Comments on: LONG JOHN BALDRY - “Let The Heartaches Begin” http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/07/long-john-baldry-let-the-heartaches-begin/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:40:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Waldo http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/07/long-john-baldry-let-the-heartaches-begin/#comment-255334 Waldo Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:51:36 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/07/long-john-baldry-let-the-heartaches-begin/#comment-255334 I always felt that this was a wind-up. Any doubters should listen again to the final chorus which Long John prefaces with a cry of "Yes!" before dissolving Johnny Ray-like into a ludicrous display of sobbing, panting and sobbing, whilst the backing singers try their best to drown the idiot out. Wonderfully funny. I always felt that this was a wind-up. Any doubters should listen again to the final chorus which Long John prefaces with a cry of “Yes!” before dissolving Johnny Ray-like into a ludicrous display of sobbing, panting and sobbing, whilst the backing singers try their best to drown the idiot out. Wonderfully funny.

]]> By: Doctor Mod http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/07/long-john-baldry-let-the-heartaches-begin/#comment-27139 Doctor Mod Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:33:39 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/07/long-john-baldry-let-the-heartaches-begin/#comment-27139 The song rather strikes me as an imitation of Tom Jones imitating Engelbert. Baldry (god rest his soul) was great--just listen to his It Ain't Easy LP--but you wouldn't know it from this record. But then his best stuff never made the charts. Rosie is right. How many times haven't we said this about other artists--Dusty Springfield, Sandie Shaw, etc., etc., etc. The song rather strikes me as an imitation of Tom Jones imitating Engelbert.

Baldry (god rest his soul) was great–just listen to his It Ain’t Easy LP–but you wouldn’t know it from this record.

But then his best stuff never made the charts.

Rosie is right. How many times haven’t we said this about other artists–Dusty Springfield, Sandie Shaw, etc., etc., etc.

]]> By: rosie http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/07/long-john-baldry-let-the-heartaches-begin/#comment-27050 rosie Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:38:40 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/07/long-john-baldry-let-the-heartaches-begin/#comment-27050 Another classic example of how some performers are represented by work which is far, far from their best, or even typical. Another classic example of how some performers are represented by work which is far, far from their best, or even typical.

]]> By: Chris Brown http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/07/long-john-baldry-let-the-heartaches-begin/#comment-24984 Chris Brown Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:21:41 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/07/long-john-baldry-let-the-heartaches-begin/#comment-24984 I know I wasn't born yet, but it's amazing how few of the Number Ones from this supposedly golden age I can actually remember hearing. And this isn't one of them. In fact, pretty much all I know about Long John Baldry is that Elton John is half-named after him. I know I wasn’t born yet, but it’s amazing how few of the Number Ones from this supposedly golden age I can actually remember hearing. And this isn’t one of them. In fact, pretty much all I know about Long John Baldry is that Elton John is half-named after him.

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