piano and hats
Before I had any influence over the parental record collection, and I’m not sure that I do now, mumzie would play music by artistes that included at least one keyboard. Mumzie has an impressive vinyl collection covering Rachmaninoff through early Niel Sedaka to Barbara Dickson. Her collection judiciously excludes Barry Manilow and the flamboyant charms of Liberace.
In 1975 Mumsie was thrilled by a Niel Sedaka cover featuring multiple keyboards, and a man called ‘captain’ wearing a hat. Though still pre-teen, I was beginning to develop serious scepticism about my parent’s music tastes…
The Captain and Tenille sang ‘love will keep us together’ in 1975.
December 9th, 2008
Thanks for this, Wendy. I remembered being quite taken with the lady in the band and the clip confirms my good taste.
More keyboards than sense, mind.
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