

Gordon Haskell does the vocals on Cadence and Cascade, not Greg Lake.

 

 

 

Oh, right - shame, I love that song; Haskell's not likely to cark it soon is he?

 

Oh aye, and we'll mebbe play "I Talk to the Wind"

 

 

It's a nice song. I have absolutely no idea whether Haskell is likely to die soon or not.

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Are King Crimson the only band where two separate members have gone on to have Christmas #2 singles then? "I Believe In Father Christmas" and, of course, "How Wonderful You Are" by Gordon Haskell in 2001.

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I mind Lennon and Diana Ross were kept off the top spot.

Memory fades re other Beatles or Supremes.

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I mind Lennon and Diana Ross were kept off the top spot.

Memory fades re other Beatles or Supremes.

 

Ringo's Back Off Boogaloo peaked at Number 2. Not a Christmas one though...strike that!

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Managed to go back to back to 1970:

 

2015: Love Yourself – Justin Bieber

2014: Uptown Funk – Bruno mars

2013: Happy – Pharrell Williams

2012: Impossible – James Arthur

2011: Cannonball – Little Mix

2010: What’s My Name – Rihanna ft Drake

2009: The Climb – Joe McElderry

2008: Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley

2007: What A Wonderful World – Eva Cassidy and Katie Melua

2006: Patience – Take That

2005: JCB Song – Nizlopi

2004: Father and Son – Ronan Keating ft Yusuf Islam

2003: Christmas Time – The Darkness

2002: Sacred Trust – One True Voice

2001: How Wonderful You Are – Gordon Haskell

2000: What Makes A Man – Westlife

1999: The Milennium Prayer – Cliff Richard

1998: Chocolate Salty Balls – Chef

1997: Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh – Teletubbies

1996: Knockin’ On Heavens Door – Dunbalnne School Choir

1995: Wonderwall – Mike Flowers Pops

1994: All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey

1993: Babe – Take That

1992: Heal The World – Michael Jackson

1991: When You Tell Me That You Love Me – Diana Ross

1990: Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice

1989: Let’s Party – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

1988: Especially For You – Kylie and Jason

1987: Fairytale of New York – Pogues and Kirsty MacColl

1986: Caravan of Love – The Housemartins

1985: Saving All My Love For You – Whitney Houston

1984: Last Christmas - Wham

1983: My Oh My - Slade

1982: Shakin’ Stevens EP – Shakin’ Stevens

1981: Daddy’s Home – Cliff Richard

1980: Just Like Starting Over – John Lennon

1979: I Have A Dream – Abba

1978: YMCA – The Village People

1977: Floral Dance – Terry Wogan

1976: Under The Moon of Love – Showaddywaddy

1975: I Believe In Father Christmas – Greg Lake

1974: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – Bachman Turner Overdrive

1973: I Love You Love Me Love – Gary Glitter

1972: My Ding-A-Ling – Chuck Berry

1971: Jeepster – T-Rex

1970: When I’m Dead and Gone – McGuinness Flint

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Both Jackson & Ross would've been in various 'Aids' <tenuous>

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Cliff has had 4 (four).

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"""" sigh"""'

 

Right now moved into Irish no 1 & 2s at crimbo.

 

Father Ted was no 1 in 85 with a pisstake on McGuigan.

 

Didn't know that....

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Lol.

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Are King Crimson the only band where two separate members have gone on to have Christmas #2 singles then? "I Believe In Father Christmas" and, of course, "How Wonderful You Are" by Gordon Haskell in 2001.

 

 

Well, going on the evidence that followed your post...yes

 

Not only that but their records never did make the top - some of the other #2 songs were on the way down at Christmas

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Happy Birthday Julian Cope. 60 today!

Cope.jpg

 

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^I kind of imagine Charon in this way....

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1 hour ago, themaninblack said:

Happy Birthday Julian Cope. 60 today!

Cope.jpg

 

 

Despite the drugs and hard living he's put in the man's summat of an intellectual underneath all that

 

Not one of ours for years yet

 

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I wish he'd get rid of the beard - he's a good looking chap.

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8 minutes ago, Vinegar Tits said:

I wish he'd get rid of the beard - he's a good looking chap.

 

How do we know it's him?  It could be anybody under that lot.

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1 minute ago, Toast said:

 

How do we know it's him?  It could be anybody under that lot.

 

Who else in Wiltshire dresses like that?

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9 minutes ago, Vinegar Tits said:

 

Who else in Wiltshire dresses like that?

 

Lardy's best placed to answer that.

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Dik Mik of Hawkwind, (real name Michael Davies), has apparently died. Not seen any confirmation yet.

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Jazzwise magazine has recently tweeted that Tom Rapp of Pearls Before Swine has died. Can't find any other confirmation yet.

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