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Robert Palmer — Johnny and Mary
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No_Where_Man
(Southern Ca.)
Posted: Feb 24, 2011 - 10:56
 
We miss Robert. Too bad that he passed on..... he had so much more music to give us {#Frown}

LPCity
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
Posted: Oct 21, 2010 - 10:47
 
 nagsheadlocal wrote:
Ah, Robert Palmer. I'm glad he hasn't slipped into obscurity. He had a lot of style, he chose dyno-mite sidemen (Little Feat, The Meters, etc) for his albums and shows, and his videos with the "Robert Palmer Girls" still make me laugh.

Plus he had a great voice. RIP.
 
Ah yes, the Robert Palmer girls!  Such great memories of the 80's in a cheesy fun way.  I remember my wife and two of her friends all dressed up as Robert Palmer girls for Halloween one year and looked great.  I should have dressed up like Robert Palmer!


BowTieDad
(Stockholm, Sweden)
Posted: Oct 21, 2010 - 10:39
 
WEEEEEE 80th RP!!!! najs

fingerpin
(oHIo)
Posted: Oct 21, 2010 - 10:37
 
 mefrombrazil wrote:
nowadays, is he still singing?
 
Probably. {#Wink}


rob3000
(San Jose, CA)
Posted: Sep 19, 2010 - 17:50
 
Very cool.  Haven't heard this for a very long time, brings back some memories.  In retrospect this must have influenced a lot of later 80's music.

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Sep 19, 2010 - 17:45
 

Nice.  And yes, it makes me think of a specific Bruce Cockburn tune.



shutter
(You can't get here from there)
Posted: Apr 13, 2010 - 08:38
 
What a classy guy and superb performer.  Definitely a loss.

michaelgmitchell
(Belleville, ON)
Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 17:57
 
Left us too soon. Left a mark, though.

Welly
(Lotusland)
Posted: Jan 08, 2010 - 18:12
 
quintisential 80s

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Dec 08, 2009 - 09:30
 
Ah, Robert Palmer. I'm glad he hasn't slipped into obscurity. He had a lot of style, he chose dyno-mite sidemen (Little Feat, The Meters, etc) for his albums and shows, and his videos with the "Robert Palmer Girls" still make me laugh.

Plus he had a great voice. RIP.

plaice3
(Cape Cod)
Posted: Oct 06, 2009 - 11:14
 
Always really liked Robert Palmer.  I saw him in the 1980s at the Orpheum in Boston and he came out in a "track suit" (remember those?!)  I thought it was a for a sound check, but he performed the whole show dressed like that.  It was a surprise, but still great!  Sorry that he's gone ...

raewah
(Somewhere where the mountains meet the plains)
Posted: Oct 06, 2009 - 11:12
 
 gvan wrote:
This is what you would call GOOD '80s.
 
AGREED!!!


ddog
(Midwest USA)
Posted: Oct 06, 2009 - 11:12
 
My favorite RP album, bought it when it was first released. Man that was awhile ago...

ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: Aug 04, 2009 - 10:41
 
This song will test your speakers. If you're listening on tinny computer speakers, might as well take a walk.
 
9

jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Aug 04, 2009 - 10:38
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
Next time that you think of playing this song, just remember this; NO!{#Puke}
 
  It should by Nancy Reaganed.

(In fact, a good portion of this morning has been really disappointing.)

sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: May 01, 2009 - 05:19
 
Next time that you think of playing this song, just remember this; NO!{#Puke}

Zep
(Chasing fastballs and wicked girls)
Posted: May 01, 2009 - 05:15
 
 buckeyes wrote:
seriously thought this was take on me with that intro.
 
Ah ha, that explains a lot.


peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Mar 30, 2009 - 16:17
 
I love the fact that he kept changing his sound, every release was different, but they were always good. RIP Robert.

Exene
(Boulder, CO)
Posted: Mar 30, 2009 - 16:15
 
Thank God - for a second there I thought this was that awful Rod Stewart song...

DigitalJer
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Posted: Nov 24, 2008 - 08:52
 
Such a talent; taken from us all too soon.

We miss you Robert...

SantaFeGrace
(Santa Fe, NM)
Posted: Nov 24, 2008 - 08:50
 
 buckeyes wrote:
seriously thought this was take on me with that intro.
 

{#Lol}  I did too!

ThePoose
Posted: Oct 23, 2008 - 19:46
 
 davin wrote:
bruce cockburn-esque
 
What microtone has any echo of Bruce Cockburn???

rtrudeau
(Bay Area, California)
Posted: Aug 21, 2008 - 15:19
 

Rest in peace, Robert.



gvan
(inside the house!)
Posted: Jun 19, 2008 - 10:26
 
This is what you would call GOOD '80s.
buckeyes
(mile high)
Posted: Jun 19, 2008 - 10:25
 
seriously thought this was take on me with that intro.
1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Jun 19, 2008 - 10:25
 
Such sweet memories
blove
(Shevegas,WI)
Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 13:14
 
I thought the video was well done for those early MTV days. I love how he stops singing, allowing the guitar or synt. to finish the lyric. Just a nice touch to a fine nugget of a song.
Pharlap
Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 13:08
 
From All Music Guide:

2001, Palmer bounced back with the future blues of 2003's Drive. However, Palmer had little time to enjoy it's release. On September 26, 2003 he died suddenly after suffering a heart attack. He was 54
ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 13:07
 
mefrombrazil wrote:

what? how it happened?


from the wiki link up above:

Palmer, who made his home in Lugano, Switzerland for his last 15 years, died in Paris, France in 2003 of a heart attack at the age of 54.

pdhski
(in bliss)
Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 13:06
 
Proof that not everything 80's with synth-pop production was crap.
Marina1
(Edmonton, Alberta)
Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 13:06
 
Love that song. Loved the whole LP. Miss you Robert.
mefrombrazil
(ponta grossa, brazil)
Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 13:04
 
Pharlap wrote:
he died.

what? how it happened?
Pharlap
Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 13:04
 
he died.
mefrombrazil
(ponta grossa, brazil)
Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 13:03
 
nowadays, is he still singing?
timc
(Waterloo, ON (2512 miles/4043 km from Paradise, CA))
Posted: Feb 14, 2008 - 13:03
 
I loved hearing this album when I was a kid back in the early 80s. Instantly recognizable.
Rexfury
Posted: Dec 13, 2007 - 16:07
 
Tina Turner did this song right on the Summer Lovers soundtrack.
1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Dec 13, 2007 - 16:03
 
I love this tune. Way back when, I shared an apartment on the beach, I used this intro music to sing an answering machine message. I wish I still had it.


marmelock
(Frankfurt, Germany, Home of the EAGLES!)
Posted: Nov 12, 2007 - 06:32
 
:puke:
Marr
(Houston (dreaming of Austin))
Posted: Sep 10, 2007 - 10:40
 
I like how, in spite of all the synth sound, his voice really floats above all that. His voice, as it should be, is the center of the song. It could easily be redone with any other musical background and be just as good or better, as long as they left his voice there at its core.
davin
(Victoria, British Columbia)
Posted: Sep 10, 2007 - 10:39
 
bruce cockburn-esque
suitep
(Seattle)
Posted: Sep 10, 2007 - 10:38
 
God I love this song. It's been awhile since I've heard it.

Thanks, Bill!


(former member)
(Knee deep in the hoopla)
Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 11:51
 
This is my favorite Palmer song. He was creative and a tad unorthodox, and this shows it off.

He hung with Gary Numan a bit during this period too. I love this along with "Looking For Clues" and "Woke Up Laughing."

RIP

He said he didn't do drugs because he felt an obligation to his audience to do a really good job. That and the suits always impressed me as a man who was dedicated, in his own way.
ThePoose
Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 11:48
 
bokey wrote:
He's like a big goofy puppy.You just can't help but like him.I've tried not to pretty hard.
Renting Little Feat was sacreligous to me at the time.Now I just see it as Lowell on vinyl we wouldn't have otherwise.
This is the best thing he's done without being backed up by the greatest band in history.

edit-I have since found out it wasn't all of Little Feat,just Lowell.


But Little Feat was a huge influence on Palmer, he toured with them.
ThePoose
Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 11:46
 
lord_love_rocket wrote:
He had a tendency to wear his trousers a little too high for my liking


Yet, Rolling Stone magazine voted Palmer the best-dressed rock star for 1990.
ThePoose
Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 11:42
 
horstman wrote:
Long live Robert Palmer!


You mean his creations, no? Bob bought the farm (in Paris) September 26, 2003.
mem_313
(avoiding conflict. catching colds.)
Posted: Jul 09, 2007 - 11:41
 
this song always reminds me of high school. i love it.
nevsky
(Sweden)
Posted: May 07, 2007 - 18:06
 
lord_love_rocket wrote:
He had a tendency to wear his trousers a little too high for my liking

I second that.
leahnichole
(Earth)
Posted: Mar 05, 2007 - 21:47
 
:puke: :puke:
lord_love_rocket
(Uranus)
Posted: Feb 18, 2007 - 06:19
 
He had a tendency to wear his trousers a little too high for my liking
sadierabbit
(Toronto)
Posted: Jan 19, 2007 - 13:53
 
I forgot this was Robert Palmer. I don't really dig him...perhaps due to massive testosterone-charged over-exposure in the '80s. But this is a good song. I like it.