Reelin’ In the Years 130: You’re a Lady, Love is the Sweetest Thing, Roll Away the Stone
Posted in Lyrics, Music, 1970s, Reelin' In The Years at 12:00 on 24 February 2017
I discovered two sad departures this week, both Peters, though one of them actually occurred in January.
Peter Skellern’s affection for the brass band sound made him stand out as a bit old fashioned in the early 1970s.
His biggest hit was You’re a Lady, no 3 in 1972.
Peter Skellern: You’re a Lady
I remembered his revival of Frank Noble’s song Love is the Sweetest Thing as being a bigger hit than in fact it was. It apparently only reached no 60. It has a brilliant lyric, though.
Peter Skellern: Love is the Sweetest Thing
Peter Overend Watts was Mott the Hoople’s bass player and is seen quite prominently in this clip:-
Mott The Hoople: Roll Away The Stone
Peter Skellern: 14/3/1947 – 17/2/2017. So it goes.
Peter Overend Watts: 13/5/1948-22/1/2017. So it goes.
Tags: Peter Skellern, Reelin' In The Years, Frank Noble, Mott the Hoople, Peter Overend Watts
