This one is going out to the Smuggie himself, Danny Gokey. Maybe if he had sung this Terence Trent D'Arby song (instead of "Dance Little Sister"), the AI voters would have let him stay. But probably not, because he's a jerkoff regardless of what he sings.
I remember the first time I saw this video for "If You Let Me Stay" back in 1987. I loved the song so much that it prompted me to go out and buy Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby - on cassette. That was kind of a big deal because I was a vinyl lover, still buying albums even though all of my friends had switched over to tapes. So Terence's record was my first-ever cassette. Actually, it was one of my first two cassettes, because it was purchased along with Flesh for Lulu's Long Live the New Flesh. I STILL break out the Flesh for Lulu tape on a regular basis because it's one of my favorites, but I don't even know where that Terence Trent D'Arby tape is. I'm guessing that it disintegrated from non-use.
I remember the first time I saw this video for "If You Let Me Stay" back in 1987. I loved the song so much that it prompted me to go out and buy Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby - on cassette. That was kind of a big deal because I was a vinyl lover, still buying albums even though all of my friends had switched over to tapes. So Terence's record was my first-ever cassette. Actually, it was one of my first two cassettes, because it was purchased along with Flesh for Lulu's Long Live the New Flesh. I STILL break out the Flesh for Lulu tape on a regular basis because it's one of my favorites, but I don't even know where that Terence Trent D'Arby tape is. I'm guessing that it disintegrated from non-use.
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British comedian Harry Hill had a great joke. It went like this: "Terence Trent D'Arby? Terence Trent D'Arby? The Trent is nowhere near Derby!" This is funny because there is a river in England called the Trent and it is not in the city of Derby.
Explaining jokes makes them more funny!
I remember back in the early 00s he was supposedly offered the permanent lead singer job by INXS and turned it down. He might have saved us from that show Rock Star.
That is if dead were sexy.
I think.
Both those songs kind of kicked ass.
What I heard was that he had tremendous talent but was really full of himself, and he crapped out after that first album.
In answer to Billy's question, Terence was nominated for the Best New Artis Grammy but didn't win (Jody Watley took home the trophy that year). As for winning it being the kiss of death, Bobby Darin, The Beatles, Mariah Carey, Bette Midler,Alicia Keys and several others more than did OK.