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rockfenris2005 08:01 am UTC 07/09/11 |
| In reply to: | re: Not Allowed To Love/ Jim Needs Better Publicity - steven_stuart 08:50 pm UTC 07/07/11 |
> > I too have felt that Jim has been underappreciated in many > > levels of music history, be it classic rock or theatrical. > > There can be no question about it. > > > You started your post on Not Allowed to Love and then > > veered off into other territory. > > I know. I had recently listened to the song and was very > excited by its brilliance but at the same time slightly > disturbed that not all members of the public know about > Jim. I had sort of mixed emotions. That's why I sort of > veered off into other reasons why I feel that Jim deserves > a lot of recognition. Creatively he has achieved so much. > I am just glad that UK media people are fully aware of his > contribution to both rock and thetare. > That song, for me, makes TMIL all the more painful. To think those songs and that album was released instead of what could have been, the public at large hearing these songs like "Not allowed to love" and "What part of my body hurts the most?" and "We're still the children we once were". Damn. I actually resent that. > > I think this song is one > > of Jim's best and could still put him back on the map. I > > know I've said it before, but I think this song would be > > perfect for Adam Lambert's album. The title alone has the > > Jim wit, especially if performed by an "out" singer in the > > public eye. > > I agree completely. I live in the UK but I have seen most > of Adam's performances and I think he is very talented. > Could he play Peter Pan in Jim's rock "Neverland"? I'm not > sure. Certainly there have been quite a few people who > want him to record "Paradise" with Fergie (same manager as > Jim, as you probably know). However, your post and > suggestion is really cool. Maybe "Not Allowed To Love" is > the one that Adam should record. Perhaps as a duet with > Fergie. Wasn't it meant to be for a duet between Batman > and Catwoman? The trouble with "Paradise" is that the Meat > Loaf version is very famous. Although people have made > successful covers of well known songs before. I think your > "Not Allowed To Love" suggestion is the best one I've > heard though. It would be so cool to see it climbing up > the various charts. Oh, I know. I would be really happy if it was as successful as "It's all coming back to me now". > > > I know it's not going to happen. But, I hope this song > > finally see's the public light of day in some fashion. I > > know Ryan has been a supporter of this song for a while > > and I thank him for that. It's brilliant, IMO. > > Yes. Ryan has made a huge effort to keep the songs that > Jim wrote for Batman in the public eye. I thank him too. > Hopefully he will have some time to comment on your Adam > Lambert singing "Not Allowed To Love" idea. > I'm not the biggest fan. Actually, I have a bit of a negative story to tell. The day after my friend died I remember someone was playing his single "If I had you" on repeat and it was starting to annoy me. Now every time I hear that song I sort of shudder. There's nothing wrong with the song itself, it's just the memory associated with it, I think. But if he did the song, he would only make it more popular, and he does have a good voice, so that would work for me. | |
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