John Waite (Babys, Bad English, solo): C or D?

Went out for lunch in a foul mood..."When I See You Smile" started playing out of nowhere and for some random reason just totally made my day. Who knew?

It made you smile.

Yes. Song delivers!

I heard it the other day out shopping as well. I can't get over how he looked at the time:

http://earbuds.popdose.com/jason/john_waite.jpg

Because I'd been so used to him looking like this:

http://www.thestevervault.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/waite_j2a.jpg

Also:

omigod "Change" is great.

My sis has said numerous times, on various occasions, in front of many witnesses, that we're to play this very, very loud at her funeral whenever the time comes. It is a slightly strange experience to be barrelling down a street in San Francisco in a crammed VW with her at the wheel blasting this out on the stereo.

the slow-mo's of him tossing his hair in the 'When I See You Smile' video are lololol

I'm amazed by how well "Missing You" has held up: such an amazing vocal and performance.

Obviously a real singer and I would not diss. I could hate the 80s singles but they're far better than any number of shit bar bands working at the time.

"i hear your name in certain circles and it always makes me smile"

idk what it is about that line that gets me

Found this letter to the editor in CREEM magazine, June 1980:

RE: MAIL (PILGRIM'S PROGRESS), APRIL '80 IN CREEM

To: Robert J. Moorhouse, A.K.A. retarded, luded-out, outdated, shit-lapping, rude, conditioned, docile, dirty & grimy, lobotomized, low life, scum-sucking fan:

YOU ARE RIGHT!
John Waite
(The Babys)
(ENGLISH SCUM)
X.O.X.

sounds pretty good for being 70. voice in good shape

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeCdTAIn-x8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mUtele6ONU

the tune's been transposed down a step or two from the studio track but I still agree, he sounds pretty good. you can hear there's some push in the higher notes.

a little raspy yeah.