Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Once the Buzz Has Gone

Pop stars often have their hour of glory but there comes a time when they are no longer "in", when they are no longer "cool". They continue to sing, to perform and to record albums but their success, once worldwide, has become confidential. They have slipped under the radar and the buzz has gone. In some cases it's just as well, but in others it's a crying shame and if we took the trouble to track their career "after the fall", we would find little gems every bit as good as anything they created in their heyday.

Here is a very catchy tune written by Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) in 2006, long after the time of his greatest popularity in the 1970s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNsw0uOFQiI

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