60s Icons and getting older

steeljack · 17-09-2006, 03:16

read recently that singer/chanteuse Marianne Faithfull has been diagnosed with breast cancer , God willing ,hopefully she will respond to treatment and be okay. whatever the ups and downs in her personal life she has in my opinion allways been the consumate artist , from her "dolly bird" days in the 60s thru "Broken English" one of the best comeback albums ever in the late 70s thru the latest "Berlin Diaries" she has recored some great work.
Anyway without wanting to sound too maudlin and without putting her in her grave, I wonder which other 60s figures/icons members of this forum have a deep affection for ? and for what reason .

mez · 17-09-2006, 09:36

mine has to be billy fury .....i loved his songs (mabe had a yen for him too) being a great fan of his in the 50's 60's best era to have been a teenager .....pity he died so young ...but i have many many more ....& just aquired a record deck ...guess what ? im back there again .....heaven .

WillowTheWhisp · 17-09-2006, 09:56

OOOOh - PJ Proby!

accymel · 17-09-2006, 12:21

Mine has to be ooooo how ironic to thread starter is 'The Rolling Stones' without them im sure Mariannes career wouldn't of kicked off & they should of released tears go by as theirs a better version but hey ho its opinion lol. How long is Keith Richards gonna rock ? They've done a tour this year a friend of mine went to Berlin to see them & they are apparently still going strong despite certainly Keiths rock n roll 60's living lifestyle.

Hope they rock on for some time yet, they're music is timeless & ive have their back catalogue & im near half their age

WillowTheWhisp · 17-09-2006, 14:56

Keith Richards is going to feature in the next Pirates of the Caribbean as Johnny Depp's Dad.

accymel · 17-09-2006, 15:08

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Keith Richards is going to feature in the next Pirates of the Caribbean as Johnny Depp's Dad.

Sure that he aint going to be his grandad

katex · 17-09-2006, 15:15

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Originally Posted by accymel

Sure that he aint going to be his grandad

Ah but the sea air weathers yer skin like, so can get away with it

I'm with Mez on Billy Fury .. only one I fancied :e29: 'Be Mine Tonight' :e29: Yeh, bring it on Billy

grannyclaret · 17-09-2006, 15:31

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Originally Posted by mez

mine has to be billy fury .....i loved his songs (mabe had a yen for him too) being a great fan of his in the 50's 60's best era to have been a teenager .....pity.

Oh mez me too,He could have knocked upon my door anytime.and typed a letter,and I would willingly have done the hippy hippy shake ,but then thats love..........SORRY for confusing people who dont know who he was..
Then there was The King Elvis,,,and going back even further i loved Frankie Laine and Johnnie Ray........

ANNE · 17-09-2006, 22:20

For me it's got to be the Peter Pan of pop - Cliff Richard and The King both would make me go weak at the knees.
I used to think Peter Noon was quite dishy too.

WillowTheWhisp · 17-09-2006, 22:21

Aw he was sweet wasn't he? All teeth and smiles.

grannyclaret · 17-09-2006, 23:53

was he into something good? Ena sharples tele grandson,