Barry Mason TRIBUTES have been paid to hit Lancashire-born songwriter Barry Mason who has died aged 85. Barry, who grew up in Coppull, helped launch the careers of Engelbert Humperdinck and Tom Jones, penning world famous hits like Delilah and The Last Waltz alongside his songwriting partner Les Reed. The pair also notched up a UK number one in 1968 with I Pretend for Des O’Connor with Barry also writing the lyrics for Edison Lighthouse’s 1970 chart-topper Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes). The Lancastrian went on to write Girl of Mine (1973) for Elvis Presley and composed several songs with Charles Aznavour.
Barry Mason, lyricist who had worldwide hits with Delilah and The Last Waltz – obituary
He also wrote for Elvis Presley, and his fellow lyricist Tim Rice admired his talent for telling a life story in three minutes
Barry Mason, left, with his collaborator Les Reed in the mid-1960s
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Barry Mason, the songwriter, who has died aged 85, channelled micro-dramas of love and loss in the lyrics to a string of pop hits in the 1960s and 1970s, notably The Last Waltz and Delilah.
With music by his early collaborator Les Reed, The Last Waltz was one of three songs completed on a wet Sunday in 1967 after their golf date was rained off.
Barry Mason was a multiple gold and platinum-awarded artist along side his long-time musical partner Les Reed
As well as pop ballads, he also wrote sporting hit Marching On Together which became the song of Leeds United
Spandau Ballet guitarist Gary Kemp and singer Engelbert Humperdinck are among those to have paid tribute to Mason following the news of his death
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Has Solskjaer been ‘spooked’ by Tottenham pasting?
Date published: Monday 1st March 2021 2:40 - Joe Williams
Keep those mails coming to theeditor@football365.com…
Daniel Storey has written about
his hypothesis of Ole being “spooked” by the 6-1 and basically telling his players not to attack anyone else for the remainder of the season for fear of losing.
I’d like to present a different take on the situation. First, is there any difference between Ole getting spooked by one result and Pep opting to not go all out against United when they played us in PL, knowing what happened the last time City did that (twice) against us last season? City push their full-backs as high as they will go against pretty much every team. Against United in the two games this season, they were waiting for the right moments to go forward and were more focused on not playing to United’s strengths, which is the counter. Pretty much every team knows this about United, so t