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I know that Tim Hardin played a gig or two with the Can in the mid 70s. This always seemed odd to me, because the philosphy of Can's and Tim Hardin's music differs greatly I think. Of course it couldn't have been as bad as with Michael Cousins. I have a few bootlegs with him singing with Can, and he is the most terrible singer. His voice definitely did not go well with the can sound.
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Never heard of the song, but it's a great title. So I wrote a lyric (no offense, Mr. Hardin):
My sneakers are phony
They'd even fit a pony
And my pony's name is Tony
My girlfriend is really bony
Her favorite song is "Mony Mony"
And her garden is really stoney
My favorite desert is the Gobi
Where it never is snowy
I once knew a guy named Toby
He looked kind of doughy
This song is really droney
And this mic is made by Sony
I'm a poet not a phony
If you don't like this song,
Go-ie Home-ie
Well, Holger, do I get the gig next time you play in London, then?
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Tim Hardin?
I read once in a Velvet Underground book that Andy Warhol called him "Tim Heroin", but that's implies a sad tale in itself. Don't know if he would've sold more records if he had called himself that...
I saw Tim Hardin sing on stage with Nico at the Whisky a go-go. He died shortly after. Only a coincidence I'm sure.
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Tim Hardin?
I read once in a Velvet Underground book that Andy Warhol called him "Tim Heroin", but that's implies a sad tale in itself. Don't know if he would've sold more records if he had called himself that...
I remember a gig at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London - must have been about 1975. Terje Rypdal was supporting. Tim Hardin came onstage after the rest of Can, swaying about, but he was introduced as "Deacon James". The guy sitting in front of us said, "Who the hell is Deacon James?" We'd heard that Hardin was playing with Can, so assumed it was him. Later on we heard that there'd been some kind of drunken incident with him smashing the windscreen of the band's car...this would seem to fit with the various impressions of him expressed here so far!
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...or if I had a hammer....remember too well those 2 concerts in Hatfield and London together with the author of this....hmmm, forgot his name, he is dead anyway, died shortly after these performances not without telling me that I had never played for my life. Well, it didn't save his. But Christ, what was his name again...remember only his lyrics from the concerts like ...phony sneakers...
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Yes, if I was a rockstar, I'd have to choose a dynamic and dazzling stage name. For example:
Johnny No-Mark
or
Cat Garfunkel
or perhaps
Stubbs Dylan
or
Tokyo Rose
With names like that, you'd buy my record no matter how bad it was. Come on, admit it - you know you would.
thanks, sue, for this report. yes, it was tim hardin and you are right about his demolishing quality. as i said shortly after that he died - not without having crashed the house door of my japanese sister michi and koo stark. actually i feel quite sad about this though i must admit never having had a special musical affinity to what he had done so far.
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I remember a gig at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London - must have been about 1975. Terje Rypdal was supporting. Tim Hardin came onstage after the rest of Can, swaying about, but he was introduced as "Deacon James". The guy sitting in front of us said, "Who the hell is Deacon James?" We'd heard that Hardin was playing with Can, so assumed it was him. Later on we heard that there'd been some kind of drunken incident with him smashing the windscreen of the band's car...this would seem to fit with the various impressions of him expressed here so far!
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...or if I had a hammer....remember too well those 2 concerts in Hatfield and London together with the author of this....hmmm, forgot his name, he is dead anyway, died shortly after these performances not without telling me that I had never played for my life. Well, it didn't save his. But Christ, what was his name again...remember only his lyrics from the concerts like ...phony sneakers...
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Yes, if I was a rockstar, I'd have to choose a dynamic and dazzling stage name. For example:
Johnny No-Mark
or
Cat Garfunkel
or perhaps
Stubbs Dylan
or
Tokyo Rose
With names like that, you'd buy my record no matter how bad it was. Come on, admit it - you know you would.
...or if I had a hammer....remember too well those 2 concerts in Hatfield and London together with the author of this....hmmm, forgot his name, he is dead anyway, died shortly after these performances not without telling me that I had never played for my life. Well, it didn't save his. But Christ, what was his name again...remember only his lyrics from the concerts like ...phony sneakers...
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Yes, if I was a rockstar, I'd have to choose a dynamic and dazzling stage name. For example:
Johnny No-Mark
or
Cat Garfunkel
or perhaps
Stubbs Dylan
or
Tokyo Rose
With names like that, you'd buy my record no matter how bad it was. Come on, admit it - you know you would.