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| From | Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com> |
| Subject | Re: MB's a "Family Man" |
| Date | Tue, 05 Aug 2003 15:20:26 -0400 |
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At 03:16 PM 8/5/2003 -0400, Mark Bacino wrote:
>In regard to the Family Man quote, although it does come from the songbook
>of the mighty H&O, I believe (sadly, giving credit where credit's due) the
>tune is actually a cover. Something in the sick, useless corners of my mind
>tells me that "Family Man" was actually penned by Mike Oldfield of "Tubular
>Bells" fame? Weird...
>
>Can any Auditeers out there with similar useless knowledge confirm this? :)
Indeed it was, from the period of "I'm going to write pop songs, which is
something I'm not actually very good at, instead of writing 40-minute
instrumentals, which I do quite well," which came before the current period
of "I'm not even pretending that I have anything interesting or relevant in
me anymore, so I'm just gonna rework TUBULAR BELLS every few years."
S
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