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Percy Sledge.







Icy Gull

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
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I first heard that song when I was just a spotty teenager and Johnny Walker used to play it late at night whilst asking lovers sitting in their cars to flash their lights at Radio Caroline ( Mi Amigo?) moored in the channel. I think he read out messages from the lovelorn at the same time Silly things you remember connected to songs. Radio Caroline was pretty well the only radio station I listened to in those days, as I'd given up on the fading in and out Radio Luxembourg. Happy days.

RIP Percy
 






glasfryn

glasfryn

cleaning up cat sick
Nov 29, 2005
20,261
somewhere in Eastbourne
brings back great memories
the saddest news this
RIP Percy
 




brakespear

brakespear

Doctor Worm
Feb 24, 2009
12,326
Sleeping on the roof
I'd not heard the song before it was featured on the Levi's (I think?) advert but liked it a lot - great intro and that rich voice. RIP Percy.
 


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AnotherArch

Northern Exile
Apr 2, 2009
1,180
Stockport & M62
Icy Gull said:
I first heard that song when I was just a spotty teenager and Johnny Walker used to play it late at night whilst asking lovers sitting in their cars to flash their lights at Radio Caroline ( Mi Amigo?) moored in the channel. I think he read out messages from the lovelorn at the same time Silly things you remember connected to songs. Radio Caroline was pretty well the only radio station I listened to in those days, as I'd given up on the fading in and out Radio Luxembourg. Happy days.

RIP Percy
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That 'kiss and cuddle' song was actually 'Warm and Tender Love'.
 


Stat Brother

Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
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West west west Sussex
He gave the writing credits to WAMLAW to his backing vocalists.
 








FamilyGuy

FamilyGuy

Well-known member
Jul 8, 2003
2,381
Crawley
Icy Gull said:
I first heard that song when I was just a spotty teenager and Johnny Walker used to play it late at night whilst asking lovers sitting in their cars to flash their lights at Radio Caroline ( Mi Amigo?) moored in the channel. I think he read out messages from the lovelorn at the same time Silly things you remember connected to songs. Radio Caroline was pretty well the only radio station I listened to in those days, as I'd given up on the fading in and out Radio Luxembourg. Happy days.

RIP Percy
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Johnnies Walker / Percy Sledge / When a man loves a Woman
Wonderful memories - RIP Percy, one of the greats - and pride of place on my Juke Box. :cool:
 




FamilyGuy

FamilyGuy

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Jul 8, 2003
2,381
Crawley
FamilyGuy said:
Johnnies Walker / Percy Sledge / When a man loves a Woman
Wonderful memories - RIP Percy, one of the greats - and pride of place on my Juke Box. :cool:
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Oops typo!
 


FamilyGuy

FamilyGuy

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Jul 8, 2003
2,381
Crawley


The Maharajah of Sydney

The Maharajah of Sydney

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Jul 7, 2003
1,366
Sydney .
He was unwittingly and most likely unknowingly responsible for giving the cricketing world the term "sledging".
England were touring NZ back in 1966 for 3 Test Series and one of the poms was found to have slept with a wife of a Kiwi player.
Whenever he came out to bat the Kiwis would serenade him with, "When a Man Loves a Woman" - hence the term, "sledging".
Fairly tame really - would barely qualify as a sledge nowadays.
 


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