Close To Me by Charles Manson

Album: The Summer Of Hate - The '67 Sessions (2007)

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Not to be confused with the 1985 song of the same name by The Cure, this slightly jazzy track was written by Charles Manson. For a man who had spent most of his life in and out of institutions, Manson was quite talented, and had he not been let down by record producer Terry Melcher, he might well have forged a successful career in music rather than become notorious as the man who killed the 60s. "Close To Me" shows his softer side. >>>
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Alexander Baron - London, England
This song surfaced as part of a demo recording Manson made in 1967 and issued on the Italian label Arte Lupo in 2007.

Comments: 4

Your Personal Nightmare from The Little Sweet Pink BubbleExactely. Manson did not write this. So basing his potential success on the qualitity of this song is quite a mute point.
Bambino from Mexico CityThe previous comment is right. Manson didn’t write this song, the original name is Sabor A Mí and it was written by Mexican composer Álvaro Carrillo in 1959, and popularized by Trio Los Panchos during the 60’s.
John Doe from NyThis song was not written by Charles Manson. It is a cover of Sabor A Mi by Álvaro Carrillo.
Agnew from Charlotte NcI wanted to hate the song before I listened but damn, it's actually quite good! Sounds like a hit for maybe Sinatra or Dean Martin. The 'what if's' here are unlimited!

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