Roger Whittaker appreciation thread (1 Viewer)

[Diddles]

Probably just me and Johnnystress posting in this one.

Roger is just brillo. We went to see him a few years back and it was one of the best gigs ever.

I had this song in my head this morning when I heard the election results.

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[Diddles]

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[nlgbbbblth]

I Don't Believe In If Anymore

and

Mammy Blue

are great LPs

 

[Diddles]

I Don't Believe In If Anymore

and

Mammy Blue

are great LPs

I love mammy blue .|..|

 

[Squiggle]

This was my first 'favourite' song. I've loved it since I was about 3 or 4.

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[Lolo]

I had a Roger Whittaker kids album when I was a nipper, it was class. I still get songs from it stuck in my head the odd time:

http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrents/353620/The-Magical-World-of-Roger-Whittaker

I'm not that familiar with his other output apart from Old Durham town.

 

[therealjohnny]

I have a stupid amount of Roger Whittaker records


here are a few of them

he was 72 earlier this year so I did this and sent it to his agent, , hoping he'd pass it on

never heard any more about it though

He lives somewhere in the midlands- anyone know where so i can stalk him?...I mean write to him

 

[Diddles]

Wow!

Are you his number one fan?

 

[therealjohnny]

In my house? yes

 

[travispickle]

I Don't Believe In If Anymore

and

Mammy Blue

are great LPs

I found "Dynamic" for a fiver in charity shop - haven't played it yet but the cover is fantastic!!

 

[therealjohnny]

Probably just me and Johnnystress posting in this one.

Roger is just brillo. We went to see him a few years back and it was one of the best gigs ever.

I had this song in my head this morning when I heard the election results.

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[nuke terrorist]

New World In The Morning

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EDIT: according to wiki this got to #1 in Ireland in 1970.

 

[Squiggle]

Had a day out by myself for the first time in what feels like eternity today and Roger featured pretty strongly in my playlist. This one gut punched me but sooo good

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[nuke terrorist]

Mexican Whistler on Austrian TV in 1976.

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Roger was a classic example of an artist who if he hadn't been so unpretentious would have been taken a lot more seriously. CS&N are much more easy listening than Roger IMO.
I always thought there was a lot of Roger in Nick Cave's ballads which might be true bearing in mind some of the songs he covered on Kicking Against The Picks.
But can Nick whistle like this?