![]() ![]() Michael Jackson is being treated worse than Glitter and Jackson unlike Glitter has not been convicted for paedophilia. I agree that we should no longer give Glitter oxygen for his music and royalties and herin lies the dilemma. I do not think it is right to try to air brush Glitter out of pop history because these things happened and he still has hard core fans today. immense contribution music but hated the man because of what he did. A popular musician recently stated that growing up he was inspired by ‘Rock and Roll Part 1& 2.’ he said he loved the music and G.G. was iconic and still is so far as music is concerned. I think the article is right that the artist and the music is different. So no-one has any excuse to complain they are deprived of GG & JK`s music do they ? In the case of GG, he was such a larger than life character, his personalty, stage presence and his songs are one and for that reason he wont be played on radio again, in his lifetime anyway and whilst people wont hear the music of paedophiles on the tv or radio, nearly everyone has access to a computer and both Glitter & King`s music are widely available to buy on every music download site from which they derive royalties as performers and songwriters and their videos are widely available to view on youtube and elsewhere. Jerry Lee and Jacko similary are innocent of any charges whatever we may think of them.Īs I commented before there is however one offence the general public will not forgive and forget and that is paedophilia and in that regard I`m afraid I cant agree with your comment that `music exists quite separately from the person`. In the case of Spector he produced songs for other artists so there would be no justifiable reason why songs performed by The Ronettes, The Righteous Brothers etc should not be played becuase the writer/producer on these records had committed a serious offence, that would be like not playing The Glitter Band`s own songs becuase they were guilty by association. Nearly all the offences you quote murder,domestic abuse etc, the general public will forgive ( Eastenders Leslie Grantham an example having murdered a taxi driver in an earlier life ). Let’s hope that someone finally decides to make the sensible decision and allow people to make up their own mind and hear Gary Glitter’s music for what it is – whatever the actions of the man. Yup, it’s a sample taken from none other than Gary Glitter’s Rock and Roll Part 2. Do you recognise the drum beat that kicks it off and continues throughout the song. Let’s not forget that his music was loved so much during the 1970s that he achieved 3 No.1s and another 8 Top 10 hits – no flash in the pan.Īnd in case you think he’s been completely expunged from popular music, take a closer listen to Katy Perry’s worldwide smash hit I Kissed A Girl. Can you imagine radio stations without the option of playing Beat It, Billie Jean, Wanna Be Startin’ Something or Smooth Criminal?Īs I said before Glitter is obviously a disturbed individual, but his music should be separated from the man. If radio bosses carried out the same punishment on their music, as has been on Glitter’s, the likes of Great Balls of Fire, I Feel Good and Be My Baby would rarely be heard ever again.Īnd imagine what a dilemma radio bosses would have had if Michael Jackson had been found guilty of the child abuse crimes of which he was accused back in 2005. Take the following music artists, for example: Jerry Lee Lewis ( married his 13-year-old cousin), James Brown ( convicted of armed robbery and arrested numerous times for domestic abuse) and Phil Spector ( convicted of murder). Glitter – real name Paul Gadd – committed a pretty heinous crime, but is that a reason to expunge his music from the annals of history? I don’t think so. So there was naturally a bit of a kerfuffle when Gwyneth Paltrow decided to perform a cover version of Do You Wanna Touch Me on the TV show Glee – a song, in case you’re interested, that in January 1973 reached No.2 in the UK singles charts. Radio 2 – the most likely outlet for his tunes – regularly overlook him in the likes of Pick of The Pops or their festive/bank holiday countdowns. In fact, you’ll rarely – if ever – hear one of his songs played on the radio. Once one of the darlings of the 70s glam-rock music scene, he is now synonymous with his various convictions for child porn and transformation from a slightly manic-looking pop star to a bald-headed weirdo with a grey goatee. Mention the name Gary Glitter to most over-30s in the UK and you’ll usually get a look of contempt.
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