Comments on: Song of the Week: Sugar Me http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/ Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:05:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: rahman mohd http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-3022 rahman mohd Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:01:17 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-3022 honestly speaking sugar me is still the killer honestly speaking
sugar me is still the killer

]]> By: Cocktails http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2743 Cocktails Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:41:28 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2743 You too Keith - Happy Independence Day! You too Keith – Happy Independence Day!

]]> By: Keith http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2742 Keith Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:08:22 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2742 Hey Cocktails. Love that tune. Thanks for sharing it. Hope you're having a cool & swingin' weekend. Cheers! Hey Cocktails. Love that tune. Thanks for sharing it. Hope you’re having a cool & swingin’ weekend. Cheers!

]]> By: Brian Rowland http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2737 Brian Rowland Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:56:53 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2737 This is a fair point, Cocktails. This is a fair point, Cocktails.

]]> By: Cocktails http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2736 Cocktails Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:55:24 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2736 Brian, although these facts are very interesting, the news that Barry Blue is responsible for Toto Coelo is not helping his cause. Brian, although these facts are very interesting, the news that Barry Blue is responsible for Toto Coelo is not helping his cause.

]]> By: Brian Rowland http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2735 Brian Rowland Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:48:25 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2735 Did you know he also helped bring the world Toto Coelo in the early 80s, with I Eat Cannibals and the daughter of Bob Holness? Barry Blue - one of the best French films ever. Did you know he also helped bring the world Toto Coelo in the early 80s, with I Eat Cannibals and the daughter of Bob Holness?

Barry Blue – one of the best French films ever.

]]> By: Five-Centres http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2734 Five-Centres Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:08:45 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2734 I've been sampling quite of bit of the Barry Blue oeuvre lately. Miss Hit and Run, Hot Shot and School Love are all as good as DOASN. I’ve been sampling quite of bit of the Barry Blue oeuvre lately. Miss Hit and Run, Hot Shot and School Love are all as good as DOASN.

]]> By: Cocktails http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2733 Cocktails Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:25:32 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2733 Hello Kitten and welcome. It is an ace tune isn't it? I'm surprised (although also kind of grateful) that no-one other than Abigail seems to have covered it yet. ISBW, this post seems to have backfired. I really wasn't intending to encourage interest in Alvin Purple. Really. Hello Kitten and welcome. It is an ace tune isn’t it? I’m surprised (although also kind of grateful) that no-one other than Abigail seems to have covered it yet.

ISBW, this post seems to have backfired. I really wasn’t intending to encourage interest in Alvin Purple. Really.

]]> By: ishouldbeworking http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2726 ishouldbeworking Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:24:06 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2726 Gosh, does that ever remind me of just having broken up from primary school for the summer. And written by Barry Blue! The worst dancer in the history of Pop, though he deserves merit for his use of balalaika on 'Dancing on a Saturday Night'. I'm off too check out Alvin Purple - sounds like a treat! Gosh, does that ever remind me of just having broken up from primary school for the summer. And written by Barry Blue! The worst dancer in the history of Pop, though he deserves merit for his use of balalaika on ‘Dancing on a Saturday Night’.

I’m off too check out Alvin Purple – sounds like a treat!

]]> By: Kitten in a Brandy Glass http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2725 Kitten in a Brandy Glass Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:48:54 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2725 What a class track! Ideal for shimmying around the living room. What a class track! Ideal for shimmying around the living room.

]]> By: Brian Rowland http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2724 Brian Rowland Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:29:43 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2724 Hi Cocktails. I must confess I made the original posting without sampling the MP3. I have now rectified that. It certainly sounds like the original to me - I can't speak as a fan or anything, but I did hear it probably on BBC Radio 2 not that long ago. I wonder if it really is a rights issue. Certainly all the comps amazon list (all released in the last 10 years or so) have lots of disgruntled purchasers saying, "Oof, these are re-recordings". But yes, for something that reached number 5 in the charts, it does seem peculiar how elusive a CD release seems to be. Hi Cocktails. I must confess I made the original posting without sampling the MP3. I have now rectified that. It certainly sounds like the original to me – I can’t speak as a fan or anything, but I did hear it probably on BBC Radio 2 not that long ago. I wonder if it really is a rights issue. Certainly all the comps amazon list (all released in the last 10 years or so) have lots of disgruntled purchasers saying, “Oof, these are re-recordings”.

But yes, for something that reached number 5 in the charts, it does seem peculiar how elusive a CD release seems to be.

]]> By: Cocktails http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2723 Cocktails Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:31:01 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2723 Hello Brian, Thanks for stopping by and thanks for all the info! I don't actually have any Lynsey de Paul compilations - this is off an Australian 70s compil. I bought about 13 years ago. I ASSUME that it's the original, but perhaps its not - do you know?! And thanks for reminding me of the Barry Blue connection. 'Dancing on a Saturday Night'! - now there's another ace 70s track. Hello Brian, Thanks for stopping by and thanks for all the info! I don’t actually have any Lynsey de Paul compilations – this is off an Australian 70s compil. I bought about 13 years ago. I ASSUME that it’s the original, but perhaps its not – do you know?! And thanks for reminding me of the Barry Blue connection. ‘Dancing on a Saturday Night’! – now there’s another ace 70s track.

]]> By: Brian Rowland http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2722 Brian Rowland Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:56:31 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2722 The De Paul compilations, which you'll have doubtless investigated, have re-recordings of Sugar Me and the very early hits, but originals of her later output, including her theme to the ITV sitcom, No Honestly, which came out on other labels. Her first few hits came out on the MAM label, which was owned by Tom Jones' manager Gordon Mills. I wonder if those singles are trapped in rights hell, as Gilbert O'Sullivan (another MAM artist) had to embark on a very costly, public court case to extricate himself from his contract with Mills in the early 80s. I think I'm right in saying the outcome of that case meant that the rights to all his hits reverted to O'Sullivan. btw Sugar Me was co-written by Barry Blue under his real name of Barry Green. The De Paul compilations, which you’ll have doubtless investigated, have re-recordings of Sugar Me and the very early hits, but originals of her later output, including her theme to the ITV sitcom, No Honestly, which came out on other labels. Her first few hits came out on the MAM label, which was owned by Tom Jones’ manager Gordon Mills. I wonder if those singles are trapped in rights hell, as Gilbert O’Sullivan (another MAM artist) had to embark on a very costly, public court case to extricate himself from his contract with Mills in the early 80s. I think I’m right in saying the outcome of that case meant that the rights to all his hits reverted to O’Sullivan.

btw Sugar Me was co-written by Barry Blue under his real name of Barry Green.

]]> By: Cocktails http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2721 Cocktails Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:52:29 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2721 Oh dear PM, maybe I've been too cautious and scared of the internet police in underpromoting the downloads. I thought you knew! You can download most of them although I've disabled loads for reasons of disc space and pissing off people doing random searches for free music (the price you pay for the music is reading the associated waffle!). Oh yes, check out Alvin Purple. It goes well with that other dreadful film from the time, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie. I daren't look at youtube... Oh dear PM, maybe I’ve been too cautious and scared of the internet police in underpromoting the downloads. I thought you knew! You can download most of them although I’ve disabled loads for reasons of disc space and pissing off people doing random searches for free music (the price you pay for the music is reading the associated waffle!).

Oh yes, check out Alvin Purple. It goes well with that other dreadful film from the time, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie. I daren’t look at youtube…

]]> By: planet mondo http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2720 planet mondo Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:38:40 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2720 I never knew you could download your embeds - amazing. I'd forgotten this tune but it also reminds of Moving Out by Carlole Bayer Seger - Alvin Purple I'm gonna have get on the youtube run for evidence, sounds a cracker.. I never knew you could download your embeds – amazing. I’d forgotten this tune but it also reminds of Moving Out by Carlole Bayer Seger –

Alvin Purple I’m gonna have get on the youtube run for evidence, sounds a cracker..

]]> By: Cocktails http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2719 Cocktails Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:16:44 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2719 Denise Drysdale?!!!! Well, actually I am more Denise than Abigail. More brunette and less erm, poutingly buxom. And I can go-go dance too (after a few sherries). Make sure you get the download by clicking on the link. Denise Drysdale?!!!!

Well, actually I am more Denise than Abigail. More brunette and less erm, poutingly buxom. And I can go-go dance too (after a few sherries).

Make sure you get the download by clicking on the link.

]]> By: Five-Centres http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2009/07/02/song-of-the-week-sugar-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2718 Five-Centres Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:10:43 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=2210#comment-2718 What a lovely woman you are. In fact, when I picture you, I think of Abigail. Or are you more of a Denise 'Ding-Dong' Drysdale character? What a lovely woman you are. In fact, when I picture you, I think of Abigail. Or are you more of a Denise ‘Ding-Dong’ Drysdale character?

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