Title: Don Black concert on BBC Radio 2
Juggler - August 21, 2008 03:11 PM (GMT)
A tribute concert, titled "Lyrics by Don Black" was just presented at the London Palladium last Sunday... and will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 tomorrow (Friday, 22 August) at 7:30 pm GMT. Information is available on the BBC's website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/musicclub/event_donblack.shtmlNo word if anything from
Dracula will be included. Just thought I'd put this out there in case anyone wants to try and catch it.
Fantasma da Opera - August 21, 2008 06:24 PM (GMT)
7:30 pm GMT you mean London time right?
If so, I'll try to listen to it online...even though I know it will be...painfull :P :D
MinaHarker - August 22, 2008 05:39 AM (GMT)
Iīm going to the office right now, so I canīt hear it
please let us know, what they told :D
rockfenris2005 - August 22, 2008 06:02 AM (GMT)
Don Black is a great talent. I still remember the conversation I had with him about 3 years ago. Amazing.
Juggler - August 22, 2008 01:07 PM (GMT)
Fantasma da Opera - August 22, 2008 02:39 PM (GMT)
Thanks Peter ;)
And Rockfenris2005:
He may be a fascinating guy, I don't say he isn't, but I, myself, don't like his lyrics that often...And its the songs they'll choose I'm curious and..."concerned" :P
libradude - August 23, 2008 04:34 AM (GMT)
So did anyone end up listening in?
Fantasma da Opera - August 23, 2008 01:46 PM (GMT)
Yes I heard it. Well, very disapointing. They focused a lot in Don's career outside Musicals. They sung a couple of ALW's songs, and Don thanked him etc etc, but no word about Frank or his musicals whatsoever (unless I didn't heard it, since I took a 20 minute break to have dinner, but when I left they were in 1972 and when I came back they were in 1992 with Aspects of Love, so no Frank there...)
Juggler - August 23, 2008 02:29 PM (GMT)
The songlist has now been posted -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/fridaynight/playlist.shtmlNo Wildhorn listed there either. Sorry it was a disappointment Fantasma, but thanks for checking it out and reporting back to us.
libradude - August 24, 2008 03:16 AM (GMT)
Too bad. I think Don's a decent lyricist-- just not extremely consistant. I like him better than Jack Murphy when it comes to Frank's works. However, Nan Knighton is my personal favorite.
rockfenris2005 - August 24, 2008 07:29 AM (GMT)
"Dracula" was one of the worst blunders of Don's career. "Fresh blood on the pillow, don't call it a sin, a mere peccadillo, two punctures in the skin", anyone?
Fantasma da Opera - August 24, 2008 06:56 PM (GMT)
To me worse than that is "Ever since I saw you, shivers down my spine, you're the one, you're the chosen one, I'm here to make you mine"...
At one point I was hoping that Dracula would pu on a mask and say "Luke, I am your father" :P
And I must agree, from all the lyricists Frank has worked with Nan Knighton is by far the best. Pitty he doesn't work with her more often.
Norina1982 - August 27, 2008 03:41 PM (GMT)
True, considering the lyrics of Dracula are not so great, I'm not surprised nothing was included in this concert.
It's really Wildhorn's music I love about Dracula as opposed to any of the lyrics. Still... would've been nice to hear some!
