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David or Donny? - a bit of 70s nostalgia!

by LynnM
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  • Profile picture of the author KimW
    Partridge Family ( though there were really only two family members in it, David and Shirley) or the Osmond family which was a real really big family? Seesm to be a family theme, how about adding another?
    The Cowsills




    As to your question, neither, they came out when I was at an age that they were considered bubble gum music and not for a "hip" teenager like I was at the time.
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    • Profile picture of the author LynnM
      Originally Posted by KimW View Post

      As to your question, neither, they came out when I was at an age that they were considered bubble gum music and not for a "hip" teenager like I was at the time.
      More one for the girls I think At school, you had to be in either the David or Donny camp. David for me!
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      • Profile picture of the author KimW
        Originally Posted by LynnM View Post

        More one for the girls I think At school, you had to be in either the David or Donny camp. David for me!
        LOL, you are definitely correct there, they were the girl's heartthobs. But I just remembered one more, what about this guy?

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        • Profile picture of the author LynnM
          Originally Posted by KimW View Post

          LOL, you are definitely correct there, they were the girl's heartthobs. But I just remembered one more, what about this guy?
          He wasn't well-known over here, just one minor hit. I don't recall any other individual male singers causing as much hysteria as the two Ds either. David Essex was quite nice to look at though!
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  • Profile picture of the author Kurt
    If I had to pick, it would be Michael. He really was talented...But I was never a big fan of teenie bopper...

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  • Profile picture of the author KimW
    He had only one hit over here that I know of, but it was and is a classic.
    Rock On!

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    • Profile picture of the author MoneyMagnetMagnate
      The fact that David Cassidy was a tortured rock and roller trapped inside a teen idol, made him much edgier in a subliminal way...he desperately wanted to be someone else in his shoes, and that gave him an edge -

      Whereas, Donnie had the edge of a butter-knife...:rolleyes:


      In their respective dressing rooms, David drank Jack Daniels and studied Hendrix. Donnie drank Dr. Pepper and studied Pat Boone...
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      • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
        Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate View Post

        <snip>Donnie drank Dr. Pepper and studied Pat Boone...
        Dr. Pepper. Nasty stuff. Drink it and you'll end up on Broadway or something.
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        • Profile picture of the author janeway
          I was definitely in love with David, had posters of him on all my walls, lol

          Anyone remember that Rick Springfield was also a heartthrob and not for "Jesse's Girl", he had a hit called "Speak to the Sky".
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        • Profile picture of the author MoneyMagnetMagnate
          Originally Posted by thunderbird View Post

          Dr. Pepper. Nasty stuff. Drink it and you'll end up on Broadway or something.
          That reminds me...I gotta go see "The Book of Mormon" -
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        • Profile picture of the author KimW
          Originally Posted by thunderbird View Post

          Dr. Pepper. Nasty stuff. Drink it and you'll end up on Broadway or something.
          DUDE! Dr Pepper is THE thing to drink. But the crap they call Dr Pepper nowadays isn't the real stuff. It has to be made with real sugaer. Luckily you can still get it that way on rare occasions.
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    • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
      Originally Posted by KimW View Post

      He had only one hit over here that I know of, but it was and is a classic.
      Rock On!

      David Essex - Rock On - YouTube
      David Essex, OBE, also starred in two great movies, 'Stardust' with Adam Faith, Keith Moon and Dave Edmunds and 'That'll Be The Day' with Ringo
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  • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
    Originally Posted by LynnM View Post


    IMHO the Osmonds could have rivaled the J5 but ( for whatever the reasons) they didn't come close to producing the dozens of hits like those of the Jacksons.


    BTW, I'll take Donny over David cause one bad apple...


    All The Best!!

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    • Profile picture of the author MoneyMagnetMagnate
      Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator View Post

      IMHO the Osmonds could have rivaled the J5 but ( for whatever the reasons) they didn't come close to producing the dozens of hits like those of the Jacksons.


      BTW, I'll take Donny over David cause one bad apple...


      All The Best!!

      TL
      :confused::confused: Oh, no (...) :p please elaborate! :rolleyes:
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      • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
        Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate View Post

        :confused::confused: Oh, no (...) :p please elaborate! :rolleyes:

        The question was David or Donny.

        If I had to listen to one of them perform, I'd choose Donnie just because of the song "One Bad Apple".


        I hope that clears things up for you.


        All The Best!!


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        • Profile picture of the author MoneyMagnetMagnate
          Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator View Post

          The question was David or Donny.

          If I had to listen to one of them perform, I'd choose Donnie just because of the song "One Bad Apple".


          I hope that clears things up for you.


          All The Best!!


          TL

          My 'bad' on the apple... I'd never heard of the song that I could recall. I just googled it to listen to, and it still didn't shake the tree - I don't think I've ever heard it before just now...

          Hence my being confused to the core...:rolleyes:
          Slainte'!
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    I STILL like the association better:


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  • Profile picture of the author hardraysnight
    what about bay city rollers

    there were a few of them, some may say too many

    a true fashion statement

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  • Profile picture of the author KimW
    I don't know how long this link will work, but it is basically a pictorial of stars then and now....and guess who is included...??

    Hanson: Then | Teen Idols: Then & Now | Comcast.net
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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
      Boy, could I run with this thread. I just don't have that kind of time. And I
      wouldn't even know where to begin.

      First off, Donny and David weren't the rivals. Donnie and Michael were. Many
      people said that the Osmonds were just a Jackson 5 wannabe.

      The Partridge Family had no rivals. They were in a class by themselves. The
      Cowsills (the closest competitor) were dead after 1969s "Hair" and "We Can Fly".

      The Partridge Family reign pretty much ended in 1972 with their last top 40
      single, "Looking Through The Eyes Of Love."

      The Osmonds had a few hits between 1971 and 1974 but they never really came close to the success of their first single "One Bad Apple" which was one of the top songs of 1971.

      Of course the Jackson 5 went on to become legends.

      Donny Osmond did make a comeback in 1988 with "Soldier Of Love" that
      peaked at # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was so totally different from his
      earlier image.

      During all this time, there was a group called The Defranco Family which was kind of an Osmonds wannabe. Funny, trying to be a wannabe of a 2nd rate group to the Jackson 5.

      They had a few decent hits between 1973 and 1974 with "Heartbeat It's A
      Lovebeat", "Abra-Ca-Dabra" and "Save The Last Dance For Me."

      They were okay, but I could take 'em or leave 'em.

      By the mid 70s, the teen idol craze was ending. We had disco, The Hustle and
      "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain and Tennille, two songs that
      practically defined the era in pop music.

      By this time, even The Jackson 5 were all but gone, their last BIG hit being in
      1973 with "Dancing Machine".

      However, little did anybody realize that Michael himself would have his best
      years (1982 - 1992, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous) ahead of him.

      I lived through it all, as well as many years before this all began.

      Which is why, to this day, I still miss The Cowsills.

      Because they had them all beat in my book.

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  • Profile picture of the author Rose Anderson
    Personally...I loved Bobby Sherman. Was he the most talented? Heck no. I didn't care....I just thought he was cute. Broke my heart when they cancelled "Here Comes the Brides" lol

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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    If it's David or Donny I'd have to go with Donny for one song, one that everyone else I knew hated.


    As for David Essex, this was number 1 in Canada and a top 5 in the US.

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