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Rupert Holmes 1980 hit song "Him" is one of my all time favorite songs.I remember it quite well on the radio in 1980.I bought the 45 rpm & still have it to this day.I forgot i had it on a various hits cd i bought in 1995 (only love-1980/1984) & i was so delighted to listen to the hit song again.Im actually listening to "Him" this very moment.I love the oldies (60,s-80,s) & this song.Him by Rupert Holmes Songfacts
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Rupert Holmes 1980 hit song "Him" is one of my all time favorite songs.I remember it quite well on the radio in 1980.I bought the 45 rpm & still have it to this day.I forgot i had it on a various hits cd i bought in 1995 (only love-1980/1984) & i was so delighted to listen to the hit song again.Im actually listening to "Him" this very moment.I love the oldies (60,s-80,s) & this song.Him by Rupert Holmes Songfacts
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I remember that song very well and enjoyed a lot of Rupert's other work. I may get that CD you mentioned as well.
Rupert Homes gets around. He created Remember WENN for AMC and he's written a number of plays, including Say Goodnight, Gracie. According to Wikipedia he's currently working on a musical version of The First Wives Club. That should be a success!
He's also responsible for the infamous "Timothy" (1971).
I was talked into playing the accordion as a child but, of course, grew bored with it after a few years and no longer know how to do so. But, I distinctly remember asking my accordion teacher to help me learn "Him" and other pop songs of the day! I wish I would have moved on to regular keyboards from the accordion, but alas, I did not...
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One of the better songs of that year and it was a nice arrangement, too. Of course, Holmes had a huge hit with "Escape - The Pina Colada Song", but "Him" has a nice air to it. It got lots of airtime in my junior high years.
Holmes did a cool song which was called "Who What When Where Why" on his first album; the song was covered by Dionne Warwick in 1979 but it wasn't as good as Holmes' original
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