time 8,594 Posted August 13, 2021 John Worsley, aka Johnny Worth, aka Les Vandyke has died aged 90. Possibly most famous for penning hits for Adam Faith. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,570 Posted August 13, 2021 9 minutes ago, time said: John Worsley, aka Johnny Worth, aka Les Vandyke has died aged 90. Possibly most famous for penning hits for Adam Faith. I had him on my long list for the 2020 Unusual Suspects team but is a hit for me in Arghton's Deadpool 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted August 21, 2021 On 18/05/2012 at 23:47, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said: Being a rubbish songwriter myself, it's time to salute the people who make the pop musical world go round. Most aren't on the verge of death, but never mind (all over 60, though). Off the top of my head, my living greats include: Tom T Hall Tom T Hall being reported dead on Twitter. Awaiting the usual, seems legit...EDIT: https://eu.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/08/20/tom-t-hall-dies-85-franklin-tennessee-storyteller-country-music/8219502002/ All I need to say is Harper Valley PTA. Nuff said, respect! Edit: DDP Pick, in case of Qobits.. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 892 Posted August 21, 2021 13 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Tom T Hall being reported dead on Twitter. Awaiting the usual, seems legit...EDIT: https://eu.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/08/20/tom-t-hall-dies-85-franklin-tennessee-storyteller-country-music/8219502002/ All I need to say is Harper Valley PTA. Nuff said, respect! Edit: DDP Pick, in case of Qobits.. Big fan of "I Love Little Baby Ducks". Sad loss. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted September 24, 2021 Cannot find any coverage of this at all other than the tweet, but apparently Waldo Holmes, writer of Rock The Boat by The Hues Corporation died at the beginning of the month aged 92: 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,577 Posted September 26, 2021 On 24/09/2021 at 14:02, YoungWillz said: Cannot find any coverage of this at all other than the tweet, but apparently Waldo Holmes, writer of Rock The Boat by The Hues Corporation died at the beginning of the month aged 92: Some coverage here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted September 27, 2021 Andrea Martin, singer-songwriter reportedly dead aged 49: Hits in the UK include En Vogue's Don't Let Go (Love), Blu Cantrell Ft Sean Paul's Breathe and Leona Lewis' Better In Time. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,577 Posted September 28, 2021 Daily Mail QO for Andrea Martin. Still no cause given but she's getting a lot of coverage, likely because of how relatively fresh a lot of these huge hits are in people's minds. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted September 28, 2021 The list of people who wrote two number #1 singles in a year must be pretty small (under 100?) and she was one of them (2003, the aforementioned "Breathe" and "Loneliness" by Tomcraft). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted September 28, 2021 16 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: The list of people who wrote two number #1 singles in a year must be pretty small (under 100?) and she was one of them (2003, the aforementioned "Breathe" and "Loneliness" by Tomcraft). Off the top of my head: 1970s/80s Lennon McCartney Gary Glitter (with the late Mike Leander) Noddy Holder and Jim Lea Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus Bee Gees (must have done, surely given who else they wrote for) Chris Stein (Blondie) Sting Paul Weller Andy Hill for Bucks Fizz Holly Johnson and other members of Frankie Goes To Hollywood The late George Michael Madonna Stock Aitken and Waterman Phil Collins Haven't even looked at the 1960s - there will be plenty there I'd imagine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,570 Posted September 28, 2021 24 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Off the top of my head: 1970s/80s Lennon McCartney Gary Glitter (with the late Mike Leander) Noddy Holder and Jim Lea Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus Bee Gees (must have done, surely given who else they wrote for) Chris Stein (Blondie) Sting Paul Weller Andy Hill for Bucks Fizz Holly Johnson and other members of Frankie Goes To Hollywood The late George Michael Madonna Stock Aitken and Waterman Phil Collins Haven't even looked at the 1960s - there will be plenty there I'd imagine. Not sure Phil Collins should be on that list His biggest hits were cover versions and Genesis have never has a Number 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted September 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: Not sure Phil Collins should be on that list His biggest hits were cover versions and Genesis have never has a Number 1 Stuck him on as an afterthought, you may be right! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,570 Posted September 28, 2021 1 minute ago, YoungWillz said: Stuck him on as an afterthought, you may be right! Pet Shop Boys? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted September 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: Pet Shop Boys? Actually not, the 2nd no.1 hit in 1987 was the Elvis Presley cover. West End Girls and Heart were 1985 and 1988. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted September 28, 2021 Bruce Welch was songwriter on Bachelor Boy and Summer Holiday alongside Cliff? I was thinking Elvis but his songwriters were all over the place. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted September 28, 2021 50s has Burt Bacharach-Hal David in 1958 and 60s has Doc Pomus-Mort Shuman in 1961, at a quick glance. Mick and Keith too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted September 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Actually not, the 2nd no.1 hit in 1987 was the Elvis Presley cover. West End Girls and Heart were 1985 and 1988. Huh, my favourite Pet Shop Boys track was kept off the top spot by Rick Astley! What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted September 28, 2021 Oh, one of the all time greats managed it too - Roy Orbison (and Bill Dees) with Pretty Woman and It's Over in 1964. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted September 28, 2021 There were so many hitmaking machines back in the day, hard to list them all beyond the Original Post here. Lost interest in the charts in the late 1990s so need to ask some of our younger poppers. No point in making a Wiki page, I'd imagine, given the ravages of admins there at the mo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,570 Posted September 28, 2021 One that might pass you by is Tony Macauley who wrote both of David Soul's No.1 singles in 1977 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted September 28, 2021 Could be a thread by itself.... ... Gary Barlow (Take That) Noel Gallagher (Oasis, but apparently not until 2005!) Cathy Dennis (Kylie Minogue & S Club 7 - 2001) Edit: Just had a look at the pure numbers... you know, since about 2010, apparently every song has had at least 10 songwriters, which is why people like David Guetta might technically count - but, in my opinion, shouldn't really. Eminem in 2002 should count though. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,130 Posted September 28, 2021 Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684 Posted September 28, 2021 Macauley and Chinnichap both/all mentioned in my OP. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted September 28, 2021 Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni for Stand And Deliver and Prince Charming. Amazing what you read on the loo. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,570 Posted September 28, 2021 Gary Numan - Are friends electric? & Cars in 1979 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
