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Manfred Mann's birthday (21 October 1940)

21 Oct 06 - 08:31 AM (#1864991)
Subject: Manfred Mann's birthday
From: The Shambles

Manfred Mann was born on this day (21st October) in 1940.


21 Oct 06 - 08:37 AM (#1864994)
Subject: RE: Manfred Mann's birthday
From: JennyO

That's Manfred Mann, the keyboard player, not Paul Jones the lead singer who was The One In The Middle.


21 Oct 06 - 08:39 PM (#1865361)
Subject: RE: Manfred Mann's birthday
From: JennieG

Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do.......

they don't write lyrics like that anymore......!

Cheers
JennieG


21 Oct 06 - 08:56 PM (#1865369)
Subject: RE: Manfred Mann's birthday
From: number 6

Happy Birthday to the Joybringer !!

sIx


22 Oct 06 - 02:46 AM (#1865455)
Subject: RE: Manfred Mann's birthday (21 October 1940)
From: GUEST

I watched that Paul Jones film clip on YouTube where he was in chains and caged - from some film (by dave watkins 1967??? - no, brain's not working - I'll have to go back and get the link and info :~((
- but what's the story behind it, anyone know??!!


Cheers! R-J

PS can also see "5-4-3-2-1" and "I've Been a Bad, Bad Boy" on YouTube ...


22 Oct 06 - 02:56 AM (#1865457)
Subject: RE: Manfred Mann's birthday (21 October 1940)
From: rich-joy

ah, that was me, cookieless ...

The film was "Priviledge" by Peter Watkins, 1967 and the song was "Priviledge (Set Me Free)" and sung/acted well by Paul Jones.

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

"interesting" seeing those images of distaught teens, acting or not ...

- but what's the gen on the film, then???


Cheers! R-J


22 Oct 06 - 03:05 AM (#1865459)
Subject: RE: Manfred Mann's birthday (21 October 1940)
From: rich-joy

OK, so I went Googling ...

- but sounds like it's still film for our times, LOL!

" Film Description
Privilege, the 1967 Peter Watkins English musical counter-culture rebellion melodrama ("He entertained..captivated..then betrayed! He had the power of priviledge!"; "The raw, shocking movie of a pop singer who makes it big!"; about a pop singer who uses his popularity to combat the government's attempt to coerce the population into conformity) starring Paul Jones (part of the rock 'n' roll group Manfred Mann), Jean Shrimpton, William Job, Mark London, and Jeremy Child"



- no wonder I'd never heard of it - probably didn't make it to isolated, conservative, West Aussie ... :~) I'd like to see it now though ...

BTW, the YouTube clip is almost 9 minutes long.


Cheers! R-J


22 Oct 06 - 03:34 AM (#1865467)
Subject: RE: Manfred Mann's birthday (21 October 1940)
From: rich-joy

... funny how it helps with searches if you spell things correctly (no, really!!) ...


http://www.thelamp.ca/film/index.php?id=167
it was reviewed here in May 2006 by Catherine MacLennan for "The Lamp" -- apparently only one print of the film exists!
hmmm ... that's blown my chance of seeing it, from Down Under!!

It's still controversial then.
Checkout what Peter Watkins himself has to say :
http://www.mnsi.net/~pwatkins/privilege.htm

" ... Universal Pictures in Hollywood refuse to let me rent or buy a copy of this film, even on VHS ... "


Cheers! R-J

PS   YouTube has "DooWah Diddy Diddy" and quite a few other too ...


22 Oct 06 - 08:58 AM (#1865581)
Subject: RE: Manfred Mann's birthday (21 October 1940)
From: kendall

Is this the guy who wrote "Fox on the run"?


22 Oct 06 - 09:06 AM (#1865587)
Subject: RE: Manfred Mann's birthday (21 October 1940)
From: rumanci

Performed it Kendall
Tom T. Hall wrote the lyrics I think
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22 Oct 06 - 01:25 PM (#1865742)
Subject: RE: Manfred Mann's birthday (21 October 1940)
From: kendall

Aha, that makes sense. I always refer to it as "Fox WITH the runs"