From: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org (oppositeview-digest) To: oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Subject: oppositeview-digest V6 #4 Reply-To: oppositeview@smoe.org Sender: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-oppositeview-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk oppositeview-digest Friday, January 9 2004 Volume 06 : Number 004 Today's Subjects: ----------------- OV: U.D.S. - Gilbert O'Sullivan - Lyrics ["Robert Heaney" Subject: OV: U.D.S. - Gilbert O'Sullivan - Lyrics 'I was in love with Gilbert O'Sullivan'. 'And because he sang 'Nothing Rhymed' he'll always be a 'Friend Of Mine'. 'Nothing old, nothing new, nothing ventured. Nothing gained, nothing still-born or lost. Nothing further than proof,nothing wilder than youth. Nothing older than time,nothing sweeter than wine, Nothing physically, recklessly, hopelessly blind. Nothing I couldn't say, nothing why 'cos today, NOTHING RHYMED'. Lyrics by Gilbert O'Sullivan From the album' Gilbert O'Sullivan-Himself ' 1971 M.A.M. Records Limited London. 'Do what you want to within reason, But- remember take your time. Nothing stops for those who can't afford to wait. The best advice that I can give you,is to hold on to your head. And as long as you are good and kind, You'll always be a FRIEND OF MINE. And it's true to say a good friend is hard to find But I'd like to think you were a FRIEND OF MINE'. Lyrics by Gilbert O'Sullivan From the album ' I'm A Writer,Not A Fighter ' 1973 M.A.M. Records Limited London. Was Justin really in love with Mr.O'Sullivan? Regards Robert ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 10:17:43 EST From: SngWrite1@aol.com Subject: Re: OV: U.D.S. - Gilbert O'Sullivan - Lyrics A long time ago in NME or Melody Maker, when asked the question "Who's underrated?" Justin answered, "Gilbert O'Sullivan." His reason? Because he successfully used the word "baby" in his songs. By the same token, Justin felt Mozart was overrated because he never used "baby" in his songs. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 12:29:55 -0800 (PST) From: debbsc67 Subject: Re: OV: What was once well & Del................. LOL I was thinking the same thing...well, about cheeky, at least. Illusion spoiled. ;-p debbie - --- doug brown wrote: > Sigh. I thought it was Justin, really I did! But > Justin would never actually say "Change Everything" > and he'd sure know how to spell cheeky. > > Signed, > > Disillusioned in Indiana > > > UncleDevil1@aol.com wrote: > What was once well & Del > Is now just Amitri > No more to tell > Without being cheaky > > Dancing a jig > And going nowhere > But just isn't fair > To say we don't care > > -Doug > > > > . > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 09:33:21 +0000 From: "Joe Brady" Subject: RE: OV: What was once well & Del................. Wot's with the riddle, No songs and no hits? Its got to the stage where we don't give two shit's R.T.I.D"Dont be fooled by imitations We are the hoops that rock the nation..." >From: UncleDevil1@aol.com >To: oppositeview@smoe.org >Subject: OV: What was once well & Del................. >Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 13:21:48 EST > >What was once well & Del >Is now just Amitri >No more to tell >Without being cheaky > >Dancing a jig >And going nowhere >But just isn't fair >To say we don't care - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Half price modem, FREE connection and one month FREE - click here to sign up to BT Broadband. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 20:50:09 -0800 From: "Jason Fiber" Subject: OV: FW: Rhino Handmade Alert - Gilbert O' Sullivan I thought that given the current topic of conversation this was appropriate ;-) Jason - -----Original Message----- From: Rhino Handmade [mailto:music-news@mail-mgr.com] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 7:20 PM To: jason@superfectarecordings.com Subject: Rhino Handmade Alert - Gilbert O' Sullivan Gilbert O'Sullivan - Caricature: The Box Gilbert O'Sullivan - Caricature: The Box Beyond Paul McCartney and Ray Davies, there weren't a lot of songwriters capable of mining gold from the old-time music hall tradition. Irish-born Gilbert O'Sullivan, best known in the U.S. for his chart-topping 1972 single "Alone Again (Naturally)," was one of the leading lights of this genteel school of song craft. When others were wearing faded denim, O'Sullivan went for a tramp-like look inspired by Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. As others transitioned from acid rock to American roots music, he studied the sophisticated standards of Cole Porter and Rogers & Hart (in addition to the pop of The Beatles and Goffin & King). In 1967 he moved to London, landing a writing contract with a publishing house and debuting as a recording artist with "Disappear," a single containing voice and piano parts recorded on a message tape in the artist's garden shed. By 1969 O'Sullivan had struck up a relationship with superstar manager Gordon Mills, who for many years would cultivate Gilbert's theatrical image and -- beginning with 1971's Himself -- produce his albums. While his American chart success had tailed off by 1980, O'Sullivan continued to hit in the U.K. with such singles as "What's In A Kiss" (1980) and "So What" (1990), all the while maintaining a fiercely devoted cult audience. With tracks spanning 1967-2001, this three-disc boxed set from Rhino Handmade is the first in-depth survey of Gilbert O'Sullivan's lengthy career. It contains numerous singles and B-sides, cuts from 16 of his albums, and five previously unreleased tracks. All recordings have been remastered from original source materials. A 5 1/4" x 5 1/2" slipcase houses three digipak sleeves and a 28-page booklet with liner notes and rare photos. Caricature: The Box is available as an individually numbered limited edition of 2,500 copies. Get this one at: www.rhinohandmade.com It Was A Very Good Year 2003 marked a major resurgence for Rhino Handmade, and we're not the only ones who think so. Rolling Stone's tally of the year's 10 best reissues included a pair of Handmade titles: Jackie DeShannon's Jackie...Plus ("...a Dixie-R&B diamond brushed with soft California twilight...") and Allen Toussaint's The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings ("...creme de funk, crawfish-and-champagne R&B made even finer with the bonus of a '75 live show..."). We've got a very ambitious release schedule planned for this year, and hope you'll visit www.rhinohandmade.com regularly to see what we're cooking up! Other Rhino Handmade Releases You Might Enjoy: Tim Buckley - Works In Progress Cher - 3614 Jackson Highway Noel Harrison - Life Is A Dream The Neon Philharmonic - Brilliant Colors: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings Jack Nitzsche - Three Piece Suite: The Reprise Recordings 1971-1973 Unsubscribe Please include the lines below in any replies: ID: I=19529&M=607&C=1064076085&E=6281992 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 22:04:37 -0800 From: "Jason Fiber" Subject: OV: RE: FW: Rhino Handmade Alert - Gilbert O' Sullivan Okay, well - when I decided to send this message it was a beautifully rendered html message with an offer for a new limited edition Gilbert O'Sullivan CD that Rhino Handmade is releasing (here in the USA). I sorta forgot that html gets converted to gibberish on these mailing lists. Sorry 'bout that. But seriously, you'd have chuckled if you'd seen it. Really. Jason - -----Original Message----- From: owner-oppositeview@smoe.org [mailto:owner-oppositeview@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Jason Fiber Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 8:50 PM To: oppositeview@smoe.org Subject: OV: FW: Rhino Handmade Alert - Gilbert O' Sullivan I thought that given the current topic of conversation this was appropriate ;-) Jason - -----Original Message----- From: Rhino Handmade [mailto:music-news@mail-mgr.com] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 7:20 PM To: jason@superfectarecordings.com Subject: Rhino Handmade Alert - Gilbert O' Sullivan Gilbert O'Sullivan - Caricature: The Box Gilbert O'Sullivan - Caricature: The Box Beyond Paul McCartney and Ray Davies, there weren't a lot of songwriters capable of mining gold from the old-time music hall tradition. Irish-born Gilbert O'Sullivan, best known in the U.S. for his chart-topping 1972 single "Alone Again (Naturally)," was one of the leading lights of this genteel school of song craft. When others were wearing faded denim, O'Sullivan went for a tramp-like look inspired by Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. As others transitioned from acid rock to American roots music, he studied the sophisticated standards of Cole Porter and Rogers & Hart (in addition to the pop of The Beatles and Goffin & King). In 1967 he moved to London, landing a writing contract with a publishing house and debuting as a recording artist with "Disappear," a single containing voice and piano parts recorded on a message tape in the artist's garden shed. By 1969 O'Sullivan had struck up a relationship with superstar manager Gordon Mills, who for many years would cultivate Gilbert's theatrical image and -- beginning with 1971's Himself -- produce his albums. While his American chart success had tailed off by 1980, O'Sullivan continued to hit in the U.K. with such singles as "What's In A Kiss" (1980) and "So What" (1990), all the while maintaining a fiercely devoted cult audience. With tracks spanning 1967-2001, this three-disc boxed set from Rhino Handmade is the first in-depth survey of Gilbert O'Sullivan's lengthy career. It contains numerous singles and B-sides, cuts from 16 of his albums, and five previously unreleased tracks. All recordings have been remastered from original source materials. A 5 1/4" x 5 1/2" slipcase houses three digipak sleeves and a 28-page booklet with liner notes and rare photos. Caricature: The Box is available as an individually numbered limited edition of 2,500 copies. Get this one at: www.rhinohandmade.com It Was A Very Good Year 2003 marked a major resurgence for Rhino Handmade, and we're not the only ones who think so. Rolling Stone's tally of the year's 10 best reissues included a pair of Handmade titles: Jackie DeShannon's Jackie...Plus ("...a Dixie-R&B diamond brushed with soft California twilight...") and Allen Toussaint's The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings ("...creme de funk, crawfish-and-champagne R&B made even finer with the bonus of a '75 live show..."). We've got a very ambitious release schedule planned for this year, and hope you'll visit www.rhinohandmade.com regularly to see what we're cooking up! Other Rhino Handmade Releases You Might Enjoy: Tim Buckley - Works In Progress Cher - 3614 Jackson Highway Noel Harrison - Life Is A Dream The Neon Philharmonic - Brilliant Colors: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings Jack Nitzsche - Three Piece Suite: The Reprise Recordings 1971-1973 Unsubscribe Please include the lines below in any replies: ID: I=19529&M=607&C=1064076085&E=6281992 ------------------------------ End of oppositeview-digest V6 #4 ********************************