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Rod Temperton RIP

Chizz
Chizz Posts: 28,344
in Not Sports Related
Few people may know this British songwriter. Certainly Heatwave weren't the biggest pop art of the 80s. But he wrote some of the best songs recorded by the man who claimed to be the King of Pop, including Thriller, Off The Wall and Rock With You.

Rest in peace, Rod.

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  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,769
    RIP
  • NomadicAddick
    NomadicAddick Posts: 2,115
    edited October 2016
    Love Off The Wall.
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,833
    A friend of mine's band (Blast Furnace and the Heatwaves) were taken to court by Heatwave for using their name; this resulted in them changing it briefly to Blast Furnace and the Legal Matter...
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    RIP
  • Anna_Kissed
    Anna_Kissed Posts: 3,302
    A recent repeat of Top of the Pops featured Heatwave, with Rod playing his keyboard, performing Boogie Nights. He wrote (and co-wrote) lots of songs, many of which became major hits.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Temperton
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,846
    Pedro45 said:

    A friend of mine's band (Blast Furnace and the Heatwaves) were taken to court by Heatwave for using their name; this resulted in them changing it briefly to Blast Furnace and the Legal Matter...

    I remember them - wasn't Charles Shaar Murray of NME fame/infamy involved?
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,833
    Big William said:

    Pedro45 said:

    A friend of mine's band (Blast Furnace and the Heatwaves) were taken to court by Heatwave for using their name; this resulted in them changing it briefly to Blast Furnace and the Legal Matter...

    I remember them - wasn't Charles Shaar Murray of NME fame/infamy involved?
    Yes, Charlie was Blast Furnace! I roadied for them a couple of times, once supporting Eddie & the Hot Rods at The Marquee, and later supporting the Boomtown Rats at The Lyceum.
  • Horsfield9
    Horsfield9 Posts: 3,082
    Wrote some great tunes in the80's RIP.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,371
    Sounds of the 80's RIP

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  • RaplhMilne
    RaplhMilne Posts: 4,604
    There are very few people or bands I was a fan of . However, Heatwave was one, followed them all over London when the did the small venues. Saw them at Yorshire Grey, Saxon Tavern etc

    Met Rod one night had 5 minutes in his company. A man with real talent, and a loss to the world of music.

    Always and Forever . RIP Rod.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,376
    Terrific talent .. R I P ..... A Lincolnshire (Cleethorpes) man .. I believe that he went to the same school in Market Rasen as another great songwriter/lyricist, Bernie Taupin of Elton John fame
  • Oliver Street
    Oliver Street Posts: 5,133
    Loved Heatwave and everything that followed. Music that will live forever. RIP
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,040
    Always & Forever was/is a great song.
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    RIP
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,907
    a true loss to music
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    Pedro45 said:

    Big William said:

    Pedro45 said:

    A friend of mine's band (Blast Furnace and the Heatwaves) were taken to court by Heatwave for using their name; this resulted in them changing it briefly to Blast Furnace and the Legal Matter...

    I remember them - wasn't Charles Shaar Murray of NME fame/infamy involved?
    Yes, Charlie was Blast Furnace! I roadied for them a couple of times, once supporting Eddie & the Hot Rods at The Marquee, and later supporting the Boomtown Rats at The Lyceum.
    Eddie and the Hot Rods at the Marquee - I was there (dunno if they played there more than once) - it is the hottest gig I have ever been to. The crowd were calling for an encore and an announcement came over the PA that 2 members of the band had collapsed so there would be no more songs!

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