New Posts For Thread: Marc Bolan -died 40 year ago today.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947653/marc-bolan--died-40-year-ago-todayGirl you are grooveYou're like the planets when you moveSee the winter 'coming In a two finned caddyGonna walk upon the watersGo ooo yeaGirl you gotta cookYou got the chariot by the hookI'm riding in the rainGot my blue suede shoesGonna give up all myeah he followed up dont let dim sun go down on me and crockodile wok with wocket manhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947653/marc-bolan--died-40-year-ago-today?post_id=552825969#552825969yeah he followed up dont let dim sun go down on me and crockodile wok with wocket manSat, 16 Sep 2017 11:45:22 -0500dont know why he changed his name tbh ...........shirly woulda been a star anyway .............the introduction when george michael was dueting with elton dont let ya son go down on me ...............ladies and gentlemen .........mr reg dwight has ahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947653/marc-bolan--died-40-year-ago-today?post_id=552825961#552825961dont know why he changed his name tbh ...........shirly woulda been a star anyway .............the introduction when george michael was dueting with elton dont let ya son go down on me ...............ladies and gentlemen .........mr reg dwight has aSat, 16 Sep 2017 11:43:47 -0500Thought so. He was also a clairvoyant knowing that David Cameron would be Prime Minister by writing the song Lady Samantha about his wife!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947653/marc-bolan--died-40-year-ago-today?post_id=552825509#552825509Thought so. He was also a clairvoyant knowing that David Cameron would be Prime Minister by writing the song Lady Samantha about his wife!Sat, 16 Sep 2017 10:57:09 -0500Correct. It was the follow up to "Don't Let The Dim Sum Go Down On Me".https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947653/marc-bolan--died-40-year-ago-today?post_id=552825427#552825427Correct. It was the follow up to "Don't Let The Dim Sum Go Down On Me".Sat, 16 Sep 2017 10:51:04 -0500I think you are right Alun. I believe he started a fad in China by writing a song about cooking reptiles, called Crocodile Wok.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947653/marc-bolan--died-40-year-ago-today?post_id=552825301#552825301I think you are right Alun. I believe he started a fad in China by writing a song about cooking reptiles, called Crocodile Wok.Sat, 16 Sep 2017 10:37:58 -0500On the Top of the Pops appearance for Get it On, one Reg Dwight was playing the piano. Whatever became of him?If I'm correctly Young Slicer, the young Reggie Dwight became a lyricist for Elton John, writing under the pseudonym Bernard Tarpaulin.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947653/marc-bolan--died-40-year-ago-today?post_id=552825063#552825063On the Top of the Pops appearance for Get it On, one Reg Dwight was playing the piano. Whatever became of him?If I'm correctly Young Slicer, the young Reggie Dwight became a lyricist for Elton John, writing under the pseudonym Bernard Tarpaulin.Sat, 16 Sep 2017 10:06:22 -0500What was the reason for the crash?The fact Bolan never learned to drive was an indirect factor, I suppose.Which was odd, because he was a real petrol-head, and owned about a couple of dozen vehicles. I used to live with a girl whose dad once mended ohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947653/marc-bolan--died-40-year-ago-today?post_id=552824765#552824765What was the reason for the crash?The fact Bolan never learned to drive was an indirect factor, I suppose.Which was odd, because he was a real petrol-head, and owned about a couple of dozen vehicles. I used to live with a girl whose dad once mended oSat, 16 Sep 2017 09:34:23 -0500He had his own ITV prog. He was quite chubby and actually fell of the stage on one occasion. On the Top of the Pops appearance for Get it On, one Reg Dwight was playing the piano. Whatever became of him?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947653/marc-bolan--died-40-year-ago-today?post_id=552824649#552824649He had his own ITV prog. He was quite chubby and actually fell of the stage on one occasion. On the Top of the Pops appearance for Get it On, one Reg Dwight was playing the piano. Whatever became of him?Sat, 16 Sep 2017 09:16:13 -0500Liked his stuff from around late 1970 to mid 1972. Went to seed rather badly after that for my money. His career was basically killed off by the Bowie/Ziggy phenomenon.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947653/marc-bolan--died-40-year-ago-today?post_id=552824629#552824629Liked his stuff from around late 1970 to mid 1972. Went to seed rather badly after that for my money. His career was basically killed off by the Bowie/Ziggy phenomenon.Sat, 16 Sep 2017 09:11:53 -0500Gloria Jones, his partner and the mother of his son Roland, was driving the mini when it hit the tree. Gloria was responsible for the original version of Tainted Love, covered by Soft Cell and samples by Ri-Ri!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30947653/marc-bolan--died-40-year-ago-today?post_id=552824449#552824449Gloria Jones, his partner and the mother of his son Roland, was driving the mini when it hit the tree. Gloria was responsible for the original version of Tainted Love, covered by Soft Cell and samples by Ri-Ri!Sat, 16 Sep 2017 08:37:39 -0500