Talk:Leo Sayer

March 2006
Someone has uploaded an image of him here. Any use? --RobertG ♬ talk 17:01, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Is there a better image out there somewhere ? Derek R Bullamore 23:34, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

What evidence is there that Sayer went to school with Donny Tourette? Sayer is 58 and Tourette is 24! What type of school was this?! carena 22:36, 3 January 2007 (UTC) I'm sure that was just an act of vandalism, and so have deleted it :) Dannyfrankland 23:03, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations!
This page got a mention on "Big Brother Digital Spy". Article Mentioned in this link —The preceding unsigned comment was added by FireSpike (talk • contribs) 21:27, 5 January 2007 (UTC).
 * Oh crap. I can't believe I forgot to sign that. FireSpik e 02:12, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

I am not sure if this merits inclusion but, on the live feed of Celebrity Big Brother on E4, Dirk Benedict just made the rather telling comment about Sayer:

'He's so insecure he's the kind of guy who edits his own Wikipedia entry'.

I would like to nominate this comment as one of the best put-downs of the 21st Century.

If you should chose to use this quote in the main entry on Sayer, my attribution is:

Dirk Benedict, Actor, Celebrity Big Brother Live, E4, 14:40 (GMT) 15/1/07

81.137.134.65 14:44, 15 January 2007 (UTC) Alex Clarke/ montechristo@enterprise.net

Doesn't seem to be a very fair putdown, why shouldn't someone correct or comment on a page about themselves? They are experts on the subject. PeterM88 (talk) 07:27, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"
I clearly remember that "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" was a hit during the spring and early summer of 1977, and not in 1976, as the article claims. At least this was true in the United States. It might have been recorded in 1976, but in the U.S., it was a hit song in the spring and early summer of '77. Slater79 01:00, 2 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Simply the difference between UK and U.S. release dates, I'm afraid.


 * Derek R Bullamore (talk) 00:07, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism
This sounds like a joke/vandalism - He is allegedly set to release a new single called 'Happy Hour' some time in the future. --218.223.193.144 23:29, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, and now removed.


 * Derek R Bullamore (talk) 00:07, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

1967 hotel fire
I've removed the link to the article Bedford Hotel (Brighton), as Sayer worked at the King's Hotel in Hove - confusion has arisen as there were fires at both hotels in the 1960's. The in the new text reproduces text from newspaper articles of the day reporting on events, and Sayer himself appears to have posted a comment to this site correcting the hotel name. As the Bedford Hotel article references this story, I've updated that as well. &mdash; samt talk 12:25, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

1967 hotel fire
I've removed the entire paragraph because, frankly, it is trivia and minor. Let's get a grip and focus on Leo Sayer and his work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.44.137.245 (talk) 23:04, 11 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Ummm, maybe, the current article is trying to accomodate both - in perspective. More work needed though.


 * Derek R Bullamore (talk) 00:07, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Chart stats
Why are some artists albums and singles listed in table format (i.e. Gino Vannelli) while others are like the one on this page? The table is a lot easier to read I think. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.133.8.2 (talk) 16:35, 27 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Probably because some editors are more equipped to edit in tables, than some others (like me). Hint, hint.


 * Derek R Bullamore (talk) 00:07, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

the Leo Sayer page shows why wiki hs a bad reputation
We have four sections, and apart fronm the 'life and career' section we have:

'Celebrity Big Brother 5' '1967 hotel fire' 'Wiggles Guest Appearance'

See the problem? Wiki has become trivia, and not a balanced representation of someone's life and works, but a dumping ground for trivia and minor facts. Sayer wrote every song on Roger Daltry's sucessful solo album, but 'Celebrity Big Brother 5' '1967 hotel fire' and \'Wiggles Guest Appearance' have more space dedicated to them.

God knows, if Winston Churchill were stll alive, his appearance on Big Brother would be his crowning glory.


 * As with many of the above comments, efforts are being made to improve this article. Rather than moan, gripe, vandalise, or add POV all construcive edits would be much apppreciated.  I have a bias towards Leo Sayer simply because I feel he does not, or has not, generally got the credit / recognition / serious encyclopedic entry that he undoubtedly deserves.  However, perhaps oddly enough, I am not a fawning fan - merely someone who would like to see the present article more representative of his contribution to music, and less focused on trivia etc.  Can someone else out there chip in with a useful, and hopefully referenced, contribution.  Moreover, my bloody name would not be plastered all over this page for ever ! Many thanks to you all,


 * Derek R Bullamore (talk) 00:07, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

"English-born Australian"
This makes it seem like he is no longer a British citizen, which im pretty sure he still is. Would it be better to call him English-Australian?Kasbaar (talk) 16:50, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * No, because he is now an Australian citizen. 86.132.138.159 (talk) 18:36, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * But unless he has specifically renounced his British citizenship to the British authorities (and I doubt that he has), he remains a British citizen. There is no bar to a person who is naturalised as an Australian citizen retaining his or her previous citizenship if the country of previous citizenship allows it, which the UK does. Therefore he is almost certainly now both an Australian citizen and a British citizen (along with many other people). Ondewelle (talk) 00:38, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

WP:NAMES--Frank Fontaine (talk) 16:37, 27 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Per WP:OPENPARA – "In most modern-day cases this will mean the country of which the person is a citizen, national or permanent resident, or if notable mainly for past events, the country where the person was a citizen, national or permanent resident when the person became notable." – therefore British is correct. Keep the note about becoming an Australian citizen though. Bretonbanquet (talk) 21:52, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

Dutch single release
In March 1975 in the Netherlands "Train" had been released as a follow-up to his #1-hit "Long tall glasses"; it reached #23 over there. Alas that record can't be fit into the diagram, can't it? 2NG (talk) 23:36, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Why has Leo Sayer's hit single, "You Know I Can Dance", not been mentioned ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.55.212.27 (talk) 21:51, 11 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Do I assume that you mean the song entitled "Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)" ? As per here.


 * Derek R Bullamore (talk) 22:15, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 21:52, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

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Personal life: Health issues
Partly to address concerns about trivia highlighted above under "the Leo Sayer page shows why wiki hs a bad reputation", I've rewritten and expanded the last two paragraphs of Personal life into a new subsection "Health issues". My edit is also based upon two new working sources for the information; they replace the previous single reference which, at least from today's date, was on an unreachable page due to "403 - Forbidden". Twistlethrop (talk) 09:03, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

"Elivs" claim removal
I found the video of the interview Sayer did when he made the claim of the potential Elvis visit. I also found many other places where folks offered a more detailed look as to whether the claim could have been true based on the facts concerning Elvis' life at that time in Aug. 1977. The events around Elvis at that time casts serious doubt as to whether Sayer is remembering accurately. There is no way to substantiate the call Sayer claimed to have received unfortunately. Elvis was to have been finalizing details for his tour the day after his death which casts doubt of the length of the possible visit being "days". The claim of hearing the news of the death in the morning casts doubt since the official announcement of death occurred 3:30pm Memphis time.

I've removed the paragraph concerning the Elvis visit due to this info which is corroborated by several sites I looked at. Obviously they could all be copying each other in their analysis. My thought was that some "fans" of Elvis would have deeper info than casual fans resulting in a more believable look at the claim. Either way, not my monkey, not my circus. Unless credible 3rd party sources can be found for the claim it should not be restored to the article and perpetuate a possible false claim. THX1136 (talk) 16:07, 22 August 2020 (UTC)