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Sentimental is an understatement.
By:chiming miriam
Date: Sunday, 19 February 2006, 5:12 pm
In Response To: Another non singing singer (Oscar the Grouch)

I had forgotten about ol' Rod McKuen until you brought him up. I have the funniest memories in my head of my college dorm mates and I laying around in my room swooning over his mushy romantic lyrics. We were smitten for a time but later we looked back with amusement.

Funny comments, Grouch.

> In '69 I became aware of Rod McKuen, a
> poetry writing, sometimes singing, mostly
> composing, artist. First I read his poetry,
> which was/is sentimental, sometimes maudlin,
> often simplistic, but always accessible.

> He characterized his singing voice as that
> of someone who gargled with "Dutch
> Cleanser" but that didn't stop him from
> recording. Two of his most popular songs are
> "Jean", recorder by Oliver, and
> “If You Go Away", sung by Frank Sinatra. He
> also translated a song by French songwriter
> Jaques Brel, called “Seasons In The Sun"
> recorder by Terry Jacks.

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