Pete Burns: Dead or Alive Singer dies Aged 57

BBC ^ | 10/24

[fivecatsandadog]

LOTS of plastic surgery. For a while, he looked more like Cher than anyone else, then late he acquired a Kim Kardashian face. Freeky.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[CaptainPhilFan]

I thought Bonjovi sang “Dead or Alive”?

I never liked “Spin Me” enough to make it an ear worm.

Seems like an odd man, rip anyway.

My favorite earworm is Santana’s “Black Magic Woman”.

.... got me so blind I can’t see... got a black magic woman...

[smokingfrog]

I hate to see someone younger than me die at such a young age, but in this case I think he did well to last this long.

[nickcarraway]

My favorite earworm is Santana’s “Black Magic Woman”.

That song is actually a cover of a Fleetwood Mac song.

[PBRCat]

Surprised if his multiple plastic surgeries did not contribute to his demise. His lips almost exploded due to repeated injections of fillers.

[longtermmemmory]

interestingly, he apparently was a family man in private.

[CaptainPhilFan]

...- “Black Magic Woman”.
That song is actually a cover of a Fleetwood Mac song.-

No kidding? You’re not thinking “Rhiannon” or “Gold Dust Woman”? Ah, I’m sure you’re not. Got to be very early FM, yes?

I’ll go look... :)

[CaptainPhilFan]

re: Black Magic Woman

Oh, I just looked.

Wow. At first thought I’d snicker a bit but wow.

Mind blown. Thank you.

[MD Expat in PA]

The remake of the song You Spin Me Round got a bit of a second life thanks to the closing sequence of the movie The Hangover. And yes, I thought the first move was funny.

[Mr. Blond]

A shame he couldn’t find peace in life.

[Salamander]

OMG.

I read that and heard the funky bass line in my head....:D

[Salamander]

When someone tells me to not do something, I usually do it, because I’m a contrarian.

Just.
Damn.

o.O

[nickcarraway]

Don’t give me a million dollars. You just can’t do that.

[Salamander]

LOL

Nice try, Nick.

Don’t have it to give or it might have been your lucky day.

:D

[Buckeye McFrog]

Don’t quit your day job. Unless your day job involves musical torture.

Have you ever seen One, Two, Three? It was James Cagney's penultimate film (he would come out of retirement two decades later for Ragtime). He played the manager of the West Berlin branch of Coca Cola. His boss' daughter comes to visit, slips over to East Berlin and marries a German Communist.

Cagney arranges to get him arrested in East Berlin to get rid of his little problem. There is a scene where the Stasi is torturing the guy for a confession. Their tactic is to play the record Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini with the hole drilled off-center.

[dfwgator]

Have you ever seen One, Two, Three?

One of my favorite all-time movies.

[nickcarraway]

Drat, foiled again.

[dfwgator]

I like the Parody.

Black Magic Marker

I got a Black Magic Marker
I got a Black Magic Marker
Yes, I got a Black Magic Marker
To mark everything that I see
But it’s a Black Magic Marker and
It’s trying to make a marker out of me

Don’t lose the cap to it, baby
Don’t lose the cap to it, baby
Yes, don’t lose the cap to it, baby
Just press it down until it clicks
Don’t lose the cap to it, baby
‘cause you might just dry it out really quick

It’s got a smell to it, baby
It’s got a smell to it, baby
Yes, it’s got a smell to it, baby
Turnin’ my head into fuzz
I need it so bad
Magic Marker I just need a little buzz

[Malsua]

When someone tells me to not do something, I usually do it, because I’m a contrarian.

I warned you. A few years back, that was the follow on to being "rick rolled" with Rick Astleys, never gonna give you up. "click here to see this cute kitten picture..[click]...You spin me right round...BAAAARRRFFFF.