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The Sound Station is where you will find rare performances of many Gilbert songs. Most of them are live radio, TV performances, or studio tracks and a few are by other performers. All songs are MP3s.
What's In A Kiss
Music & Lyrics by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Published by Grand Upright Ltd.
By September 1980, Gilbert had changed record labels from MAM to CBS. "What's In A Kiss", was the first CBS Single, which reached #19 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was a massive world-wide hit. The live performance presented here is from the August 16, 2008 show at Billboard Live in Tokyo, Japan. The song was only performed once during his summer 2008 Japanese tour!
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No Matter How I Try
Music & Lyrics by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Published by Grand Upright Ltd.
In 1972, Gilbert was a guest on the Des O'Connor Show. Together, they performed a jovial duet on "No Matter How I Try." Des is one of only a handful of British entertainers to be acclaimed internationally on stage and television. When he was given an American series of his show, it went out to over 40 countries and was seen by 200 million people world-wide. On stage he has starred at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, the Sydney Opera House, The O'Keefe Centre, Toronto and has made over 1000 solo appearances at the London Palladium. He worked with many personalities from rock and pop stars, actors and TV performers, to politicians, princes, to luminaries, such as Frank Sinatra, Adam Faith, Sean Connery, Liberace, The Beatles, Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Tony Blair, and members of the Royal Family.
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Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day
Music & Lyrics by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Published by Grand Upright Ltd.
In July 1972, "Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day/But I'm Not", the sixth MAM Single, reached #8 on the UK Singles Chart. The A Side was a stand alone song which did not appear on an album until November 1976 (MAM's Greatest Hits collection). In the US, the song was relegated to the B Side to "Clair" and hardly received much airplay. The UK music press made so much fun of this song that Gilbert would not perform it in concert. To the delight of his fans, "Ooh-Wakka-Doo" found its way back into the concert song list in 2007. In 2008, it received further attention when a fan-created cartoon, made especially for the song, was screened at each show. The live performance presented here is from May 29, 2008 show at the Carre Theatre in Amsterdam.
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Why, Oh Why, Oh Why
Music & Lyrics by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Published by Grand Upright Ltd.
In November 1973, "Why, Oh Why, Oh Why/You Don't Have To Tell Me", the tenth MAM Single, reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart. The A Side did not appear on an album until November 1976 (MAM's Greatest Hits collection). The B Side was finally released in Japan in 2004 on CD. "Why, Oh Why, Oh Why" is a typical pop ballad with strings. In 2004, while preparing for a concert tour, Gilbert rediscovered the song and updated it with a reggae arrangement. This live performance is from the June 4, 2005 Blue Note show in Osaka, Japan. Playing with Gilbert is Mick Parker on keyboards, Julian Webster Greaves on Saxophone, Flute and Harmonica and Shelley Blond and Rebecca Thornhill on backing vocals.
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Nothing Rhymed - Glastonbury '95
Music & Lyrics by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Published by Grand Upright Ltd.
In December 1970, "Nothing Rhymed/Everybody Knows" was Gilbert's MAM debut single which reached #8 on the UK Charts. The Glastonbury Festival took place on June 23-24-25 in 1995 and Gilbert performed in the Acoustic Arena with a string quartet. Besides "Nothing Rhymed", he also sang "Miss My Love Today", "Hold On To What You Got", "Matrimony" and a few others before ending the show with a Glastonbury-inspired "Where Peaceful Waters Flow." What makes this version of "Nothing Rhymed" unique is that was captured live as a duet with Gilbert and Glenn Tilbrook, who along with Chris Difford, were the main force behind the UK group Squeeze! +
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Taking A Chance On Love
Music & Lyrics by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Published by Grand Upright Ltd.
In September, 2001 Gilbert traveled to Japan to promote the latest "best of" package and his latest single. This performance is from the Japanese TV show "Pops Of Good Old Days". Gilbert was interviewed (with the help of a translator) and then he performed "Alone Again (Naturally)" with a studio orchestra and then later on he performed his new single at the piano.
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What A Way (To Show I Love You)
Lyrics/Gilbert O'Sullivan/Music by Takao Kisugi
Music published by Grand Upright Ltd. & Kitty Music Group Inc.
Takao Kisugi,the Japanese singer and composer was born on November 16, 1950 in Tokyo. In 1976, Kisugi debuted as a singer-songwriter with the single "Asai Yume". Throughout the 1980s, he produced piles of hit tunes with Etsuko Kisugi, his sister and lyricist. As a singer, he recorded "Ashita Hareru ka" the first closing song for the animated TV feature Maison Ikkoku. His songwriting was deeply influenced by The Beatles and Gilbert O'Sullivan. In 1991, he wrote and recorded "What A Way (To Show I Love You)" with O'Sullivan. Takao also sang on "Can't Think Straight". Both songs were featured on the Japanese edition of Gilbert's Sound of the Loop studio album. Outside of Japan, Takao's vocal was replaced by Peggy Lee. The song's only other appearance is on Sounds Of The Loop (1993) in Norway. "What A Way (To Show I Love You)" was also available as CD single in Japan.
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But I'm Not
Music & Lyrics/Gilbert O'Sullivan
Music published by Grand Upright Ltd.
This song is the B Side to the MAM Single "Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day." It also appears on the "Back To Front" album. The LP was originally released in the Fall of 1972 in the UK and in January '73 in the USA. This rare version is from the 1991 BBC Radio2 Concert which was recorded at the Festival Theatre, Paignton in Devon. Gilbert enjoys Country Music and this is evident with this very different version.
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Thanks William for the information!
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