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 Topic: songs played at the GrovePosted: 14-September-2019 at 11:16 |
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I was on the facebook Grove page,and certain members were saying that Mandy,by Barry Manilow was played at the Grove...I never heard it played, and cant imagine Cecil playing it,but can anyone confirm whether it was played or not ? thanks.
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Posted: 14-September-2019 at 12:03 |
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Not in my time 1972-1975.
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Posted: 14-September-2019 at 12:25 |
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There was a very nice song called "Brandy" by a band called Looking Glass that was out in 1972.
I think Manilow took that and changed it to "Mandy". The original "Brandy" may well have been played in the Grove but I can't remember. |
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Posted: 14-September-2019 at 12:31 |
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Or people could be thinking of "I'm Mandy, fly me" by 10cc? I don't ever remember Barry Manilow being played in my time, but that was early days (71-75) ...
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Posted: 14-September-2019 at 12:33 |
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Looking at your dates there Pat, almost identical to mine. We must have been in Belgrove on the same nights many times, but our paths just didn't cross in there. Amazing really ...
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Posted: 14-September-2019 at 12:42 |
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For sure Gerry.
Gang of us on motorbikes hung out on The Beachcomber on Sat nights and The Barony in Fairview before driving up to the Grove. We usually hung out near the womens jacks or near the other end of the hall to Cecil. |
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Posted: 14-September-2019 at 13:54 |
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We would have drank in the park first mainly (I don't think the term knacker drinking had even been invented yet!), then from prob later in 1972 onwards it would have been a mix of The Inn or the Green Dolphin some nights, the park other nights, depending on the humour.
We would have hung out largely down the back, but sometimes up the front or even on the stage beside Cecil, although that was rare enough...we tended to roam a bit as well ... |
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Posted: 15-September-2019 at 13:16 |
I think Cecil did play Mandy once...it was on that night that hell froze over
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Posted: 15-September-2019 at 17:22 |
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Yes, Cecil actually did play ‚Mandy‘ - and it did indeed „stand out“ from the rest of the slow sets in 1978 / 1979 😃
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Posted: 15-September-2019 at 18:31 |
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Interesting facts:
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Posted: 15-September-2019 at 19:17 |
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Very interesting snippets Poguey, thanks ... That lad was a talented songwriter so .....
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Posted: 18-September-2019 at 15:49 |
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According to Cecil, he never played "Mandy" down there. Certainly, in the years I went, I never heard it.
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TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick).
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Posted: 18-September-2019 at 23:37 |
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I think a few Manilow songs might have slipped through the cracks at the Old Grove, along with the Sedakas, Diamonds, Taylors, Carleys, Denvers etc. but If I was Cecil I wouldn't admit to it either HAH!
I had an interesting conversation with a black co-worker once. He claimed that his black sisters and bros' loved Barry Manilow but hated Neil Diamond with a passion. I would have thought the opposite considering Neil's manly, gravelly voice and tight bellbottoms. Yancy wasn't the most diverse fellow in his musical knowledge or tastes however ...I told him my Ella Fitzgerald joke and he said he never heard of Ella Fitzgerald. To me that's like a white guy saying he never heard of Elvis. .
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Posted: 19-September-2019 at 01:15 |
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Elvis who ??? 🤔
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Posted: 19-September-2019 at 03:13 |
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Are you crazy? There's only one Elvis
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Posted: 19-September-2019 at 06:28 |
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It has been confirmed on the Grove FB that the last two songs played in Mount Prospect were :
American Woman - The Guess Who Statesboro Blues - The Allman Brothers Two super tracks. |
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Posted: 19-September-2019 at 13:16 |
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ok lads,thanks...but if Cecil says no,he did not play it,well that's good enough for me
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Posted: 19-September-2019 at 13:21 |
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Lol Pogue
 I actually prefer your Elvis there to the other one!
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Posted: 20-September-2019 at 14:18 |
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Speaking of Mandy and silly songs, here's one that Cecil definitely never played in public...(but the guy in Golden Discs confided in me that he sold him a copy back in 1969)
 http://www.npr.org/2019/09/20/761616330/50-years-later-the-archies-sugar-sugar-is-still-really-sweet
By and large, 1969 was a transformative year in the U.S. The Stonewall Riotsinvigorated the gay rights movement, Woodstock brought nearly 1 million people together to celebrate peace, love and music and Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon. It was also a great year for music — but who knew that the year that produced songs like "Fortunate Son," "Age Of Aquarius" and "Everyday People" would crown a bubblegum pop tune by a fictional cartoon band as its top song of the year? "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies – yes, from the comics – was named No. 1 on Billboard's Year-End Countdown in 1969. The song first hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Sept. 20 of that year. |
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Posted: 20-September-2019 at 15:11 |
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1969, one of the great years. Even the bubblegum music was great 👍
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