Fuck. Too soon, too soon - another week begins. We need a pick-me-up!
Among another "mixed bag" of names such as Neil Patrick Harris, Edvard Grieg, James Robertson Justice, Noddy Holder (who is 80 years old), Richard Baker, Johnny Hallyday, Simon Callow, Courteney Cox, Harry Nilsson, Lord John Redwood, Erroll Garner, David Rose, Waylon Jennings, Chris Morris, Yuri Andropov, Helen Hunt, Julie Hagerty and - erm - Xi Jinping...
...it would also have been the 80th birthday of the unlikeliest of sex symbols, Demis Roussos!
On this Tacky Music Monday, out of his lesser-known back-catalogue, I have discovered this! Lemon-and-brown flared outfits deserve a comeback.
However, we can never disassociate the man from the legendary summer of '76, fifty years ago, with its stand-pipes in the streets and months of sunshine.
Reflecting that magnificent heatwave, the great Greek mountain emerged from obscurity to hit Number 1 with one of the eternal summer anthems:
It always brings back thoughts of Abigail's Party to me...
"Laurence, Angela likes Demis Roussos, Tony likes Demis Roussos, I like Demis Roussos and Sue would like to hear Demis Roussos.So do you think we could have Demis Roussos on?"
"It's a pity he's so fat."
Yeah, but he doesn't sound it, though, when you hear him."
Demis Roussos (born Artemios Ventouris-Roussos, 15th June 1946 – 25th January 2015)
1976! Always worth remembering. I remember Roussos, but I was singing about combine harvesters at the time - I was at an age where I could get away with that!
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And, lo and behold - you're now living in "Worzels country"! Jx
DeleteThey look like over ripe bananas. My mother had one of his albums, he was wearing a white dress on it's cover.
ReplyDeleteHe was always in some enormous dress or other. I imagine he was at the auction of Mama Cass's wardrobe... Jx
DeleteOh wait a minute. NOW I remember. Aphrodite’s Child!
ReplyDeleteBefore my time, dear... Jx
DeleteMy first comment disappeared. I had said I didn’t remember him, but he reminded me physically of a cult leader from a few years back.
ReplyDeleteSo now you know... I'm not sure he had much solo success in the US. Jx
DeleteYe gods! I could have done with NOT being reminded of him. He needed 5 extra pillows for his bed. Presumably, he'd have found it difficult to breathe without that support.
ReplyDelete"Would anybody mind if I turn this next track up?
Delete"It's my favourite. It's "Forever and Ever".
"I'd like us all to hear it. Anybody mind?
"A little top-up? That's it, lovely."
Jx
Make it stop!
DeleteEver and ever, forever and ever you'll be the one
DeleteThat shines on me like the morning sun
Ever and ever, forever and ever you'll be my spring
My rainbow's end and the song I sing
You love it, really. Jx
Nothing like this post just popping in I hope you Monday wasn't to bad or unbearable. For me, the weather was near picture perfect today with a nice breeze so of course we would have to go back to work.
ReplyDeleteMondays are always dreadful, but hey ho - another one's over now. Our weekend was lovely here, but the mizzle is back for a couple of days, so the right way around for once! Jx
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ReplyDeleteThey’re Nasty, aren’t they.'
“Would you like a little cheesy-pineapple one?” Jx
DeleteI had just thought "he looks like he commands a cult that has trouble with bed bugs" when I saw Mitchell's comment.
ReplyDeleteEwwww. Jx
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