USA Today (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... people looking outside themselves to the music they love. So you have Lou Reed enthusing about Jimmy Scott, or James Taylor doing an impersonation of George Jones — a very good one, actually."The performances also distinguish Spectacle from other talk shows. Costello begins by musically acknowledging his guests; before introducing the reunited Police, for instance, he offers a piquant...
Zell's Pinstripe Blog (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
... there are in this life,” the New York City-born Rodriguez said in Spanish.————————————————————————–Jimmy Scott’s High & Tight: Brian Boehringer talks about the game, about playing, about being a part of something special. But he also talks about the hard parts. The travel. The pain. And the realization that, if you are not a top star in Major League Baseball, your phone calls don’t...
WhyFame (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’.He explained: “I didn’t have anyone in mind. There was an African guy called Jimmy Scott who I used to meet in nightclubs in London during the 60s.“He was the guy who said to me, ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on’ and the other thing he used to say was, ‘Nothing too much man, just out of sight.’“I always thought that it was a great thing to say, so it was really...
Cele|bitchy (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
... ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’. He explained: “I didn’t have anyone in mind. There was an African guy called Jimmy Scott who I used to meet in nightclubs in London during the 60s. “He was the guy who said to me, ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on’ and the other thing he used to say was, ‘Nothing too much man, just out of sight.’ “I always thought that it was a great thing to say, so it was really...
