When I'm a Rock'n'Roll Star/ David Cassidy

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David Cassidy didn't perform this song very often. 

It was written by him for his first RCA album, I'm sure he worked very hard writing music and lyrics on his own, it's a painfully personal song. 

He played it during his UK tour in 1985, making it a kind of just an exciting rock number, but I much prefer how he performed it as a former rock star Joey Mitchell on Alfred Hitchcock Presents, in the episode called 'Career Move'. It was first aired on May 22, 1988, 36 years ago. 

It's just a short fragment in the film, but I think recording his own song, and playing a former teen idol, and as we know David Cassidy used to play for bigger audience in the 70s than it was shown in the film, doing this scene must have been emotional for him.

https://www.davidcassidy.com/fansite/TvFilmPages/AlfredHitchcockPresents.html

We have an interview done while David was filming that episode. He said how well he understood the character he was playing.

https://www.davidcassidy.com/fansite/TvFilmPages/1988AMToronto.html

I love all RCA David Cassidy's albums, also because they are so different. After 1974 he wanted to record only 1. what he liked, 2. each time something new, something different from what was on a previous album. Maybe because he often felt like recording the same song all over again when he was The Partridge Family's lead vocalist.

So I love all of them but somehow it's 'The Higher They Climb The Harder They Fall' I listen the most.  David's magical voice, so confident on this album, Bruce Johnston's rich, lush, a little bit theatrical production which suited DC perfectly, great studio musicians, wonderful backing voices. This album should have been regarded as one of the best pop album of the 70s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_6cwUso8CA

Only 643 000 views. Barry's versions have more of course.

Bruce Johnston said about working with David. "He tired me out. He always wanted to work at night and then on into the day. He was serious about it, though. If you look at the credits on the album - produced  by David Cassidy and Bruce Johnston. That's not a lie. He worked his butt off and did a great job."

If David had agreed to tour to promote his album..if so called music critics had given him the respect he deserved..if RCA's ececutives agreed for this pic taken by Henry Diltz, but DC looked too realistic, like a real bum..I think (it's my own opinion of course) that it was a mistake to call this album The Higher They Climb The Harder They Fall. David's pic taken in Venice and the title 'When I'm a Rock'n'Roll Star' would have been perfect.

There is some incredible footage in this video. Just amazing.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx7XrSqpQPk



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