I was just on vh1classic.com and found this out:

From laurabranigan.com

"Dear Fans,

It was confirmed to OneStor earlier today from Joan Di Tursi Laura's previous manager that Laura had passed away in her sleep last night Thursday August 26th of a Brain aneurysm."


I really liked a lot of her 80s hits...Solitaire, Gloria, Self-Control, How am I suppsed to live without you, etc.

R.I.P.


[This message was edited Sat Aug 28 11:45:05 2004 by purplegypsy]

OMG NO... R.I.P Laura u had such a wonderful and powerful Voice, u sing with the angels now.

Hmm, I can't find any evidence of this on the newswire services!

OMG, I can't believe this!!!! I loved Laura Branigan too, she had some great songs out back in the 80's, as was mentioned in the original post. What the heck is it with all the great artists/entertainers getting taken from us??

I didn't find anything either but it's on her official Web site

www.laurabranigan.com

psychodelicide said:

I know, it's a vast conspiracy by the untalented.

Laura's passing made me remember a song by Christopher Cross called "Think of Laura" that came out in 1983:

Artist Name: Christopher Cross
Album Name: Another Page
Song Name: Think of Laura

(Laura, ooo, hey Laura, Laura)
Every once in a while
I'd see her smile
She turned my day around
The girl with those eyes
They'd stare through the lies
And see what your heart was saying

Think of Laura
But laugh don't cry
I know she'd want it that way
Hey yeah
When you think of Laura
Laugh don't cry
I know she'd want it that way

A friend of a friend
A friend til the end
That's the kind of girl she was
Taken away so young
Taken away without a warning

Think of Laura
But laugh don't cry
I know she'd want it that way
Hey yeah when you think of Laura
Laugh don't cry
I know she'd want it that way

I know you
And you're here
And every day we live
I know her
And, well, she's here
I feel her when I sing

Hey Laura
Where are you now
Are you far away from here
I don't think so
I think you're here
Taking our tears away

Think of Laura
But laugh don't cry
I know she'd want it that way
Hey yeah when you think of Laura
Laugh don't cry
I know she'd want it that way
Hey yeah
Well I know she'd want it that way
Hey Laura (Laura)
Hey Laura
I know she'd want it that way (want it that way)
Hey Laura (Laura)
Hey Laura
I know you want it that way
Hey Laura

Of course, I didn't know Laura Branigan personally, or even the person that Christopher Cross was thinking about when he wrote this song, but the lyrics were fitting.

psychodelicide said:

A bit off topic, but it's a shame Christopher got dogged because he wasn't a "looker".
Ride Like The Wind, Sailing, Arthur's Theme and Never Be The Same were nice light-pop tunes.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

theAudience said:

"Sailing" had a really beautiful melody. I think he was a better writer than singer, however.

I gotta admit...
I never much cared for her music...
nevertheless, it's surprising and I do feel somewhat saddened all the same...

shes in a better place now..free from her pain. its not the end for her merely an everlasting beginning.

VoicesCarry said:

Agreed.

I think the fact that he's just an "adequate" singer gives the listener a chance to focus on the "beautiful melody" instead of being overpowered by a better singer who may have done the vocal gymnastics thing to material that really didn't call for it.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

theAudience said:

His voice was perfect for that song, I admit. Completely placid and laid-back, so it let the songwriting take the forefront.

Rick James died in his sleep, now Laura. Wow!

R.I.P. Ms. Branigan.

I truly enjoyed Laura's music. This is indeed terrible news.

Rest in peace, Laura.

UptownDeb said:

Nice new av Sis.
Really nice!


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

i've heard a lot about her and seen a couple of her videos on vh-1 classic, but i've never understood why she was so popular...

May she rest in peace. I used to love her song "Gloria".

That's a shame.

I saw a VH-1 special on her, and her life was hard, but she kept being optimistic the entire time.

aikam said:

We were just dancing to this song at a really wacky party this summer.

theAudience said:

I agree, I enjoyed Christopher's music, he really had some nice songs.

I just today heard about Laura Branigan passing away.

Very sad. I enjoyed her music and she was so representative of the 80s and her death is just very sad for so many reasons.

psychodelicide said:

I also agree.

Christopher Cross had some great songs. And Arthur's Theme is one of my favorite songs ever.

I haven't read or heard about it on the news. That's really sad. She'll be missed.

So sad. I love Solitaire, and much prefer her version of How Am I supposed to Live... over Michael Bolton's.

R.I.P. and God Bless.

DAMN, I hadn't even heard this. Folks are dropping like nothing, who's #3?? RIP...

Too Bad..Very Sad..I Liked her songs... How old was she also?

Zelaira said:

The news on the radio today were reporting this and said she was only 47.

Like I originally said, the only info seems to be on the official web site...ya'll can get her info (age, what she was recently doing, etc) on it....I too am surpised that I can't find it anywhere else in the news.