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Gilbert O'Sullivan: time for a reappraisal?

I always considered Gilbert O'Sullivan as a fey songwriter more suited to people like Jerry from the Good Life. Then I heard a song that knocked me sideways …In 1973, Gilbert O'Sullivan was a piano-playing superstar on a par with Elton John. Today, he is maybe mentioned in the same breath as Clifford T Ward – which means he is barely thought of at all. What was Gilbert all about? Fey tunes, valium ballads? Wasn't his music a little like something Jerry from The Good Life would create if he r...

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10:26 on August 25 2011

Gilbert O'Sullivan: time for a reappraisal?

Guardian Music — I always considered Gilbert O'Sullivan as a fey songwriter more suited to people like Jerry from the Good Life. Then I heard a song that knocked me sideways …In 1973, G... more info
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