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Sandie Shaw begins a three-week season at The Savoy Hotel restaurant room, London, England, UK, Europe. The opening night is roundly criticised by the music press. Her backing group for these dates is The Paramounts, later to find success as Procol Harum.Full article:
Andy Gray (reviewer, NME) Sandie Shaw started to sing I'll Stop At Nothing. But her throat stopped her. She tried again. No good. She turned to her Paramount backing group and shouted: 'Forget it, forget it.' Then she told the packed Savoy Hotel restaurant room: 'My throat always plays me up on that number'.
It was a rough opening for her. Her voice just wouldn't obey her. Her first number at this famous, plush entertainment centre, where so many top stars have played, was harsh and discordant. Her second, Always Something There To Remind Me, wasn't any better.
'Thank goodness the first two numbers are over,' she told her disappointed audience. 'The first two are always the worst.'
'Now let's start', she said, giving us her million-dollar smile. We all admired her bravery. The Clapping Song was much better. Then the disaster of I'll Stop At Nothing.
Barefooted, yet looking stunning with her glossy black hair, her pretty, pinkish dress with bolero top and skirt swinging freely, she just wasn't experienced enough for the gigantic ordeal of opening in the Savoy Hotel cabaret. But top marks for trying.
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It was a rough opening for her. Her voice just wouldn't obey her. Her first number at this famous, plush entertainment centre, where so many top stars have played, was harsh and discordant. Her second, Always Something There To Remind Me, wasn't any better.
'Thank goodness the first two numbers are over,' she told her disappointed audience. 'The first two are always the worst.'
'Now let's start', she said, giving us her million-dollar smile. We all admired her bravery. The Clapping Song was much better. Then the disaster of I'll Stop At Nothing.
Barefooted, yet looking stunning with her glossy black hair, her pretty, pinkish dress with bolero top and skirt swinging freely, she just wasn't experienced enough for the gigantic ordeal of opening in the Savoy Hotel cabaret. But top marks for trying.