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Gerry Goffin Gone

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
in Not Sports Related
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27934624

One of the all time great lyricists for me.

RIP

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  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    What terribly sad news. Goffin and King were almost certainly responsible for my discovering American music in the very early 1960's, a love that endures to this day.

    I think it was "Up On The Roof" by the Drifters that started it all for me.

    Timeless classics, many of which I'll be listening to today. RIP.
  • stilladdicted
    stilladdicted Posts: 4,307
    Women of a certain age grew up with Carole King echoing through their life experiences. RIP .
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    edited June 2014
    stilladdicted said:

    Women of a certain age grew up with Carole King echoing through their life experiences. RIP .

    And sensitive caring men of a certain age too

  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    Aah, what a talent. RIP

    I've always had a preference for this version of the song made famous by the Shirelles
    https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y7JyLo-avT8&feature=kp
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    Great songwriter, RIP
  • HarryAMuse
    HarryAMuse Posts: 1,178
    The fantastic original of "I'm Into Something Good" . Goffin never liked the hit version by Herman's Hermits.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5-Sg_JJgQ4
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,032
    edited June 2014
    RIP

    Although not famous in his own right as a performer , here is his own version of one of his iconic songs 'It's not the Spotlight'

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub6ThOBa9xE
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    edited June 2014
    RIP
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuanbnnzXQ4

    Blinding version by another great talent lost
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    RIP. Was only through listening to the various news reports yesterday that I realised how truly influential and widespread his work was.
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  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    mistrollingin said:

    What terribly sad news. Goffin and King were almost certainly responsible for my discovering American music in the very early 1960's, a love that endures to this day.

    I think it was "Up On The Roof" by the Drifters that started it all for me.

    Timeless classics, many of which I'll be listening to today. RIP.

    same for me. rip gerry.

  • Badger
    Badger Posts: 4,842
    Radio 2 played Up on the Roof this morning as a Tribute.

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