Word: tuned
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...song her publicists claim rocketed her to instant international success in 1973. Immediately we are exposed to her breathy style and the tedium of the whole presentation. Like most of her versions of rock standards, "If Not For You" has no depth--there is no attempt to enliven the tune with good bass or percussion...
...piper never changes tune...
...already established an informal open house at his Watergate Hotel suite; any orchestra member may come along with his instrument to play for the conductor or simply to talk about his work. Part of Slava's new look is already visible this season. The musicians now tune up backstage. Then they file into their seats ready to play, sparing the audience the customary din of warm-up noodling...
Those lyrics might have been able to make it with another tune but, paired with incessant piano chords, the song falls flat...
Newman gets some help from the Eagles in "Rider in the Rain," in which Don Henly, Glen Frey, and J.D. Souther sing background vocals. As a result this ballad sounds very much like an Eagles tune, except that raspy-voiced Newman sings the lead and the lyrics sound like they were written from a rhyming dictionary, with little regard for meaning...