Now THIS is musical longevity.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRK0ZeMB4gI

Petula Clark, CBE (born 15 November 1932), is an English singer, actress and composer best known for her upbeat popular international hits of the 1960s. With more than 70 million records sold worldwide, she is the most successful British female solo recording artist and is cited as such in the Guinness Book of World Records. She also holds the distinction of having the longest span on the international pop charts of any artist — 51 years — from 1954, when "The Little Shoemaker" made the UK Top Twenty, to 2005, when her CD L'essentiel - 20 Succès Inoubliables charted in Belgium.

--From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petula_Clark

How many Clear Channel babies are gonna be around next year, let alone the next FIFTY ONE???

Oh, yeah. Almost forgot- fuck the RIAA.

[Glorfindel]

1. Awesome; I love Petula

I had NO idea she recorded "The Little Shoemaker" in 1954, though. I remember the Gaylord's version well; I was 9 at the time and very "into" pop music. I remember Ms Clark best, of course, for "Downtown," "I Know a Place," and "Don't Sleep in the Subway. Honestly, if someone had asked me who was the most successful British female solo recording artist, I'd have said Dusty Springfield, another big favorite of mine. Thank you for this info. :toast:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

2. I love Dusty too.

Amazing what fantastic music used to come to the world. I really pity the new generation for their absolute niavete.

[Glorfindel]

3. I hear snatches of what passes for pop music today and shudder

boys trying to sound like Britney Spears, who sounds like a cartoon character herself, or rappers shrieking threats and obscenities. Thank goodness for oldies stations!

[WCGreen]

4. And the girls were so voluptious....

Not so skinny you can't see them when they turn sideways...

[MilesColtrane]

5. She's a fierce performer.

I got to back her up in the broadway show "Blood Brothers".

Every night she transported me back to Memphis Tennessee circa 1964, and I was hearing "Downtown" on the radio for the first time.

[RebelOne]

6. My favorites of her songs are "Downtown" and "Don't Sleep In the Subway."