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| Headline | paul simon and john denver |
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Jocke
Apr-24-2007, 21:35 GMT
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Sweden
 | hey. I wonder if Paul Simon and john denver ever have play togheter? dose anyone know´s if they has?
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Scaaty
Apr-25-2007, 12:00 GMT
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Ireland
 | I hope not! |
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Bodo
Apr-25-2007, 12:47 GMT
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Austria
 | playing cricket maybe... |
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Mr Beerbelly
Apr-25-2007, 13:32 GMT
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United Kingdom
 | I`ve never heard about anything but I bet it would have been brilliant. |
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Jocke
Apr-25-2007, 14:52 GMT
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Sweden
| John denver was very good. |
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Jupira
Apr-25-2007, 17:24 GMT
IP:
Brazil
 | Its not something to be afraid of... John was a little "too much romantic " from my point of view, but not a bad singer,in fact I like/d him singing...(country,most of all) |
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josh
Apr-25-2007, 19:14 GMT
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Ireland
| Whats wrong with john denver?? |
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Nikki
Apr-26-2007, 03:07 GMT
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Canada
 | There should have been a duet...half "Annie´s Song" half "Kathy´s Song" :)
Seriously though, John Denver was pretty damned good. |
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Michiel
Apr-26-2007, 07:00 GMT
IP:
Netherlands
 | Hi Jocke... I´m still waiting for your version of American Tune ?!?(see Simg Your Own Simon Song - thread) |
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Ian
Apr-26-2007, 07:17 GMT
IP:
Australia
 | I actually met John Denver in 1994 and spoke for about ten minutes with him. There was,and always will be a certain cringe element about being a John Denver fan as I guess there is in being a Neil Diamond fan for example. It is hard to quantify the difference between these three songwriters and why our Paul has never been cursed with the afforementioned ´cringe´. After all they are all singer/songwriters who predominately play acoustic guitar and each has a loyal fanbase,so while they have these things in commen,there IS something that sets JD and ND way apart from Paul Simon and I think it has to do with how the public perceives them (obviously).In Denvers case I think he just tried to hard to be liked by every demographic out there,so much so that his hip-O-meter reading,which should have been fairly high with true classics like Rocky Mountain High, was always tempered by truly abysmal crap like Grandma´s Feather Bed. As far as Neil Diamond goes it might be sequined jump suits that worked against him??? Diamond himself was surprised to be invited to perform at The Band´s ´Last Waltz´ concert! But, I think the main reason,is that Paul Simon is SO lyrically,musically and emotionally advanced that any comparison with almost anybody would be totally futile. Whew! Tomorrow´s lesson: ´Why Marlon Brando was a better actor than James Dean.... |
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Bodo
Apr-26-2007, 12:35 GMT
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Austria
| Very well said Ian, can agree on everything.
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Simon Dooker
Apr-26-2007, 15:46 GMT
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United Kingdom
| A fan, or not, there was nothing cringeworthy about Neil Diamonds recent 12 songs. |
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Scaaty
Apr-26-2007, 16:01 GMT
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Ireland
| I would rate Neil Diamond much higher than john Denver but obviously not as high as our Paul. John denver i would put in the same league as Daniel O Donnell, Josh would know who that is:) |
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josh
Apr-26-2007, 18:59 GMT
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Ireland
| oh yes scaaty, i know of wee danny lol!! denver isn´t all bad.neil diamond´s early stuff is good but he went too commercial.ihears his newer stuff is good though? |
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Ian
Apr-27-2007, 03:46 GMT
IP:
Australia
| Hey don´t get me wrong,I do like Neil Diamond (I do rate him higher than Denver,certainly). I am only going by conversations I have had with many people over the years about this subject. I certainly didn´t mean to single ND out,or to downplay his huge contribution too popular music. I Love the Hot August Night live album,and songs like Sweet Caroline,Cherry Cherry and Solitary Man are goosebump stuff,absolutely. In fact, I am I Said was the first song I taught myself to fingerpick on the guitar.The guitar in fact was the reason I gravitated towards musicians such as these,and even before I knew the difference between a flat 9 chord and a flatbed truck,my fifteen year Old brain intuited that Paul Simon was so close,yet so far ahead of the pack that it was he I was going to devote my attention to. Yes Scaaty,I am only too aware of Daniel O´Donnell. I would classify him as ´The Blue Rinse Wet Dream´ mayhap... |
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