Al Stewart’s not all that fond of Song On The Radio.
Pity, that. I like the song. Oh, well.
Artie Shaw hated big band music. He hated all the songs he made famous. He was also a notorious asshole…
Yes. I’m not seeing an insult in her questions. Ignorance, but no insults.
Ignorance is no excuse. She engaged a very famous artist in an interview for broadcast, then made it crystal clear that she did little or no preparation beyond looking up his name. It showed laziness and/or ineptitude on her part, and a lack of basic respect for her subject.
That’s my take on it. Apparently you’re more tolerant than I am, to your credit.
And for whatever it’s worth, I love Paul Simon’s work (up to the Graceland album), but from all I’ve read about him I don’t think he’s someone I’d want to be in a room with.
I should add that after the dried up husk of her body was cut down and taken away, Simon did try to make the best of the situation, saying something like “… but yes, working by yourself is different to working with a band like I am now …” etc.
Not much in the way of classical music in this thread so I’ll pop in to say Ra…
…vel’s Bolero. What?
Hey, it worked for Larry King.
Is there something in particular that makes you think that? I just reread the lyrics and dont get that impression
Inversely related to the OP, I’ve heard that Dionne Warwick hated “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and only recorded it as a favor to Hal David. She doesn’t mind so much after winning that Grammy.
By the time I saw him play it, Warren Zevon was obviously sick to death of “Werewolves of London.” During the opening riff he rolled his eyes and gave the audience a rueful smirk.
I’m a straight guy, and I just can’t hear “Strangers in the Night” as anything other than a gay pick-up song. The lyrics evoke the time period when most gay men had to be extremely circumspect. Careful glances sure doesn’t sound like a man trying to pick up a woman; most straight guys are direct to a fault.
When I saw Edgar Winter, he introduced “Frankenstein” with “here’s my monster”. It didn’t seem affectionate.
Not quite on topic, but Louisa May Alcott hated * Little Women.*
Heh, on first reading I thought you were commenting as a contemporary of Louisa’s, then I checked and saw she’d passed in 1888, before either of our times.
As a gay man, I’ll concur about Strangers in the Night…totally sounds like a veiled homosexual encounter…or maybe something related to infidelity…
The First Time Every I Saw Your Face, written by Ewan MacColl
IIRC Tchaikovsky absolutely hated “The Nutracker” but what do people go see every Christmas?
I’m so glad to hear this. I hate that song!
Just about the only thing where San Jose rates. No other songs, no TV shows…
And our weather gets lumped in with SF, which is so completely fucking wrong. USA Today, I 'm looking at you.
San Jose is the tenth largest city in the USA and it’s weather is significantly different than SF’s.