Matt Monro Forum

Wishing Monrovians worldwide a Prosperous ,Safe, Happy and Healthy New Year in 2014.
(Lets face it..it can't be any worse than the current one .. and with Matt in the CD player we can't go wrong.!!)
Greg

Richard/Paul/Mike,Monrovians.. Guys, i'm listening to my copy of the CD (just arrived) and agree that this track is a most surprising and beautiful song, no doubt due in no small way to Richards inspiring handy work. In fact the quality of the recordings is such that you'd swear you were in 'the boo...

There's a whole lot of stuff in my I-Pod..loaded courtesy of my daughter..but the only artist I actually LISTEN to, is Matt. I was listening to Matt Sings- Nelson Swings the other day and got a hankering to look into Nelson Riddle's music a little deeper. I down loaded Sinatra singing "I've got you ...

As Sinatra said.."he (Matt) has a good set of pipes"
What an understatement...what a legend.!!

Monrovians, A pleasant surprise this [Sunday] evening on 'The Sinatra Lounge' when my old mate Gary Hoffman programmed three of Matts songs for the delight of Melbourne listeners. "I've Got Love" , " The Girl I Love" , and "I'm Goin' Places".. echoed around the suburbs..and hopefully further.! Would...

Karl, If that's the worst of your health problems you've lasted well my friend. There's always someone popping more pills than you. L & H are legends with an amazingly bouyant attitude to life..from what I've read of course. I'd love to get back to the U.K. one day and catch up with the legion of Mo...

Thanks Karl..this has been driving ME nuts since reading your post.!!
For the life of me I can't seem to find any of Matt's songs (that i have) containing those lines.
Are we getting confused with The Bee Gees.. " (Love) Don't Throw It All Away.."
Yours in musical mayhem
Greg

Hi Monrovians - and Happy Birthday Matt.! As I sit here with Matt's musical legacy filling my headphones, I wonder what he'd be doing if he was still 'strutting the stage'. (Much in demand,no doubt). I still marvel at Matt's breath control..not that I'm a singer..but you can hear something special (...

Hi Monrovians, It's amazing how listening to Matt on one's i-pod can make the most mundane domestic chores bearable. Take mowing the lawn for instance. I've started wearing my i-pod (under my hearing protectors,of course) whilst churning up a sea of green and deftly dodging the occassional 'Alsatian...

Eman,
just goes to prove..the guy was an EPIC talent..
spread the word..keep the dream alive...!!
Greg

Thanks Richard, I suspected it must have been something along those lines..I knew you'd have all the gen..!! Everyone is right, though..many did it and still do it. (I heard Harry Nillsen on the radio this morning singing "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City" .. now THERE'S some blatant vocal ...

Hi Richard, As I sit here, Port in hand, listening to the crystal clarity of "Live in Australia"..and give thanks to your inimitable handywork...I reflect on the purity of Matts voice. Before my "Monro epiphany' a couple of years ago I was like many radio listeners out there anywhere in the world , ...

Hi Monrovians, 'Mr Lawrence' nearly gazumped Matt a second time with ( and I'm getting REALLY frustrated at the moment because I can't find the section in Michele's book referring to this incident)..but the upshot was that his (Mr.Lawrences) recording label wanted him to release (My kind of Girl.???...

Hi Monrovians, There is a rip-off version of Matt's "All of a Sudden" being played regularly in Australia by a bloke called Matt Flinders..I never did like his version. I wonder whether there was some record company collusion in this case a la Steve Lawrence and the rip-off version of "Portrait" Mak...

Guys'n'Gals, (Monrovians all).. currently on CD I have: 1/. Live in Australia. 2/. Matt Sings - Nelson Swings. 3/. The Complete Singles. 4/. Matt at the Movies. 5/. Words and Music. 6/. This Is The Life / Here's To My Lady. 7/. Heart of the Man. 8/.Yesterday. 9/. The Rare Monro. 10/. The Collection....