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Old 08-12-2016, 12:06
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Sad news, more sad news

This time of year we never fail to hear probably his most famous song

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38251936
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Old 08-12-2016, 12:13
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They said there'd be snow at Christmas
They said there'd be peace on earth
But instead it just kept on raining...

Sad news.
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Old 08-12-2016, 12:28
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Two of them gone his year. What sad news.
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Old 08-12-2016, 12:29
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i always liked the line "the christmas you get, you deserve".

more sad news.... trouble is, the rock n roll generation are now at an age where death looms close by..
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Old 08-12-2016, 12:33
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I'll admit to only being familiar with his Christmas song, but it's one of my favourites.

Wonder if it'll go to number one this year.
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Old 08-12-2016, 12:38
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He's now In The Court Of The Crimson King RIP Greg.
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Old 08-12-2016, 12:45
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Dreadful to read this news. RIP to one so talented and to be much, much-missed.
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Old 08-12-2016, 12:46
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As a dedicated Crimhead I'm gutted about this. He was such an important element on the first 2 albums.
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Old 08-12-2016, 13:53
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Very sad news.
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Old 08-12-2016, 13:55
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IMHO The greatest Christmas song EVER-nothing comes close and as a member of ELP fanfare for the common man was the second best instrumental ever -so bad a bad effort

RIP Greg
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Old 08-12-2016, 13:59
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IMHO The greatest Christmas song EVER-nothing comes close
Spot on.
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Old 08-12-2016, 14:48
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Great shame. That's 2 of ELP gone in 1 year.

Loved Cadence and Cascade from King Crimson's In The Wake Of Poseidon, but no original version on YT, incredibly.
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Old 08-12-2016, 16:16
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Very sad news indeed.

A great singer and a superb bass player. Who can forget his soaring vocals on In the Court of the Crimson King, or the hugely complex bass line he laid down on 21st Century Schizoid Man?

Many people will probably only remember him for his Christmas song, but with Roy Emerson (Nice) and Carl Palmer (Atomic Rooster) as Emerson, Lake & Palmer they made some really great albums in the good old days of prog rock.

Massive influence and will be sorely missed, but we'll always have the music.

RIP Greg.
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Old 08-12-2016, 19:27
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my all time favourite Christmas song. Thanks to I Believe In father Christmas he'll truly never be forgotten. A real Christmas present, that song.
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Old 08-12-2016, 19:48
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... but with Roy Emerson (Nice) ...
Who strummed a mean air guitar using his tennis racket.
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Old 08-12-2016, 19:50
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be nice to get Greg to number one for Christmas
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Old 08-12-2016, 19:57
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be nice to get Greg to number one for Christmas
That would be a really nice acknowledgement.

'Welcome Back My Friends to the Show that Never Ends....'
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Old 08-12-2016, 20:15
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Another really shocking death in the music world.

As soon as I read about this, I instantly thought of I Believe In Father Christmas and the tragic timing of his death and the fact Christmas is fast approaching.

R.I.P. Greg
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Old 08-12-2016, 20:22
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Two of them gone his year. What sad news.
Yes, two great and original musical talents have left us within a year. At least we still have their music to remember them by.
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Old 08-12-2016, 21:28
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Another really shocking death in the music world.

As soon as I read about this, I instantly thought of I Believe In Father Christmas and the tragic timing of his death and the fact Christmas is fast approaching.

R.I.P. Greg
There was similarly the tragedy of Kirsty MacColl's fatal accident just before Christmas 2000 after she had a classic Christmas hit, back in 1987.
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Old 08-12-2016, 22:50
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Yet more sad news.

I remember buying In the Court of the Crimson King in my teens.

As with others, Greg's is my favourite Christmas song of all time.
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Old 08-12-2016, 22:51
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He's now In The Court Of The Crimson King RIP Greg.
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Old 09-12-2016, 14:50
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Old 09-12-2016, 16:28
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Who strummed a mean air guitar using his tennis racket.
Ha-ha!

So you were paying attention after all. Deliberate mistake .. Keith Emerson it was of course, virtuoso keyboard player and ace knife thrower!
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Old 09-12-2016, 17:49
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Back in 2005, a Guardian reader sent in a question about whether it was possible to live off the earnings from a Christmas hit - and Greg Lake wrote back with his answer:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/mu...er-to-guardian
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