" Here in the gloom, of my lonely room, i hold his photograph and pray ill see him soon ohoh"

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1 Page 1 of 6 The Archives of Let's Talk Dusty! Home Profile Active Topics Active Polls Members Search FAQ Username: Password: Save Password Forgot your Password? Login All Forums Let's Talk Dusty! The Forum You Set My Dreams To Music Baby It's Cold Outside Forum Locked Topic Locked Printer Friendly Author Topic daydreamer Moderator Posted - 28/11/2007 : 19:15:52 I'd always hoped someone would get around to posting this clip. From Christmas In New England, Dusty and Rod McKuen. There are probably those who don't care for it but I actually love it, and Dusty has the most perfect timing ever. The whole video is rather strange and a bit stilted in places but still some worth having for the fact that Dusty appears so often Posts Carole x "Since you went away, I've been hanging around..." MattMidd Posts Posted - 28/11/2007 : 19:25:42 Yeh I've seen that show its a really bad setting haha but her performances are amazing, and I love both the tracks from Living Without Your Love that she sings. Thanks for this Matt. boztiggs Posted - 28/11/2007 : 19:35:37 Carole, I love it!!! She is so CUTE in it, Ive never even heard of the man, but I think they wobbled around on that shelf very well together. tell me, did dusty know him previously? You know how crap i am at all the facts and figures, but they did seem to Gel quite well, having said that i have only watched it once, so a few more watches coming up. Thanks a bunch! 3367 Posts Neil " Here in the gloom, of my lonely room, i hold his photograph and pray ill see him soon ohoh" mssdusty Posted - 28/11/2007 : 21:02:11 THANK YOU CAROLE MARY I only think of the day I met Dusty and my pains go away. It's Great! Watch my video with Dusty on YouTube! 5821 Posts

2 Page 2 of 6 Mark Posted - 28/11/2007 : 21:17:42 Thanks for the link Carole...I've heard of Rod McKuen, but no about him...green suits Dusty! Mark 5309 Posts DivineDusty I ll try any Posted - 28/11/2007 : 22:44:37 I just watched it last night...it's soooo CUTE!! Dusty's adorable!!.divine.dusty. ***I just decided I wanted to become someone else... So I became someone else. *** Australia 1066 Posts daydreamer Moderator Posted - 28/11/2007 : 23:21:00 I can't pretend to know how well they knew each other Neil but it was a friendship of many years. Dusty appeared on Rod's show for the BBC in 1971 when they duetted together accompanied by Rod's big dog I don't have that clip but I have seen it and it's one of the most relaxed perfomances I've ever seen from Dusty. That show is also where the People Get Ready clip comes from. Rod was obviously very fond of Dusty and wrote some lovely about her on his site after she died (see below). He also dedicated one of his poems to her Posts... AND DUSTY Another of Johnny s guests that week in 1970 was the inimitable Dusty Springfield. I d met Dusty years before on my first trip to London, she her brother Tom and Tim Field then comprised a country-folk trio called "The Springfield s." Now only a few years later we were big enough in our own rights to be guesting with Johnny Cash. What a heady time for both of us. After we finishing taping the Cash show, Dusty, Norma Tanega, Edward and I traveled back to LA together and had another week of craziness. We did the town, I showed her off to everyone, before she flew off to London and I headed out for a tour of Australia. Both vowing we d see each other soon and certainly work together again. Boy, did we. Of course these memories and so many others have crowded my head since Dusty s death from breast cancer last week. I have been trying to write some meaningful about our personal and professional friendship that has spanned four decades. It s been impossible. A letter about a TV show 29 years ago with Johnny & Dusty seems like yesterday. I ve played and replayed tapes of my British TV series where Dusty was a special guest and "The Christmas in New England" special we did together; listened to her marvelous recording of "If You Go Away" and "Simple Gifts" and especially the duets we did on various shows. And, I ve reread her letters and cables. So much of Dusty is there and so much is missing. In the end I ve put this task aside and will return to it another time. Dusty Springfield s talent and intelligence are way beyond emotion. And I m so filled with emotion and grief about Dusty s too short life, and the love she radiated during it, that this is neither the time or place for a proper and deserved eulogy. One of a kind, indeed. Irreplaceable, you bet.. I love you Dusty and I always will. - RM 3/10/99 Previously unpublished.

3 Page 3 of 6 Carole x "Since you went away, I've been hanging around..." Edited by - daydreamer on 28/11/ :33:13 allherfaces Administrator Posted - 28/11/2007 : 23:46:09 Thanks a mil for that, Carole! Watching it has somehow given me the strength to grade papers for the next 3 hours. I love the second half where she puts the moves on him. They have a chemistry like Rock Hudson and Doris Day. Brilliant. Here's another clip from the same show: Posts Tim Posted - 29/11/2007 : 00:08:27 Yes great stuff - made a good eve complete. In case anyone missed the viewer comment- Not sure whether this is a very odd person or taking the p. hear strat from the mckuen mouth that him and her and toureing in summer of 08! i saw him in jauary. and very much looking forwerd to seeing him and dusty Posts perhaps on the same planet as Amy Winehouse... LOL 'I'd like to retouch my whole life!' mssdusty Posted - 29/11/2007 : 00:49:59 THANK YOU NANCY MARY I only think of the day I met Dusty and my pains go away. It's Great! Watch my video with Dusty on YouTube! 5821 Posts Wasn't born to follow Australia 6508 Posts Posted - 29/11/2007 : 00:50:43 I have this video and although Dusty is great, I have thought that Rod (in the songs he sings alone) is a little wooden. We have to remember that Rob was not really so much a singer as a composer and arranger of music. One of my very favourite movies is the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (with Maggie Smith). On watching it again recently, I was surprised to realise that Rod McKuen was the person responsible for the musical arrangements--this was where his real talents lay. It's easy to see why a person with these talents thought so much of Dusty. xx mssdusty Posted - 29/11/2007 : 02:26:34 THANK YOU KATHY... MARY I only think of the day I met Dusty and my pains go away. It's Great!

4 Page 4 of 6 Watch my video with Dusty on YouTube! 5821 Posts paula Moderator Posted - 29/11/2007 : 02:38:38 thanks for posting these clips..i have never seen them. It's great to see videos from this period. Dusty really does look relaxed w/ Rod M...and you can sense that they seem to know each other well and are quite comfortable....his words written after her death almost brought a tear to my eye. lovely. paula x 5012 Posts Cas19 Wasn't born to follow Posted - 29/11/2007 : 10:19:59 Haven't seen this in ages Carole...thank you for the link. I love it and I think the kinda dirty laugh from Dusty near the end is funny Casx 8313 Posts Hampson Posted - 29/11/2007 : 11:01:52 quote: Originally posted by Tim Yes great stuff - made a good eve complete. In case anyone missed the viewer comment- Not sure whether this is a very odd person or taking the p. hear strat from the mckuen mouth that him and her and toureing in summer of 08! i saw him in jauary. and very much looking forwerd to seeing him and dusty Posts perhaps on the same planet as Amy Winehouse... LOL 'I'd like to retouch my whole life!' Yeah I was trying to work that one out Tim, I thought I was missing some - glad you clarified for me. Wendy Hampson Posted - 29/11/2007 : 11:03:58 Thanks Carole and Nancy for those clips. Wendy 4703 Posts

5 Page 5 of 6 misty I ll try any Posted - 30/11/2007 : 05:51:37 Not seen those clips and enjoyed seeing them. They seemed very relaxed with each other and Dusty was really cute. The color of her outfit was very nice!! Thanks for the clips and info. misty 1413 Posts Wasn't born to follow Posted - 30/11/2007 : 06:49:54 I love Dusty in green it seems to really suit her, she should have worn it more. xx Australia 6508 Posts mikeh69 Little by little Posted - 19/12/2007 : 01:49:31 I love Dusty during that late 70's early 80's. I thought Dusty was extremely cute with the curly hair. Am I right about the airing time of this? 299 Posts Baby Blue Posted - 14/02/2008 : 03:09:34 I just came across these posts and I am very happy I did. Although I have heard Dusty and Rod McKueon sing "Baby It's Cold Outside" many times, this was the first I've seen this video and loved it! I always love seeing Dusty do any of these type of routines. As for Rod Kueon, I remember him quite well from the 60's and early 70's. He orignally was from California, but his fame came from New York City. He appeared in Carnegie Hall (several times I belive). He was known as a song writer, poet and singer. From what I recall much of his work related heavily into the Viet Nam War Era Posts He also translated some of Jacque Brel's music from French into English. Hmmm... have to check if his name is on "If You Go Away", or even if he got credit for it. He also did concerts in South Africa and demanded that the audience be racially mixed. I don't think he had the same problems as Dusty, but it must have been a few later. If I can think of any else about him, I'll post more. Marty PS. Watching this video only once again made me wish Dusty did more Christmas music as a solo singer and not just with the Springfields. Baby Blue Posted - 14/02/2008 : 03:19:57 I just did checked, YES ROD MC KUEN DID TRANSLATE IF YOU GO AWAY/NE ME QUITTE PAS. Marty :)

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