Comments on: Adventures Through The Mines Of Mellow Gold 6 http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/ The Music That Taste Forgot Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:55:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: JasonHare.com » Blog Archive » CHART ATTACK! #8: 11/16/85 http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-547 JasonHare.com » Blog Archive » CHART ATTACK! #8: 11/16/85 Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:29:00 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-547 [...] 6.  Separate Lives - Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin  As any Mellow Gold-loving wuss will tell you, "Separate Lives" isn’t a Phil Collins original.  Nope, it’s written by our good buddy Stephen Bishop!  Bish, as you’ll know from reading Scraps’ comment in Mellow Gold 6, had a bit part in Animal House as the guitarist who gets his acoustic smashed by John Belushi.  On the set of the movie, Bishop met actress Karen Allen, and the two began a four-year relationship.  When the relationship finally ended, Bishop wanted us all to know how he felt.  And so he wrote "Separate Lives," which was selected for inclusion on the White Nights soundtrack. [...] […] 6.  Separate Lives - Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin  As any Mellow Gold-loving wuss will tell you, "Separate Lives" isn’t a Phil Collins original.  Nope, it’s written by our good buddy Stephen Bishop!  Bish, as you’ll know from reading Scraps’ comment in Mellow Gold 6, had a bit part in Animal House as the guitarist who gets his acoustic smashed by John Belushi.  On the set of the movie, Bishop met actress Karen Allen, and the two began a four-year relationship.  When the relationship finally ended, Bishop wanted us all to know how he felt.  And so he wrote "Separate Lives," which was selected for inclusion on the White Nights soundtrack. […]

]]> By: Jason http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-384 Jason Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:58:13 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-384 I can tell you've been definitely reading Chart Attack!, Dan, because you took a bunch of facts from different installments.  :)  Bayer Sager's hit was "Groovy Kind of Love," which was covered by Phil Collins.  "The Locomotion" was covered by Kylie Minogue.  But you rock for playing anyway! I can tell you’ve been definitely reading Chart Attack!, Dan, because you took a bunch of facts from different installments.  :)  Bayer Sager’s hit was "Groovy Kind of Love," which was covered by Phil Collins.  "The Locomotion" was covered by Kylie Minogue.  But you rock for playing anyway!

]]> By: dan s http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-383 dan s Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:24:10 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-383 Re: the Carole Bayer Sager- pop quiz, wasn't her first hit the locomotion and you featured the cover by banarama a couple of weeks ago? Re: the Carole Bayer Sager- pop quiz, wasn’t her first hit the locomotion and you featured the cover by banarama a couple of weeks ago?

]]> By: Py Korry http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-347 Py Korry Thu, 02 Nov 2006 22:20:02 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-347 I admit to one thing:  I had a crush on Jessica Lange after I saw Tootsie.  Nowadays?  Not so much.  But back then she was all that.  I saw the pictures of your gig, and it made me wonder if you occasionally do some mellow gold tunes in your set?  I suppose if there's a club in NYC called "No Balls," a mellow gold set would be perfect. :-) I admit to one thing:  I had a crush on Jessica Lange after I saw Tootsie.  Nowadays?  Not so much.  But back then she was all that.  I saw the pictures of your gig, and it made me wonder if you occasionally do some mellow gold tunes in your set?  I suppose if there’s a club in NYC called "No Balls," a mellow gold set would be perfect. :-)

]]> By: Robert http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-345 Robert Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:43:07 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-345 You see Maya Rudolph, but I see Martin Short doing his impression of Andrea Martin doing her impression of Liza Minnelli from "SCTV." Which is appropriate, of course, since Minnelli is in "Arthur," and now that I've discovered that she was married to Peter Allen, even more so. I love "Tootsie," I love Dave Grusin's music in Sydney Pollack's movies, I love Sydney Pollack as a director and as an actor, I love "On and On" and "Save It for a Rainy Day" and "Somewhere In Between" by Stephen Bishop ... but I still don't like "It Might Be You." I think it was just played too much on the radio when I was in first grade. Thanks for the songs, though! You see Maya Rudolph, but I see Martin Short doing his impression of Andrea Martin doing her impression of Liza Minnelli from “SCTV.” Which is appropriate, of course, since Minnelli is in “Arthur,” and now that I’ve discovered that she was married to Peter Allen, even more so.

I love “Tootsie,” I love Dave Grusin’s music in Sydney Pollack’s movies, I love Sydney Pollack as a director and as an actor, I love “On and On” and “Save It for a Rainy Day” and “Somewhere In Between” by Stephen Bishop … but I still don’t like “It Might Be You.” I think it was just played too much on the radio when I was in first grade. Thanks for the songs, though!

]]> By: jb http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-342 jb Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:25:58 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-342 Aaagh . . . bad flashbacks to my first full-time radio job . . . early '80s, $200 a week . . . "It Might Be You" in hot rotation. . . . Aaagh . . . bad flashbacks to my first full-time radio job . . . early ’80s, $200 a week . . . “It Might Be You” in hot rotation. . . .

]]> By: woofpop http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-341 woofpop Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:06:17 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-341 Bish - quite the actor, in addition to having a wing in the mellow hall of fame.. He's one of the cops in the mall chase scene in "The Blues Brothers".. Plus, he wrote that song "Separate Lives" that Phil Collins did with Marilyn Martin. Bish's version is... mellower.     Bish - quite the actor, in addition to having a wing in the mellow hall of fame..
He’s one of the cops in the mall chase scene in "The Blues Brothers"..
Plus, he wrote that song "Separate Lives" that Phil Collins did with Marilyn Martin.
Bish’s version is… mellower.  
 

]]> By: Carlos http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-336 Carlos Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:23:44 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-336 Great picks Jason! You should cover more Peter Allen in a future post. He has written some great songs for other artists: Melissa Manchester- "Don't Cry Out Loud" Bobby Sherman- "Jennifer" Olivia Newton John- "I Honestly Love You" But perhaps his best song was actually sung by the Aussie himself. That tune is called "Tenterfield Saddler" and it acts like his autobiography put to music. Bette Midler performed it at a tribute to Allen after he passed away and she stole the show! There is a line in the song sbout Liza Minelli, his ex-wife, that cracks me up every time: "The grandson of George has been all around the world and lives in no special place/ Changed his last name and he married a girl with an interesting face" Great stuff! Great picks Jason!

You should cover more Peter Allen in a future post. He has written some great songs for other artists:

Melissa Manchester- “Don’t Cry Out Loud”
Bobby Sherman- “Jennifer”
Olivia Newton John- “I Honestly Love You”

But perhaps his best song was actually sung by the Aussie himself. That tune is called “Tenterfield Saddler” and it acts like his autobiography put to music. Bette Midler performed it at a tribute to Allen after he passed away and she stole the show! There is a line in the song sbout Liza Minelli, his ex-wife, that cracks me up every time:

“The grandson of George has been all around the world and lives in no special place/ Changed his last name and he married a girl with an interesting face”

Great stuff!

]]> By: jude http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-335 jude Wed, 01 Nov 2006 19:45:18 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-335 I dunno...it's probably just me, but every time I hear Christopher Cross sing I hear a slightly less(?) mentally imbalanced Daniel Johnston.  That track notwithstanding. I dunno…it’s probably just me, but every time I hear Christopher Cross sing I hear a slightly less(?) mentally imbalanced Daniel Johnston.  That track notwithstanding.

]]> By: Jane http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-333 Jane Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:24:17 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2006/11/01/adventures-through-the-mines-of-mellow-gold-6/#comment-333 Yes. Tootsie is a GREAT movie. Great movie, great song. When Jessica Lange tells Dustin Hoffman that she misses Dorothy and he tells her that she doesn't have to because Dorothy is right here ...yes, I get a lump in my throat. But, um, I'm a girl. :) I think I have to stick with the classic mix, though .... but thanks for posting it! Yes. Tootsie is a GREAT movie. Great movie, great song. When Jessica Lange tells Dustin Hoffman that she misses Dorothy and he tells her that she doesn’t have to because Dorothy is right here …yes, I get a lump in my throat. But, um, I’m a girl. :) I think I have to stick with the classic mix, though …. but thanks for posting it!

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