RIP, Neil Sedaka

[fourheels]

The Pre-Beatles pop star (with a mid-70s revival) and prolific songwriter has passed away at the age of 86. "Laughter in the Rain" came out when I was just a toddler and was one of my first favorite songs.

Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and '70s, dies at age 86

Neil Sedaka, the million-selling singer and songwriter, has died. His many hits included “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” “Calendar Girl” and “Oh!

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[UNCMSinLS]

One of the best pop songs ever written and one of my all-time favorites:

 

[UNCMSinLS]

One of the best pop songs ever written and one of my all-time favorites:

The Carpenters delivered a pretty good take of this song as well:

 

[BillyL]

RIP Mr. Neil Sedaka

 

[Oddball]

Saw that he and Carole King dated in high school -- holy smokes what an amazing confluence of talent!

 

[UNCMSinLS]

A couple of bits of Sedaka trivia: The song "Oh Carol" was about fellow songwriter, Carol King. And his composition, "Love Will Keep Us Together," became the #1 song of 1975 for Captain & Tennille. If you listen closely to the fadeout, you hear the lyric "Sedaka's Back" (the name of his 1974 comeback album).

Another fave for me was his duet with Elton John, "Bad Blood". I sang it in duets many times in 1975-1976.

 

[Wheels81]

So many great singer/songwriters came out of NYC from that time - Neil Sedaka, Carole King, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Neil Diamond, Barbra Streisand, Laura Nyro - just off the top of my head.