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MadeinSurrey

Ken just played Ella singing this in full...brilliant choice by Guy Garvey as part of his "Tracks of my Years", but I'd like to know why we are so rarely allowed to hear Ella and her like on Radio 2.
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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19335 Location: Cheshire

Totally agree MiS!

H

PS Sorry it took me so long to see this Sad

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littlepieces · Joined: 10 Jan 2010 Posts: 1098 Location: Lowestoft

I love Ella such a voice
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Lord Evan Elpuss · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3415 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land

I think she was one of my late mother's favourites. She certainly had 'We'll Take Manhatten' in her record collection. It'll still be there somewhere.
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childprufe · Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 212 Location: lincolnshire

Lord Evan,
Many years ago I remember a jukebox in a Chelsea pub that had Manhattan/Every time we say goodbye on it. It stayed on the jukebox for many years. The pub ain't there any more, but I bet the record would still be played if it were.............great stuff. Smile

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Lord Evan Elpuss · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3415 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land

Hello Childprufe,
'Every time we say goodbye' is the other one that was a favourite of mothers. She had that one too.
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MadeinSurrey · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:27 am Post subject:

I've got the sigle of "Manhattan / Ev'ry time we say goodbye" - probably worth a fortune Laughing

Still, at least I can hear it when I want, as Radio 2 are unlikely to play it anytime soon Mad

I love the " Ella Sings..." series too, her voice was just fabulous, and the songs by Gershwin, Porter, Mercer, Rodgers & Hart etc are timeless classics. I just wish there was a radio station that felt the same way!!
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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19335 Location: Cheshire

MiS

I'm going to make you jealous when I say I used to have Ella's autograph on a paper serviette when she visited my Dad's restaurant. I didn't meet her and it must have been in the 70s after a concert in Newcastle. It disappeared much to my horror about 15 years ago. Sad

H
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MadeinSurrey · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:11 pm Post subject:

Oh what a shame Helen Crying or Very sad

That really was a rarity. I know Ella did concerts at Ronnie Scott's as I have her live album recorded there. I wonder what she made of the Geordie accent!
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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19335 Location: Cheshire

MiS

I couldn't believe that it had gone from the sleeve of my autograph book, just one of the mysteries of life! I think the concert must have been at the City Hall but it's so long ago now I can't remember.

H
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