Elkie Brooks - Pearl's A Singer Reaction

[@andrewmoore1918]

Listen to her Shooting Star album - another classic and the live recordings of 'No more the fool' - classic stuff.

[@Jake-jr2zh]

I saw her in Concert last week in London she was AMAZING two standing ovations.. Listen to her singing , “ Baby What You Want me To Do “

[@groover5524]

Thanks for getting around to Ellie Brookes . She has been the UK's premiere Soul / Blues singer for well over 40 years . Pearl's a Singer was a big UK hit for her back in 77 . She's had many great songs since then . Well worth checking out . A personal favourite of mine is her version of the old classic , Lilac Wine . Cheers . 😀

[@ghichens3418]

My Girlfriends older Sister , beat this tune to death at the time ! Bit like " We do All Music Here Boy ! Country and Western " !! Sound of the Spitoon , and a Yee Haaa ! Slap my thighs ! She has a Great voice mind ! Fish at 3000 feet say " Did You here that Voice ?? That was Elkie Brooks ! Proper Deep .

[@spruce381]

This was my Dad’s favourite song ❤️. Thanks.

[@annother3350]

My mums favourite!

[@dogperday]

This song gives me goosebumps every time.

[@keithwatkins7908]

Thanks for the reaction. A great singer. You should try "Lilac Wine".

[@kenhewitt7357]

Lilac wine by her is well worth checking out!

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Elkie Brooks was also known as the Wild Woman of Rock n Roll .

[@jameswiglesworth5004]

You say this song is country, then gospel, not in the UK it isn't, her style is a blend of rock/blues and jazz. She is still performing and sounding great aged 79

[@kevindobson6568]

She was in Vinegar Joe with Robert Palmer before he went solo and both sang leads 😊

[@hawitithompson7590]

Ma'am thank you for your honesty. That's what reaction videos should be about, not catering to viewers for numbers sake. Great job 👏 It's your channel.

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Elkie Brooks AKA British Queen of Blues . The only female singer in the UK who has more Albums in the UK album charts than anyone else . She was also known as the Wild Woman of Rock n Roll.

[@yorkiegeoff1825]

Lilac Wine , We don’t cry out loud, No more the Fool (shows off the power in her voice ) Fool if you think it’s over etc This lady has an amazing voice 🙏

[@terrymann1341]

Check out her performances with Vinegar Joe in the very early 70's, vastly different from Pearl's a singer. And she started out on her career as a very young singer on the Bill with The Beatles back in '64.

[@stevedotwood]

I named my daughter after her. Not that I was a great fan, but I liked the name. "Pearl's a singer" was a hit then.

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Great singers can sing any Genre of Music . Elkie Brooks is one of those singers .

[@GutsGrizzle]

Try 'Lilac Wine' by Elkie.. (i sent a you tube link in Patreon to you a while back) It's a strange song but worth it. She sings all kinds of genre, not just country! She was in a band before going solo.. She was in Vinegar Joe.

[@jockeyladjockeylad8492]

With the late, great Robert Palmer. Vinegar Joe had some bangers - 'Proud To Be (A Honky Woman)' is a stand-out track.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

I agree wholeheartedly , there’s a great live version on TOGWT Col 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@davidellis5141]

Nice smoky voice & like the country feel. Nice piano 🎹 .

[@delorangeade]

If you want more funky rock, blues and soul, Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer with Vinegar Joe might fit the bill. I never thought of this a country song, just because Elkie Brooks was not a country singer, and since country music barely existed as a genre in the UK commercial music scene, I didn't spot the signs. This was a hit out of nowhere and gave Elkie Brooks a second shot at a career when a "Pearl" is exactly what she might have become. Pearl was also Janis Joplin's nickname, and the title of her final album.

[@Starburst_Candy]

@@delorangeade I never considered it as country music either.

[@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83]

😲 I remember this song from the 70's! I saw this very video on National Sound Unlimited back in the day. I just didn't pick up on who it was. I haven't heard this song in 45 years!

[@ghichens3418]

That could be a good thing Hayley !!

[@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83]

@@ghichens3418 Yeah, I didn't think much of it as a song, so I agree that it could be a good thing that I haven't heard it in 45 years. I was obsessed with the singles charts, but this missed my radar. It reached # 65 in Australia, but I had no idea. I just remember seeing the video on Sounds and Countdown, and not thinking much of it.

[@ghichens3418]

@@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83 Ha , yep I hear you , I think sometimes our sub conscious tells us ( leave that one as a memory alone ) and this one is brill remember that one ! So when you see Havent seen or heard that in 45 years ! There is a damn good reason for it ! I remember when the Sex Pistols got to number 1 with God Save the Queen back in 77 , there was always the top 40 on show in the window of our Local WHS Smiths ! On the way through town with mates after a rowdy night out ,we all checked out the list and there it was in full view !!!! NOTHING !! the Buggers never showed or ad mitted they got to top spot ! Nuff Said, take care Hayley Graham

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Elkie Brooks AKA British Queen of the Blues. She’s the most charted female singer in the UK album charts ever. 13 top 75 singles charts and 15 albums in the top 75 album charts . Her album Pearls was in the charts for 79 weeks . Her concerts are always sold out and her performances are fantastic.

[@Jake-jr2zh]

@@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83 Guess you’re not a good judge of great singers .

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Elkie Brooks is IMO finest female singer the UK has ever produced. Her concerts are always AMAZING. She can sing every genre of music. She is known as the British Queen of Blues. Check her out duet with Cat Steven’s . Days of the Old school yard and Vinegar Joe Honky Tonk woman .

[@btj-oo8xc]

Ah! Ms Bookbinder. She was in a band called Vinegar Joe in the early 70's with Robert Palmer who were basically a blues rock band. Centred around Manchester, great live but this didn't transfer to record as well as it should have

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Check out Elkie’s version of the Dylan song “ Make You Feel My Love “ it’s sublime .

[@colrhodes377]

That's one for " Who did it better?"

[@colrhodes377]

Gasoline Alley is also a great Elkie Brooks song. I doubt very much that Elkie will be featured again because Cynthia obviously hated her, so we'll be battered by Aussie music, which is so dominant now.

[@Jake-jr2zh]

This song was taken from the album “Two Days Away “ produced by the legendary Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller. They produced for numerous artists including Elvis Presley .

[@Jake-jr2zh]

This was produced by the legendary producers Americans Lieber and Stoller

[@Ozzie289]

"Old Country"??????? Yeah..... right..... thats funny.....

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

It’s not something you’d associate me liking - but I fancied her in 77 and I’m sticking to that story 😆 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Starburst_Candy]

So did I !!!

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@Starburst_Candy great minds think alike SC 😆 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Sandy-dd4le]

As my dad says anytime he hears her name, "Pearl's a swinger" Iirc, the Muscle Shoals horn section play on this album No idea who plays the steel, but it's lovely!

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Steele Guitar Eric Weisberg , who has also played for Barbara Streisand, Billie Joel. Chaka Khan, Art Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, etc etc.

[@Sandy-dd4le]

@@Jake-jr2zh ah, cheers! I've heard his name alongside Dylan, didn't know he played with the rest.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

I secretly love this song .. and I know Sir Col and Starburst_Candy will love it too She’s got a cracking voice and back in the day she was a right fox 🦊 😃 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@colrhodes377]

Wasn't she just❤🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴‍☠️

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@colrhodes377 ✊ 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ghichens3418]

You old tart sir Jay !!!

[@ghichens3418]

@@colrhodes377 Yep ! She was not too shabby ! But Kate Bush and I were already married and were living on Island some where hot !

[@colrhodes377]

@@ghichens3418 A threesome with Elkie and Kate would be marvellous 😀

[@annother3350]

Good choice. Not many people know this now

[@shawnngatai4745]

❤❤❤❤ Thank you.. have you done any Tina charles - dance little lady dance please 😊

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Who’s she ?

[@winstonsmith3690]

Was that Benny Hill blacked up on piano?

[@Jake-jr2zh]

A very famous keyboard player Jean Roussel . BTW Who’s Benny Hill ?

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Mugnify Reacts video about this song is spot on 👏👏👏

[@stevecalvert5212]

Lilac Wine by her is great

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

ITS A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE !! 😅 That drrrrrrrreadful Ming Crimson nonsense has been erased completely! I’ve no doubt Robert has zero tolerance for his stuff being on KZbin.. Super agree with him … 🤣 … I’ve NEVER been this lucky before .. I’m off to download Craigslist or whatever the modern casual dating apps are .. ( now where did I put that bottle of JOOP ? ) … 💖 🤣 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Starburst_Candy]

Robert is too busy watching Toyah on Strictly! Why? It's a mystery!

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@Starburst_Candy she’s not on Strictly is she ?.. I watched a few of their Lunch with Robert n Toyah podcasts and 2 things sprang to mind immediately 😆 She’s managed quite successfully to distract attention away from her quite appalling singing voice by the twin attractions of scanty tops and jiggling 👀 No wonder old Robert had to semi retire 😝 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@JamesDickson-vs5of]

Pearl might have been a singer, but my wee pal Michael was a winger, and one of the best, over 400 appearances for the Edinburgh hibees , go Mickey Weir, you're a weirdo!, you're weirdo !,, as for elkie , whow now your talking,my favourite is " don't cry out loud" 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️

[@petermizon4344]

SHE IS FROM SALFORD IN LANCASHIRE, I LIKE THE FUN VERSION CALLED PAULS A SWINGER LOL

[@winstonsmith3690]

Earl's a Winger!

[@petermizon4344]

@@winstonsmith3690 BARRON KNIGHT'S VERSION THE SWINGER LOL

[@colrhodes377]

Seems that Vinegar Joe is getting some shouts!

[@ghichens3418]

Careful how you say that one after a few Pints ! Boom Boom

[@colrhodes377]

@ghichens3418 Hahaha 😆 When I've hit the whisky, it'll be worse!

[@ghichens3418]

@@colrhodes377 Cor Blimey Col ! Couple of Glasses of wine for me , and I get Wife Bollocked which can be serious !

[@Hieronymous69]

Strongly and highly recommend a reaction to 'The Electric Leader of the Pack'

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

This was a very popular song in the U.K. when it was released back in the '70s, but I hated it, for the same reason that Cynthia did, luckily this isn't representative of her stuff, "Lilac Wine" is a pleasant song, and she did a good cover of "Fool (if You Think It's Over) by Chris Rea, perhaps one you could do for a future Wednesday?

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Elkie’s biggest hit was “ No More the Fool “ in 1987. A great song and a stunning vocal . IMO Elkie Version of Lilac Wine is fantastic , especially when she sings it live . I saw her last week in London she was amazing she got two standing ovations from a sold out Cadagon Hall

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

@@Jake-jr2zh Yes, "No More The Fool" is an excellent song by her I agree, I remember it well, I'd forgotten it in the moment.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

YES ! Fool if you think it’s over as a comparison between Elkie Brookes and Chris Rea 👌 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@delorangeade]

@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering She also did a cover of Nights in White Satin, and I think most of Elkie's hits were also recorded by other singers.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@delorangeade I didn’t know that tbh del . I just knew her from her big late 70’s hits and then finding out about Vinegar Joe much much later 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@NeilMcCarthy-l5j]

😂😂😂please , don’t sit on the fence - just say that you don’t like country!

[@jameswiglesworth5004]

It's not country, they don't know their music, they also said it was gospel, which it isn't either!!!

[@judgedeath7193]

TISWAS

[@electricladyguitarsdevonuk1414]

This is the best version kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGPcin-ansx6mNEsi=SO6qHEPGxttkYBkp Elkie messaged me to congratulate me on the name of 'Electric Lady ' for my Guitars - she had album of the same name!

[@notanotherenigma7759]

To use an Australian quote, "Nah, yeah, nah!" Way too country for me!

[@ghichens3418]

Think that might be an international thing !!!

[@stevecalvert5212]

Try Stella by Ida Maria it 's wonderful. Cheers guys

[@DamienCalnon-uq7zj]

Nice husky voice from this very well known tune in the UK. But a terrible plodding bass line......and steel guitar, yeuch!

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Well known also in France Spain , Australia, Germany , Holland. Steele guitarist. Eric Weissberg. Who has played with Barbara Streisand . Bob Dylan, Billie Joel , Talking Heads, Art Garfunkel , Chaka Khan , etc . etc.

[@GillEdwards-vi8qb]

Seeing Elkie Brooks live about 15 years ago was one of the worst experiences of my life. It seemed like ninety minutes of variations on a melody being sung to the same accompaniment and it truly made me question the point of existence. Whenever I see a poor live performance now, I take comfort in my opinion that at least it wasn't as bad as Elkie Brooks 15 years ago. The irony is that I actually do like her hits.

[@Jake-jr2zh]

Elkie Brooks has an amazing voice , I saw her in London last week and she was fantastic. Two standing ovations. Why are being so nasty ?

[@andrewmoore1918]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elkie_Brooks