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Why did none of you tell me that Duncan Sheik died?

Posted on 9/18/26 at 8:54 pm
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
74159 posts
Posted on 9/18/26 at 8:54 pm
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Duncan Sheik, an acclaimed singer-songwriter who rose to fame with his 1996 hit song "Barely Breathing" and later found success on Broadway, has died, his family announced on Friday. He was 56.

The cause of death was cardiac arrest, his mother, Suzanne Sheik, told the New York Times.

In a post on his Instagram page, Shiek's family said he "passed away last night surrounded by love."


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Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
159671 posts
Posted on 9/18/26 at 8:58 pm to
Main reason is I never heard of him before

There were other reasons, but I won't burden you with them
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
74159 posts
Posted on 9/18/26 at 9:06 pm to
quote:

Main reason is I never heard of him before



Pretty sure that's not even possible.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
159671 posts
Posted on 9/18/26 at 9:10 pm to
quote:

quote:

I never heard of him before
Pretty sure that's not even possible
Per Google, "he only had one major chart hit on the Billboard Hot 100"

If I wasn't listening to pop radio at the time of that one hit, why should I have heard of him?

I do wish I'd seen him in concert though, He could have played a medley of his hit.
Posted by olddawg26
Member since Jan 2013
27089 posts
Posted on 9/18/26 at 10:04 pm to
That song almost defines the alt rock genre of the 90’s.

Story goes he wrote the song for other people to record but they didn’t do it how he intended. Finally he said I’ll do it and recorded it himself.

Beautiful song, the bridge at the end is timeless with those haunting piano notes.

RIP Duncan
Posted by metallica81788
NO
Member since Sep 2008
11475 posts
Posted on 9/18/26 at 10:42 pm to
One of my favorite pop rock songs of the 90s
You forget those radio songs from when you're less than 10, and I was very happy when I first had XM radio in my car to find it again
Love me some one hit wonders

RIP
Posted by AU_RX
City of St George
Member since May 2005
4653 posts
Posted on 9/19/26 at 12:46 pm to
quote:

Duncan Sheik


quote:

Barely Breathing


Does not check out
Posted by KCRoyalBlue
Member since Nov 2020
2325 posts
Posted on 9/19/26 at 7:11 pm to
Never heard of her. Seriously.
Posted by tigahlovah
virginia beach, va
Member since Oct 2009
5317 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:26 am to
I always consider "Barely Breathing" as one of the best songs of the decade.

"Laid" by James is another. I keep going back and forth with those 2 (and others) about what song IS the best of the 90s.

Oh, and for the smart asses, he was way more well known for his work on Broadway and some movie soundtracks (if I'm not mistaken) than his "measly" one hit.
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
22136 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 7:14 am to
It's in the "Endless Sleep" thread.
Posted by Lsupimp
Ersatz Amerika-97.6% phony & fake
Member since Nov 2003
86765 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 12:08 pm to
That album-a continuation of the singer/songwriter era-was one of the best of the genre of the 90's-melodic-incredible songwriting, really from the heart-beautiful and charming-very tender and vulnerable even-my daughters and I spent 100 days listening to Duncan.

RIP.
Posted by parrotdr
Cesspool of Rationalization
Member since Oct 2003
7975 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 1:46 pm to
quote:

I do wish I'd seen him in concert though, He could have played a medley of his hit.


Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
21608 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 11:26 pm to
quote:

I do wish I'd seen him in concert though, He could have played a medley of his hit.


His greatest hit album is often in the CD bins. Just that one song over and over.
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
22136 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 9:57 am to
He did a great cover of "The Ghost In You"

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