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jacko10 - 05.02.2007, 17:18
Dusty Springfield
Anyone like Dusty Springfield?


I have her greatest hits and rather enjoy them, a singer before her time.
and well liked.

Jack

drimnagh - 06.02.2007, 18:46

Mary O'Brien was a one off, exceptionally talented singer and is a huge gay icon. I rate her very highly but was surprised to discover she didn't write any songs whatsoever! Not that it mattered I suppose when you have a voice as unique as that.

'What Have I Done To Deserve This' and 'Spooky' are my two favourites.
Such a shame she had to lead a closeted life and left us so tragically soon. :(

Joe

Maxi-saxi - 07.03.2007, 06:03

Saw another doco on her today and it showed a bit of her funeral. With all the celebs turning up. Yes tragic she left us so soon, amazing voice.

Maxi-saxi

berzicht1980 - 20.05.2008, 23:58

i think this woman was perfect in every way

Here Voice
Here looks
Here Attitude
she was and is the best soul singer ever!!

and i believe there's gonna be a movie about here life the buzz is going that Charlize Theron is gonna play Dusty

its almost ten years sinds she passed away :shock:
i am glad there a more people that think the same way as i do about this
Diva :D

onlyabba4me - 22.05.2008, 00:52

Dusty is widely regarded as the UK's best ever Female Singer.

However, she never became as big as she should have been - either
in the UK or the USA.

She had just one UK No. 1 - 'You Don't Have to Say You Love Me' (1966)
It was an Italian Song, that was re-written in English for Dusty.
It was also her biggest USA Hit - No.4 there.

She had just 2 other USA Top 10 Solo Hits. 'Wishin' & Hopin' - No.6
(1964 - Not released in the UK- A No.13 Hit for The Merseybeats, there).
The other was, 'Son Of A Preacher Man' - USA No.10 (No.9 in the UK).
(1968)

Her 2nd biggest UK Solo Hit was, 'I Just Don't Know What To Do With
Myself' - No.3 in 1964 - not released in the USA - a No.26 Hit there,
for Dionne Warwick, in 1966.

And her 1987 Hit, with the Pet Shop Boys - 'What Have I Done To
Deserve This?', was No.2 in the UK & the USA.

It was perfectly normal for 1960's, (& 1950's), Female Acts to
have everything written for them. It was the same for Connie Francis,
in the 1950's/early 1960's, & British Singers such as Helen Shapiro,
(2 UK No.1's in 1961), Cilla Black, (2 UK No.1's in 1964), Sandie Shaw,
(3 UK No.1's - 1964, 1965, 1967), & so on.

Petula Clark was the same - although she co-wrote 'You're The One',
with Tony Hatch in 1965. It Peaked at No.23 in the UK, but was Covered
by USA Male Group, The Vogues, in the USA & their version was a
No.4 Hit, & Million Seller there. (In 1965).

Of ALL The UK Female Acts whom I have mentioned in this Post,
Dusty is the only one who can sell Hundreds of Thousands of
Compilation/Hits Albums in the UK.

She has a big UK Hit Compilation every 4 or 5 Years, or so. One of
her Budget, (low priced), UK 'Best Of's', was No.1 in the UK Budget
Chart for a total of SEVENTEEN WEEKS - reaching No.1 twice. It was
called 'The Hits Collection', & came out in 2000.

FILM - A MOVIE is being made about Dusty - with, (it is rumored),
Nicole Kidman playing her in the lead Role. (HOPEFULLY(!) Nicole
will simply Mime to the Dusty Hits, & NOT try to Sing the Songs
herself!).

Hopefully the Film will get her noticed again in the USA etc.
And she can - perhaps - have a UK No.1 Album in the MAIN UK
Album Chart - she has never had one before. (She's on Universal
- like ABBA).

Belinda_sm - 23.05.2008, 00:39

I love her!!!
Here's

I just don't know what to do with myself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA48IL6bQQU&feature=related

Son of a preacher man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJM5K51peVw&feature=related

My special one
Take another little piece of my heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGuOATxyhI0

I guess , there's going to be a film about her life

onlyabba4me - 23.05.2008, 23:18

Dusty singing her biggest International Hit:,

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBwSN0Yw5l0

It was a originally a 1965 Italian No.1 for one of its co-writers
- Pino Donaggio. Its Italian Title was, 'Io Che Non Vivo Senza Te'.

Dusty heard the Song at the Sanremo Song Festival in Italy, & asked
Simon Napier-Bell & Vicki Wickham to write English lyrics for it.
The result was 'You Don't Have To Say You Love Me'.

AND - Singing her 2nd biggest USA Hit - 'Wishin' & Hopin'. It was
not released in the UK - where it would certainly have been a
Top 5 Hit. It reached No.6 in the USA Hot 100.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx50sc5B_eA&feature=related