That's almost exactly my take on Scott Walker, except that I wasn't turned on by Rhapsody, but I got to him from .... The Left Banke, actually. On hearing them I instantly had to dive deep into Baroque Pop. It had been a long time since a band blew me away that much. I kept seeing Scott Walker's name dropped in Baroque Pop circles... and initially I have to say that the crooning aspect sort of lost me... for a little while anyway, then one night I "got it" hearing those wonderful arrangements, the brilliant lyrics, suddenly I went from disliking the crooning to his voice being my favorite part...and I heard his influence on all those names you mentioned.... now I consider him even better than those names... in many ways. 

My favorite track at the moment is Funeral Tango which is one of the funniest Brel tunes, IMO.


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From: "Steve Turnidge" <stevet@arsdivina.com> 

> "No Regrets" was a track that shocked me when I first discovered it a few years 
> ago. I was absolutely certain it was a Midge Ure song (but it was only a cover). 
> 
> I discovered Scott Walker from Rhapsody when the entry on John Foxx had Scott 
> Walker (who I had never heard of) listed as an influence. I listened to a track 
> (from 1968), and by god if it wasn't the vocal styling I have come to love from 
> David Bowie, Brian Ferry, John Foxx and a half dozen other English rock stars. I 
> never had that missing piece before. 
> 
> If you can, take a listen to "The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated to the 
> Neo-Stalinist Regime)" from Scott 4. Stunning. 
> 
> ...Steve>>> 
> 
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> synchro1 
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> Subject: Re: The best song in the world today 
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYhTZXlBBeA 
> 
> No Regrets - The Walker Brothers 
> 
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