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Post by Alan Turrell on Aug 2, 2015 12:23:52 GMT
Cilla Black has just recently died R.I.P Cilla i know some people didn't rate her singing voice but i always liked many of her songs she always put 100% into her singing and she will be missed.
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Post by williammcgregor on Aug 2, 2015 14:05:56 GMT
sad news.
R.I.P. Cilla
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Post by John Green on Aug 2, 2015 16:06:47 GMT
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Post by John Green on Aug 4, 2015 21:20:36 GMT
The repeat of 'Cilla' starts at !0:40,with the other two parts tomorrow and Thursday.
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Post by David Saunders on Aug 5, 2015 12:36:58 GMT
Cilla Black was a national treasure as a presenter and singer with a comical sense of humour, who brought a lot of happiness to many people in her music and television shows including The Cilla Black Show, Blind Date and Surprise Surprise, as well as in interviews  , who will be greatly missed. There have been some lovely tributes to Cilla including from ex-work colleagues, and the adaptation inclusive of Paul O'Grady's 2013 ITV interview with Cilla was very enjoyable to watch, albeit with some sadness due to the circumstances. Sheridan Smith also did Cilla justice in the drama she starred in about Cilla, currently being repeated, who was proud of Sheridan's excellent interpretation of the real Cilla. RIP Cilla.  |
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Post by andrew shutt on Aug 17, 2015 14:30:38 GMT
enjoyed the cilla at the BBC programe last night on BBC Four,the Equallity clip from cilla looked odd-was it a recoloured clip from a B&W Telerecorded episode
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Post by Kev Hunter on Aug 17, 2015 16:23:54 GMT
enjoyed the cilla at the BBC programe last night on BBC Four,the Equallity clip from cilla looked odd-was it a recoloured clip from a B&W Telerecorded episode Yes interesting programme.. that particular clip looked (and sounded) like an early home video recording. |
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Post by stevej on Aug 17, 2015 22:03:55 GMT
Yes, a well researched effort with some marvellous performances. I was transfixed!
The TOTP orchestra tend to get short shrift thanks to some lacklustre mid/late 70s performances but I'm always struck by how superb they sounded in the late 60s; 'Surround Yourself With Sorrow' being a good example (a downbeat title for a very groovy tune). On a techie note does anyone know how the lighting effect with the flower motif was produced? I've seen similar effects used around that time on TOTP and have often wondered how the alternating patterns were achieved.
One of the highlights for me was a lovely version of 'Norwegian Wood' from 'Cilla in Scandinavia' with Marvin, Welch and Farrar backing, swiftly followed by the bizarre sight of Cilla, Ringo Starr and Basil Brush on location in the snow. Ah, the glories of Light Entertainment!
There was a warmth to all those performances that still pervades, despite the intervening years.
Steve
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Post by williammcgregor on Aug 18, 2015 6:30:58 GMT
I agree with your sentiments Steve
I wish they had included the single "Conversations" though
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Post by andrew shutt on Aug 18, 2015 8:51:03 GMT
I agree with your sentiments Steve I wish they had included the single "Conversations" though and surely they had a clip of cilla singing something tells me (somethings gonna happen tonight) that they could have used  |
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Post by williammcgregor on Aug 18, 2015 8:59:36 GMT
drat! I forgot to mention that song as well. It's another one I like.
so, although the documentary was first class, I still think (allowing for gaps in available footage) that it should have been dealt with in a strictly chronological manner.
Or, it could have been titled Cilla at the BBC (and beyond!) as in the recent Bee Gees tribute, as that would have possibly opened up foreign stations archives.
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Post by Tony Walshaw on Aug 20, 2015 8:48:05 GMT
I thought it was a great documentary as well. Very enjoyable and sometimes eclectic.
I also liked 'Surround Yourself With Sorrow' - one of her finest, and glad the TOTP clip survives.
And Basil Brush, "Mr Ringo"  .
The TOTP orchestra tend to get short shrift thanks to some lacklustre mid/late 70s performances but I'm always struck by how superb they sounded in the late 60s; 'Surround Yourself With Sorrow' being a good example (a downbeat title for a very groovy tune). Yes, I think that light entertainment in the late 60s had an exciting edge to it. The orchestras were playing out of their skins, to keep up with changing times. This was evident in the Cilla performances shown here.
In contrast, the 1976 clip of 'Leavin' On A Jet Plane' was light entertainment by numbers. Albeit it was shown here to emphasise it was her last show before a TV hiatus.
What was also outstanding was 'Step Inside Love' on 'Wogan' (1983). This was a song (& late 60s style) that I would say was not too fashionable in 1983. Yet it was a spirited performance that apparently led her back into TV presenting.
When the BBC News webpage did their tribute to Cilla, it was noticeable that whilst they played clips of most top ten hits, they avoided the 'groovier 60s' songs she did (e.g. SYWS, Conversations, If You Ever Change Your Mind). I detect this kind of playlisting on Radio 2 as well. It is as if these songs do not sit well with the current mainstream.
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Post by Alan Turrell on Aug 20, 2015 16:22:08 GMT
I thought it was a great documentary as well. Very enjoyable and sometimes eclectic.
I also liked 'Surround Yourself With Sorrow' - one of her finest, and glad the TOTP clip survives.
And Basil Brush, "Mr Ringo" .
The TOTP orchestra tend to get short shrift thanks to some lacklustre mid/late 70s performances but I'm always struck by how superb they sounded in the late 60s; 'Surround Yourself With Sorrow' being a good example (a downbeat title for a very groovy tune). Yes, I think that light entertainment in the late 60s had an exciting edge to it. The orchestras were playing out of their skins, to keep up with changing times. This was evident in the Cilla performances shown here.
In contrast, the 1976 clip of 'Leavin' On A Jet Plane' was light entertainment by numbers. Albeit it was shown here to emphasise it was her last show before a TV hiatus.
What was also outstanding was 'Step Inside Love' on 'Wogan' (1983). This was a song (& late 60s style) that I would say was not too fashionable in 1983. Yet it was a spirited performance that apparently led her back into TV presenting.
When the BBC News webpage did their tribute to Cilla, it was noticeable that whilst they played clips of most top ten hits, they avoided the 'groovier 60s' songs she did (e.g. SYWS, Conversations, If You Ever Change Your Mind). I detect this kind of playlisting on Radio 2 as well. It is as if these songs do not sit well with the current mainstream.
Apologies for going o/t here but i think you make a very valid point Tony when you say It is as if these songs do not sit well with the current mainstream.If there's one thing that annoys me it's radio's insistance on playing the same songs over and and over again .I'm talking about these stations that play classic hits for example they might say, "coming up next we have a great number from Queen"and you know straight away out of a handful of songs which one it's gonna be it almost certainly won't be Seven Seas of Rhye but it probably will be A kind of Magic or Radio Ga Ga as if these were the only songs Queen had hits with, i'm just using Queen as an example i could pick out virtually any artist who's had hit records it does annoy me that so many records that did make the charts don't get played while others are on all the time ,it is a shame as with Cilla Black that you hardly ever here SYWS, Conversations, If You Ever Change Your Mind on the radio much now .Although i'm not a fan of Chris Evans he does now and then surprise me with a song that doesn't get played much. |
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Post by stuartg on Aug 20, 2015 16:39:51 GMT
Agree with everything you say Alan re Radio Stations.Have you listened to Roger Day's station Uncool Radio? I'm sure from what you say the station would be perfect for you.It's superb.Roger was on Radio Caroline,RNi,Luxembourg and loads of others.He Knows his stuff and produces great shows,playing the music the other stations don't.
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Post by Richard Marple on Aug 20, 2015 17:37:52 GMT
I thought it was a great documentary as well. Very enjoyable and sometimes eclectic.
I also liked 'Surround Yourself With Sorrow' - one of her finest, and glad the TOTP clip survives.
And Basil Brush, "Mr Ringo" .
Yes, I think that light entertainment in the late 60s had an exciting edge to it. The orchestras were playing out of their skins, to keep up with changing times. This was evident in the Cilla performances shown here.
In contrast, the 1976 clip of 'Leavin' On A Jet Plane' was light entertainment by numbers. Albeit it was shown here to emphasise it was her last show before a TV hiatus.
What was also outstanding was 'Step Inside Love' on 'Wogan' (1983). This was a song (& late 60s style) that I would say was not too fashionable in 1983. Yet it was a spirited performance that apparently led her back into TV presenting.
When the BBC News webpage did their tribute to Cilla, it was noticeable that whilst they played clips of most top ten hits, they avoided the 'groovier 60s' songs she did (e.g. SYWS, Conversations, If You Ever Change Your Mind). I detect this kind of playlisting on Radio 2 as well. It is as if these songs do not sit well with the current mainstream.
Apologies for going o/t here but i think you make a very valid point Tony when you say It is as if these songs do not sit well with the current mainstream.If there's one thing that annoys me it's radio's insistance on playing the same songs over and and over again .I'm talking about these stations that play classic hits for example they might say, "coming up next we have a great number from Queen"and you know straight away out of a handful of songs which one it's gonna be it almost certainly won't be Seven Seas of Rhye but it probably will be A kind of Magic or Radio Ga Ga as if these were the only songs Queen had hits with, i'm just using Queen as an example i could pick out virtually any artist who's had hit records it does annoy me that so many records that did make the charts don't get played while others are on all the time ,it is a shame as with Cilla Black that you hardly ever here SYWS, Conversations, If You Ever Change Your Mind on the radio much now .Although i'm not a fan of Chris Evans he does now and then surprise me with a song that doesn't get played much. I've noticed the same thing with many oldies stations playing the more well known songs by an artist. On my iPod I have a playlist of less known songs my better known artists. |
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, who will be greatly missed. 
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