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RIP Millie

Algarveaddick
Algarveaddick Posts: 21,153
in Not Sports Related
Millie Small, the singer of the timeless "My Boy Lollipop" has passed away aged 73. RIP Millie.  

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  • charente addick
    charente addick Posts: 3,808
    Loved that song as a 5 year old, RIP Millie.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,334
    Remember Millie's song well. I also, with some embarrassment, remember doing it at a karaoke in Denmark many years ago when I was somewhat hammered. RIP Millie.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    RIP
    The impact at the time of Lollipop was really huge and significant, great happy pop tune, where I understand the harp solo was by Rod Stewart of all people. Possibly a not ideal and clumsy one, but a step forward in race relations.
    She made our hearts go giddyup.

  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    RIP
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    Sad news, I loved My Boy Lollipop when it came out, and it’s one of those timeless classics that still fills the dance floor today. 
    Island’s Chris Blackwell chose the song for Millie, and it was arranged by the great Ernest Ranglin of Skatalites fame, who also played guitar on the track. 
    Millie claimed that Rod Stewart played harmonica on the tune, but Rod denied it. 
    RIP Millie
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Was she really 73? She must have been I suppose. 

    I remember that effervescent 16 year old girl full of life singing 'My Boy Lollipop' and whatever age you were you loved it. I remember my grandmother singing it and this was a time grannies emphatically were NOT 'down with the kids.'

    RIP Millie
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,334
    edited May 2020
    seth plum said:
    RIP
    The impact at the time of Lollipop was really huge and significant, great happy pop tune, where I understand the harp solo was by Rod Stewart of all people. Possibly a not ideal and clumsy one, but a step forward in race relations.
    She made our hearts go giddyup.

    It wasn't harp, it was harmonica. And it wasn't Rod Stewart, it was Pete Hogman. 

    RIP Millie
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
    The first reggae hit in the UK.

    Technically, I guess it was ska or bluebeat.

    RIP
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    RIP Millie
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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,789
    RIP
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,820
    One of my childhood songs...RIP Millie!
  • Harry Gregory
    Harry Gregory Posts: 869
    God... how sad, I watched her on BBC4 only on Friday on a programme about the sixties. The first black Brit that had a number one record. 
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    edited May 2020
    Chizz said:
    seth plum said:
    RIP
    The impact at the time of Lollipop was really huge and significant, great happy pop tune, where I understand the harp solo was by Rod Stewart of all people. Possibly a not ideal and clumsy one, but a step forward in race relations.
    She made our hearts go giddyup.

    It wasn't harp, it was harmonica. And it wasn't Rod Stewart, it was Pete Hogman. 

    RIP Millie
    Harp is muso slang for harmonica @chizz
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    First time I became aware of Ska, a genre I absolutely love.
    RIP
  • bristoladdick
    bristoladdick Posts: 1,147
    RIP Millie
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,146
    RIP little lady.....
  • mistrollingin62
    mistrollingin62 Posts: 378
    Summer1964 on holiday with my mum and dad in Looe, Cornwall

    Bought this and House of the Rising Sun by The Animals while we were there

    As I recall Radio Caroline played both so much they eventually broke into the Top 40

    Happy days

    RIP dear Millie
  • Addictedoldgit
    Addictedoldgit Posts: 1,826
    1964 was it?
    Remember a young girl with a great song, full of innocence.
    Not many singers/ song's have the impact Millie did.
                      ...RIP
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,229
    Was she a one hit wonder? Don't recall any other chartbusters from her?
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  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,153
    Yes - I think she was @iaitch. But what a hit!
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,229
    Absolutely, it's now in my head for the day.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    Not much of a catalogue but what a hit that was. Was a big song from my childhood. RIP Millie
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    R.I.P.
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,258
    Chizz said:
    seth plum said:
    RIP
    The impact at the time of Lollipop was really huge and significant, great happy pop tune, where I understand the harp solo was by Rod Stewart of all people. Possibly a not ideal and clumsy one, but a step forward in race relations.
    She made our hearts go giddyup.

    It wasn't harp, it was harmonica. And it wasn't Rod Stewart, it was Pete Hogman. 

    RIP Millie
    Other than that spot on :-)

    RIP Millicent Small
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,258
    & here's the original from 1956.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pESV1w1_x-Q

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