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Noel Harrison, singer of The Windmills Of Your Mind, dies
The Daily Telegraph ^
| October 22, 2013
| Telegraph Reporters and PA
Posted on 10/22/2013 8:23:28 AM PDT by EveningStar
Singer Noel Harrison, known to millions for The Windmills Of Your Mind, has died at the age of 79 from a heart attack.
Harrison, who was born in London on January 29,1934, was best known for recording the hit song on The Thomas Crown Affair soundtrack. He was the son of the late actor Rex Harrison.
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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Sports; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: noelharrison; obituary; thomascrownaffair; windmillsofyourmind
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To: FrdmLvr
You’re thinking of “Try to Remember”
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posted on
10/22/2013 8:54:21 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: dfwgator
Sting did a good version Many artists covered this song but the definitive cover version was done by the Muppets.
To: EveningStar
May he rest in peace, and may that song rest with him.
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posted on
10/22/2013 9:00:52 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: EveningStar
Rest in peace, Noel.
I think it is a great song, but not one to listen too too often.
This version is very good, and much more listenable:
Dusty Springfield’s version of The Windwmills of Your Mind
http://youtu.be/5q3y5jYZ6V4
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posted on
10/22/2013 9:03:54 AM PDT
by
Weirdad
(Orthodox Americanism: It's what's good for the world! (Not communofascism!))
To: EveningStar
Co-starred in Girl from UNCLE.
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posted on
10/22/2013 9:04:30 AM PDT
by
mware
To: trad_anglican
Just a note: Windmills of your Mind won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1968, which actually be a dishonor given the source of the award. Nonetheless, I have always like the song and the movie for which it served as the opening number.
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posted on
10/22/2013 9:07:02 AM PDT
by
Robwin
To: BenLurkin
Always reminds me of the original Thomas Crowne Affair
+++++++++
Me too. One of My All Time Top Ten Movies. It certainly has one of greatest chess scenes ever.
To: Rummyfan
No that was Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini... Oh, you're no fun anymore.
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posted on
10/22/2013 9:15:15 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Dr. Sivana
I love the association.
from “everything that touches you”
In my most secure moments, I still can’t believe
I’m spending those moments with you
And the ground I am walking, the air that I breathe
Are shared at those moments with you
Read more: Association - Everything That Touches You Lyrics | MetroLyrics
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posted on
10/22/2013 9:19:05 AM PDT
by
staytrue
To: EveningStar
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posted on
10/22/2013 9:35:44 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: InterceptPoint
The song’s melody was beautiful. Bud Shank had an album out ‘Windmills of your mind” and it was played over and over and over again by yours truly. The original movie was good as well McQueen and Dunaway had a chemistry in that movie Never saw the remake....didn’t care to.
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posted on
10/22/2013 9:51:34 AM PDT
by
V K Lee
To: V K Lee
All I’ve ever known was the Ed Ames version. I like it.
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posted on
10/22/2013 9:57:08 AM PDT
by
Drawsing
(Fools show their annoyance at once, the prudent man overlooks an insult. Proverbs 12:16)
To: Kartographer
Oh, thanks. I went to your link, and now my ears are throwing up. Yuck!
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posted on
10/22/2013 9:58:27 AM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Let me hear what God the LORD will speak. -Ps85)
To: staytrue
The one that did it for me with The Association (and also Bread) was the lyrics to "If". "Cherish" is a close second. I'm also not big on the Muzak style arrangements.
If the world should stop revolving
Spinning slowly down to die
I'd spend the end with you
And when the world was through
Then one by one the stars would all go out
Then you and I would simply fly away
And where would they go?
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posted on
10/22/2013 10:04:43 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There's no salvation in politics.)
To: Cowboy Bob
It is amazing how times go by fast especially as an adult. If we were kids, it may seem like a long time.
To: EveningStar
I always associate it with "MacArthur Park" -- two stoned out, hippie mega-anthems from the same time period.
Someone left the cake out in the rain.....
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posted on
10/22/2013 10:27:40 AM PDT
by
Cincinatus
(Omnia relinquit servare Rempublicam)
To: Cincinatus
I’m glad I scrolled alla way down, because I too was going to insert “Left the Cake in the Rain” into the mix.
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posted on
10/22/2013 10:34:45 AM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(The 0baMao Experiment: Abject Failure)
To: EveningStar
I like Windmills, but Mr. Harrison recorded A Young Girl, which is truly a dreadful song.
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posted on
10/22/2013 11:58:10 AM PDT
by
pluvmantelo
(The issue isn't the issue-power is the issue.)
To: EveningStar
It lives on forever as Musak.
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posted on
10/22/2013 12:00:51 PM PDT
by
dhs12345
To: staytrue
The Association will always be great.
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