Talk:Paul Da Vinci

Birth date
There have been one or two anonymous and unexplained edits seeking to change his birth date from 30 March 1951 to 18 May 1951. However, Companies House here - usually very reliable - states "March 1951", and the man himself posted on his Facebook profile on 18 May 2020 (here) - "Please note Wikipedia have my birthday listed incorrectly. It is not today. My birthday is on the 30th March." Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:37, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

"Sugar Baby Love"
Alan Williams did actually sing the backing vocals and played guitar on the record. Paul Da Vinci was offered to join by the two producers but he said he was not interested, he wanted to do his own things. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.79.227.27 (talk • contribs) 12:11, 26 August 2021 (UTC)


 * On top of the pops, all the musicians involved in the Rubettes had to record a track with with their own playing and singing. So the track you heard on top of the pops was a version of Sugar Baby Love with the voice of Alan Williams.!-- Template:Unsigned --> — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.79.227.27 (talk • contribs) 14:58, 26 August 2021‎ (UTC)


 * I am surprised to read again that Alan William "mimed" in Top of the Pops. That is not true. Actually the 6 members who agreed to become the Rubettes had to record a version for Top of the Pops. Therefore it was really Alan Williams who could be heard on the vocals 0n Top of the Pops. This can be checked not only in the group's biography but also in the autobiographies by John Richardson and Tony Thorpe. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.79.227.27 (talk) 14:03, 22 April 2022 (UTC)


 * This does seem to be debated - for instance, this source agrees with you - but most sources, including this legal judgment, state that Williams (and the rest of the group) mimed on that TV appearance. Perhaps the wording can be tweaked - I'll take a look.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:29, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

It depends what you mean by "mimed", it was playback but it was a version that the BBC had requested the six musicians to record. So, on top of the pops, Alan Williams and the Rubettes "mimed" their own version and not to the voice of Paul Da Vinci. Perhaps you could listen to both versions, the one on the record and the one on Top of the Pops to spot the difference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Svenjonal (talk • contribs) 15:23, 23 April 2022 (UTC)