It would already be tempting to snark at the death of Joseph Brooks, the guy who wrote that crappiest of 70s earworms, "You Light Up My Life." (It's already playing in your head right now, isn't it!) But, apparently, he was a
serial "casting couch" rapist into the bargain. (Side note - his son is currently charged with murder, making this an unusually troubled family.)
I recall going with my Mom to see the feature film of You Light Up My Life, starring Didi Conn of Grease fame. Brooks wrote and directed that piece of tripe, and followed it up with another movie in which he cast himself as the leading man.
If Ever I See You Again was a huge bomb, and has never had a video release, but some thoughtful soul loaded these ten minutes of clips onto YouTube. It's got to be the most cringe-inducing thing I've seen in years.
So, my cynicism about sappy Adult Contemporary music has been very well placed!