{"id":2592,"date":"2026-02-28T12:47:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T12:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/?p=2592"},"modified":"2026-04-20T12:58:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:58:04","slug":"neil-sedaka-est-decede","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/?p=2592","title":{"rendered":"NEIL SEDAKA EST D\u00c9C\u00c9D\u00c9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1772298185826blob.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2594 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1772298185826blob.jpg 513w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1772298185826blob-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Le chanteur-compositeur <strong>Neil Sedaka<\/strong>, est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 le 27 f\u00e9vrier 2026 \u00e0 <strong>Los Angeles <\/strong>en <strong>Californie<\/strong>. Il \u00e9tait n\u00e9 le 13 mars 1939 \u00e0 <strong>Brooklyn<\/strong>,<strong>New York<\/strong>. Pianiste, form\u00e9 \u00e0 la <strong>Juilliard School<\/strong>, il a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 se produire d\u00e8s l&rsquo;adolescence. Il est une figure embl\u00e9matique du <strong>Brill Building<\/strong>, v\u00e9ritable p\u00e9pini\u00e8re de talents pour les auteurs-compositeurs new-yorkais. D\u00e8s 1958, il collabore avec le parolier <strong>Howard Greenfield <\/strong>pour r\u00e9aliser de v\u00e9ritable tubes, \u00e0 l\u2019image de <strong><em>Oh! Carol<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(RCA Victor 7595) qui se place num\u00e9ro un dans de nombreux pays et reste l\u2019un de ses plus grands succ\u00e8s. On trouvait en face B <strong><em>One Way Ticket (to the Blues) <\/em><\/strong>qui marquera \u00e9galement ses d\u00e9buts. Suivront\u00a0jusqu\u2019en 1963 :<strong><em>Calendar Girl, Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do <\/em>&#8211; n\u00b0 1 -\u2026\u00a0<\/strong>Il connait un regain de popularit\u00e9 dans les ann\u00e9es 70 avec des titres comme, <strong><em>Laughter in the Rain<\/em> et <em>Bad Blood<\/em><\/strong><em>,<\/em> tous deux n\u00b0 1. En 1972, il compose &#8211; sur des paroles de<strong>Phil Cody <\/strong>&#8211; <strong><em>Solitaire<\/em><\/strong>, qu\u2019il enregistre en juin de la m\u00eame ann\u00e9e pour son album (RCA Victor) au titre \u00e9ponyme. La chanson fera tr\u00e8s vite l\u2019objet de reprises, entre-autres, par <strong>Andy Williams<\/strong>, en 1973, qui atteint la 4<sup>\u00e8me<\/sup> place du classement singles britanniques et par les <strong>Carpenters, en 1975<\/strong>, qui la place 17<sup>\u00e8me<\/sup> place au Hot 100, mais aussi par<strong>Johnny Mathis, Sheryl Crow, Shirley Bassey, Roger Whittaker<\/strong>\u2026<strong>Elvis <\/strong>la reprend \u00e0 son tour, le 3 f\u00e9vrier 1976, dans la<strong>Jungle Room <\/strong>pour son album <strong><em>From Elvis Presley Boulevard<\/em> (APL1 1506)<\/strong>. Avant que l&rsquo;enregistrement ne commence, <strong>Elvis<\/strong> plaisante est dit :<strong><em>Je vais te montrer<\/em>  Neil Sedaka <\/strong>! Sur les premi\u00e8res prises,il butte sur les mots, notamment sur le second couplet qu\u2019il aborde timidement\u00a0:<strong><em>A little hope goes up in smoke<\/em><\/strong>\u2026 &#8211; Un petit espoir s\u2019envole en fum\u00e9e\u2026 -.L\u2019\u00e9motion transpire de bout en bout et l\u2019on ne comprend pas bien que certains ne soient pas touch\u00e9s par son interpr\u00e9tation qui est empreinte d\u2019une grande d\u00e9licatesse.Ce sera la prise 11 qui finalement sera retenue. Bien que le tempo, le timing, de la m\u00e9lodie ait \u00e9t\u00e9 chang\u00e9 par le<strong>King<\/strong>, ce qui d\u00e9range <strong>Neil Sedaka<\/strong>,\u00a0il reconnait cependant : <strong><em>Elvis s\u2019est inspir\u00e9 de ma version. J\u2019aime le feeling qu\u2019il y met, l\u2019\u00e9motion. Je pense qu\u2019il a d\u00fb \u00eatre touch\u00e9 par la chanson.<\/em><\/strong> En 1979, <strong><em>Solitaire <\/em><\/strong>fera l\u2019objet, cette fois,dans sa version \u00ab pure \u00bb, sans ajouts, \u00a0d\u2019un single (PB-11533), avec <strong><em>Are You Sincere<\/em><\/strong>, qui atteindra la 10<sup>\u00e8me<\/sup> place du classement country.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Neil Sedaka sur Elvis\u00a0: <em>En ao\u00fbt 1971, <\/em>Elvis <em>m\u2019a invit\u00e9 avec ma femme,<\/em> Leba<em>, \u00e0 venir le voir \u00e0 l\u2019 <\/em>Hilton<em>. Son show m\u2019a enthousiasm\u00e9. Nous avons pu discuter ensuite backstage. Il \u00e9tait tr\u00e8s sympa et se comportait en v\u00e9ritable gentleman. Il a offert un foulard \u00e0 mon \u00e9pouse et elle l\u2019a toujours. Il y avait un piano dans sa loge et nous avons chant\u00e9 du gospel. Si seulement j\u2019avais pu enregistrer. Il m\u2019a dit qu\u2019il \u00e9coutait souvent mes disques, notamment quand il \u00e9tait en <\/em>Allemagne<em>. Il aimait ma voix haute de t\u00e9nor. J\u2019ai toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 un fan. J\u2019ai \u00e9cout\u00e9 Hound Dog et Don\u2019t Be Cruel jusqu\u2019\u00e0 ce que le disque n\u2019en puisse plus. Il avait un tel charisme, son image, sa sensualit\u00e9 interpellent aussi bien les hommes que les femmes. Il \u00e9tait merveilleux, quel look, tout le monde voulait le conna\u00eetre, le rencontrer.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1772298185827blob.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2593\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9775320370851217;width:602px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1772298185827blob.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1772298185827blob-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.elvismyhappiness.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1772298185827blob-768x786.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le chanteur-compositeur Neil Sedaka, est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 le 27 f\u00e9vrier 2026 \u00e0 Los Angeles en Californie. Il \u00e9tait n\u00e9 le 13 mars 1939 \u00e0 Brooklyn,New York. Pianiste, form\u00e9 \u00e0 la Juilliard School, il a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 se produire d\u00e8s l&rsquo;adolescence. Il est une figure embl\u00e9matique du Brill Building, v\u00e9ritable p\u00e9pini\u00e8re de talents pour les auteurs-compositeurs new-yorkais. 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