Guest Sheamus Posted September 22, 2013 this man is 96 and topping the charts http://music-mix.ew....aine-love-song/ Get back in the studio and off your lazy arse Vera Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardFeynman 16 Posted September 23, 2013 Yep! I was born at the end of WWII and I remember Vera. She is great. I am glad she is still alive and enjoying life. I don't know why this damn thing is underlining everything so I apologize for that. Just read between the lines. There once was a member named Smiler Who complained of a broken underliner But after this post He became like a ghost Was he killed by a rabid Rottweiler? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted September 25, 2013 Dame Vera is the oldest living person in the top 20 UK albums, though this isn't quite the achievement the news programmes are suggesting. A major reason for this is the way album sales are dropping and one small section of the album buying public - pensioners - are bucking the trend by shelling out for hard copy whilst everyone else just steals stuff online. Dame Vera's sales wouldn't have registered for chart purposes ten years ago, now she makes the top 20. Jim Reeves had a top 10 album this year for much the same reasons. Out of curiosity, have any other "nostalgia" acts made the top 20 since Jim and Vera? I've not heard of any but surely album sales have continued to decline since 2009, leavingthe door open for a Doris Day or an Engelbert Humperdinck to have another crack at chart glory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,582 Posted September 25, 2013 Dame Vera is the oldest living person in the top 20 UK albums, though this isn't quite the achievement the news programmes are suggesting. A major reason for this is the way album sales are dropping and one small section of the album buying public - pensioners - are bucking the trend by shelling out for hard copy whilst everyone else just steals stuff online. Dame Vera's sales wouldn't have registered for chart purposes ten years ago, now she makes the top 20. Jim Reeves had a top 10 album this year for much the same reasons. Out of curiosity, have any other "nostalgia" acts made the top 20 since Jim and Vera? I've not heard of any but surely album sales have continued to decline since 2009, leavingthe door open for a Doris Day or an Engelbert Humperdinck to have another crack at chart glory. David Bowie? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted September 27, 2013 Dame Vera is the oldest living person in the top 20 UK albums, though this isn't quite the achievement the news programmes are suggesting. A major reason for this is the way album sales are dropping and one small section of the album buying public - pensioners - are bucking the trend by shelling out for hard copy whilst everyone else just steals stuff online. Dame Vera's sales wouldn't have registered for chart purposes ten years ago, now she makes the top 20. Jim Reeves had a top 10 album this year for much the same reasons. Out of curiosity, have any other "nostalgia" acts made the top 20 since Jim and Vera? I've not heard of any but surely album sales have continued to decline since 2009, leavingthe door open for a Doris Day or an Engelbert Humperdinck to have another crack at chart glory. David Bowie? LOL. That reminds me of a One Foot in the Grave episode where a musician comes to a nursing home to play nostalgic songs of yesteryear and launches into Purple Haze. Seriously, though, it would be a surprise if more old-style acts don't crack the mainstream charts over the next few years. They don't even have to be particularly elderly like Vera - someone like Liza Minelli could feasibly hit the top twenty again if the album-buying public has shifted to an older demographic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted September 27, 2013 I think older people will start to shift in buying music online. What I think will be interesting is seeing Vinyls Records sales overtake CD's as collectors,audiophiles and DJ's will eventually be the majority of people buying physical sound media. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted September 30, 2013 Yes, they were talking about the spike in vinyl sales on the news here just the other night, actually. Edit: Here is the online text version of the article I saw on the news: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-23/surge-in-sales-music-to-the-ears-of-vinyl-lovers/4975862 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted December 18, 2013 As I noted in another thread, with Ronnie Biggs' demise, I vote that Dame Vera be made DeathList's new ambassador since she has been in contact with us in the past and it is only fitting that a Dame be patron of a fine website such as this one. Thoughts? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted December 18, 2013 Good shout. Keep the feminists at bay if we choose a woman to be DL's icon... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted December 19, 2013 As I noted in another thread, with Ronnie Biggs' demise, I vote that Dame Vera be made DeathList's new ambassador since she has been in contact with us in the past and it is only fitting that a Dame be patron of a fine website such as this one. Thoughts? Nice idea, but can't see her crouching next to a DL mug and giving us the middle finger salute. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted December 19, 2013 As I noted in another thread, with Ronnie Biggs' demise, I vote that Dame Vera be made DeathList's new ambassador since she has been in contact with us in the past and it is only fitting that a Dame be patron of a fine website such as this one. Thoughts? Nice idea, but can't see her crouching next to a DL mug and giving us the middle finger salute. Well, she was a good sport when she dropped by to chat to us (if that really was her) so maybe she would! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 19, 2013 As I noted in another thread, with Ronnie Biggs' demise, I vote that Dame Vera be made DeathList's new ambassador since she has been in contact with us in the past and it is only fitting that a Dame be patron of a fine website such as this one. Thoughts? Nice idea, but can't see her crouching next to a DL mug and giving us the middle finger salute. Well, she was a good sport when she dropped by to chat to us (if that really was her) so maybe she would! That clearly wasn't her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted December 19, 2013 Whoever it was, they were more coherent than most guests! Who else could be DL's new mascot? Zsa Zsa's leg? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 19, 2013 Whoever it was, they were more coherent than most guests! Who else could be DL's new mascot? Zsa Zsa's leg? Hope not,,,, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/children-evacuated-from-swimming-pool-after-prosthetic-leg-mistaken-for-paedophile-9010525.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted December 20, 2013 Whoever it was, they were more coherent than most guests! Who else could be DL's new mascot? Zsa Zsa's leg? Hope not,,,, http://www.independe...le-9010525.html :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Em Posted December 22, 2013 Keep going Vera we love you and the white cliffs of Dover Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted December 22, 2013 Keep going, Vera, 'til you go over the white cliffs of Dover. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perfect Passing 277 Posted March 20, 2014 Vera Lynn to release new album at 97! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26653003 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 20, 2014 Vera Lynn to release new album at 97! http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-26653003 that's the sort of news that makes us all wonder why we even bother .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted March 20, 2014 I think it's a bit optimistic of her to think it will chart as high as 97. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted March 20, 2014 Vera Lynn to release new album at 97! http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-26653003 Some people will do anything to steal the media attention from The Kardashians and Miley. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,556 Posted March 20, 2014 Oh, it's her birthday today! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted March 20, 2014 And bless her, the old dear took part in a phone call with Richard Bacon on 5 live this lunchtime. Top marks to her. But to be clear this "new" record is just unearthed recordings from days past. Let there be no doubt, her best days are past, and sometime soon, we will record that it will be time to stick her under 6ft of earth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted March 20, 2014 And bless her, the old dear took part in a phone call with Richard Bacon on 5 live this lunchtime. Top marks to her. But to be clear this "new" record is just unearthed recordings from days past. Let there be no doubt, her best days are past, and sometime soon, we will record that it will be time to stick her under 6ft of earth. She's so fucking old she must be the one person who's been on his show in the last ten years who doesn't immediately think of cocaine when she hears the name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted March 20, 2014 And bless her, the old dear took part in a phone call with Richard Bacon on 5 live this lunchtime. Top marks to her. But to be clear this "new" record is just unearthed recordings from days past. Let there be no doubt, her best days are past, and sometime soon, we will record that it will be time to stick her under 6ft of earth. She's so fucking old she must be the one person who's been on his show in the last ten years who doesn't immediately think of cocaine when she hears the name. Why wouldn't she? What's her age got to do with it? His Blue Peter career might have slipped under her radar, I grant you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
