David Cassidy Being Together

The readers of my blog know very well what I think about David Cassidy's career. He was a great underrated singer and I truly believe that one day he will be rediscovered and his music will be known all over the world (we all have our dreams).  And that he was a very good actor, who never had a real breakthrough role, never really had a chance to show his real acting potential. He was looking for such a role after The Partridge Family, he wanted to make a film about John Paul Getty III, later a friend was writing a movie script for him and Kay Lenz.  When in 1980 he lost all his money he took any role offered to him. Of course DC was a professional, skilled and very talented actor, and always treated any job seriously. He was great as Mirror Master, and his comedic talent shone not only on TPF, but also on the set of Malcolm In The Middle or 'The Spirit of '76', he was very convincing as a former rock star on Alfred Hitchcock Presents. And so charming and very moving on...

A long title today, but 3 days ago I got such a list on Google Alerts, published by something called Gigwise, whatever it is. Anyone can make such a list, but yes, I've thought about it today. Sure David had his share in shaping the 70s decade. He was fighting all his life to make people forget about it a little bit and also appreciate what he recorded and did later. But the most popular DC's video on YT is of course the one with 20 year- old David singing 'I Think I Love You' on The Larry Kane Show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r9UtIhOI8M 5,7 mln views, over 3k comments...When I became a die-hard DC fan in 2017, my older daughter said, 'You know mum, I've checked this David of yours..and really, such a boy, sure a pretty one, but a kid..and I Think I Love You!!! You and this kind of music!?'. That's the problem with David. How to explain that he was surprised himself, that it was just the beginning, and which video recommend to watch, something typi...

Lanie Bray posted yesterday a pic with David and Teri Cot é,  ta ken 7 years ago, probably in October 2017.  There were some comments, that he didn't look well, and who was Teri. Yes, of course I understand. There are fans who first of all are interested in young David, the impact he had on their lives in the 70s, and only maniacs like me or Lanie (and some others) know all dates, all names and every single one recording of David. David Cassidy was a solo act (if I can put it this way), and after his teen idol experience even more, he trusted his own instinct, he wanted to work his own way and had control. But on the other hand he was always a loyal and good team player, he learnt this in the theater, and in working with other musicians, in recording studio and performing on stage. His relationship with people with whom he recorded or played music was always extraordinary, there was often a mutual admiraton, friendship, it was intense and short-lived, another project meant ano...

Let's start with the song from the B side of David Cassidy's single released in February 1985. The Letter.  Difficult to believe that someone didn't want him. Of course it's just a song, co-written by DC, but we know that he really got such letters in his life.  I like this song very much. It's a very typical kind of dance, electronic song, so popular in the 80s, but it's also a kind of a rocker number,  and it's amazing how it suited David's strong voice, he really could sing everything, and The Letter is so enyojable to listen to or to dance.  I think he could have recorded really outstanding the 80s album, if his producer had been someone else. Let's face it, Alan Tarney was first of all Cliff Richard's producer, and the songs on 'Romance' album were mostly re-written Cliff's numbers.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxhRzr7_O78 Recently Jane has posted on the website (thanks to Lanie Bray), a lot of articles from German magazine, ...

I've got a wonderful, generous present while in the UK.  It's an old album, released 48 years ago, but it looks like brand new. Great quality sound, recording session photos (by Henry Diltz), the liner notes (by DC). Great photographs of those amazing, creative young musicians, working together on David Cassidy's fabulous second RCA album. And having fun.  Yes, I've got my own 'Home Is Where The Heart Is..' vinyl album. Thank you so much Lee. Despite the fact that we also have a song about breakdown, it is the most joyful of all the albums recorded by David Cassidy. He had great hopes about it, he knew he was working on something really special. He was more in control, co-produced it, wrote or co-wrote 7 of 10 songs. His voice was even better than on the first RCA album. There was confidence and optimism, joy of working together, and the liner notes reflect the mood during the recording of this amazing album.  'On Fire' /David Cassidy, Bill House "I...

I'm at the London Luton Airport waiting for my plane, not a very nice experience I am afraid, even that a lot has improved recently here. Anyway still some time left so I can write a little bit about those 6 days spent in London. 1. Tottenham Court Road. I always start and finish from that tube station. Like returning home. The Phoenix Theatre, the Phoenix Garden, St Giles church, Dominion Theatre. The Hudson restaurant with David's pic inside, on the wall. One waiter remembered me from last year visit. I remembered him too, a handsome young guy from my part of Europe, from Budapest, we talked a little bit about London. And David Cassidy. Did David sometimes go to work by tube? For an evening performance..Or always only cabs or cars hired for him? 2. Chester Row 16, Belgravia. A reminder that before writing or telling about something, first we should go and see for ourselves. Or experienced it. I've seen that Bravo TV video many times, but I haven't realised how posh th...

 Maybe a song first. https://youtu.be/5OmAJJdMnoU?si=98CmtcJwnUlwUorq Am I looking for a good time? Yes, if it means going to London again and have a lot of emotional conversations, talking for hours, not only about DC, everything, but all will be because of him. https://youtu.be/ATn-z4PDi_I?si=LEcqjb8GTir0tG1a Oh yes, whatever fans think about Sue Shiffrin, David recorded this song because of her. Cher had a hit with this song 2 years back (or something like that), but he wanted to sing a duet with his wife. That's my own opinion of course. I've told my neighbour I'm going to London and she said, 'Why? Sightseeing? Have you got friends there?', and we both smiled and wonder how everything changed. 15 years ago she would have said, 'How fabulous! You've got work there!' Millions of Poles were working at the time in the UK doing poorly paid jobs. But not now. I haven't told her about David Cassidy, she is much younger and besides I've never met a ...

I'm going to London soon, again. Not exactly looking for David Cassidy of course, but yes, walking in his footsteps, London is full of places connected with him, and I haven't completely forgotten about my old dream of writing a tour guide, 'David Cassidy in London'. Maybe one day. This time I want to start with visiting BBC Broadcasting House situated at Portland Place in Merylebone (nearest tube station is Oxford Circus). I was outside this amazing building a few years ago, and it's time for the second visit to take some better photographs and to see at least a reception area.  The original  building (it was renovated in 2003) is a grade II listed building, the first broadcast from it was made in 1932. There is something magical about the main building made in Art Deco style, and when I saw it for the first time in 2019, it remainded me of the Tower of Babel, I mean how people imagined it. Really, Broadcasting House is something very special, even in London. David...

I haven't planned to write about ITILY again, even that this week, 55 years ago, the single with Tony Romeo's classic, entered the US chart and started its way up, to the top. Number 1 for 3 weeks, sold 5 millions copies, a great hit in America, but not in Europe.  I never heard this song played on our Polish radio, and truly speaking I first heard ITILY in 1998 while watching BBC doc 'David Cassidy Teenage Dream'. Btw I've watched it recently again, what a great documentary, really wonderful. When I watched it for the first time in 1998, the footage and the music just made me speechless, and so unhappy that I didn't have a chance to experience Cassidymania. To have posters, to see David in concert. The fragment with ITILY started in the fifth minute of this film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Bhe2vK5SY David didn't perforn ITILY in the 70s, his concert opener was 'I Can Feel Your Heartbeat', he sang other Partridge Family hits, 'I Woke Up In...

Life is unpredictible and today we've learnt that 'David Cassidy rights acquired by Iconoclast'. Before I write what I think about it, let's listen to one of the songs not written by David himself, but performed by him live. Only once. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZFHa3QOvkI First of all we should stay calm because 1. we know nothing really, 2. it happened in the past that we became too much agitated about something, or as it was with The California Music Hall of Fame our expectations had nothing to do with the reality (if I can put it this way).  On the other hand when A&E Network announced they were working on 'David Cassidy : The Last Session' a lot of fans were against it from the start, and even some wrote letters to A&E, protesting and demanding that the project should be stopped. Also me. When it was premiered and I could see it at last, I changed my mind. Sure I understand that a lot of fans don't want to see it and it's bad that in d...

The Story of Pop was a 26- part documentary broadcast on BBC Radio 1 (September 1973-March 1974), and also was published a printed version of the series. An article on David was in Part 6. I have my own copy of it, and we have it on the website too. This is the link to it. https://www.davidcassidy.com/fansite/InPrintPages/Book_StoryOfPop.pdf Truly speaking I've forgotten about it for quite a lot of time, but while searching for the right title on today's blog, I've remembered one sentence from that article, (btw I wish I knew the author's name) something about DC being a personality not someone who performed a specific kind of music, or something like that. So I've found the article and read it one more time. And I really like it. Maybe a song first. October is 'Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes' month. The album, so special for DC was released in October 51 years ago. There is something autumnal in this album, in the lyrics, the motif of passing is pr...

From 'One True Love' written by David Cassidy and Sue Shiffrin, from David's album 'Didn't You Used To Be'. released in 1992. I've been listening to this album a lot recently, somehow perfect music for this part of the year, another summer has gone, and we all are a little bit older. This is really puzzling, strange even, how this album is sad. After all, in 1992, David was still young, again successful, maybe not on the scale he dreamed about, but nevertheless. He was in a happy relationship, had a baby son, but 'Didn't You Used To Be' is very melancholic. The leitmotive is lost love and dealing with it. 'I stare into the face of despair' in 'Soul Kiss'. Even 'Somebody To Love' or 'Treat Me Like You Used To' are not happy songs either (if I can put it this way) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9k9KA3ceTQ Wonderful song and I'm so happy that fans still make new tribute videos. We all need and appreciate them. D...