Based on past performance i'm expecting meaty to claim he is Jim.
> I really think that quote has been edited... when have we
> ever known Meat to be this eloquent and short??? no doubt
> he did a lot of mumbling and they only quoted the
> 'selling' stuff, namely that where he mentions his fans.
>
> It is really rare for Meat not to mention Jim as the
> genius behind the songs... unless he claims he writes them
> himself, that is... so I do have hopes for the award
> ceremony.
>
> Q not inviting or contacting Jim themselves sure is an
> omission, but then again... when any other singer is
> presented an award for a song they sang into the charts
> but didn't write... nobody seems to expect them to mention
> the writer....
>
> K.
>
>
> > You've gone from "NEVER" to "rarely" in one post, so
> > that's an improvement ;-). Another couple of posts and
> > we'll be there :-)
> >
> > I don't expect Meat to mention Jim everytime. The Q award
> > however is a gong for a song, and in my mind at least that
> > means it should predominantly be awarded to the writer of
> > the song. If Meat gets interviewed about the award and
> > doesn't mention Jim, that's more than a little remiss.
> > Anyway, no doubt he'll mention Jim on Monday and we can
> > all stop bickering :-)
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > > Strange, as I've rarely seen or read an interview with
> > > Meat where he doesn't mention Jim, unless it's one of his
> > > albums where Jim isn't involved or maybe a film project.
> > >
> > > I wonder, if tinternet was available back in the '50's,
> > > whether there would have been a Leiber & Stoller board
> > > that slagged off Elvis whenever he failed to mention who
> > > wrote 'Jailhouse Rock'?
> > >
> > > Or does that sort of standard only apply to overweight
> > > Texans who sing operatic rock?
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