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Legendary Australian adman Neil Lawrence was a long-time fan of the American singer-songwriter Randy Newman. One of his most treasured possessions: an autographed copy of
Little Criminals, the 1977 LP that included the cheeky single
Short People.
So Newmanâs
Feels Like Home was a no-brainer when, in 2014, ideas for a new Qantas marketing campaign were percolating in Lawrenceâs head.
Martha Marlow, who was approved by Randy Newman to sing Feels Like Home, at Gordons Bay.
Credit:Louie Douvis
The song had been written for Bonnie Raitt to sing in Newmanâs 1995 musical
Faust. Fifty-odd performers have recorded it since, including Linda Ronstadt, Neil Diamond and Diana Krall with Bryan Adams.
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sanction
To sanction (verb) something is to approve it; to impose sanctions (noun) is to stop something you disapprove of. So politicians might sanction (permit) the use of sanctions (forbidding) trade with a country they don’t, for the moment, happen to like very much.
OED definitions of the noun “sanction” involve penalties or coercion, typically to enforce a law or treaty. So you find “sanction-breaker” (quoted from the Guardian in connection with sanctions against Rhodesia in 1968). Rather chillingly, a draft 1993 addition to the dictionary includes a new definition: “sanction: in military intelligence, the permission to kill a particular individual.”
March 16th, 2021 By David Knox 1 commentFiled under: News, Video,
Soul singer Doug Parkinson, who has a long history of rock, stage & TV appearances, has died, aged 74.
“Just received the saddest news that Doug Parkinson, the legendary Australian recording artist with a powerful and soulful voice. He passed away suddenly at home,” publicist Lionel Midford said.
Amongst his hits were Dear Prudence, Without You / Hair, I’ll Be Around, The Sun Ain’t Gonna Sun (Anymore), Everlasting Love and fronted The Questions, Focus, Fanny Adams The Southern Star Band & The Doug Parkinson Band.
He clocked up decades of touring Australia as soloist, front man and support act to The Who, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Pointer Sisters, Thelma Huston, Bob Marley and The Wailers, and Randy Crawford. There were stage shows including