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From: savoybg@aol.com (Bruce)
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Subject: Re: Johnny Tillitson, 86
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:38:15 +0000
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On Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:57:44 +0000, DianeE wrote:

> On 4/10/2025 8:52 PM, Dean wrote:
>> Just heard that Johnny "Poetry in Motion" Tillotson died on April 1st.
>> He was 86.
>>
>> Granted, Tillotson is not exactly a favorite in these parts, but I
>> thought his death was worth mentioning.
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> Bruce always makes fun of me because I am sentimental about "Poetry In
> Motion."  Used to be a good dance record when I was 12.  No apologies.

Ford just admitted that it was a favorite of his, and what's WAY worse
is that he also considered "Without You" to be a favorite. That is just
putrid. I give that a 1. That fucking nasally voice, the shitty female
chorus, and that horrid spoken word part in the middle. Do you know it,
Diane? You'd have to hate it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi6bl4Ny0rA

Can you listen to it once all the way through and rate it from 0 to 10?

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