Jimmy Cliff is awesome, of course every time someone says his name The Harder The Come is the only song that comes to mind.
Singer Songwriters who should be household names....
by hillary_step 178 Replies latest social entertainment
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Sparkplug
Amicus~ Yes he is timeless. It is a delight to hear and watch him. I just watched the film and was a bit amazed at how racy it was for its time. Funny, the things they are and were avoiding still exist and well not such has changed.
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avishai
Jimmy Cliff is awesome, of course every time someone says his name The Harder The Come is the only song that comes to mind.
Well, since he and Willie nelson have both been mentioned on here.. Willie's Cover of the harder they come... http://youtube.com/watch?v=RYYGK6hGTbU
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fifi40
Amicus.................oh i was trying to remember Paul Brady's last name............thank you.............he is so cool
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VoidEater
Colin Hay
Still working, still evolving, still easily identifiable (especially after fronting Men At Work). Love 'im:
How about Dan Hill? Not my favorite tune of his, but I bet it's recognized (Sometimes When We Touch):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOcTV33HKro
The "Hold On" album (long out of print) is quite a presentation of the singer/songwriter style.
I'd mention Gordon Lightfoot, but he's pretty well known (if not necessarily in vogue...)
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Burger Time
John Darnielle from the Mountain Goats is pretty awesome.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fYCzDhaRV60&feature=related
I've really gotten in to Your Heart Breaks
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Burger Time
Oh and how could I forget Kimy Dawson, though she got popular because of Juno she has been around for years!
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Sparkplug
Avishai~ With a kiddo...Surely you know this one:
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hillary_step
Avishai,
Yeah, Tim Buckley. I tuned his guitars for his London concert way back when, badly as it turned out, at least for the twelve string. Have you heard his 'Star Sailor"? Surely his finest hour, but a commercial failure (always a good sign of creative brilliance when it comes to popular music).
Another band who did actually have some very brief commercial success was LOVE. They are probably the most copied band in the history of modern music and yet you seldom hear them mentioned, unless the rhythm guitarists are drunk. Here is one of their love songs from 'Forever Changes':
LOVE 'Softly To Me'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RhIh_HuFmE
HS
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Open mind
Robyn Hitchcock made it onto the David Letterman show once. Does that make him a "household name"?
He's something of an acquired taste, but I like him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1z4IJc9fNk
Good thread HS.
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