tsk tsk
even though I am sure all three qualify as girls Michael Bolton does have one wonderful song.
He was even praised by Otis Reddings widow that this was better then the original.
p.s. Giada De Laurentis can eat crackers in my bed anytime
He rocked that song!!!
Funny story, I used to hear his song Soul Provider all the time in little clips & snippets off the radio, but never long enough to discover the name of the song. One night back in 1990, I was working late on the Marlon Brando / Matthew Broderick film 'The Freshman'. We had a massive scene cancellation, and rebooking in order to make use of the location. So much for relaxing in front of the TV set, so I set the VCR to catch tape both Miss America & The Arsenio Hall Show. The next day as I was watching the tape, the song 'Soul Provider comes on during the swimsuit portion of the pageant. Afterwards, I'm watching the Arsenio Hall show which came on afterwards, and guess who happened to be a guest on that night? ...Yep, Michael Bolton! He performed both 'Soul Provider' & 'Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay'. I couldn't believe my luck. I finally knew the name of the song, as well as who sang it. I immediately ran out the door to grab the record. I hit just about every music store in the downtown core. I went all along the Yonge Street strip, hit all the stores in the Eaton Centre, Sam The Record Man, Sunrise, Musicworld etc etc. not one had the album or the cassette. Dejected, I was about to return to my apartment without it, when I came across a store on Yonge street just south of bloor, that specialized in hard to find music. I figured it was a long shot, but what the hey, ya never know... what if... well whaddya know... they had it, not just one, but 2 of them... but they weren't albums or cassettes, they were compact discs!
So I bought the CD's... then I proceeded down the street and forked out $679 for a new CD player. And the guy forgot to give me the electrical cord, so I ended up forking out for 10 of those huge monster ass batteries so I could hear it before the electronics store opened the next day, and I could retrieve the cord.
That's how much I love me some Michael Bolton! sorry, I must respectfully disagree. That's about as bad as chewing on glass.
Does the man even have an original song
Actually Michael has a lot of original songs. Some of the biggest hits were penned by him. He had a very successful career as a songwriter. He didn't hit his stride until he started singing some of his own music rather than selling it to others. He's one of the few people whose CD's I can buy without ever having heard a single track, and will know that I will love it. (unless it's just a complilation of other songs from other CDs of his)
Infact, it was Michael Bolton who first turned me on to Opera. I'd never really heard Opera or had an appreciation for it until I first heard Michel sing a few arias. I've been in love with Opera ever since. And his philanthropic work just makes him first rate in my opinion.
{whispering} So don't be saying anything bad about him or I'll crazy glue thumbtacks to your motorcycle seat.