And so, farewell, then, Mr Barrett Strong. Who? I hear you ask...
In a long, long writing partnership with the late Norman Whitfield, Mr Strong was a powerhouse songwriter for Motown Records, and many of his creations remain beloved classics to this day. Including these:
The Northern Soul dancefloor in Fabulon is filling to the brim as we speak...
RIP, Barrett Strong (5th February 1941 - 29th January 2023)
Gosh. Very sad news - the utterly gorgeous Nick Kamen, the model whose looks caught the eye of fashionistas, magazine photographers, the tabloids and Our Glorious Leader Madonna alike, has died, aged just 59, after "a long illness".
If for nothing else, THIS was his moment of glory - possibly the first time an entire nation was captivated by a man stripping to his nick-nacks during primetime TV...
He had a modicum of chart success subsequently, mainly thanks to the largesse of the aforementioned Queen Madge. She did, after all, gift him this "leftover" song from her True Blue sessions - and she even sang backing vocals!
A sad loss to "totty-dom".
RIP, Nick Kamen (born Ivor Neville Kamen, 15th April 1962 – 4th May 2021)
As Matt Lucas said today: "If you didn't have a crush on Nick Kamen in the 80s, you probably weren't there."
Indeed.
