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ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK After the Lovin'

3,577 views · Published 9 January 2012 · 3:59 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: daveinprogress3 · 2012 · Music

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My eclectic taste in pop music both back in the 70's and now, includes a mushy ballad every now and again, and there was a panoply of male crooners that were ever present in the pop world in the 1970's: Tom Jones, Tony Christie, Paul Anka, Al Martino, Joe Dolan just to name a few. Engelbert Humperdinck born Arnold George Dorsey, was one of the most prominent, his name being just one ingredient to his success! By 1977 his run of hits had ended, but for this beautiful love song which surprisingly was not a hit in his British homeland, but a huge success in America, and Australia, where I recall enjoying its sentimental charms in the first part of 1977. Although i loved quintessential pop music - pop/rock/disco/soul, the nostalgic ballad held my attention, if it was catchy enough - and schmaltzy enough! 

In Australia, "After the Lovin'" entered the Top 100  this week, 35 years ago and spent five months in the Top 40, reaching the Top 10. It remains one of my favourite of its type - having enjoyed similar styled tunes as "To the door of the sun" (Al Martino), "Feelings" (Morris Albert), "No Regrets" (The Walker Brothers), and "Love me love my dog" (Pete Shelley). The rise of disco and punk and heavier rock sounds virtually wiped the balladeers - certainly the male ones, off the map - and artists such as Tom Jones and Paul Anka having to reinvent themselves to stay afloat. Engelbert still tours and performs - not bad for a 75 year old!

For this clip, rather than put together a series of images of the singer's face and albums and singles, i felt honoured to compile some big screen lovers that had inspired me as i was growing up in the 1970's.The showing of old movies on tv introduced me to the likes of Betty Davis, Jimmy Stewart, Ingrid Bergman, Shirley Maclaine, Jack Lemmon and Audrey Hepburn and cinematic classics like "Gone with the wind", "The Apartment", "The King & I", "It's a Wonderful Life" and of course the wonderful "Sound of Music" were happy memories for my childhood. As i began moveigoing, new stars such as Redford, Streisand, Diane Keaton and Woody Allen and Marsha Mason and Richard Dreyfus were my romantic role models. The pairings i have used are just my stream of consciousness as to which couples had great chemistry and made memorable magic on screen.
I have not gone beyond 1977, the timing of this pop hit. There are some quirky choices and one buddy buddy pairing, (no implication of anything other than a great chemistry on screen)
I hope you enjoy "After the Lovin'" Dave style. It was a joy to reconnect with those great movie stars.

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