Teenage Cancer Trust /Buddy Holly Fundation charity project

[Jules]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/18625548/sam-fender-bruce-springsteen-charity-track/

Sam Fender: " Speaking to Bizarre at The Ivors at London’s Grosvenor House hotel yesterday, the North Shields-born singer explained: “Sting occasionally FaceTimes us, weirdly I always end up being in the bath.

“We were in the studio the other day. I did a charity thing with him and Mark Knopfler.

“I just did some guitar stuff, which was the most f***ing nerve-wracking thing ever, going in to do a guitar take on a Mark Knopfler song, he’s one of the best guitarists ever. "

So, or Sam Fender played guitar for the next MK record, or the charity thing is going to have MK songs on it!

[dustyvalentino]

Surely it's for the Buddy Holly thing. Or MK is maybe targeting the youth market for his next album. Harry Styles guest vocals on another song about Elvis or Sonny Liston.

[wakeywakey]

>“We were in the studio the other day. I did a charity thing with him and Mark Knopfler.

It is definitely for the Buddy record and with Springsteen too.
Surely Guy can't mess this up

[Robson]

With Springsteen? This is official news?

[dustyvalentino]

Springsteen is mentioned but it doesn’t explicitly say that he is on the same track… could be another track on the album features Springsteen.

[Robson]

Yes. Everything is very mysterious and I am becoming impatient.

[qjamesfloyd]

Reading this, it seems like Bruce is on the same track with Sam, Sting and Mark, and lots of others too, I wonder if there are several songs by individual artists and a group song with lots of them It will be interesting to know if this is a new MK song or a Buddy Holly song? Buddy Holly songs are not that long though.


https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/18625548/sam-fender-bruce-springsteen-charity-track/

[dustyvalentino]

Reading this, it seems like Bruce is on the same track with Sam, Sting and Mark, and lots of others too, I wonder if there are several songs by individual artists and a group song with lots of them It will be interesting to know if this is a new MK song or a Buddy Holly song? Buddy Holly songs are not that long though.


https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/18625548/sam-fender-bruce-springsteen-charity-track/

“Springsteen’s on it as well. There’s a million people." This to me reads like Springsteen could be on the album (along with the "million" people) but not necessarily on the same track...

[dmg]

You know what usually happens in these situations - it takes years for Mark to record something that will no doubt turn out to be underwhelming.

I'd say one song - not written by Mark - with a short solo in the middle.  Sting on vocals.  Majority of the album will be Sam.

[dustyvalentino]

You know what usually happens in these situations - it takes years for Mark to record something that will no doubt turn out to be underwhelming.

I'd say one song - not written by Mark - with a short solo in the middle.  Sting on vocals.  Majority of the album will be Sam.

My assumption was that they would all be Buddy Holly songs, like all those various tribute albums in the 90s (yes, there was already a Buddy Holly one).

[MagicElliott]

Unfortunately you’re all wrong, they are still deciding what microphone to use before the project is finalised,
 

[quizzaciously]

Unfortunately you’re all wrong, they are still deciding what microphone to use before the project is finalised,
 

It would be funny if not so tragic and probably true. Also, then they will wait for CD manufacturers to produce CDs!

[Eddie Fox]

My understanding is the usual tribute album with different artists singing different songs.

[MagicElliott]

My understanding is the usual tribute album with different artists singing different songs.

Which begs the question…what Buddy Holly song would we like MK to cover?
I think something like Rave On would work; a song which MK likes and has mentioned in an interview of two before.
He doesn’t have the smooth voice for something like Everyday or I guess it doesn’t matter anymore.

Tbh though, I can’t imagine Sting on any Holly song. Strong singing voice but I’m just not a fan of his style of music. (Think he’s also too old to be wearing a leather jacket.)

[qjamesfloyd]

The problem is, Buddy Holly songs are not long, most just a couple of minutes, so, to find a song where many guitarists have a chance to shine is not easy, I am wondering if they each take a Buddy song, plus all play on a song Mark has written