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Just heard that Johnny "Poetry in Motion" Tillotson died on April 1st.
He was 86.
Granted, Tillotson is not exactly a favorite in these parts, but I
thought his death was worth mentioning.
Just heard that Johnny "Poetry in Motion" Tillotson died on April 1st.
He was 86.
Granted, Tillotson is not exactly a favorite in these parts, but I
thought his death was worth mentioning.
Just heard that Johnny "Poetry in Motion" Tillotson died on April 1st.----------
He was 86.
Granted, Tillotson is not exactly a favorite in these parts, but I
thought his death was worth mentioning.
On 4/10/2025 8:52 PM, Dean wrote:
Just heard that Johnny "Poetry in Motion" Tillotson died on April 1st.----------
He was 86.
Granted, Tillotson is not exactly a favorite in these parts, but I
thought his death was worth mentioning.
Bruce always makes fun of me because I am sentimental about "Poetry In Motion." Used to be a good dance record when I was 12. No apologies.
On Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:57:44 +0000, DianeE wrote:
On 4/10/2025 8:52 PM, Dean wrote:
Just heard that Johnny "Poetry in Motion" Tillotson died on April 1st.----------
He was 86.
Granted, Tillotson is not exactly a favorite in these parts, but I
thought his death was worth mentioning.
Bruce always makes fun of me because I am sentimental about "Poetry In
Motion." Used to be a good dance record when I was 12. No apologies.
Ford just admitted that it was a favorite of his, and what's WAY worse
is that he also considered "Without You" to be a favorite. That is just putrid.
On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 0:38:15 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:57:44 +0000, DianeE wrote:
On 4/10/2025 8:52 PM, Dean wrote:
Just heard that Johnny "Poetry in Motion" Tillotson died on April 1st. >>>> He was 86.----------
Granted, Tillotson is not exactly a favorite in these parts, but I
thought his death was worth mentioning.
Bruce always makes fun of me because I am sentimental about "Poetry In
Motion." Used to be a good dance record when I was 12. No apologies.
Ford just admitted that it was a favorite of his, and what's WAY worse
is that he also considered "Without You" to be a favorite. That is just
putrid.
That's not quite what I said.
I said "Both "Poetry In Motion" and "Without You" were favorites of mine
at the
time and tho I've heard plenty of much better records since I still
regard them
as okay catchy pop records"
And of course the attempted belittling here would fly much better,be
more convincing,less amusing--and would carry much more weight were it
not coming from someone with total shit like "Love Grows (Where My
Rosemary Goes)" on their favorites list
And what's with the "Ford"? I thought we were all on first name terms here????
On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 11:57:40 +0000, Roger wrote:
On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 0:38:15 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:57:44 +0000, DianeE wrote:
On 4/10/2025 8:52 PM, Dean wrote:
Just heard that Johnny "Poetry in Motion" Tillotson died on April 1st. >>>>> He was 86.----------
Granted, Tillotson is not exactly a favorite in these parts, but I
thought his death was worth mentioning.
Bruce always makes fun of me because I am sentimental about "Poetry In >>>> Motion." Used to be a good dance record when I was 12. No apologies.
Ford just admitted that it was a favorite of his, and what's WAY worse
is that he also considered "Without You" to be a favorite. That is just
putrid.
That's not quite what I said.
I said "Both "Poetry In Motion" and "Without You" were favorites of mine
at the
time and tho I've heard plenty of much better records since I still
regard them
as okay catchy pop records"
And of course the attempted belittling here would fly much better,be
more convincing,less amusing--and would carry much more weight were it
not coming from someone with total shit like "Love Grows (Where My
Rosemary Goes)" on their favorites list
And what's with the "Ford"? I thought we were all on first name terms
here????
Let's let your people be the judge!
Without you - DID NOT CHART
Love Grows - #1 for 5 weeks
On Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:57:44 +0000, DianeE wrote:
On 4/10/2025 8:52 PM, Dean wrote:
Just heard that Johnny "Poetry in Motion" Tillotson died on April 1st.----------
He was 86.
Granted, Tillotson is not exactly a favorite in these parts, but I
thought his death was worth mentioning.
Bruce always makes fun of me because I am sentimental about "Poetry In
Motion." Used to be a good dance record when I was 12. No apologies.
Ford just admitted that it was a favorite of his, and what's WAY worse
is that he also considered "Without You" to be a favorite. That is just putrid. I give that a 1. That fucking nasally voice, the shitty female chorus, and that horrid spoken word part in the middle. Do you know it, Diane? You'd have to hate it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi6bl4Ny0rA
Can you listen to it once all the way through and rate it from 0 to 10?
On 4/10/2025 8:52 PM, Dean wrote:
Just heard that Johnny "Poetry in Motion" Tillotson died on April 1st.----------
He was 86.
Granted, Tillotson is not exactly a favorite in these parts, but I
thought his death was worth mentioning.
Bruce always makes fun of me because I am sentimental about "Poetry In Motion." Used to be a good dance record when I was 12. No apologies.
His other hits IIRC were all remakes of country classics like "Talk Back Trembling Lips" and "Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On." My friends
and I used to make fun of those. Did not "get" country music at all
until many years later I heard Hank Williams.
On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 0:38:15 +0000, Bruce wrote:
Ford just admitted that it was a favorite of his, and what's WAY worse
is that he also considered "Without You" to be a favorite. That is just
putrid. I give that a 1. That fucking nasally voice, the shitty female
chorus, and that horrid spoken word part in the middle. Do you know it,
Diane? You'd have to hate it.
I'm with Bruce. Though I haven't heard "Without You" since the early
'80s, I hated it then and can't imagine I'd like it any better now. And
no, I did not click the YouTube link.
On Mon, 14 Apr 2025 4:21:53 +0000, Dean wrote:---------
On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 0:38:15 +0000, Bruce wrote:
Ford just admitted that it was a favorite of his, and what's WAY worse
is that he also considered "Without You" to be a favorite. That is just
putrid. I give that a 1. That fucking nasally voice, the shitty female
chorus, and that horrid spoken word part in the middle. Do you know it,
Diane? You'd have to hate it.
I'm with Bruce. Though I haven't heard "Without You" since the early
'80s, I hated it then and can't imagine I'd like it any better now. And
no, I did not click the YouTube link.
Í guess many of the differences of opinion here stem from whether or not
we heard records like this regularly AT THE TIME OF RELEASE being played alongside other items from the same period.