Had no idea he was still around. Real name is Raymond Edward O’Sullivan; got changed to Gilbert to evoke the composers (William) Gilbert & (Arthur) Sullivan.
1 posted on
12/18/2023 9:33:00 PM PST by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
By all accounts, a very decent man.
2 posted on
12/18/2023 9:34:23 PM PST by
Dr. Sivana
("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
To: Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
The Freedom of Waterford should be a Waterford Crystal.
To: Olog-hai
I was in a hospital and heard Alone Again and thought “that’s a strange choice for a song to play in a hospital.”
5 posted on
12/18/2023 10:16:02 PM PST by
struggle
To: Olog-hai
Real name is Raymond Edward O’Sullivan; got changed to Gilbert to evoke the composers (William) Gilbert & (Arthur) Sullivan. Arthur Sullivan co-wrote Onward, Christian Soldiers in 1871.
6 posted on
12/18/2023 10:47:11 PM PST by
Fiji Hill
To: Olog-hai
Jersey, Channel Islands in the UK...not New Jersey, USA
To: Olog-hai
His hit, “Alone Again, Naturally,” was a suicide note put to music. In the lyrics, the guy describes everything in his life as ending in isolating misery.
Type in the song title on youtube and listen to his musical pity party.
8 posted on
12/19/2023 3:33:40 AM PST by
Gnome1949
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