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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Tue Oct 22, 2013, 04:47 AM Oct 2013

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Noel Harrison: Windmills Of Your Mind singer dies at 79.

Singer Noel Harrison has died at his home in Devon, aged 79.

The son of the actor Rex Harrison, he was best known for recording the hit song The Windmills Of Your Mind on The Thomas Crown Affair soundtrack.

It won best song at the 1968 Oscars and was later covered by artists including Dusty Springfield.

Harrison spent much of his life in America, as an actor and performer, but moved back to the UK in the last decade or so to live in South Devon.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24621444

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Noel Harrison: Windmills Of Your Mind singer dies at 79. (Original Post) dipsydoodle Oct 2013 OP

A life-long influence... dchill Oct 2013 #1

Literate song lyrics Warpy Oct 2013 #2

They were translated from the French original dipsydoodle Oct 2013 #4

Yes, I know, that's the version Warpy Oct 2013 #6

Wow BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #3

my first major 'crush' Euphoria Oct 2013 #5

had forgotten about that song. Thanks for posting this. Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 #7

dchill

(38,502 posts)

1. A life-long influence...

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 04:58 AM

Oct 2013

I will miss him.

Warpy

(111,270 posts)

2. Literate song lyrics

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 05:18 AM

Oct 2013

You don't find them all that often.

I will miss him.

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

4. They were translated from the French original

Reply to Warpy (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 06:38 AM

Oct 2013

by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman

Music by Michel Legrand - Les moulins de mon coeur for which he got the academy award for best film score..

Warpy

(111,270 posts)

6. Yes, I know, that's the version

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 04:06 PM

Oct 2013

that was played chez Warpy's parents.

BumRushDaShow

(129,076 posts)

3. Wow

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 05:59 AM

Oct 2013

So many have done covers of that song but didn't realize his was the main version. And he really did look like his father.

R.I.P.

Euphoria

(448 posts)

5. my first major 'crush'

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 07:02 AM

Oct 2013

RIP, Noel.

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

7. had forgotten about that song. Thanks for posting this.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 04:07 PM

Oct 2013

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