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    RIP Eddie Money, ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ Singer, Dies at 70

    By SHIRLEY HALPERIN - Variety Magazine




    Eddie Money, the prolific singer and songwriter whose songs “Baby Hold On,” “Two Tickets to Paradise,” “Shakin'” and “Take Me Home Tonight” soundtracked popular music in the 1980s, died Friday (Sept. 13). He was 70.

    A statement provided by his family reads: “The Money Family regrets to announce that Eddie passed away peacefully early this morning. It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our loving husband and father. We cannot imagine our world without him. We are grateful that he will live on forever through his music.”

    Money recently revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer.

    A reality television series about Money and his family, “Real Money,” had aired on AXS TV starting in April 2018. It chronicled his life at home and with his family, revealing his health struggles.

    Money made his home in the Bay Area where he performed at the city’s clubs regularly. A star of MTV’s formative years, during which he starred in a series of comedic music videos, he saw major chart success with such songs as “Baby Hold On” and “Two Tickets to Paradise” and in 1986 “Take Me Home Tonight”, a duet with Ronnie Spector, which was a radio hit. He was signed to Columbia Records and released 11 albums throughout his career.

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    This is my favorite Eddie Money song...


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    That sucks.. I love Eddie Money..

    Good song, Lance.

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    I think of Eddie Money like Joe Walsh. Both are talented performers who make funny faces (check out Eddie at :14) who will never be like other 'performers' who tend to rely on their looks instead of their talent (I see you DGX).



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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal-9000 View Post
    I think of Eddie Money like Joe Walsh. Both are talented performers who make funny faces (check out Eddie at :14) who will never be like other 'performers' who tend to rely on their looks instead of their talent (I see you DGX).


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    And what's interesting is that he really hit it 'big' during the dawn and heyday of MTV, where looks were a big thing because of the newfangled 'music video'.

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    A song like Take Me Home Tonight is so iconic. Same with Two Tickets to Paradise.

    Performers and artists today only wish they could write something (original) like that and have people instantly react to it ...35 years later.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal-9000 View Post
    A song like Take Me Home Tonight is so iconic. Same with Two Tickets to Paradise.

    Performers and artists today only wish they could write something (original) like that and have people instantly react to it ...35 years later.
    90% of the crap that's popular now won't even be remembered 5 years from now. Nobody writes their own music, hardly any of them can play an instrument. And a good portion of them can't even sing well live, only in a studio where they can 'polish' the recordings. People may dog someone like Taylor Swift, but she writes ALL her own music, she can actually sing, and she plays multiple instruments.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teh One Who Knocks View Post
    90% of the crap that's popular now won't even be remembered 5 years from now. Nobody writes their own music, hardly any of them can play an instrument. And a good portion of them can't even sing well live, only in a studio where they can 'polish' the recordings. People may dog someone like Taylor Swift, but she writes ALL her own music, she can actually sing, and she plays multiple instruments.
    I watched an admitted shit cover band called Precocious (young girls..) butcher Carry on my Wayward Son...but you know, I still got that old timey feeling of how cool. These teens are attempting to cover a song from 30 years ago and I instantly identified with it. Butcher is a strong word. The guitarist is actually going to be a great player some day I think.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal-9000 View Post
    I watched an admitted shit cover band called Precocious (young girls..) butcher Carry on my Wayward Son...but you know, I still got that old timey feeling of how cool. These teens are attempting to cover a song from 30 years ago and I instantly identified with it. Butcher is a strong word. The guitarist is actually going to be a great player some day I think.
    You mean no one is picking up a guitar and covering the Spice Girls?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teh One Who Knocks View Post
    You mean no one is picking up a guitar and covering the Spice Girls?
    Probably ironically...

    You don't check out my cover song thread? There's a disproportionate amount of old, white guys covering certain songs. I lost my shit when 5 of them do guitar or base covers for The Go-Go's, We Got The Beat

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    I like 'Baby hold on'.. (among others)

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    Music was better when ugly people were allowed to make it.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal-9000 View Post
    Music was better when ugly people were allowed to make it.


    Sorry, I'm a little slow today. I was running around outside in the heat.



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    Quote Originally Posted by DemonGeminiX View Post
    Sorry, I'm a little slow today. I was running around outside in the heat.



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