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Andrew Woodcock
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posted December 26, 2016 03:23 AM
For anyone who grew up or partied during the 1980's among UK Pop Culture of the day, you simply cannot help but feel affected today by the very sad and even more shocking news today.
Anyone who has never had an opportunity to have sampled the serious side of George's back catalogue, look no further than "A Different Corner" or albums like "Listen Without Prejudice" or "Ladies & Gentlemen".
George was a truly fabulous songwriter and artist/ vocalist alike.
Yes he lived like many of us in our younger years, very much in the fast lane and yes, he lived the kind of lifestyle that we would previously see associated with people like Freddie Mercury, another genius of stage and song.
Still , no one would have ever predicted such a talent would only live for 53 short years.
All too many this year, for anyone's comfort zone, both of fame and fortune, but also closer to home for many equally.
2017 cannot arrive quick enough for many of us.
R.I.P. Georgios Kyriacos. 1963 -2016.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l-xzyD00_fI
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Andrew Woodcock
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posted December 26, 2016 06:19 PM
Thank you Tom, for your valued memoirs there!
You are the first non UK resident to respond to this news all day on two global forums.
You both prove, there are people out there on these places that both have a pulse, and have had a life!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPWHkK-_a_A
If you are 50 or just a little less, it is impossible to not have been affected by the sheer loss felt this year from within OUR pop & screen cultures.
From Colonel Abrams,Pete Burns, to Bowie and Prince and now unbelievably sadly,...George.
2017.. bring it on, it simply cannot be any worse than 2016!!
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Andrew Woodcock
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posted December 27, 2016 06:06 AM
Yes fair point Gentlemen.
It was a strange one for me this year, hearing the news break in the middle of a night shift, but of course, as Mark says, most people had their own agendas these past couple of days, outside of the WWW of course.
This is exactly how it should be, and yes, with the news also of Liz Smith on the same day, it really has been the worse year on record for the loss of our celebrities. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
Roll on 2017
In the words of Dame Helen Mirren earlier today
"I think we can all agree that 2016 has just been one big pile of ****".
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Andrew Woodcock
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posted December 29, 2016 01:42 PM
He does indeed Osi and as they say, there is no accounting for taste with these things.
My measure of any great vocalist is that they simply sound every bit as good "live", as they ever do in the recording studio.
In fact, moreover, the studios can do little to improve on what they already have to offer.
George was one such artist where this rule most definitely applied.
Personally, I always felt George had the voice of an angel, or at least the male equivalent of one anyhow.
One man's pill....once again here.
Believe it or not, I've heard knowledgeable music people try and convince me Lou Reed was a great vocalist. Go figure?? ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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