Neil Sedaka has left the Stage

[EddMarkStarr]

Legendary singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka died 27 FEB 2026 in Los Angeles. Rest In Peace Neil Sedaka.

From the Summer of 1975 this song, broadcast in the main concourse, brought people to a halt at Military Circle Shopping Mall.

Sheet music cover for "The Immigrant"

 

[HoodedRat]

Great track.

He had such a beautiful voice and wrote so many wonderful songs.

 

[Araucaria]

Neil Sedaka dedicated "The Immigrant" to John Lennon, who at the time was facing deportation attempts from Nixon's attorney general John Mitchell because of his political activism.

The Immigrant (Neil Sedaka song) - Wikipedia

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[EddMarkStarr]

Neil Sedaka dedicated "The Immigrant" to John Lennon, who at the time was facing deportation attempts from Nixon's attorney general John Mitchell because of his political activism.

The Immigrant (Neil Sedaka song) - Wikipedia

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I now realize that while things can get better, things can also get worse. I still want the America that made Neil proud.

 

[EddMarkStarr]

Neil Sedaka was always a prolific artist in the music industry.
But in 1974 Neil released a song that lit up radios everywhere, and scored Neil his first #1 hit of the 70's:

 

[The Loner]

 

[EddMarkStarr]

Wow, beautiful and haunting!

There are so many Neil Sedaka songs that I've never heard, only his music that made the rounds on radio.