this man is a musical pioneer! AND he's incredibly brave. let's give it up for Engelbert!!!!!

welcome to the Engelbdert Humperdinck Appreciation thread!


hard to believe someone with THAT name has been so successful in show biz, eh??

IrresistibleB1tch said:

it would have to be his cover of 'leavin on a jet plane' because i thought that was real pretty when i heard all those years ago... i've never been fortunate enough to hear him in concert though.

if i can get tix, you wanna go?

XxAxX said:

well, i think i'll let the many M:N-P fans have first dibs at it... but thanks!

After The Lovin

iconsweat said:

Engelbert rocks, eh?

IrresistibleB1tch said:

fine. more tix for us

XxAxX said:

He is good. I think most people lump him or mix him up with Wayne Newton. He is voiced like a Sinatra in my book.

XxAxX said:

I'm working that night.
...Just in case you were going to ask or something.

iconsweat said:

when i was little i used to listen to my paretns' albums and so i grew up listening to things like "carnival in koln" herb alpert and the tijuana brass, etc. i liked engelbert then and i do still, even though it's pretty weird to speak his name in public

anon said:

i might reserve an entire auditorium for Prince.ORG to go en masse and see Mr. H.

wouldn't that be utterly groovy??

XxAxX said:

that would actually be awesome!

IrresistibleB1tch said:

oh wow! i will keep an eye out for just such an opportunity!!!

I can't wait a moment more....tell me quando quando quando!!!

Er I mean

soulyacolia said:

thank you dearie! good to know there are other who, like me, are not afraid to stand up and be counted.....

soulyacolia said:

IrresistibleB1tch said:

you're a fan too, admit it

XxAxX said:

Sure, that would be great but first you'll have to write and tell him that one must not wrap a belly in shiny wrapping and then stick a red bow on it. Remind him that it's a belly...not a Christmas gift.

best thread ever

Is this like an early April Fools Day gag or something?

Steadwood said:

is that so? how very,.... interesting. i'm sure he'll be real glad you shared

anon said:

this might be a bad time to mention this but i am also a fan of don ho
besides, i'll forgive a belly bow now and then. it's the crotch bow i do not condone


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purplerein said:

and the truly funny thing is that it's met with more success than my actual "meaningful" or socially relevant "political" threads
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Tom said:

no. this is a very sincere, convincing thread appreciating a man who has not had an easy road in life. a man whose parents - bless them i'm sure - but whose parents were, perhaps rowing with only one oar. or, intoxicated on strong spirits at the time of christening.

we can only wonder what they were thinking, the moment the two of them fixed on "engelbert" as his monicker. was it a family name? perhaps we'll never know.

and the way mr. humperdinck, or shall we say engelbert carries it off! with charm and grace, true dignity! his name is like barbra streisand's nose. complicated and fairly high-profile, a badge of individual character which they both wear quite well.

she, on the one hand could have gone the easy route and had cosmetic surgery to reduce her nose to a less noticeable shape. yet she has chosen not to. naturally as a musician her voice being tied into her sinus cavities surgery would affect her voice and, but i digress. so anyway.

like barbra, engelbert could have changed his name when he came of age, but he chose not to. He could have been "John Hancock" or something equally smooth like that but instead of changing he stuck with what his parents gave him.

that mindset, that honest "i am who i am" seems kind of opposite to current hollywood mentality, when you think of it, and it likely takes a great deal of sheer grit.

so no, this thread is no joke, it is quite real. i just think the ORG should take a moment out of its busy day to appreciate a true musician and a very brave man.

XxAxX said:

Yeah, but the way he wraps it, they're all kinda connected.