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Post by petrolino on Oct 16, 2022 1:58:18 GMT
This piano dude's written a lot of songs (and composed a lot of music) in his lifetime; seriously. yet, for him, the word is still love (like the Beatles).
He's been one of my chief inspirations and cast-iron musical heroes growing up, so all opinions and contributions are gleefully received.
'Bad Blood'
Thanks!
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Post by Captain Spencer on Oct 16, 2022 4:24:42 GMT
The Immigrant
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Post by kls on Oct 16, 2022 20:00:02 GMT
Bad Blood.
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Post by msdemos on Oct 17, 2022 14:03:27 GMT
I love it too; and a song which NEVER fails to bring a tear to my eye.......  SAVE FERRIS
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Post by petrolino on Oct 20, 2022 0:14:31 GMT
I adore that song. Neil Sedaka has an interest in weather and the seasons. I actually started a topic on this on Music General some time back.
Here's another favourite about the rains that's close to home ...
'Alone In New York In The Rain'
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Post by petrolino on Oct 20, 2022 0:17:56 GMT
Working with Elton John. I like it when Sedaka gets his groove on ...
'Workin' On A Groovy Thing'
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Post by petrolino on Oct 20, 2022 0:27:50 GMT
I love it too; and a song which NEVER fails to bring a tear to my eye....... SAVE FERRIS
Never stops being relevant. Neil Sedaka's worked with great lyricists over the years, with Philip Cody being one of them.
“I wanted to write a song for my dad. My dad came to this country, he wanted to be a singing star. He worked in the chorus of the Metropolitan Opera before he got married, and then put down his singing career to become a tradesman. My dad and I, up until I was about 28, were constantly at each other’s throats. He wasn’t real happy with the direction I’d taken. He thought I was destined to be a bum for the entirety of my life. And then he actually went into a recording studio in Sicily and did a version of Solitaire (which Cody co-wrote with Sedaka) in Italian. And then I said, Wow, I’ve scored with my dad. My dad thinks I’m cool now. So, I thought as payback I would try to write about my dad’s point of view of coming to this country and how much promise there was.”
- Phil Cody, Songfacts
'The Hungry Years'
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