Paper Lace The night Chicago Died.New Video Edit

Paper Lace ^ | 1974 | PaperLace

[DallasBiff]

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[DallasBiff]

Okay, I know about the Arizona voting mess and keeping tabs, but this song brings me back to 1974.

As I watched the video, I noticed the lead singer was playing the drums.

The only people who played the drums and was lead singer, were Karen Carpenter and Phil Collins.

[HYPOCRACY]

Micky Dolenz.

[plain talk]

“ The only people who played the drums and was lead singer, were Karen Carpenter and Phil Collins. ‘

The only ones? Believe there may have been a few more. Don Henley. :-)

[DallasBiff]

Micky Dolenz.

Mickey was drum and lip synching on The Monkee's, but you may have a point, since they did do live tours, and Jimi Hendrix was the opening act.

[Dr. Sivana]

The only people who played the drums and was lead singer, were Karen Carpenter and Phil Collins.

Don't forget Gary Lewis, they played over him but his drumming was i there in the early hits.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

The Night Chicago Died?

Isn't that every weekend? https://heyjackass.com/home/

Seriously though, I do remember that song, when I was a kid.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Don Henley

[DIRTYSECRET]

The lead singer for Rare Earth.

[dfwgator]

Phil Collins rarely sang and played drums at the same time live, he had other drummers, and would only drum during instrumental parts.

[Lurker]

You forgot Levon Helm.

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[plain talk]

Yeah. Poor guy is in bad shape now and can hardly sing sitting in a chair. Interesting that Phil had auditioned dozens or hundreds of guys (supposedly) to take Gabriel’s place only to finally take it on himself.

[dfwgator]

I couldn’t even bear to watch it. Now Steve Hackett hasn’t aged a bit.

[CletusVanDamme]

Every time that tune comes on the air I change the channel. Sucked back then and still does now.

[SamAdams76]

Paper Lace also had the original version of "Billy, Don't Be A Hero." It was a smash hit in the UK but Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods covered it and had the big hit with it over here in the USA.

Getting back to "The Night Chicago Died", Paper Lace sent a copy of that song to then Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, apparently thinking it was a good promotional stunt. It did not go over very well. Paper Lace got a written response back to the effect that Paper Lace should "Jump in the Chicago River, placing your heads under water three times, surfacing only twice."

So I take it Richard Daley did not like the song either.

[dfwgator]

Paper Lace also had the original version of "Billy, Don't Be A Hero." It was a smash hit in the UK but Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods covered it and had the big hit with it over here in the USA.

There was a lot of suckage in the 70s.