Eric Carmen


A Ohio Boy , who died at 74. You all know him, what else can one say!!!!! RIP

oberlin
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I read once years ago that he was extremely popular in Britain. That surprised me because it was hard to believe that he was very popular anywhere.

roxy5: guess your not from Ohio. Not sure you had to make that last statement,not sure what is was 4.

I loved the Raspberries back in the day.  I was 14 when Go all the way was a hit.

@thecarpathian 

Thanks, but wasn't trying to be funny, it's just that I thought that his music was pretty banal, and was surprised by his popularity.

@dayglow 

And what kind of queen are you?

Well, it still gave me a chuckle.

Not that the guy croaking is funny.

What @mahler123 said cracked me up too.

 

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"Easily amused, I see."

You know, not usually.

Sometimes I just have Hungry Eyes for it.

Kind of agree with roxy but it’s always sad when someone passes. That song though did bum me out when I was in my young years. 

I listen primarily to Classical, and of course two of his biggest hits were lifted straight out of Rachmaninov pieces, so I just kind of had him pegged as some plagiarizing low life.  Later he became a meme between my wife and I, because if one of us had to beg off some obligation that we had to leave the other spouse to fulfill, the stuck spouse would sing “I’ll have to go all by myself…”

  I finally Googled him not long ago and he at least was up front about his borrowings, apparently having stemmed by a real love of Rachmaninov.  Not that he could have denied it because they are so blatant, and yes must have profited quite handsomely, but his heart was in the right place.

R.I.P.

my condolences to his family. the rasberries were pretty great and "let's pretend" and "go all the way" are power pop classics. that said, he stuck in more chords per stanza than anyone i've ever heard and (especially considering my muscial ineptitude) i found his songs almost impossible to play.

 

@loomisjohnson: For a song in which the chords fly by at a brisk pace, give "This Whole World" by Brian Wilson a listen. It's found on The Beach Boys Sunflower album, and is exhilarating!

The wife and I are streaming all his hits now in honor of his life. Since we need be somewhere in about 30 minutes, it will be perfect timing.  All kidding aside, We are singing along.  I love Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 and every time I hear it, I sing along...

RIP Eric C

And Celine Dion took ALL BY MYSELF into a totally different level...  Hope she is recovering... 

@bdp24 i just checked out "this whole world" and the chords do fly by, but there's only 7 or so different ones--"let's pretend" has something like 20. "if i fell" by the beatles (13 chords) is another one that changes in a flash. i personally struggle with more than 3.

@loomisjohnson: Wow, I'll have to give "Let's Pretend" a listen. Nashville songwriter Harlan Howard ("I Fall To Pieces" being one he wrote) coined the term "Three chords and the truth" to describe Country music songs.

The Raspberries wore matching suits and were unashamedly a Pop Group during the 1970's, when both were considered uncool in the world of Rock music.

Celine Dion took a beautiful Eric Carmen song that borrowed heavily from Rachmaninov and reduced it to soppy, cheesy milquetoast for soccer moms.  
“Let’s Pretend” has 10 chords, btw.

Wow!

Can't we judge a song by how well sung/played/orchestrated it is?

Several songs bum me out but it is always my choice to listen or not, why blame the artist?

I happen to like his work and news of his passing bummed me out more than his song(s).

"I happen to like his work and news of his passing bummed me out more than his song(s)."

@luynes 

Is that supposed to be a compliment?

No, I was just acknowledging that at least his most famous song can bum you out depending on your mood. But C'mon! I'm not the only psycho that listens to music for that express purpose, no?

News of his death saddened me more than that song ever did; that's all.

...just read a piece of ’long form poetry’ that kinda speaks to this....*interrupt*....that of the hyphen between when born and died.  What does the hyphen allude to?

A long story for a little rectangle.

We’re all kinda left in this little quandary, of what could be said in short of any and all....

At least, Eric seems to have some fans tonight...;)

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Yeah RIP Eric....the Raspberries were great but he thought who he was ,and he was a,little strange,talk about face lifts...man o man....