Sandy Denny's birthday (6 January 1947)

Subject: Sandy Denny's birthday
From: The Shambles
Date: 08 Jan 07 - 05:24 AM

Sandy Denny was born this day (6 January) in 1941.

Subject: RE: Sandy Denny's birthday
From: Wolfgang
Date: 08 Jan 07 - 06:50 AM

No, she was born in 1947. So she would have been 60 two days ago. Great artist.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Sandy Denny's birthday
From: Brakn
Date: 08 Jan 07 - 07:24 AM

Definately 1947.

Subject: RE: Sandy Denny's birthday
From: Peter K (Fionn)
Date: 08 Jan 07 - 02:44 PM

Great artist and fine songwriter. She's been somewhat undervalued and neglected by posterity in my view (so far).

Subject: RE: Sandy Denny's birthday
From: nager
Date: 08 Jan 07 - 07:22 PM

There's some excellent footage of her on Youtube.

Subject: RE: Sandy Denny's birthday (6 January 1947)
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Jan 07 - 11:10 PM

"You had to hold on to the furniture when Sandy sang"

Subject: RE: Sandy Denny's birthday (6 January 1947)
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 11 Jan 07 - 02:07 PM

I loved Sandy's voice, but I have to ask this question. Does anyone else find her singing on "Who Knows where the Time Goes" just painfully flat?

Subject: RE: Sandy Denny's birthday (6 January 1947)
From: The Shambles
Date: 12 Jan 07 - 09:13 AM

No but I know what you mean.

The same action can inflict pain on some of us and pleasure on others.

To me (always assuming we are referring to the same recorded version) it is the very best version of her fine song and hearing it, inflicts only pleasure to my ears - rather than pain.

But this does open the question whether anyone singing their own song in the way they choose - can be singing it wrong, too flat, too sharp or whatever?

If that is the way they hear it and wish it to sound - those hearing it can like the sound or not but perhaps not say that the singing is right or wrong.

That someone may have transcribed a note actually sung to be D or D flat, does not mean that was the singer/composer's intended note - for their intention may well have been something in between.

Subject: RE: Sandy Denny's birthday (6 January 1947)
From: GUEST,jimlad
Date: 12 Jan 07 - 09:46 AM

Lonesome EJ

I love Sandys voice on the track you mentione. It has a plaintiff quality unsurpassed by any other singer I have ever heard.

Now if you want to hear 'flat singing' go to the Manchester UK performances of 'Mama Mia',the juvenile lead could not carry a tune in a bucket.

Subject: RE: Sandy Denny's birthday (6 January 1947)
From: number 6
Date: 12 Jan 07 - 11:19 PM

"Does anyone else find her singing on "Who Knows where the Time Goes" just painfully flat?"

Not at all .... it's another jewel from Sandy.

She left us far too soon.

biLL

Subject: RE: Sandy Denny's birthday (6 January 1947)
From: GUEST,hey! I think I got it!
Date: 13 Jan 07 - 02:28 AM

Ever want a clue to The Shambles?

"But this does open the question whether anyone singing their own song in the way they choose - can be singing it wrong, too flat, too sharp or whatever?"

Something in that question seems to be about him and his waywardly-pitched posts.

Subject: RE: Sandy Denny's birthday (6 January 1947)
From: number 6
Date: 13 Jan 07 - 09:41 AM

Good for you "I think I got it" .... but, each to his own

Being a fan of Sandy Denny I very much appreciate this thread from the Shambles.

biLL