| matt z 16.11.2017 08:06 |
By what context did he achieve his/it's fame? I don't "see it". Was there some sort of Royal family rescue he performed? Did he stop a militant invasion somehow? Did he donate his ordinariness to charity? |
| john bodega 16.11.2017 14:15 |
He's allegedly one of the famous pedos - somehow he's gotten away with it though |
| mooghead 16.11.2017 21:03 |
He is the British Elvis you disrespectful fuck. It's so funny how people don't know that anymore. |
| Saint Jiub 17.11.2017 03:23 |
Cliff Richard was made famous by "The Young Ones" cult classic BBC telly show. link |
| Saint Jiub 17.11.2017 05:46 |
Brian May performs "Move It" as a guest of Cliff Richard at "Party at the Palace" link |
| john bodega 17.11.2017 06:34 |
"disrespectful fuck" Elvis did everyone a favour and died on the crapper when he was fully wrung out, though. |
| Holly2003 17.11.2017 17:56 |
If Elvis hadn't died he could have replaced Freddie in 1991. The King and Queen, uh huh huh, thank you very much. Freddie has left the building. |
| Sebastian 18.11.2017 18:06 |
They could've also done that with MJ. They could've added 'The Prophet's Song' to the live set so Michael could sing the 'oh, oh, children of the land' line. |
| matt z 19.11.2017 09:39 |
mooghead wrote: He is the British Elvis you disrespectful fuck. It's so funny how people don't know that anymore.To paraphrase Kirk in IV: "Double fuck you, too!" I really don't hear anything special.... he's really the British equivalent? amazing to find this out. Maybe I'm missing something... is there a "definitive work" you could point me in the direction of? |
| YourValentine 19.11.2017 13:26 |
My grandmother used to sing the German version of "Lucky Lips" to me when I was a child - he was already old fashioned when I was a child but in England he was huge with no. 10 hits over 5 decades. It still boggles my mind that the police raided his house in his absence and invited the BBC to film the action from a helicopter. What an extreme low that was for the English justice system and public television. It was open season against any gay celebrity (or perceived gay celebrity) in the wake of the Savile scandal. There was never a shred of evidence that Cliff Richard abused anyone, old or young. |
| matt z 20.11.2017 14:41 |
Well. No definitive works stated. Will watch a bio from 10/2000; maybe take note and go from there. Previous things I'd heard/seen didn't smack of anything fantastic; which was why i posted the QUESTION in this thread. |
| mooghead 20.11.2017 22:13 |
matt z wrote:Nah, all sarcasm. The press referred to him as the British Elvis.mooghead wrote: He is the British Elvis you disrespectful fuck. It's so funny how people don't know that anymore.To paraphrase Kirk in IV: "Double fuck you, too!" I really don't hear anything special.... he's really the British equivalent? amazing to find this out. Maybe I'm missing something... is there a "definitive work" you could point me in the direction of? 'It's So Funny' was his biggest song of the 70's. The guy is a fucking tool. |
| Saint Jiub 21.11.2017 02:02 |
SIR Cliff Richard has had top ten hits in 6 decades, and has had over 120 singles, albums or EPs make the top 20 (more than any other artist). Not bad for a fucking tool ... link |
| matt z 22.11.2017 02:04 |
Beyoncé and That exaggerated ass chick will all probably break records like that (*although adjusted for sales it won't mean the same thing) ...so it's not about superlatives and records really. What made the guy special is what I'm looking for |
| mooghead 24.11.2017 21:31 |
mooghead wrote:It is actually called 'We Don't Talk Anymore' and is perhaps the finest song ever written..matt z wrote:Nah, all sarcasm. The press referred to him as the British Elvis. 'It's So Funny' was his biggest song of the 70's. The guy is a fucking tool.mooghead wrote: He is the British Elvis you disrespectful fuck. It's so funny how people don't know that anymore.To paraphrase Kirk in IV: "Double fuck you, too!" I really don't hear anything special.... he's really the British equivalent? amazing to find this out. Maybe I'm missing something... is there a "definitive work" you could point me in the direction of? |
| matt z 25.11.2017 12:13 |
^hahaha. I've heard that in the last week. Yes. By holy decree. ...greatest/finest song ever....the depths they must have gone to reach that nadir. ...and to hit that peak in writing. Incredible |
| matt z 25.11.2017 12:16 |
By the way. ....every time i use that word I'm stumped. Do you think that green party and sometimes independent Ralph Nader would've been MORE SUCCESSFUL had he changed his name to Ralph HIGHEST? I think so. Or Ralph Crescendo Ralph Peakness Ralph Greatest Ralph Excelsior heck Even Ralph Ordinary |
| The Real Wizard 25.11.2017 20:21 |
matt z wrote: What made the guy special is what I'm looking forMaybe it's of its time, but ask pretty much any successful British musician from the 60s and 70s and they'll tell you that Cliff and the Shadows were a massive influence on them. They wrote the book on what 60s pop music could be. This band was indeed as influential to British musicians as Elvis was to Americans. Hank Marvin was particularly influential on countless guitar players after him. Sometimes it's hard to get in 2017 what guitarists in the 60s found inspiring, but if guys like Syd Barrett, Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, David Gilmour, George Harrison, Steve Howe, Tony Iommi, Mark Knopfler, Brian May, Andy Summers, Pete Townshend, (basically every major British guitarist besides Page) all cite him as a big deal, then he really was a big deal. Even Tommy Emmanuel cites him as an influence, and he is arguably the greatest guitarist alive today. |
| The Real Wizard 25.11.2017 20:33 |
link This is all kinds of weird. The Shadows miming Apache in 1969, with dancers and all. This song inspired countless British guitarists to pick up the instrument in the 60s, but things were moving along so quickly back then that the spaghetti western sound is so dated in a world with Led Zeppelin and King Crimson. |
| mooghead 26.11.2017 21:20 |
His backing band have become more influential.... |
| princesslina 29.11.2017 09:36 |
I usually remember Cliff Richard for his song entitled "Ocean Deep"! |
| Dr Magus 30.11.2017 10:34 |
Millenium Prayer is better than Bohemian Rhapsody. It even edges Galway Girl by Ed Sheercunt. |
| john bodega 01.12.2017 07:41 |
It's music for people that are closer to death (either emotionally or physically) than I am, and I just have to remember that whenever I wonder why it's worshiped so heavily. |
| tcc 09.12.2017 12:42 |
I think it is because he has a very good voice. The pop stars of the 1960's still endure because the generation of fans from those days are still around. The songs from those days are more melodic and easy to sing. That is why they continue to live on because people can sing their songs in karaoke sessions. All the singers in the 1960's have really good and mesmerizing voices. Take his song "Congratulations". It came in second in the Eurovision song contest at that time but people still remember this song whereas no one remembers which song came in first in that year. |
| Dean_ 20.12.2017 18:17 |
Not everyone's cup of tea, but there is no denying that he has put out some fantastic tunes. I watched a video last week of him in Oz. He tells the audience that media say nasty things, and one topic in particular they used to hound him with was sell by dates and that he had past his, and says this was back in the 70's. "Then this happened..." and went right into Devil Woman. Thought that was outstanding. Don't get me wrong, he's got a lot of scheidt in that back catalog, but he's playing Glasgow next year and I fancy going just to experience it. |
| brians wig 04.02.2018 12:45 |
I was a major Cliff fan before I discovered Queen in '86. Back in the early eighties i was in the fan club. By then his "Golden Period" from 76-83 had gone and his music was pappy. Ironically, it was his songs from "Time" that put me off buying any more of his albums! I still play "I'm Nearly Famous" through "Silver" quite regularly. |
| mooghead 04.02.2018 21:10 |
That is why your only friend is your hamster and the mail man. |
| brians wig 04.02.2018 21:36 |
mooghead wrote: That is why your only friend is your hamster and the mail man.Hey! Don't diss my mail man. He brings me nice parcels every week :) |
| MisterCosmicc 25.03.2018 08:48 |
Cliff Richard has the same dumb smile I’m all his promo photos. He sounds ashamed of his sexuality. |
| Barry Durex 12.05.2018 16:20 |
john bodega wrote: He's one of the famous pedos - somehow he's gotten away with it thoughYou have evidence of this? Your post has been passed on to the Met. |
| john bodega 16.05.2018 07:53 |
Hey, editing out my 'allegedly' doesn't make you clever |
| Barry Durex 16.05.2018 09:27 |
john bodega wrote: Hey, editing out my 'allegedly' doesn't make you cleverHardly, trying to cover your tracks by editing it yourself however, doesn't make you clever. |
| john bodega 16.05.2018 09:45 |
It's all hearsay after a certain point amirite |
| emrabt 18.05.2018 20:53 |
Everyone who had a hit single in the 50's was instantly called the British Elvis, Honestly it ranges from Tom Jones to Tommy Steele. |
| MisterCosmicc 21.05.2018 08:36 |
Scary |
| turtleacne 13.07.2018 06:35 |
My grandmother used to sing the German version of "Lucky Lips" to me when I was a child - he was already old fashioned when I was a child but in England he was huge with no. 10 hits over 5 decades. It still boggles my mind that the police raided his house in his absence and invited the BBC to film the action from a helicopter. What an extreme low that was for the English justice system and public television. It was open season against any gay celebrity (or perceived gay celebrity) in the wake of the Savile scandal. There was never a shred of evidence that Cliff Richard abused anyone, old or young. ____________________________________________________ Visit my website run 3 online. |
| adam223 16.02.2019 10:42 |
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor and philanthropist. Richard has sold more than 250 million records worldwide. That's why he is famous. happy wheels 13 |
| Invisible Woman 17.02.2019 10:57 |
I like his song Devil Woman. |