The "which famous person died today" thread

[Sam Armstrong]

Hence the IF in my post. What was the TV advert Mr Soft was used for in the 80@s ?

Think it was Trebor Soft Mints …. Vienna beat me to it!!

 

[normskih]

Another 70’s legend gone - Steve Harley of Cockney Rebel fame. Apparently lung cancer at 73.

Loved him & their music and they were a mainstay of my childhood. RIP
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Wonder if him above said “Come Up & See Me (Make Me Smile)”?

Aw, I really liked that song and he was another bloke who light my fire as a teenage girl.

 

[bluemoon32]

Another 70’s legend gone - Steve Harley of Cockney Rebel fame. Apparently lung cancer at 73.

Loved him & their music and they were a mainstay of my childhood. RIP
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Wonder if him above said “Come Up & See Me (Make Me Smile)”?

Gutted, hugely talented.
R.I.P Sire

 

[deano ou812]

Sad news,great song number 1 in 1975 R.I.P Steve Harley ..

 

[bluethrunthru]

Sorry, I misconstrued your "if".

After consulting google, Mr Soft was used for Trebor Softmints.

Having seen the advert on YouTube, I vaguely remember it.

That was it - I remember the cartoonish ad but couldn't remember what it was for !

 

[davyhulme blue]

My two favourites were his cover of Here Comes The Sun & Mister Soft

Sebastian is my fave . RIP Steve Harley

 

[hammocity]

But it wasn’t just that one song, as great as it was.


Judy Teen made No. 5.
Mr Soft, No. 8.
Here Comes The Sun, No.10.
Mr Raffles, No. 13.

R. I. P. Steve

Made a fortune on royalties for Come up and see me, huge Horse Racing supporter and he backed the winner of the 2000 Guineas Cockney Rebel at huge odds when he won at Newmarket in 2007.

The owner Phil Cunningham had to get permission from Steve Harley to name the horse and they became friends. Cunningham named all his horses after musical themes, Rebel Rebel being one of his first but after that Wonderwall, Champagne Supernova and Cigarettesanalcohol so a tenuous link to City.

 

[MCFCTrick]

Loved them back in the day. Sad news to hear R.I.P.

 

[threespires]

Probably the man who's designs had the biggest influence on your driving life since the 90's but most will never have heard of him.

Marcello Giandini I salute you sir and your works. Thanks for everything and RIP.

Marcello Gandini - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

When I was little I thought the Alitalia Lancia Stratos was the coolest thing in the world.

 

[KS55]

RIP Steve Harley.
Decent band.

 

[Corky]

Sad news,great song number 1 in 1975 R.I.P Steve Harley ..

From that style to be the original Phantom of the Opera showed good versatility.

 

[Crooked_rain]

I used to live in a house Steve Harley lived in when he was younger and went to the same primary school in New Cross, several decades apart.

RIP

 

[manclad]

But it wasn’t just that one song, as great as it was.


Judy Teen made No. 5.
Mr Soft, No. 8.
Here Comes The Sun, No.10.
Mr Raffles, No. 13.

R. I. P. Steve

Judy Teen is a great song.
R.I.P Steve Harley.

 

[Vienna_70]

Judy Teen is a great song.
R.I.P Steve Harley.

Here Comes The Sun is very good, too.

Not quite as good as George’s original, but still decent.

 

[ray21]

R.I.P Steve Harley.
I loved Mr Raffles.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Another 70’s legend gone - Steve Harley of Cockney Rebel fame. Apparently lung cancer at 73.

Loved him & their music and they were a mainstay of my childhood. RIP
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Wonder if him above said “Come Up & See Me (Make Me Smile)”?

He had one leg shorter than the other as I recall.
First thing I thought of when I read he'd passed.
RIP Steve.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Karl Wallinger (World Party, The Waterboys) Dead At 66

Karl Wallinger, the former Waterboys multi-instrumentalist who became the sole member of the successful ’80s and ’90s psych-pop project World Party has died. According to a statement from his publicist, Wallinger passed away yesterday. No cause of death has been reported. Wallinger was 66.

www.stereogum.com

Bloody hell, only.just seen this.
Well gutted :(
Knew he was from Prestatyn but didn't know he knocked around with members of The Alarm.
RIP Karl

 

[Crooked_rain]

He had one leg shorter than the other as I recall.
First thing I thought of when I read he'd passed.
RIP Steve.

The short leg was passed on from his mother Eileen.

 

[toolah1511]

Sorry, I misconstrued your "if".

After consulting google, Mr Soft was used for Trebor Softmints.

Having seen the advert on YouTube, I vaguely remember it.

That advert makes me think thats what taking mushrooms would feel like

 

[Blue Mist]

The short leg was passed on from his mother Eileen.

Oh come on, Eileen !