Comments on: White Label Wednesday: Gino Vannelli, “Black Cars” http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/ your daily dose of pop culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:06:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: JP http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-42386 JP Sat, 10 May 2008 07:21:11 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/#comment-42386 Neither Gino nor Elton nor Bowie was the first white guest on SOUL TRAIN. It was Dennis Coffey, who was on the show in '71 performing his instrumental hit "Scorpio." Neither Gino nor Elton nor Bowie was the first white guest on SOUL TRAIN. It was Dennis Coffey, who was on the show in '71 performing his instrumental hit “Scorpio.”

]]> By: JP http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-13708 JP Sat, 10 May 2008 06:21:11 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/#comment-13708 Neither Gino nor Elton nor Bowie was the first white guest on SOUL TRAIN. It was Dennis Coffey, who was on the show in '71 performing his instrumental hit "Scorpio." Neither Gino nor Elton nor Bowie was the first white guest on SOUL TRAIN. It was Dennis Coffey, who was on the show in '71 performing his instrumental hit “Scorpio.”

]]> By: Patrick Stibbs http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-13707 Patrick Stibbs Fri, 09 May 2008 03:20:16 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/#comment-13707 David-<br><br>Great article. man! I came across it when I googled Paul Davis to try and find out more about him...how right you were, '85 was like no other. That was my first full time into radio, what a baptism.<br><br>Speaking of Davis, I met him several years ago, a couple of years after he left 'pop' for country. How right you were about how he felt, he hated the pop stuff, wanted to to R&B, country and gospel, but the labels fought him at every turn. Music for him really ended when Sony bought Bang Records, it went belly up, and he became a lost musical soul. He never even bothered to finish his second Arista album, he was so miserable...never comfortable with the limelight, but what a gentle soul he was.<br><br>Anyway, thanks for the great read...how often do you do the column?<br><br>Patrick Stibbs<br><a href="mailto:patrickstibbs@clearchannel.com" rel="nofollow">patrickstibbs@clearchannel.com</a> David-

Great article. man! I came across it when I googled Paul Davis to try and find out more about him…how right you were, '85 was like no other. That was my first full time into radio, what a baptism.

Speaking of Davis, I met him several years ago, a couple of years after he left 'pop' for country. How right you were about how he felt, he hated the pop stuff, wanted to to R&B, country and gospel, but the labels fought him at every turn. Music for him really ended when Sony bought Bang Records, it went belly up, and he became a lost musical soul. He never even bothered to finish his second Arista album, he was so miserable…never comfortable with the limelight, but what a gentle soul he was.

Anyway, thanks for the great read…how often do you do the column?

Patrick Stibbs
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]]> By: Eric S. http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-13699 Eric S. Thu, 08 May 2008 02:25:14 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/#comment-13699 What a tool. Gino, take your extra 15 minutes of fame and go back to Oregon/Holland. What a tool. Gino, take your extra 15 minutes of fame and go back to Oregon/Holland.

]]> By: DavidMedsker http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-13706 DavidMedsker Thu, 08 May 2008 00:26:20 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/#comment-13706 Who's dissing drum machines and synths? Who's dissing drum machines and synths?

]]> By: arensb http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-13705 arensb Thu, 08 May 2008 00:20:40 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/#comment-13705 Don't go dissing drum machines and synths. As someone who grew up on Depeche Mode and Yazoo, I miss the eighties as the last decade in which synthesized instruments had the decency to sound synthesized. Don't go dissing drum machines and synths. As someone who grew up on Depeche Mode and Yazoo, I miss the eighties as the last decade in which synthesized instruments had the decency to sound synthesized.

]]> By: Pico http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-13698 Pico Wed, 07 May 2008 21:38:29 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/#comment-13698 See, I knew all along that Gino is cool. It just took you bitches 30 years to figure that out for yourselves. See, I knew all along that Gino is cool. It just took you bitches 30 years to figure that out for yourselves.

]]> By: The Border Patrol http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-13704 The Border Patrol Wed, 07 May 2008 19:29:16 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/#comment-13704 Aaargh. Quit being so America-centric. The song failed to crack the top 40 in the US. But it WAS a top 40 hit in Canada, where Gino is from.<br><br>I don't know if this means that Canada was cooler on the "Black Cars" issue than the US, or way less cool. I'm gonna go with cooler, but counter-arguments will be listened to. Aaargh. Quit being so America-centric. The song failed to crack the top 40 in the US. But it WAS a top 40 hit in Canada, where Gino is from.

I don't know if this means that Canada was cooler on the “Black Cars” issue than the US, or way less cool. I'm gonna go with cooler, but counter-arguments will be listened to.

]]> By: steed http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-13703 steed Wed, 07 May 2008 17:41:16 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/#comment-13703 I own the song, I've listened to it a few times but without the label - I couldn't have told you this was Gino. Though, I do actually think it's a decent song. And it's funny that Bowie is mentioned below because I hear a lot of mid-to-late 80s David Bowie in this tune. I own the song, I've listened to it a few times but without the label – I couldn't have told you this was Gino. Though, I do actually think it's a decent song. And it's funny that Bowie is mentioned below because I hear a lot of mid-to-late 80s David Bowie in this tune.

]]> By: JohnHughes http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-13702 JohnHughes Wed, 07 May 2008 15:28:55 +0000 http://popdose.com/white-label-wednesday-gino-vannelli-%e2%80%9cblack-cars%e2%80%9d/#comment-13702 Bowie was on <i>Soul Train</i> in '75 - beat that, you hairy gorilla, Vanelli!<br><br>(pictures Eugene Levy as Vanelli on " Lee Iaccoca's Rock Concert) Bowie was on Soul Train in '75 – beat that, you hairy gorilla, Vanelli!

(pictures Eugene Levy as Vanelli on ” Lee Iaccoca's Rock Concert)

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