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Thread started 03/24/10 10:56pm

scriptgirl

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Dusty Springfield-Underrated?

I think so
"Lack of home training crosses all boundaries."
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Reply #1 posted 03/25/10 1:13am

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Love Dusty.




...The Look of Love




...I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself




...You Don't Have To Say You Love Me




...Wishin' & Hopin'




...Windmills of your Mind




...Son of a Preacher Man



Music for adventurous listeners


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Reply #2 posted 03/25/10 7:12am

scriptgirl

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Has Amy Winehouse cited her as an influence?
"Lack of home training crosses all boundaries."
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Reply #3 posted 03/25/10 7:13am

errant

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she's friggin' awesome
"does my cock look fat in these jeans?"
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Reply #4 posted 03/25/10 8:28am

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BIGTIME underrated!
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μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.”
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Reply #5 posted 03/25/10 8:31am

scriptgirl

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I like that the pet shop boys gave her props
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Reply #6 posted 03/25/10 8:47am

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LOVE any and all Dusty from 1963-1970. In addition to the excellent tracks theAudience posted, I have to show my love for these early hits:


I Only Want To Be With You


Stay Awhile


And HIGHLY underrated is her 1970 A Brand New Me/From Dusty With Love album produced by Gamble & Huff:


Brand New Me
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Reply #7 posted 03/25/10 9:28am

scriptgirl

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What is the title of that tribute cd a bunch of artists did?
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Reply #8 posted 03/25/10 9:55am

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Am interested to hear more about the notion of her being underrated. Here in the UK, at least, my parents' generation, who grew up in her heyday, seem to remember her very affectionately as someone who was popular then, and was also head-and-shoulders above most of the other homegrown acts of the time. And even for my generation and younger people, I think she's still highly rated amongst people that love music. (I mean, if you think of yourself as a bit of a 'muso' type and you don't spend at least one evening per quarter drifting away to Dusty in Memphis, you're just not doing it right!)razz

Is it that she never quite got her due on the other side of the Atlantic?


Btw, this one's probably my favourite song of hers. Just stunningly beautiful - it melts you.

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Reply #9 posted 03/25/10 10:16am

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True-she may be more underrated in the US
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Reply #10 posted 03/25/10 10:34am

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deebee said:

Am interested to hear more about the notion of her being underrated. Here in the UK, at least, my parents' generation, who grew up in her heyday, seem to remember her very affectionately as someone who was popular then, and was also head-and-shoulders above most of the other homegrown acts of the time. And even for my generation and younger people, I think she's still highly rated amongst people that love music. (I mean, if you think of yourself as a bit of a 'muso' type and you don't spend at least one evening per quarter drifting away to Dusty in Memphis, you're just not doing it right!)razz

Is it that she never quite got her due on the other side of the Atlantic?


She definitely deserved more than just three top 10 singles in the states (not counting the PSB duet).
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Reply #11 posted 03/25/10 10:58am

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thumbs up! Dusty..
Another I dig, her cover of Morrison's Tupelo Honey

Dusty Springfield ~ Tupelo Honey
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Reply #12 posted 03/25/10 11:13am

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She's heavily admired in the UK but she was indeed underrated in the U.S. though she did have a good collection of hits and she IS in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Reply #13 posted 03/25/10 11:39am

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When was she inducted and who inducted her?
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Reply #14 posted 03/25/10 11:43am

Timmy84

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When was she inducted and who inducted her?


In 1999 and Elton John inducted her...
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Reply #15 posted 03/25/10 12:43pm

scriptgirl

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Had she died at that point?
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Reply #16 posted 03/25/10 12:48pm

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Had she died at that point?


Yeah unfortunately. She died on March 2, 1999. She was inducted ten days later.
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Reply #17 posted 03/25/10 12:56pm

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That is so sad!
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Reply #18 posted 03/25/10 1:12pm

Timmy84

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That is so sad!


Yeah, died of breast cancer.
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Reply #19 posted 03/25/10 2:42pm

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deebee said:

Btw, this one's probably my favourite song of hers. Just stunningly beautiful - it melts you.



Love it. Love the whole album. I think 'Breakfast In Bed' is my fave on the album.
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Reply #20 posted 03/25/10 4:40pm

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sextonseven said:

deebee said:

Am interested to hear more about the notion of her being underrated. Here in the UK, at least, my parents' generation, who grew up in her heyday, seem to remember her very affectionately as someone who was popular then, and was also head-and-shoulders above most of the other homegrown acts of the time. And even for my generation and younger people, I think she's still highly rated amongst people that love music. (I mean, if you think of yourself as a bit of a 'muso' type and you don't spend at least one evening per quarter drifting away to Dusty in Memphis, you're just not doing it right!)razz

Is it that she never quite got her due on the other side of the Atlantic?


She definitely deserved more than just three top 10 singles in the states (not counting the PSB duet).

Yes, definitely nod
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Reply #21 posted 03/25/10 4:55pm

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GirlBrother said:

deebee said:

Btw, this one's probably my favourite song of hers. Just stunningly beautiful - it melts you.



Love it. Love the whole album. I think 'Breakfast In Bed' is my fave on the album.

Yeah, it's a great album. It's strange: I heard it years ago and couldn't get into it; I think perhaps I'd expected it to have more of a classic 'Stax' type of sound. Then, a friend of mine kept playing some tracks from it, including the one above, so I went back to it and was blown away. That sort of production could so easily sound schmaltzy, but it's all done so sensitively and soulfully that it just works.
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Reply #22 posted 03/25/10 5:42pm

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deebee said:

GirlBrother said:



Love it. Love the whole album. I think 'Breakfast In Bed' is my fave on the album.

Yeah, it's a great album. It's strange: I heard it years ago and couldn't get into it; I think perhaps I'd expected it to have more of a classic 'Stax' type of sound. Then, a friend of mine kept playing some tracks from it, including the one above, so I went back to it and was blown away. That sort of production could so easily sound schmaltzy, but it's all done so sensitively and soulfully that it just works.


Like many people, Dusty In Memphis this was the first Dusty album I heard and it's deserving of all the critical praise. I will say though her followup album in 1970 that I posted earlier is nearly just as good:


A Brand New Me (U.S.) / From Dusty With Love (U.K.)
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Reply #23 posted 03/26/10 5:04am

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sextonseven said:

deebee said:


Yeah, it's a great album. It's strange: I heard it years ago and couldn't get into it; I think perhaps I'd expected it to have more of a classic 'Stax' type of sound. Then, a friend of mine kept playing some tracks from it, including the one above, so I went back to it and was blown away. That sort of production could so easily sound schmaltzy, but it's all done so sensitively and soulfully that it just works.


Like many people, Dusty In Memphis this was the first Dusty album I heard and it's deserving of all the critical praise. I will say though her followup album in 1970 that I posted earlier is nearly just as good:


A Brand New Me (U.S.) / From Dusty With Love (U.K.)

Cool, thanks - will have to check it out thumbs up!
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Reply #24 posted 03/29/10 9:52am

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deebee said:

sextonseven said:



Like many people, Dusty In Memphis this was the first Dusty album I heard and it's deserving of all the critical praise. I will say though her followup album in 1970 that I posted earlier is nearly just as good:


A Brand New Me (U.S.) / From Dusty With Love (U.K.)

Cool, thanks - will have to check it out thumbs up!


I think you'll like it a lot. The alternate title could have been Dusty in Philly because of its early Philly Soul style by producers Gamble & Huff that became popular later in the 70s.
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Reply #25 posted 03/31/10 1:47pm

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There's a new DVD out this week...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/...letunes-20

Looks interesting.
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Reply #26 posted 03/31/10 7:18pm

RnBAmbassador

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She was really good
Music Royalty in Motion
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Reply #27 posted 04/01/10 9:05am

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GirlBrother said:

There's a new DVD out this week...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/...letunes-20

Looks interesting.

omg

I'm so ordering that. Thanks for posting it!

I have this one which is great:

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