Lost Weekend

Album: Musical Excerpts From Consequences (1977)
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Songfacts®:

  • Guest vocals are from renowned jazz singer Sarah Vaughan. While the entire Consequences album took one year to complete, Sarah required one take for her vocal contribution.
  • The song is a ballad of parting, lost time, and lives separating, which relates to divorce proceedings ongoing throughout the triple album.
  • Lol Creme and Kevin Godley were members of the band 10cc, who had hits like "I'm Not In Love" (1975) and "The Things We Do For Love" (1977). Godley and Creme left the band in 1976. >>>
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    David - Lubbock, TX, for all above
  • Godley And Creme went on to direct many early music videos for bands like Duran Duran, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, and The Police.

Comments: 2

  • Charles from Charlotte, NcThat would be 5cc
  • Phil from San Jose, CaGodley and Creme came from 10cc, which 10cc is suppose to be the average amount of cum during ejaculation!!!
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