David Cassidy Being Together

50 years ago, in November 1976, David Cassidy's 3rd RCA album 'Gettin' it in the Street' was released in Germany and Japan. David wrote or co-wrote 7 songs, the other two were great covers. Songs for a mature listener, album so personal, full of passion, sadness, loneliness, anger and sarcastic humor. Music is darker, more rock-oriented. David's voice husky and soulful.. Great album.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6QGYBCU4pI&list=RDk6QGYBCU4pI&start_radio=1 'Leave me gently..' we still are crying after 9 years. Why this great album wasn't released in the UK? I mean I know, the title single got only to number 105 in the US, and the album was shelved at the last minute, those already pressed American copies were finally dumped on the market in July 1979. I can't imagine how David must have been disappointed. He worked so hard, he recorded great stuff and nothing. And meanwhile Shaun was on a road to stardom, his first solo album was released...

This extraordinary cover with the concert pic of David was published on The Official Website of David Cassidy a few days ago. Actually we have quite a lot of articles, reviews, pics and letters from fans about DC, published on this popular British weekly magazine in the 70s. There is also a magazine called 'Disc and Music Echo' on the website, but it's the same mag, only for a few years had a different name.  Disc magazine was respected and popular, it was published until 30 August 1975, when it was taken over by its rival, Record Mirror. A lot of people from the industry and first of all fans and musicians were very disappointed because of it. Many wrote protesting letters, among them Paul McCartney and Marc Bolan. Maybe a song. On one of the last issuses of Disc (August 2, 1975) was published a letter from fan, titled "Cassidy censored'. The fan was 'simply furious that the B-side of David Cassidy's single was banned as too suggestive', and why it was...

David Cassidy and Bill House were so young when they wrote that song. What people in their twenties could know about time. Nothing. But, the one of them who wrote the lyrics of 'On Fire' was smarter than his age. "It's got a way of slippin by..' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O78YHPADwNo What a shame this collaboration didn't last. 'A Fool n Love', 'Breakin' Down Again', 'Run and Hide', 'On Fire' from 'Home Is Where The Heart Is'. David recorded Bill House's 'Common Thief'. And we know how easy and natural writing songs together were for them. Bill House, 'When I first met David it was  like we'd know each other for a long time. (...) There was such good compability between us that we'd write line after line. We were tuned into each other as writers.' (David Cassidy : Could It Be Forever?, 2007, p. 324) But this part of his career ended in a big disappointment, David later didn't want...

Of course we all know there is no chance for rainbows, nevertheless we keep trying. So we met in London again.. Filmed in Syon Park, London, 53 years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM8Huok8jGI&list=RDXM8Huok8jGI&start_radio= I was in the same place in August 2018. This time it was a very short stay, I came on Tuesday (Sep 8), left on Thursday (Sep 10). Fans were supposed to meet up on September 9th, to take a part, or better say witness the unveling of David Cassidy's Stone in Camden, in London. As we all know, at the very last moment the event was cancelled again. Some fans from afar didn't stand a chance to call off planes, trains or hotels without money loss.  So some decided to come. From abroad, like me from Poland, or Carolyn (the US) or Janet (Germany), or like Maya who lives rather far from London (Wales). And of course Sharron came and some fans and good  friends from our Great Britain group. Filmed in Clapham Common, London, 41 years ago https://www.yout...

Completely by chance, yesterday night I watched a documentary from 2012, called 'Freddie Mercury : The Great Pretender'. It was on our TV. And actually very interesting, because a lot was said about Freedie Mercury's attempt to forge a solo career. There were interviews with Montserrat Caballe (1933 - 2018), some unknown for me footage, and never heard demos with Rod Stewart and Michael Jackson.  We all know how great performer Freddie was, I always get chills watching Queen at Live Aid in 1985, but he was also a great musician. Anyway at one moment a video of Freddy in the familiar decorations appeared. Freddie on stage at the Dominion Theatre, in Time. At the first moment I thought it was David Cassidy, it was so unexpected, and I know DC's pics and 'Time' footage with him so well.. Of course Freddie Mercury didn't perform in 'Time'. He recorded 2 songs for 'Time' concept album, and the video for the title song was made on the stage at the ...

From 'The Partridge Family Notebook' album, released in November 1972, the first by The Partridge Family not to reach the Top 40. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ieKGyHir3U&list=RD_ieKGyHir3U&start_radio=1 So charming and uplifting, makes me think about sunny, innocent days of my childhood. Fun and joy. Tony Romeo's one more masterpiece. I've chosen this song for today's blog not because I feel under the weather or sad, but I thought about it yesterday when I read that the event on 9th September was postponed again. That again David Cassidy would not get his so deserved stone. It's not only deserved but also founded by fans. And it was a lot of money.  Maybe one more song from Notebook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfKv4VK_Itk&list=RDlfKv4VK_Itk&start_radio=1 I decided to go to London for 9 September ceremony about a month ago. And believe me it wasn't an easy decision, I have a lot of responsibilities and some health problems.  From the s...