A very popular singer among my parents, used to listen to him all the time as a kid...as an adult, I still listen to him on occasion, and he's still stayed in the consciousness of the music world, even though his songwriting heyday was in the 60's and 70's. Strangely enough, it was his tv infomercials on late night 80's public programming that introduced me to the famous 50's and 60's artists with which he was a brethren of. Sad to see another talented artist go, this year sounds like it could be terrible for R.I.P.'s Ty for the music, Neil. https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,70762,70762#msg-70762 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:24:37 -0500 Phorum 5.2.23 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,70762,71132#msg-71132 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,70762,71132#msg-71132 STEVE Trouser Press Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:50:27 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,70762,70767#msg-70767 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,70762,70767#msg-70767 MrFab Trouser Press Sat, 28 Feb 2026 11:45:05 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,70762,70764#msg-70764 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,70762,70764#msg-70764
Back during the Renaissance, when painters were returning to classical Roman and Greek motifs, the artists not only "ripped off" some of the great paintings by classical artists, they were expected to do that, since it was a return to the great civilization once lost during the Middle Ages (hardly a "dark time" in western history, many advancements came about from the fall of Rome till the writings of Dante). In this vein, I expect modern artists to borrow from Classical musicians, I support it, as long as they do it creatively and sensibly.]]> Fleeingbandit Trouser Press Sat, 28 Feb 2026 02:32:11 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,70762,70763#msg-70763 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,70762,70763#msg-70763
I have a friend who's 15 or so years older than me, and every year when all of us on this board are shaking our fists to the heavens over the outrage that the RRHOF has once again inexplicably and unforgivably neglected to nominate the Mo-Dettes or Elton Motello for induction, she'll be on Facebook raging over Neil Sedaka's continued exclusion from that establishment. She's in a powerful fury on FB right now, over the fact that Neil now won't be around to enjoy what she's certain will be his inevitable induction. Can't say I'm too worked up over the topic one way or the other, though I will allow that I find Neil's bonafides to be more persuasive than inductee Chubby Checkers'.]]> breno Trouser Press Sat, 28 Feb 2026 01:45:34 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,70762,70762#msg-70762 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,70762,70762#msg-70762
Sad to see another talented artist go, this year sounds like it could be terrible for R.I.P.'s

Ty for the music, Neil.]]> Fleeingbandit Trouser Press Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:09:10 -0600