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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 6, 2024 15:06:06 GMT
I've been toying with starting a thread like this because I didn't want to clutter up ando's (Where is ando?) "What soundtracks are you listening to?" thread; that's really a discrete topic of its own. God knows why I picked today to do it, because the one I came across today (Yes, while looking for something else, Miss girrrl.) is one of those dumb-ass types intended to maybe snag some radio play to promote the damn film. Plus it's a duet by the two male stars, neither one of whom we generally associate with movie roles. I won't keep you in suspense; the sooner we get this over the better. The title song from the Sandra Dee movie I'd Rather Be Rich (1964), sung by Andy Williams and Robert Goulet.
As a quick palate cleanser, here's something to perk you right back up.
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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 6, 2024 15:25:16 GMT
Probably my favorite in the lushness category, which Johnny Mathis dominated for a while in the late 1950's, is Jimmie Rogers' version of The Long Hot Summer (1958). I wish he were better known today because I've always thought he had the smoothest voice of all his contemporaries, with the notable exception of Mathis. The only original title sequence I could find was grainy, with the titles in German, so I'm opting for this much better vocal track.
And here's Johnny at his lushest, from Wild is the Wind (1957).
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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 6, 2024 15:40:30 GMT
This one goes out to sepiatone. I hope you're at your daughter's and are just ignoring us, sepia.
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Mar 6, 2024 20:28:31 GMT
May you never find what you are looking for on your first go round oh ye King of Clips.
No such thing as too many threads as we spin on a giant rock in a land of aughts and ones. It may take me a year to comment (yes, a musical for Family Day. My niece is confined to a wheelchair and cannot dance. She adores musicals. One of the best memories of my life was Oklahoma with her at Stratford during their sketchy year that I personally adored.)
I always have threads dancing in my mind. Without the knowledge (or spreadsheet) of a BunnyWhit, CFTR is a sorting place for memories and thoughts. I have had to check back here for items I can't find on my own computer or re-discover in my own brain.
Ando is greatly missed and hopefully understands the current listening mess. Loss is difficult. Sepia sadly did a foot in mouth when Ando tried to return. But who among us can promise we won't be a product of our times? Flawed and flawless.
With my soapbox safely stored away...
I always wanted an instrumentl thread so I'll kill a couple of birds with one stone. And Lord Sasquatch [aka The Mauve One] is in the second clip with his black hat. Because Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White.
Percy Faith & His Orchestra - A Summer Place - 1959
What Is A Youth - Romeo and Juliet 1968
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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 6, 2024 22:56:42 GMT
May you never find what you are looking for on your first go round oh ye King of Clips. No such thing as too many threads as we spin on a giant rock in a land of aughts and ones. It may take me a year to comment (yes, a musical for Family Day. My niece is confined to a wheelchair and cannot dance. She adores musicals. One of the best memories of my life was Oklahoma with her at Stratford during their sketchy year that I personally adored.) I always have threads dancing in my mind. Without the knowledge (or spreadsheet) of a BunnyWhit, CFTR is a sorting place for memories and thoughts. I have had to check back here for items I can't find on my own computer or re-discover in my own brain. Ando is greatly missed and hopefully understands the current listening mess. Loss is difficult. Sepia sadly did a foot in mouth when Ando tried to return. But who among us can promise we won't be a product of our times? Flawed and flawless. With my soapbox safely stored away... I always wanted an instrumentl thread so I'll kill a couple of birds with one stone. And Lord Sasquatch [aka The Mauve One] is in the second clip with his black hat. Because Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White. Percy Faith & His Orchestra - A Summer Place - 1959 What Is A Youth - Romeo and Juliet 1968 BEE-YOO-TEE-FUL, both of them. A Summer Place especially brings back floods of memories, both of the movie but mostly of hearing it all over the radio. Max Steiner really was the John Williams of his day, both in terms of longevity and of ubiquity. I guess I missed the ando / sepia episode. Oh boy. If sepia ever shows up we should all chip in to get that foot removed from his mouth. It's the least we could do. And, depending on how "Lord Sasquatch" goes over, we may have to do the same for you, O saucy one.  (Or am I misinterpreting?) ...And you make better sense of aughts and ones than you think you do. |
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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 7, 2024 14:11:49 GMT
There was a time when the singer doing the new James Bond theme was almost as big a reveal as the movie itself. Shirley Bassey probably didn't need the career boost with those already golden pipes of hers, but it couldn't have hurt either. "Goldfinger" (1964).
I've always wondered who reached out to whom in these cases, but Carly Simon got the nod for The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), singing "Nobody Does It Better" under the titles. Did the Broccoli people reach out to the Carly people or vice-versa? Regardless, I'm sure it was all done with both parties hoping for radio airplay, and in this case they certainly got it.
By the time Tina Turner came aboard, Pierce Brosnan had taken over as Bond; Goldeneye (1995) is one of my favorite Bond movies and one of my favorite themes. Tina was already a rock immortal, so I'd call this a score for the Bond folks.
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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 7, 2024 14:29:33 GMT
Francis Ford Coppola turned the soundtrack for You're a Big Boy Now (1966) over to John Sebastian and The Lovin' Spoonful and they came up with a lot of good stuff, especially the dreamy ballad "Darlin' Be Home Soon". It made for a good stand-alone album as well a good movie score, which helped to underscore some wonderful New York City location shooting.
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Post by I Love Melvin on Mar 7, 2024 14:53:11 GMT
The Tender Trap (1955) produced this Sinatra classic which still shows up on almost every greatest hits compilation. This is peak ring-a-ding-ding Sinatra, both the look and the "swingin'" sound.
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Mar 7, 2024 17:36:43 GMT
I've never met a Bond theme I didn't like. They are great fun on top of all the fabulous opening imagery. I was trying to remember them all recently - of course some are easier to recall than others (sorry Nancy!). Sir Paul's will singe your eyebrows off when he plays it live. Sheena's surprised me with no sign of her Scottish brogue.
My favorite of the Bond films alas has no song to sing but it is fun to watch & listen to none the less.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service Theme Song - James Bond
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Mar 7, 2024 17:41:32 GMT
As with any thread, as per usual, I end up cheating. You will kindly allow me to bypass the fabulous Mancini instrumental and get right to the heart of the matter: the Stigman lyrics.
Told by his mother he must become a doctor or a lawyer, Sigman, who couldn’t stand the sight of blood, duly graduated from New York University Law School, passed the bar and practiced for a year, hating every minute.
“I worked as a typist, a piano teacher,” he said, all the while “trying to find time to go to the Brill Building, where all the songwriters hung out.”
“I wrote a lyric, made a demo for the movie. Bob Evans, the producer, hated it. So I come home and sit down with his wife and say, ‘I don’t know how to rewrite this. Where do I begin?’ And that’s how I wrote it.”
Andy, Shirley, Johnny, Tony - so many great covers. My favorite will always be Effie Samuels in my grade school gym. The whole school went silent with her gorgeous rendition.
Where Do I Begin - Love Story 1971
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Mar 7, 2024 19:35:41 GMT
depending on how "Lord Sasquatch" goes over, we may have to do the same for you Uh oh. I sure hope not. If I may plead my case.... Those Outer Space Connection/Bermuda Triangle/Chariots of the Gods movies in the 70s were so much fun, especially that mysterious Big Foot footage, transposed here clumsily into Screaming Lord Sutch. Ish. And there can be no higher compliment from me than a Richard Griffiths quote. Richard Griffiths' Monty is redeemed. Of Zeffirelli's status I am uncertain. Marwood - played spot on by the fabulous Paul McGann. Paul McGann is based on Bruce Robinson. Bruce Robinson was Benvolio. Guess I might as well bring it all back home again... Withnail & I features a rare appearance of a recording by the Beatles, whose 1968 song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" plays as Withnail and Marwood return to London and find Presuming Ed in the bath. The song, which was written and sung by George Harrison, was able to be included in the soundtrack due to Harrison's involvement in the film as one of the producers.
King Curtis/Whiter Shade of Pale is the opening song but once again I must cheat with the haunting closing music. I loved it so much that the year I taught Grade 5, I made my students dance to it. Totally forgot that bit 'til now....and Pump Up the Volume. Those were the days my friend. Withnail's Theme by Lord David Dundas and Rick Wentworth |
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Post by NoShear on Mar 7, 2024 20:26:25 GMT
Re: "And Lord Sasquatch [aka The Mauve One] is in the second clip with his black hat. Because Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White." My card:  Well, in my western dream anyway, galacticgirrrl: |
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Post by NoShear on Mar 7, 2024 22:40:21 GMT
May you never find what you are looking for on your first go round oh ye King of Clips. No such thing as too many threads as we spin on a giant rock in a land of aughts and ones. It may take me a year to comment (yes, a musical for Family Day. My niece is confined to a wheelchair and cannot dance. She adores musicals. One of the best memories of my life was Oklahoma with her at Stratford during their sketchy year that I personally adored.) I always have threads dancing in my mind. Without the knowledge (or spreadsheet) of a BunnyWhit, CFTR is a sorting place for memories and thoughts. I have had to check back here for items I can't find on my own computer or re-discover in my own brain. Ando is greatly missed and hopefully understands the current listening mess. Loss is difficult. Sepia sadly did a foot in mouth when Ando tried to return. But who among us can promise we won't be a product of our times? Flawed and flawless. With my soapbox safely stored away... I always wanted an instrumentl thread so I'll kill a couple of birds with one stone. And Lord Sasquatch [aka The Mauve One] is in the second clip with his black hat. Because Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White. Percy Faith & His Orchestra - A Summer Place - 1959 What Is A Youth - Romeo and Juliet 1968 BEE-YOO-TEE-FUL, both of them. A Summer Place especially brings back floods of memories, both of the movie but mostly of hearing it all over the radio. Max Steiner really was the John Williams of his day, both in terms of longevity and of ubiquity. I guess I missed the ando / sepia episode. Oh boy. If sepia ever shows up we should all chip in to get that foot removed from his mouth. It's the least we could do. And, depending on how "Lord Sasquatch" goes over, we may have to do the same for you, O saucy one. (Or am I misinterpreting?) ...And you make better sense of aughts and ones than you think you do. Ando seemed like a good guy. That's a shame. "Hi" to you, Ando, if you're reading this! |
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Post by NoShear on Mar 7, 2024 22:52:20 GMT
^ Which isn't to throw Sepiatone to the proverbial dogs: I received a couple of mild lashings from Sepiatone, but he also would indulge me on occasion. (Actually, many an occasion.)
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Post by intrepid37 on Mar 7, 2024 23:05:50 GMT
Seeps and I had numerous run-ins over many years. Some would appear to be quite acrimonious at times.
But we would eventually become friends. We became supportive of each other.
I miss his presence here every day. Every single day.
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(Or am I misinterpreting?) ...And you make better sense of aughts and ones than you think you do.
