Poor lad.😢

this thing was dangerous. it nearly killed me, i am still suffering from the side effects 50 years later

very sad story. He summed it up himself talking about his concert that he didnt have stage presence ,some have suggested his parents pushed him into this and that seems right. I read he was a heroin addict at his death. HE comes across as quite arrogant in the man alive show but its easy to lose sight of how lyoung he was. I read also he was unhappy with his portrayal in the derek jameson programme. I only just found out he had taken his own life not long afterwards, so tragic. It seems to be often the case when young people are promised stardom because they can 'sing' and end up devastated when it doesnt work out.

IT’S HERE! AND NOW! Saturday, December 15th, 1973. SISTER SINGS TOO! Remember Sonny and Cher? Well then, you’ll know that some time ago, they had a hit with “I Got You Babe.” It was a great song and went to number one all over the world. Now, Darren Burn has recorded it as his next single. But guess who’s singing the other part? His ten-year-old sister, Deborah! What a talented family! (Note from David Rayner: To the best of my knowledge, the above mentioned record was never released).

IT’S HERE! AND NOW! Saturday, December 15th, 1973. SISTER SINGS TOO! Remember Sonny and Cher? Well then, you’ll know that some time ago, they had a hit with “I Got You Babe.” It was a great song and went to number one all over the world. Now, Darren Burn has recorded it as his next single. But guess who’s singing the other part? His ten-year-old sister, Deborah! What a talented family! (Note from David Rayner: To the best of my knowledge, the above mentioned record was never released).

I am lucky enough to have one of those Darren Burn badges he pinned on his Teddy Bear. I should think they are quite rare by now after over half a century.

This is fascinating but also quite horrific to watch. Thankfully Hall slightly redeemed himself a few years later by getting the Pistols on the Grundy Show.

I think most kid's were into Slade, Sweet, Marc Bolan, Bowie, Alice Cooper etc.. like myself when this was filmed? And then three years later SeX PiStOLs and PuNk. A breath of fresh hair for us bored teenagers. 🧷😁

And you get chauffeur driven by who, let alone what? Drove past the EMI reg, chauffeur driven limousine back in May 1994 on the Forth road bridge. Couldn’t see who was sitting in the back. Anyway, he died in 1991, before both his parents of a drug overdose because of the whole scenario and before both his parents had died too. Not a pleasant story, but perhaps a warning about the price of fame and the pursuit of financial wealth.

Darren & the other kids all seem really mature, compared to other kids their ages. But all of them sound just alike, in my opinion. All of them are cute as bugs ears though. I guess being from the US, we never heard of them over here. We were all banzai about The Jackson 5, The Osmond Brothers, Leif Garrett (he was my sweetiepie when I was in grade school, all the way up to 8th or 9th grade). I even remember being into Bobby Sherman back whenever I was in early elementary school - like 2nd & 3rd grade. I actually still have a Bobby Sherman Comic book!! I can't believe I still have that thing after all these years. I think that all of these pre-teen/teeny boppers are always in our hearts as young girls...those were our heart throbs whenever we first realize what "cute boys" are, & they never really leave. Lol, brings back memories!! Lol....

That was awful...what a bunch of middle class creeps.......

All those paedo jew record executives............jonathan king another convicted paedo....no wonder they love kidsvin the music industry...Sickening....

1970s Office. A couple of biros, several note books, probably a half eaten Wimpy and when youve finished all that, a bin under the desk. Oh yes air conditioning = one open window.

Darren did have the talent to sing but the material he was given was inappropriate for his age. And when EMI sacked him on his 12th birthday in 1974, that was a heartless and cruel...... a low act by EMI and they deserve condemnation for it.

🎉The superb John Pitman who I first watched on telly along with Esther Rantzen on Braden's Week which was unlike anything else on tv at the time. I watched the original of this Man Alive broadcast ( that evocative theme music !). I know this because the boy featured was the same age as me and had the same name as my nephew. Saddened to see from the comments that things ended badly for him.

Dreadful doesn't come close to describing these acts 😂

Teenage girls screaming over crap artists is nothing new 😂

who cares

Contract cancelled at 13 by an emi executive where were his parents when he self destructed

This is gold. Is that Eric Monster Hall. All white people in music biz, past is a foreign country as they say

A lot of creepy adults in that doc

So sad he commented suicide at 30 . Dont think he could hande this at a young age i feel child starrs never get looked after

All the talk of 'good intentions' must surely be tongue-in-cheek. The music industry was, & still is, totally parasitic. Even the Punk Rock movement that I was involved in was a total con.

I wish the bbc would put Man Alive documentaries on iplayer, so that we could watch them in high quality, without lots of adverts.

They've made Bob Marley so happy over the years, I know

Marty wild wtf were you doing having your boy around Jonathan nonce king

So sad what happened seemed such a nice grounded kid then

The entertainment industry doesn't care at all about their clients mental or physical health, all they care about is the money coming in and lining their own pockets.

I love these old man alive documentaries, especially now we all know what we now know about the entertainment industry especially in the 70s.

Bob would be so proud...he would sing backup for Ziggy's songs if he was here.😊😊

Poor boy did not have 'the X factor'. He had a pleasant voice but whilst singing, appeared to have zero personality.

Child exploitation

Really, he was too young to be doing this, nothing remarkable about his voice, no star appeal.

Johnathan King Oh dear ! We all know what happened with him. My god those poor kids I hate to think what happened to them with these pedos .

The chopper bikes ❤

Jonathan king. oh dear "two little boys had two little toys" R Harris. "ow's about that guys and girls" J Saville. F*****g monsters

Pushy mother, dead son.

How old was he when he died.. and how?

The best bit was seeing those young teenyboppers dancing away to what the D.J. was playing in The Edmonton Sundown . Around the 45 minute mark. The track being played ironically was more vibrant & exciting than what the wannabe young stars were singing. Sad about poor Darren though. The parents should share some responsibility though.

Sounds like he was totally manipulated by greedy adults .

Didn't rikki wilde became s backing musician for his sister kim wilde.

Jonathan kiing around children 😮

I wish I ‘d known. Good bye. Dear Farlang x

This is tragic on many levels.

Them two brothers are extremely odd

Eric Monster Monster Hall

Wow, Man Alive! That theme takes me right back to being sat on the floor next to the open fire with mum and dad wandering around the living room . A few houses and a lifetime ago!

Absolute tragedy - RIP Darren

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Was Darren an only child?