Leo Sayer. I'm curious.

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I liked a lot of his songs on AM radio as a kid, and I read in some "rock" book that he "saved British pop" in the 70s (har har). But is there anyone other than me willing to stand up for this weird Pierrot-dressing falsetto-squealing homonculus?

― Neudonym, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 16:04 (twenty-three years ago)

His name is ryhming slang round my way for an all day drinking session.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 16:11 (twenty-three years ago)

And therefore classic 4ever.

― Neudonym, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 16:12 (twenty-three years ago)

He was like David Essex's ugly little brother. "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing", "Long Tall Glasses" and "One Man Band" are all great. So is "The Show Must Go On" or whatever it's called. But I have a thing irritating falsettoes and pop Pierrots. I could do without the mushy ballads, though.

― Arthur (Arthur), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 16:16 (twenty-three years ago)

There's one weird Dylanesque single he did called "I Can't Dance" (or "I Can Dance"!) (he sings both anyway!) that I really like.

― Tom (Groke), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 17:16 (twenty-three years ago)

'When I need you' is the song that was playing the first time I got my heart broken :(

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 17:24 (twenty-three years ago)

"I Can Dance" = "Long Tall Glasses"

― mike a (mike a), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 20:56 (twenty-three years ago)

I suspect Tom is working off memory here because "Long Tall Glasses" is not at all Dylany, unless it's Dylan doing a small-town community theater production of The Music Man.

Which would, as you know, kick whole bargeloads of ass.

― Neudonym, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 21:00 (twenty-three years ago)

four years pass...

one word: MOONLIGHTING.
one more word: classico.

― pisces, Monday, 9 July 2007 04:10 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rju9b_Uk8Sw

― deej, Monday, 9 July 2007 04:19 (eighteen years ago)

his "dancing" lacks feeling.
that song is actually ok, better than the ballady stuff he did. also, adam sandler could totally play him in THE SHOW MUST GO ON: The Leo Sayer Story.....

― gershy, Monday, 9 July 2007 04:41 (eighteen years ago)

He has always been huge in Australia.

― moley, Monday, 9 July 2007 07:21 (eighteen years ago)

"No-one can sing the high stuff like Leo Sayer"

That's what Leo Sayer said.

To Jermaine Jackson.

Michael's brother.

― Mark G, Monday, 9 July 2007 08:24 (eighteen years ago)

He had a Number 1 in the UK last year dinnee? Sortof.

― anatol_merklich, Monday, 9 July 2007 08:28 (eighteen years ago)

"Heart (Stop Beating In Time)" was actually one of the best songs ever written by the Gibb brothers post 1970.

― Geir Hongro, Monday, 9 July 2007 10:07 (eighteen years ago)

His name is ryhming slang round my way for an all day drinking session.

Also rhymes with "record player".
As some of my good Russian pals never tired of repeating, with glee, whenever Sayer's name came up, some thirty-odd years ago.
I used to have an LP of his once. Don't remember much of it.

― t**t, Tuesday, 10 July 2007 20:42 (eighteen years ago)

fifteen years pass...

This song!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRxRW30__Kk

(is his second best after Thunder In My Heart)

― you can see me from westbury white horse, Thursday, 18 August 2022 05:54 (three years ago)

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