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Gazoo

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RIP Gene Pitney
« on: April 05, 2006, 05:10:22 AM »
I should be pleased that we went a full week without any R.I.P.'s on this board.  But alas, our dear friend Gene Pitney has moved on from Tulsa and the rest of this sphere:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/05/uk.pitneydeath/index.html
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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RIP Gene Pitney
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2006, 07:59:09 AM »
Gene'n'Dusty, together again:

You spin me right 'round, baby, right 'round

Gazoo

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RIP Gene Pitney
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2006, 08:07:30 AM »
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Gene'n'Dusty, together again:



Well.  We know who wore the pants in that family.
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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RIP Gene Pitney
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2006, 09:53:45 AM »
If anyone wants to listen to some Gene right now- I've got some mp3s loaded in my savefile account for your downloading delight:

(I Wanna) Love My Life Away
http://www.savefile.com/files/1437302

Town Without Pity
http://www.savefile.com/files/6635177

Lips Were Redder
http://www.savefile.com/files/3860295
nakes? On my plane?

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what a sweet voice
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2006, 10:22:44 AM »
kind of like a white Jackie Wilson
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Re: what a sweet voice
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2006, 10:30:15 AM »
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kind of like a white Jackie Wilson


interesting bio from VH-1:

http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/pitney_gene/bio.jhtml

He even nailed Marianne Faithfull, when she was a total babe!
You spin me right 'round, baby, right 'round