Hello!

I just believe Nicolette Larson should be inducted because not only was she an extremely gifted singer and performer, but she also paid her dues as a backup singer for various bands, including the Commander Cody Band, Doobie Brothers, and Neil Young, and she emerged from all of that to become a huge star herself with so many great songs ("Lotta Love," #1 in 1978) which show her vocal talent.

Her contribution to the history of music should be recognized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

Posted by Jeff Fpss on Tuesday, 01/25/2022 @ 09:37am

The inspiration for "You Don't Love Me Anymore" is Nicolette Larson's "Still You Linger On from her 1982 album, "All Dressed Up and No Place to Go". Why would Weird Al be taking inspiration from a Nicolette Larson deep cut?

Now the song is actually an Andrew Gold cover. The original version was released on his 1978 album, All This and Heaven Too. It also bears some semblance to You Don't Love Me Anymore, but it also has a keyboard part (or possibly guitar?) that shows up throughout, and it doesn't really have the strings that the Nicolette Larson version has. Anyways, he and Nicolette Larson were in a serious relationship in the early 80s and were engaged. He produced her album "All Dressed Up and No Place to Go", but the two broke up after recording had finished.

"Weird Al" Yankovic and Nicolette Larson dated briefly in the late 80s. Given that a lot of Al's Style Parodies are based on people that Al has developed friendships with over the years, it actually makes sense as to why Al would have been inspired by this song. Perhaps Al was inspired to write this after the two had broken up?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3OMMCBA1WUDEN/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B001CP5GRE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=037auY3-Q3A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_BKTIFsieA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWD5gdpt4Dw

Posted by Roy on Monday, 05/9/2022 @ 06:55am

Nicolette Larson did backing vocals on "Weird Al" Yankovic's 1988 album Even Worse, on the tracks "Alimony" and "Good Old Days."

https://www.weirdal.com/archives/miscellaneous/players/

Posted by Roy on Monday, 05/9/2022 @ 06:59am