David Jacobs collection with Matt.

Lena & Harry Smith · Post by **Lena & Harry Smith** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 5:10 pm

The usual selection of our kind of music on David Jacobs programme late this evening.
All superb numbers including Matt so don't miss it.....

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:17 pm

Hi Lena and Harry--I never miss David Jacobs, now I will be doubly sure that I listen tonight -and try not to drop off half way through!!}

Marian

Lena & Harry Smith · Post by **Lena & Harry Smith** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:40 pm

Hi Marian, Not totally certain about this but David has a special Birthday
coming up and it may even be today

his 80th

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:52 pm

Hi Lena and Harry--that is amazing---he always sounds just the same as he did way back--It seems as though I have been listening to him forever, one way or another!

Marian

Lena & Harry Smith · Post by **Lena & Harry Smith** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 11:45 pm

Hi Marian, yes our memories of David on radio and tv goes way way back and thinking of his lengthy career, what a contribution he's made to radio broadcasting and television as presenter, commentator, author and even acting.

ROBERT M. · Post by **ROBERT M.** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:02 am

Hi Dame Lena and Sir Harry and Mariana44 and all. On "Pick of the Pops" this afternoon featuring the year 1964, Dale Winton played the Eurovision Song Contest winner of that year, the one that beat Matts entry. Matts song didn't even get into our chart's, which is very strange, as all our entries seemed to get in chart's.

Listening to David Jacob's tonight, it sound's like his birthday was a couple of week's ago now, as it fell at about the same time as Alma
Cogan's would have done. I have just heard Matts version of "Cottage For Sale" on the show. I have never heard MM sing that song before, or heard him sing it on any Radio programmes. A lovely version with Musical Direction by Malcolm Lockyear. David also played three song's from 1930's Musicals on his show, I am now going to listen again.

I first remember David Jacob's from the TV show Juke Box Jury.

Lena & Harry Smith · Post by **Lena & Harry Smith** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:13 am

From further searches it seems that David celebrated his 80th Birthday on the 19th of May.
So a belated Happy Birthday to David.

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:09 pm

Hi all--yes I managed to stay awake for David Jacobs--just as well as Matt was quite near the end---really good to hear a different track--David Jacobs is brilliant at playing the less well known songs--coincidentally he included another one of my favourite singers with a great song--
Barbra Streisand ---I'll Know.

It is another track that is rarely played.

Marian

cyril boylett · Post by **cyril boylett** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:27 am

Hi everyone, You were discussimg David Jacobs just recently. I've got two @ a half copies orf the 3 part interview DJ with MM. All but the last session is complete. In was so lay back & vintage Matt. I'd love to complete the interview if poss. Can anybody help? Good listening. Cyril

usafret · Post by **usafret** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:54 pm

TO-ROBERT M
THAT IS A GREAT VERSION OF,"COTTAGE FOR SALE ' AND THAT WAS ON HIS FIRST ALBUM, "BLUE AND SENTIMENTAL" ALSO IF YOU CAN GET A CD CALLED "MATT 'N" MELL', YOU'LL FIND 18 OF MATT'S EARLY SONGS.
PLUS THE LINER NOTES ARE QUITE OUTSTANDING.
BEST--ED H

michduncg · Post by **michduncg** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:45 pm

I think it was actually a 'Best of David Jacobs Selection' that 1st awoke my taste in 'easy listening' music. Must have been in my early teens when my dad bought my Mum said album in the early 80s that included Matt singing 'You've got possibilities', Eydie Gorme singing 'Guess who I saw today', Robert Goulet belting out 'Come back to me'and Dinah Shaw singing 'Taking a chance on love'. I had already discovered Bobby Darin, as I had been thru a 'Rock and Roll' phase at the age of 10 or 11, and then heard all these other fantastic singers as well.

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:56 pm

Hi Mike, you will find that a few of us here are great admirers of Bobby Darin--not so much the Rock'n Roll stuff, but he can do a great job on a standard!!

Marian

michduncg · Post by **michduncg** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:02 am

Hi Marian

Just catching up on a few comments on here! Very much agree with your comments about Bobby Darin and his R'n'R stuff! Splish ! Splash! was a great novelty record, but the rest of it was all very teen oriented. Think that 'Dream Lover' was a great cross over song, and still rate his 'Mack the Knife' as THE version that all others have to live up to!

I read quite a lot about him in Connie Francis's biography 'Who's sorry now'. Apparently he and Connie were an item until her father saw Bobby off! He seems to have been a very confident guy, some would even say arrogant. I think its widely known that he learnt as a child that he didn't have a life expectancy beyond his mid-20s, and so I suppose he felt he had very little time to live and a lot of living to do!

Love all of his 'swingy' stuff! Difficult to pick out favourites, but 'The sweetest sound', 'Oh! Look at me now', 'Artificial Flowers', 'You're nobody (til somebody loves you' are all great tunes

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:24 am

Hi Mike--I have several books on Bobby Darin, including the rare one by his son, of Bobby and Sandra, called "Star Crossed Lovers". Yes, he and Connie were definately an item, and he knew from a young age that he had a short life expectancy. After he divorced Sandra he married again, but Sandra never did. She died last year, round about the time that the "Beyond the Sea" film came out.

I think "Beyond the Sea" by Bobby is just about the best version of this song--especially the live version--among my other favourites are "Sunday in New York" -"How About you"-again, the best version ever- "The more I see you" "I believe in you"--"A nightingale sang in Berkely Square" --- I could go on and on!!

Marian

michduncg · Post by **michduncg** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:27 am

Golly Marian - you must have a HUGE record/CD collection!!And why not! you obviously enjoy your music! How could I forget 'Beyond the Sea' - I have been known to do it at Karaoke and, do you know I sound like Bobby Darin - well in my head anyway

I was fascninated with Bobby Darin at a relatively young age, I think because I was very much into 'Rock and Roll' - but 20 years too late! Bobby was of course the 1st pop singer (he never was Rock and Roll in the Elvis style lets be honest!) to want a more serious career wasn't he.

I had a great Bobby Darin album called 'Rare n Darin' that I got in the mid 80s. It was a fans compliation and he did some terrific numbers on it 'Thats the way love is' - which I think was his own composition (?), the 'Sweetest Sounds' and a song called 'Breaking point; which I just cannot find anywhere now! He laso did some medleys, a lot of the tracks were recorded live in clubs, and the sound quality wasn't fantastic! But his voice was!

It was sad that Sandra Dee never remarried, and that she died relatively young after a pretty reclusive life. That said, I also felt sorry for Connie, after reading her book! now there is a lady who has had a traumatic, but fascinating, life!