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Thread started 04/29/12 8:24pm

MickyDolenz

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Melissa Manchester ~ Don't Cry Out Loud

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #1 posted 04/30/12 7:39am

shorttrini

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MickyDolenz said:

The original by the late, Peter Allen, is not bad either...

"Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth"
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Reply #2 posted 04/30/12 3:54pm

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I didn't know there was a previous version.

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #3 posted 04/30/12 3:58pm

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Oh, no! Used to sing the hell outa this tearjerker when I was a young 'un. razz lol

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

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Reply #4 posted 04/30/12 9:17pm

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Whatever happened to her? Is that the only song she ever did?

"Lack of home training crosses all boundaries."
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Reply #5 posted 04/30/12 9:38pm

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scriptgirl said:

Whatever happened to her? Is that the only song she ever did?

She has many albums. This is another one of her popular songs.

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #6 posted 04/30/12 9:43pm

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This performance is from last year

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #7 posted 05/01/12 2:34am

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scriptgirl said:

Whatever happened to her? Is that the only song she ever did?




I remember her from my childhood she seemed to fit in the adult contemporary category. I think once MTV took off by 1982 she became a victim of the pop audience gravitating towards visual artists.
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Reply #8 posted 05/01/12 4:22am

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scriptgirl said:

Whatever happened to her? Is that the only song she ever did?

She has many albums. This is another one of her popular songs.

Here's another song of hers that I like.It's a duet with Peabo Bryson....

1980s slow jam flashback: "Lovers After All" by Peabo Bryson and Melissa Manchester (1980)

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Reply #9 posted 05/01/12 4:59am

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MickyDolenz said:

I didn't know there was a previous version.

Yep. Here is the originall, by Peter Allen.

"Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth"
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Reply #10 posted 05/01/12 4:22pm

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As a coincidence to this thread, I just saw an ad in a paper on the bus this morning that Melissa performed in a local venue a couple of weeks ago. So, I guess she has been doing well in small venues for all these years. Glad to see she is still performing.

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

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Reply #11 posted 05/01/12 4:33pm

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scriptgirl said:

Whatever happened to her? Is that the only song she ever did?

No. She also did the soundtrack to Ice Castles, hit with the slow jam Midnight Blue, and toured as background for Bette Midler with Barry Mannilow. The 80's pop hit posted is generally kind of..crap.

"Climb in my fur."
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Reply #12 posted 05/01/12 6:12pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #13 posted 05/01/12 6:33pm

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"does my cock look fat in these jeans?"
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Reply #14 posted 05/01/12 6:45pm

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errant said:

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Hello!
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Reply #15 posted 05/01/12 6:49pm

Cinny

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thumbs up! This is my cut by her:

It was actually a remake written and sung by Dalbello canada :

But Mel put her foot in it, so she owns it. nod

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Reply #16 posted 05/01/12 7:54pm

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She also co-wrote Whenever I Call You Friend with Kenny Loggins who recorded it as a duet with Stevie Nicks.

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Reply #17 posted 05/01/12 10:33pm

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rdhull said:

She also co-wrote Whenever I Call You Friend with Kenny Loggins who recorded it as a duet with Stevie Nicks.

Ah, shit! See, I learned something new! I loved that song back when and still do! wink

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

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Reply #18 posted 05/02/12 8:34am

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I always believed Nippy used this as an example of how to sing Pop ballads. Every time I hear this song and Melissa's delivery, it reminds me so much of Nippy.

"It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley
"The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing." - Socrates
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Reply #19 posted 05/02/12 9:01am

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This is my favorite song by Ms. Manchester. cool The album, "Home To Myself" her debut was good, very good. The late CBS journalist, the late Bill Bradley was married to Melissa's sister.

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Reply #20 posted 05/02/12 7:22pm

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MickyDolenz said:

scriptgirl said:

Whatever happened to her? Is that the only song she ever did?

She has many albums. This is another one of her popular songs.

This was her biggest pop hit. nod

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