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| From | Gene Good <javagene@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Best pop song/ TR |
| Date | Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:03:22 +0000 |
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Definitely Kasim on "Thinker". Just listened to it. Kasim also sings lead on the final track, "I will wait". :Maybe I can change" has a beautiful piano intro. Todd used to sing that one at solo shows.
> From: whitsbrain@whitsbrain.com
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: Best pop song/ TR
> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:05:38 -0500
>
> Well, the hit off "Oblivion" was "Cry Baby" which was a great tune. "Love
> With a Thinker" and "Itch In My Brain" bring back memories of cruising
> around in my old Firebird (ah, youth...). Are you certain that Kasim Sultan
> sang "Love With a Thinker"? It sounds just like Todd to me. "Maybe I Can
> Change" is cool, too.
>
> That's it...I've got to go back and listen to some of that stuff again.
>
> I'm an '80s Todd and Utopia fan. The artsy-fartsy '70s Utopia is not a big
> favorite of mine.
>
> Whit
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf Of
> Gene Good
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 12:02 PM
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: Best pop song/ TR
>
>
> You are welcome ,sir. I am so glad to see a response on it ,because I have
> always loved that song. I was looking for others ,but really enjoyed seeing
> Todd's video , knowing how he was making his own.
> Todd Rundgren is all about memories for me.I used to get each release as
> they came out. I remember hearing "Hideaway" for the first time and just
> being swept up in it. I just recently picked up a used cd pf "Ballad of Todd
> Rundgren" and it is a pure delight to re-discover that one. "Be nice to me
> " may be one of the prettiest rock ballads ever.
> Speaking of "Oblivion? 2 Kasim sung songs ,"Love with a thinker" and "Maybe
> I can change" are outstanding.
>
> Gene
>
> > From: whitsbrain@whitsbrain.com
> > To: audities@smoe.org
> > Subject: Re: Best pop song/ TR
> > Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:23:28 -0500
> >
> > Wow! Thanks for posting this link, Gene! I'd forgotten about "Hideaway",
> > what a great song that is. In fact, it got me flipping through my old
> vinyl
> > and sure enough, there was Todd's "Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect".
> I
> > see you can download it at Amazon for $8.91.
> >
> > BTW, I also found Utopia's "Oblivion" and "POV" in my old records boxes.
> I
> > did some Internet searches and those two albums were sold on a single CD.
> > It's out of print and the cheapest I could find it for was like $90! And
> I
> > couldn't find any download sites with it, either. I may end up hooking up
> > the turntable and making my own MP3s, scratches and all.
> >
> > Thanks again for jarring my memory...
> >
> > Whit
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf
> Of
> > Gene Good
> > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 4:51 AM
> > To: audities@smoe.org
> > Subject: Best pop song/ TR
> >
> >
> > It's gotta be Todd for me. Can't find a decent "Love in Action", or
> > "Couldn't I just tell you the way I feel"
> > and there is no video for "We got to get you a woman". So I am going with
> > "Hideaway". One of Todd's home made videos. But sweet singing and nice
> > harmonies. This song always got to me. Love the spoken word part.
> > Plus you get to see a lot of Todd and his lady friend from that era.
> >
> >
> > http://youtube.com/watch?v=M8LnqUfzh-E
> >
> > Gene
> >
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