Robert Gordon - Fire (1978)

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• Robert
• Gordon

[glenmann62]

I did sound for robert gordon at connections in clifton n.j. he was great , i ran a recording and the the asshole manager of the club confiscated it for his own use ! ...what a cunt!

[SushiOnFries]

His own use? Hmm... He's probably selling copies all over ebay as we speak.

Just kidding :-) Too bad you lost the recording, thou.

[GypsyKing7]

Frist time i heard Robert Gordon  was on the Radio, It was a King Biscuit flower Hour, and i've Been Hooked Ever Since Roberto Gordoni Is The Man!

[SushiOnFries]

Back in the day Robert Gordon got a lot of air time - at least in here.

It was allways The Way I Walk - and was allways waiting for The Red Cadillac. Not that I am still bitter or anything :-)

[duglethegreat]

I bought the 8 track of Robert Gordon in Toronto in 1978 or 79. It was 99 cents from Radio Shack! I was already hooked on American Grafitti, Sha Na Na, and lots more Rockabilly stuff. Red Hot is AMAZING, as is most ALL of Robert Gordons stuff! I never knew the Springsteen connection though!!!WOWOWOW! how cool is that!

[SushiOnFries]

Have to make a confession - it was only1990's when I realised "the Bruce Connection" :-)

I hope you still have the 8-track!

[davesharonpoky]

Read on Wikipedia that Bruce Springsteen wrote this song originally for Robert Gordon!

[mm040462]

His version of Red Hot was a great & first hit in Belgium & Holland. This song was already on the Lp. A year later it was a great hit for the Pointer Sisters

[DM313R]

This song is Fire

[jerseytarzan2]

@stiglathpileser It happens unfortunately. One time I went to see the Police in a Stadium and the opening act was ignored (partially because it was raining). They had a new song that was getting some airplay. The band? REM. Three years later, I went to see REM headline and my friends refused to go early to see the opening act. The band? 10,000 Maniacs which was about to breakthrough with the "In My Tribe" CD.

Saw Robert Gordon open for Southside Johnny. He was great!

[801liveable]

A CROSS BETWEEN ELVIS AND BRYAN FERRY..GOOD COVER THOUGH...

[stiglathpileser]

about thirty years ago I heard Robert open for the B52s. The ignorant fans booed as probably the greatest voice they would ever hear graced them with three songs before he quit. They only wanted to hear the headliner. This also happened to me where the ignorant audience booed captain beefheart off in order to hear jethro tull. Beefheart was an acquired taste you might say, but ? I also watched an audience for Linda Rondstadt boo her band(Andrew Gold) off the stage when it opened for her.

[gringott12]

Saw this cat with Link Wray back about 1978 or so in Chitown. Link Wray, now there was a rockabilly rebel that could make Gene Vincent blush!

Ha I'll be a rockabilly til the day I die.

[Wargoat6]

Some comedian did this song in the voice of Elmer Fudd. Quite funny. "Girl I know you a wiar."

[TheJohnny990]

@OL55CADDY kewl

[LittleDragon2000]

@duglethegreat

Radio Shack and 8 tracks? What language are you speaking, Grandpa? ;)

Saw Robert Gordon at the Danforth Music Hall. Must have been summer of 79. So I heard his version of Fire before the Pointer Sisters version.

Robert does it better than Bruce or the Pointer Sisters

[tnb35]

@davesharonpoky

actually he wrote it for Elvis

but Elvis never sang it, and Robert Gordon took it

no offence to Elvis... old Elvis wasn't what he was when he was young