Poll: What is your pick for the best song about technology?

@stephenbrown4211

Жыл бұрын

Telephone Line ELO Just remembered Sleeping Satellite Tasmin Archer big UK hit not sure about US Recovering The Satellites Counting Crows

@chrisdepoy3370

Жыл бұрын

"She Blinded Me With Science". Dolby hit a home run with that one.

@surlechapeau

Жыл бұрын

TV Is King- The Tubes

@catherine6653

Жыл бұрын

Operater by Jim Coche. He mentions the phone call costs a dime. There are no more phone booths anymore. That is also where Clark Kent changed into Superman in a phone booth. 🦸‍♂️

@flavellinator

Жыл бұрын

"867-5309 / Jenny" by Tommy Tutone and "Spirit of Radio" by Rush

Adam I was pleasantly surprised by this interview. I had no idea that the man who wrote the pina colada song had such a high musical intellect. It's interviews like this that keep me tuned in to this channel. Keep up the great work!

@ProfessorofRock

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken!

@Shauma_llama

Жыл бұрын

This was a much better episode than I thought it would be. 😀 I'm going to read more about him right now.

Rupert seems like such a great and funny person! It would be great to have him as a friend. A barrel of laughs guaranteed!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

Жыл бұрын

Would love to sip some tea with him anytime!

@lindayoung4959

Жыл бұрын

He is fun to have lunch with.

"As beeps go, that was one my best three beeps" lol

My mother still talks to voicemail like its an answering machine , are you there- pick up if you can hear me. shes 88 .

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

Жыл бұрын

It is the old fashioned voicemail.

What I thought was interesting was that when Rubert came out with The Pina Colada Song all the rock and pop men all wore long hair and dressed a certain way (with the exemption of Elton John and David Bowie). Rubert Holmes looked liked your math and science teacher which in a weird way made rhe songs he did more relatable. The creativity people had back then. No wonder our entertainment was so good.

Most people who have heard of Rupert Holmes only seem to have heard of "The Pina Colada Song", but "Answering Machine" and "HIM" also deserve recognition!

@robster7316

Жыл бұрын

Agree! Very talented and unique songwriter.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Both songs are just as compelling.

@RBS_

Жыл бұрын

....BOTH tunes actually held up BETTER than the Big hit! ...they are CONSTANTLY on Yacht Rock Radio!

@MomLAU

Жыл бұрын

I like "Answering Machine" best.

@Dr.Quarex

Жыл бұрын

Answering Machine is the most hilariously dated song but I love it

This man is such a great story teller and so versatile. Now I want to read his books

@twilagitschlag5662

Жыл бұрын

That was my thoughts want to read his books

@lindayoung4959

Жыл бұрын

SWING is great. Set in the same era of REMEMBER WENN. Waiting for the new one to come out this year.

A 50s ballad with an 80s production. That right there is a quotable quote. Just golden.👍

Rupert Holmes is a lyrical genius, no question. His comments about old-time radio are spot on. And it's wonderful to realize just how related that is to story songs. (Though the concept predates radio, but it's still cool.)

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

Жыл бұрын

He’s the master of story songs IMO.

I could listen to Rupert all day. He's so interesting and just like one of the guys you'd hang out with just to shoot the sh!t. I remember the song, "Him", from when I was working at the school (Substitute custodian) and we'd play the radio over the schools PA system. so many great songs would come on and this was one that had me listening to the lyrics.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

Жыл бұрын

He’s one of the smartest people out there, no doubt.

@whutzat

Жыл бұрын

HIM is so wonderfully melodic and emotional, yet fairly simple for all that.

Your interviews have made me appreciate artists even more. Rupert Holmes is so brilliant, creative, and a true artist. I could listen to him for hours. Never knew about this song. Now I'm an even bigger fan. Thank you!

Rupert Holmes is one of the smartest men I have ever seen, honestly. The stories of his hits are some of the most fascinating stories out there! I have to admit I had never heard “Answering Machine” or its story before today and now I’m gonna have to ask my mom if she has any stories of growing up with answering machines!

@ProfessorofRock

Жыл бұрын

He’s one of my favorite interviews ever!

@johnnada1222

Жыл бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock yes , he is a very enjoyable interview for your channel.

@billkeithchannel

Жыл бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock It was great seeing more of this interview. Thanks Adam!

@wsemmons2001

Жыл бұрын

After hearing this interview, I want to check out other songs of his I don't know, but even more so I want to sample some of his writing. Very cool guy.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

Жыл бұрын

@@wsemmons2001 Don’t blame you there!

I always loved Robert Holmes songs, and its interesting to find out how he stayed relevant even after his own hits may have faded somewhat. Finding ways of reinventing himself and succeeding is truly a work of a genius.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

Жыл бұрын

He’s super prolific, even if he only had a few hit songs of his own.

Rupert is such an intuiting guest. He’s fearless! I am a HUGE Dickens’ fan so I’m going to check out his Broadway musical ! Thank you for another riveting interview!

@ProfessorofRock

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tina-Marie!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

Жыл бұрын

I need to check out his musical too! I wanna dive into more of his talents!

Another great Rupert Holmes episode! I still can’t get over him writing Timothy for the Buoys. I remember calling and calling my local request line to request Timothy and when I finally got though they tried to talk me into requesting something else???

@areneesouder

Жыл бұрын

I remember Timothy

I was hitherto oblivious to the fact that Rupert composed "You Got it All", possibly my favorite song by the Jetts. It's kind of funny, but back when MP3 sharing was still free of charge and a black market entity, I was looking for their original version of the song and first ended up downloading a copy of the Britney Spears cover. The minute Rupert mentioned Britney's name in the context of not writing sexually explicit material for teenagers to sing, I almost went through the ceiling.

@joeymorvant161

Жыл бұрын

I love The Jets, Britney and Christina! I also love Rupert, else I would not've tuned in!

Very enjoyable interview. I go back to some of the radio days and new technology. I was as smiling with his description of mental tearing apart and the spastic of an answering machine. The first song of his that I remember hearing was Timothy. When I got older, I understood the song better. I'm glad that he doing so well, he looks in good health.

Rupert is so spot on about answering machine messages from back in the day! It kind of extended "the ring" of the phone and you could pick up if you liked the person or the message enough.

@ProfessorofRock

Жыл бұрын

That’s exactly how it was!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

Жыл бұрын

Pretty cool! My mother said she saw it as kind of like the vintage version of voicemail!

@TitianTopsyTurvy

Жыл бұрын

I still have a landline and have an answerphone. I use the extra time to get to the phone (not as quick as I used to be getting across the room), my old Mum knows to hang on while the message plays!

@lindayoung4959

Жыл бұрын

We still have one. We use it to screen calls.

"Answering Machine" should've been a much bigger hit.

Oh man, such a kewl interview with Rupert Holmes. Can’t believe I forgot about that answering machine song lol. Did not know he wrote You Got It All for The Jets. As for Piña Colada, it was constantly playing on the PA at my first job in a supermarket in 1990 along with other 70s and early 80s songs (Starbuck, America, Fleetwood Mac, Starland Vocal Band, and Olivia Newton-John to name a few), so every time I hear it especially if I’m in a supermarket these days, it brings back memories of bagging groceries and getting caught in the rain while bringing in the shopping carts.🤘🏻

I love Answering Machine! I used the chorus from that song as the message on my actual answering machine in the 90’s. Thanks for covering this one, Professor of Rock. 💖

Yay! The Rupert Holmes interviews are always so good.

I remember those days of answering machines. My parents got one in the early 80s. There were several friends who refused to "talk to a machine" so would repeatedly call every few minutes and hang up if the machine answered causing it to record a blank message. My personal favorite was the ones who felt that you should know it had been them.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

Жыл бұрын

I remember my aunt used an answering machine in the early 90s to record songs like “Vote Baby Vote” by Deeelite in order to remind her sisters to vote in the election. My mom was the youngest sister, and she was the oldest. It was so much fun for them.

@lindayoung4959

Жыл бұрын

Wait. You mean people don't have answering machines anymore? We do. All we get are spam calls, but ...

@probuilder961

Жыл бұрын

I had a client in the late 1990's whose outgoing message on his home answering machine was, "Hello? Hello?, I can't hear you!...Oh, I guess you'll have to leave a message." Made me feel like an idiot the first time, thereafter, I just smiled & waited for the beep.

Nice beeps, Rupert. The whole thing, the song and your story are a rich flashback to my youth. And your sense of humor, priceless. Thanks

This channel hits on all the good stuff from my childhood. If you watched The Midnight Special and listened to Wolfman Jack you found your home. Aroooooooo! Love every episode.

Always loved The Pina Colada Song. The two “cheaters” actually only thought about it. It sounds like everything Rupert Holmes does is very intentional.

Adam great interview. For years I knew the Escape song and Timothy song. I never heard the answering machine song. Thank you for the interview. My USPS mail carrier originally from the Philippines introduced me to Rupert Holmes song Terminal. I don't like it at first. Now I simply love it. Keep up the good work!!

I enjoyed the interview. I was in middle school when these songs were on the charts so I was just kid, really. As an adult I enjoy the stories behind the songs and Rupert is a master storyteller.

Always good to hear of someone who refuses to give up or be pigeonholed! Great interview

Wow Adam, you’ve done it again - sharing with us such an illuminating interview. I’ve loved Escape since it was released when I was only eight years old. Before today, I knew nothing about Rupert Holmes, other than as the singer of that song. What a clever, talented, interesting and multifaceted man he is. I listened to Answering Machine straight after watching your interview. Hilarious song.

I didn’t realize he was so multi-talented. Thank you for another great video.

At the time back then I loved You Got It All so much and I didn’t know Rupert Holmes wrote it. Now, because I am so nostalgic for love songs because they are not popular , You Got It All is my favorite 80’s song of all time! I watch the video on KZread everyday! So thanks Rupert! Great interview!

That’s why this channel is so great , had no idea about mr Holmes other endeavours .

Great interview!!!!!

Excellent video. Thank you.

Great interview! I loved his understanding that songwriters had to paint the picture with their lyrics prior to the days of MTV. The best were storytellers.

Rupert needs his OWN KZread show! What an interesting and knowledgeable man and artist. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go and get my cat some dog food. 😊

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

Жыл бұрын

I’d watch the HELL out of his KZread show!

@ProfessorofRock

Жыл бұрын

He is so good!

Thank you for putting these interviews out there. I had no idea Rupert Holmes was so darned interesting. I just bought his mystery novel on Amazon. I'm looking forward to reading it.

What a fascinating interview. Thank you.

My favorite TV show is "The Partridge Family". It debuted on my 5th birthday and while I didn't pay much attention to it during it's first couple of seasons I quickly fell in love with it before it went into reruns. I loved all the music as well and like The Monkees before them the Partridge Family had a great stable of writers and one of the things I don't hear too much when everyone talks about Rupert Holmes is his contribution to the PF catalog, "Echo Valley 2-6809" . Years later Jenny's number would become more etched in my mind than this one but like other Rupert songs, he does a great job of painting a picture of the story in your head with his lyrics. The powerful and super emotive voice of David Cassidy worked so well with that song. As far as "Escape" goes, I'm not usually one for having a song take me back to a particular time like most people but this one does bring me back to my time of adolescence. I was around 14 when that one came out and that's right about the time most people, including myself, start to really gain an appreciation for music and develop their specific musical tastes. Puberty was over and high school was just beginning so it was a very memorable time in my life and that song definitely marks it in my mind.

Can you please do a video on Bob Scaggs Dirty lowdown? What a great song with a soulful rythym.

@shiroibasketshoes

Жыл бұрын

That's Boz Scaggs and the song is just called "Lowdown."

@Dick_Dickerson417

Жыл бұрын

@@shiroibasketshoes i know stupid autofill

@shiroibasketshoes

Жыл бұрын

@@Dick_Dickerson417 Sorry about your autofill. Also "rythym" should be "rhythm." Have a nice day.

I always remembered "You got it all" from when it was in radio and bought The Jets CDs. She could really sing! It's a shame the greatest artists and songs aren't played on radio, which is why to this day I duplicated by CDs to thumb drive to play in the car.

I love this guy & his music. I used to use a excerpt frpm "Answering Machine" as the outgoing message on mine.

I first found Rupert Holmes when I was in 8th grade (1983) with the Pina Colada song! And then, for me, that was it. YEARS later, I heard Him and was blown away (again)! I hate to admit that I’ve NEVER heard that answering machine song…. Doesn’t matter, I still think he was a FANTASTIC story teller; a real wordsmith! And from your interview, I can tell he is truly a THINKER and THAT is what still makes me listen to his music. You can tell the “Gatekeepers” to stick it, cuz his career is SO NO OVER! 😛

I love the way you do interviews- specifically, you just let people talk. I find it really frustrating when someone who’s being interviewed is telling a story, and is being thoughtful, and the interviewer senses “dead air” and jumps in! I’m always curious what golden nugget might have come out if people were allowed to finish their story naturally!!! Keep up the great work, it’s very appreciated!!!!

I really like your interviews with Rupert. He seems like such a nice, down to earth kinda guy.

He is a great interviewee, so to speak.. Did NOT know he was part of Timothy and I remember that song from waaaaaay back. Another great episode.

I remember watching the Jets on TV singing...I fell in love with their songs, but never knew they didn't write them.

Very interesting interview. Great job Professor

Every time you feature Rupert Holmes, I learn something new about his career. He’s obviously very talented to be able to go from writing and singing music to publishing novels to writing musicals and then cowriting pop songs for other groups. And such a great interview too, like so many other people have stated already.

@amyrussell860

Жыл бұрын

I agree. He is like Bobby Caldwell. Very successful career, just flew under the fame radar. I actually like 'Him' and 'Answering machine.' as songs. I still remember getting my first answering machine. My best friends response was something on the order of I was moving up in the world. And yes, I got the crap scared out of me and enjoyed scaring callers by picking up while leaving a message. Come to think of it, it could be considered an early form of trolling. 🤣

Wow, such a great interview! Mr. Holmes is a story teller as he's being interviewed. Requesting you do this again, but make it at least an hour. Have to go find some rum...

My brother and I have been joking about “Getting dog food for the cat” for years. Love that line!

Great interview these videos are soo cool

Loved this episode!

Wow! I didn't realize Rupert did so much! And I had heard "Him" before, just didn't know Rupert sang it. And let's face it, the "Pina Colada Song" is immortal! I've seen younger generations do their KZread reaction videos of them listening to it - they like it and think it's hilarious! 😀

@shiroibasketshoes

Жыл бұрын

He did so many albums there is a box set of them! "Cast of Characters the Rupert Holmes songbook." He autographed mine for me.

Another great video, keep it up!

Wow this guy is so insightful and funny . Could listen to him all day👍👍

As soon as you said he'd "diversified his talents," I KNEW It was Rupert Holmes! I remember watching the TV show in the 90s called "Remember WENN" about a radio station during WWII and being surprised when I saw his name in the credits as "Creator." (It was a really good series, too!) Since then I've seen his name pop up in other "unexpected" places. As for "Answering Machine" being "obsolete," not quite yet. Nowadays they tend to be built into phones, but they're very much a real thing. As for technology songs, "Space Oddity" by David Bowie, or for folks into Canadian folk artists, "White Collar Holler" by Stan Rogers. What I find so amazing about the latter is that even though Stan Rogers died in 1983, the technology mentioned in that song hasn't changed.

@fivestring65ify

Жыл бұрын

Yes, they are called voice mail

Always love Rupert interviews, he's such a great storyteller and always remembers what his mindset was going into a new project. How amazing is it that everything he puts his heart into became gold. If there was a man that really did follow his dreams and succeed it's Rupert. What a fascinating guy.Great work professor. Bring Rupert back again to talk some more, always interesting

@ProfessorofRock

Жыл бұрын

Thanks My Name. I love him too!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

Жыл бұрын

He’s one of the smartest musicians out there, truly.

Never knew much about Rupert Holmes other than facts. This interview really gave me a great perspective of him as a person. His joke about one of the three best beeps was hilarious!

Rupert is one of my favorite interviews too. I think my favorite is the guy from Starbuck. One hit wonders are the best interviews.

@shiroibasketshoes

Жыл бұрын

Neither Rupert Holmes nor Bruce Blackburn of Starbuck were one hit wonders. I like Starbuck's top 40 "Everybody Be Dancin'" as much as "Moonlight Feels Right."

Love this one. One of my favorites.

Rupert now looks like every girls' father I asked "What time would you like your daughter home?" while in high school. Dang!!! 2 songs short to qualify for a best of album....Toni Basil has one. So enjoyed this video/interview

Rupert Holmes is the ultimate renaissance man and I’m just glad I’m living in his world. What other artist can you say has successfully covered it all? Radio, theater, television, books-frankly, I’m astonished he hasn’t written a movie but that may be up his sleeve so I may be speaking too soon. Give the man an honorary EGOT! 😁

Lol I actually have an answering machine for my land line. It's digital. Not a cassette. I got one a couple years ago when robo calls got ridiculous. It's easier to screen calls than on voice messages. I haven't heard the answering machine song in years.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

Жыл бұрын

I’m so sick of robocalls, so I don’t blame you!

Rupert's debut solo album on Epic/CBS Records in 1974, "Widescreen," caught the attention of Barbra Streisand, who loved Rupert's ability to craft a recorded sound not unlike a cinematic film experience. She enlisted him to produce her 1975 Columbia Records album, "Lazy Afternoon," where she recorded his "Widescreen" song (and several others). He also produced and arranged several other Babs albums! Rupert, showing his flexibility, also produced Sparks' "Big Beat" album (also for Columbia) in 1976. Seriously, if all you musically know about Rupert is "Escape," leave that song to the old ladies over tea, and do a deep dive into the man's vast production, arranging, songwriting, and recording output! I'm sure we've all heard "Escape" 84,000 times too many, by now (this week alone)! Diversify your listening experience!

What a great story teller... an artform that is rare to come by. Also love the Al Green t-shirt.

@ProfessorofRock

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hi Professor Of Rock; I am a big Rupert Holmes fan, too, and bought all his albums. I quite enjoyed your additional interview footage. I love all his songs and I hope you’ll ask him about less known ones like “Terminal,” “Letters The Cross In The Mail” which Barbra Streisand covered, and “The People That You Never Get To Love” which Susannah McCorkle covered. You have cool Al Green and Phil Collins shirts. Yes, I used to jot down rankings from Casey Kasem’s “American Top 40,” not in a Trapper Keeper but on paper from dad’s Philco Ford company. Yes, it is great how he diversified into other entertainment areas, but I was so disappointed he stopped making albums. Rupert Holmes’ “Answering Machine” is not obsolete. I still check my answering machine messages, not voicemail, not texts, each time I get home. I don’t own a cellphone, never have and never will. From Rupert’s next two albums you said flopped, the both excellent “Adventure” and conceptual “Full Circle,” “Morning Man” reached #68 Billboard pop, #21 Adult Contemporary, and “I Don’t Need You” reached #56 and #21 AC. “Loved By The One You Love” and “The End” were also top 40 AC hits. As for “didn’t have Robert Redford’s looks,” I knew a lady who thought Rupert was very handsome and had a flat of his “Adventure” album you said “flopped” on her bedroom wall. The term “very unique” is ungrammatical. “Unique” is an absolute term, either something is unique or it is not; uniqueness cannot be grammatically be qualified in degrees. I’d rather hear Rupert Holmes’ voice than Freddie Mercury’s. When you said and wrote that the album with multiple hits never reached those levels again, you meant the artist never did. I wish you had not brought up “pack of cigarettes” in ”Him,” especially since cigarettes killed my father even though he quit smoking before I was born. I loved the song “Him” except it’s tough to just gloss over the first verses about cigarettes and a particular brand of “smokes.” I don’t blame Rupert; I know it’s meant to be a “slice of life” story; I just hope he doesn’t smoke these days. You wanted to claim Rupert’s next two albums after “Partners In Crime” had no hits, so you acted like the AC chart doesn’t exist. But I guess since you think it sounds better to say “You Got It All” reached #1 instead of #3, you only refer to the AC chart placing in that case, without clarifying which chart you meant. So you alter the concept of chart peaks in the listeners’ minds to suit your attention grabbing goals. I think it is more important to make certain the listener always gets easy to understand facts about chart positions as well as the other details. You do great at many other aspects. The Jets’ career ended up messed up by tragedy, and I understand referring to that would have gotten too off topic for your presentation, but it would have been nice if your feature had named the “You Got It All” lead singer Elizabeth Wolfgramm. Have a nice day and keep up the excellent work.

Rupert is multi talented. Your interviews with him are very entertaining.

I've literally never heard this song, of course I've heard Escape but I didn't know he had any other songs. Escape always cracked me up, when they see each other in the bar and she says "Oh. it's you" and everything is fine. Like your wife/girlfriend would just be like this so funny, let's go on vacation.

A genuinely funny guy with great intuition. This guy bloke was going to be successful whatever he chose.

Definitely an interesting guy, bouncing around different mediums. To me, it shows an inexhaustible curiosity. Is this the same interview where you delved into Timothy? If so, great job parsing multiple stories and exploring all the facets.

P.S. Rupert made great points about how people would try to screen 1980s phone calls or disbelieve the person was really out. I liked how 1980s answering machines let you eject a cassette tape to dub off messages you wanted to keep. My answering machine now keeps having too little space because I can't do that. By the way, I used to think the lyric "I'm not in at present, I'm sure you know this whole routine" was "I'm not any person, I'm sure you know this whole routine."

@NemoConsequentae

Жыл бұрын

But you could also have some great messages. I knew a group of 4 people sharing a house. Their message started off as, "This is the house of B & D, and S & M. Those are our initials, not our lifestyle."

@shiroibasketshoes

Жыл бұрын

@@NemoConsequentae Yes, you could customize your own messages and there were services and artists that did jingles for people's answering machines; I have a CD of a bunch of them that imitate hit songs.

"If you come out with the same record as your second record, it can actually limit your career". ha ha, tell that to Angus and Malcolm!! Interesting interview and I liked the observation that Superman on the radio is better than Superman on television, the choreography in the head (for which the comics were intended IMO!).

Funny I was just playing the "Partners in Crime" record the last few days. The "People You Never Get to Love" is a song I have thought about all of my life since. That song really impacted me. It is like a part of me. Images like "you see her in non-fiction V through Y" or "in a passing Buick when you've been pulled over by a traffic cop".

Wow this is great. Rupert Holmes is a really good storyteller and had a long career after 1980. Nice job.

@mowm88

Жыл бұрын

I also did Not expect a sequence on the Jets(!). That was nice too.

I'm maybe 2 or 3 years older than you, so The Jets were a hit when I was still in high school, and I knew that song well. And he also wrote a Broadway hit?! I am always amazed to find out that the minds behind hits that I knew and loved also were behind something seemingly radically different. Rupert definitely has an amazing talent!

If he thinks an Answering Machine is obsolete, wait 'til he hears Jim Croce singing about something called an Operator. 😉 Also, my junior high English class read The Lady Or The Tiger. I had forgotten that existed. Thanks for bring back old memories.

My comment is that this interview was too short! More Rupert Holmes, please!

AL GREEN I LOVE THAT SHIRT .I WAS LISTENING TO HIS GREATEST HITS JUST NOW. TBIS IS GETTING SPOOKY!

Holmes, is a very, very bright person. Not enough can be said about his ability to 'play the game'.

Him & Escape are amazing!!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

A man of many talents and a wonderful story teller! Very perceptive, too.

@ProfessorofRock

Жыл бұрын

Glad you recognize it too!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

Жыл бұрын

He’s so smart.

The Best lyricist songwriter of the 70's, to write a book and the music for a playright is awesome, and the best of all he is a great person!

I love to sing along to Him, one of my all time favorite songs.

He also wrote the soundtrack for the movie, NO SMALL AFFAIR, and did a cameo in the film.

I love listening to Rupert explain his songs

Such a genius! Timothy is STILL his best work IMO. Great (continued) interview, Adam. Is there more? 🤔😉

I didn't realize he wrote the Jets song "You got it all" and then you said he wrote further similar songs for them and I immediately thought of an extremely underrated song they sang called "Anytime" and sure enough, Rupert wrote that song too. Only made number 35 on the AC chart but it should have been a much bigger hit IMO. Very pretty song and I have some great memories slow dancing on the dance floor to that song back in the day..

Rupert Holmes reminds me of Richard Marx. Another guy who has been very successful writing and producing for other people, and people just don't realize how much his fingerprints are on in the industry.

Wow, Rupert Holmes has had a great career , I had no idea the guy behind escape has had so many accolades in other areas , great interview, I love the way you let the artists tell their story without interuppting them or cutting them off , great video

@ProfessorofRock

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

super interesting dude ...thanx professor

@ProfessorofRock

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I love this guy. He's incapable of not telling a compelling story. The hypothetical dinner gust game of what three dinner guests living or dead would you invite, well, I think I have to bump Judd Apatow and give Rupert that open slot now. He would be so engaging next to Chris Rock and Danny Trejo. 😂🤙

Such a talented man.

So much wow in episode. I never paid attention to who was responsible for the Pina colada song nor did I know about his involvement with any of the 80's groups 😳

Rupert is the Seinfeld of 1980s music!!Has a great understanding of social foibles and misunderstandings;-)

"Him" is an out and out classic. Should have also been a #1 record.

I've always thought the Pina Colada song was brilliant but didn't know who wrote it. Rupert Holmes is a tremendous talent for all his accomplishments

Always liked Escape, takes me back to those days and times. Rupert is a very talented man for sure.