#B.J. Nelson

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“Always on My Mind” Songwriter Mark James Dies at 83

- “Suspicious Minds” and “Hooked on a Feeling” among James’ other compositions

Mark James, the songwriter behind “Always on My Mind,” “Suspicious Mind,” “Hooked on a Feeling” and other hits, has died, according to multiple media reports that cite the Houston Chronicle.

James was 83 when he died June 8 in Nashville; no cause was given.

“Our sincere condolences to the family of songwriter Mark James,” said the Pet Shop Boys, who, like Willie Nelson before them, scored a hit with “Always on My Mind.”

Elvis Presley recorded the definitive version of James’ “Suspicious Minds,” while “Hooked on a Feeling” became a hit for both B.J. Thomas and Blue Swede.

“RIP to Mark James … one of my all-time favorite composers, and Elvis thought so, too,” Leo Sayer said in a statement.

Fine Young Cannibals, Jay-Z, Dwight Yoakam, Bill Withers and others also recorded James’ songs.

6/13/24

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♫ Always On My Mind ♫

A few nights ago I played You Were On My Mind by We Five and others, and in a comment to that post, my dear friend Michael Seidel said, “But … but but what about Willie?” and I knew immediately what he referred to!  I’ve long loved this song, and find I haven’t played it in several years, so … this one’s for you, Michael! While I am definitely not a country music fan, there are a few artists who…

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chip off the old block - playlists for two generations of bill bailey (for @flame-x‘s Kittens Week)

junior: 01. corner of the sky - matthew james thomas | 02. saturday night’s alright (for fighting) - elton john | 03. we built this city - starship | 04. roll over beethoven - chuck berry | 05. rock and roll ain’t noise pollution - ac/dc | 06. at the zoo - simon and garfunkel | 07. what do you love - seeb and jacob banks | 08. little known facts - ilana levine | 09. march of the swivelheads - the english beat | 10. the walker - fitz and the tantrums | 11. learning to fly - pink floyd | 12. career opportunities - the clash | 13. something out of nothing - north of nine | 14. lisztomania - phoenix | 15. it’s so overt it’s covert - hans zimmer | 16. 99 luftballons - postmodern jukebox | 17. miracle mile - cold war kids | 18. another believer - rufus wainwright | 19. vienna - billy joel [listen]

senior: 01. bill bailey, won’t you please come home? - pearl bailey | 02. wand’rin’ star - keith carradine | 03. put on a happy face - dick van dyke | 04. a taste of honey - herb alpert and the tijuana brass | 05. moses supposes - gene kelly and donald o’connor | 06. careless whisper - postmodern jukebox | 07. pennies from heaven - louis prima | 08. shout - the isley brothers | 09. on the sunny side of the street - ella fitzgerald | 10. in memoriam - the oh hellos | 11. star scat - caravan palace | 12. september - earth, wind, and fire | 13. annie’s song - john denver | 14. wayfaring stranger - rhiannon giddens | 15. charleston - the savoy orpheans | 16. raindrops keep fallin’ on my head - b.j. thomas | 17. sunshine - tatiana eva-marie and avalon jazz band | 18. it was a very good year - willie nelson and ray charles | 19. kodachrome - paul simon [listen]

[ometochtli2rabbit]

13.0.12.2.19

ka'a[2] K'AWAK/KAWOQ[storm]- ka'a[2] K'ANKIN

galactic tone: duality/polarity

sun sign: STORM| turtle/black/west

count lessons as blessings, enemies as messengers - MAYA

ome[2] - QUIAHUITL [rain]

Tlaltecuhtli | Tonatiuh

quetzalhuitzilin [green hummingbird]

lord of the night: Itztli

trecena[2]: Mictlantecuhtli

x: caxtolli-once[16] - tozoztontli - NAHAU

Even though we are getting a respite from the storms today in the Bay Area, it is time to revisit the songs with RAIN in them:

Prince Rogers Nelson: Girls and Boys & Raspberry Beret

Dolly Parton: Purple Rain

Temptations: I Wish it Would Rain

Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande: Rain on Me

Ann Pebbles: I Can't Stand the Rain

Gene Kelly: Singin' in the Rain

Eurythmics: Here Comes the Rain Again

Ke$ha: Rainbow

Milli Vanilli: Blame it on the Rain

Rose Royce: I'm Going Down

B.J. Thomas: Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head

Garbage: I'm Only Happy When It Rains

Barbra Streisand: Don't Rain on My Parade

Freddy Fender: Rains Came

Jim Croce: Alabama Rain

Shania Twain: Raining on Our Love

Ray Charles: Come Rain or Come Shine

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Naked in the Rain

Peter Gabriel: Red Rain

The Carpenters: Rainy Days and Mondays

The Police: Shadows in the Rain

SWV: Rain

Blind Melon: No Rain

Belinda Carlisle: Summer Rain

James Taylor: Fire and Rain

Sara Bareilles: Let the Rain

Iron Maiden: Rainmaker

Eddie Rabbitt: I Love A Rainy Night

Kacey Musgraves: Rainbow

The Muppets: The Rainbow Connection

Led Zeppelin: The Rain Song

Adele: Set Fire to the Rain

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

Fleetwood Mac: Dreams

Waylon Jennings: Rainy Day Woman

Buddy Holly: Raining in My Heart

Grace Jones: Walking in the Rain

The Ronettes: Walking in the Rain

Guns N' Roses: November Rain

Jimi Hendrix: Rainy Day, Dream Away

Hank Williams: Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

Madonna: Rain & Rainbow High

The Beatles: Rain

[toonabby]

Q3 2024 anniversary recap

Anniversaries between July and September.

1964 and earlier

Bob Baker (writer of Doctor Who, co-creator of K9, and screenwriter of Wallace & Gromit) ✝ - Born July 26, 1939

Lily Tomlin (voice of Ms. Frizzle) - Born September 1, 1939

Sam Elliot - Born August 9, 1944

B.J. Ward - Born September 12, 1944

Michael Douglas - Born September 25, 1944

Barbara Goodson - Born August 16, 1949

Miyuki Ichijou ✝ - Born August 23, 1949

Philip Williams ✝ (Canadian voice actor) - Born July 28, 1954

Peter Hannan (creator of CatDog) - Born August 13, 1954

Ian Falconer ✝ (creator of Olivia) - Born August 25, 1959

Noggin the Nog - September 11, 1959

Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy - September 19, 1959

The Quick Draw McGraw Show - September 27, 1959

Yeardley Smith (voice actress of Lisa Simpson) - Born July 3, 1964

David Spade (comedian and voice actor of Kuzco) - Born July 22, 1964

Tom McGarth (co-creator of the Madagascar franchise as well as the de-facto voice of Skipper the penguin) - Born August 7, 1964

William Slayers (voice actor of Rigby) - Born August 16, 1964

Mary Poppins - August 27, 1964

KEANU REEVES - Born September 2, 1964

Bewitched - September 17, 1964

Jonny Quest - September 18, 1964

J. Michael Mendel ✝ (creator of The Modifyers) - Born September 24, 1946

1969

Cree Summer (voice of Numbah 5, Foxxy Love, Selina Kyle, Elmyra Duff, and more) - Born July 7

Rachael Lillis ✝ (former English voice actress of Misty, Jessie and Jigglypuff) - Born July 8

Chris Kratt (creator and voice actor of Wild Kratts, younger brother of Martin) - Born July 9

Ken Jeong (voice actor of Short Fuse) - Born July 13

Godfrey (voice actor of Mr. Stubborn) - Born July 21

James Arnold Taylor (voice actor of Johnny Test, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Wooldoor Sockbat) - Born July 22

Naomi Ishida ✝ (color designer for KyoAni) - Born August 6

Brian Drummond (voice actor of Vegata and Ryuk) - Born August 10

Kate Higgins (English voice actor of Sakura Haruno, Ami Mizuno, and IF) - Born August 16

Edward Norton (former actor of MCU Bruce Banner) - Born August 18

Matthew Perry ✝ (actor of Chandler Bing) - Born August 19

Jack Black (voice actor of Po, Lenny, and Bowser) - Born August 28

The Pink Panther Show - September 6

Sabrina, The Teenage Witch - September 12

Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines - September 13

The Perils of Penelope Pitstop - September 13

Tyler Perry (actor of Madea) - Born September 13

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! - September 13

1974

Mike Wingert (voice actor of Iron Man and Po) - Born July 4

Oliver Twist - July 10

Lauren Fost (creator of MLP:FIM and DCSHG2019) - Born July 25

The Three Musketeers - August 15

Dunderklumpen! - September 26

Devlin - September 7

Hong Kong Phooey - September 7

The New Adventures of Gilligan - September 7

Partridge Family 2200 A.D. - September 7

These Are the Days - September 7

U.S. of Archie - September 7

Valley of the Dinosaurs - September 7

Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch - September 7

Great Mazinger - September 8

1979

Kevin Hart (voice actor of Snowball and George Beard) - Born July 6

Yamato: The New Voyage - July 14

Adventures of the Polar Cubs - July 21

Starland Trio - July 21

Dokkaebi Gamtu - July 28

Jason Momoa (actor of Aquaman) - Born August 1

Galaxy Express 999 - August 4

Drew Nelson (voice actor of Duncan) - Born August 11

Peter Browngardt (creator and voice actor of Uncle Grandpa) - Born August 13

Rickety Rocket - September 1

Fred and Barney Meet the Thing - September 8

The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle - September 8

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table - September 9

The New Fat Albert Show - September 9

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie - September 14

Future Boy Conan - September 15

Les Misérables - September 15

Star Blazers - September 17

Casper and the Angels - September 22

Flash Gordon - September 22

Mighty Man and Yukk - September 22

The New Shmoo - September 22

The Plastic Man Comedy-Adventure Show - September 22

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo - September 22

Spider-Woman - September 22

The Super Globetrotters - September 22

The World's Greatest Super Friends - September 22

Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari - September 28

1984

Noozles - July 7

Andrea Libman (voice actress of Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy) - Born July 19

Ryouhei Kimura (Japanese voice actor of Hideki Hinata) - Born July 30

Gina Rodriguez (voice actress of Carmen Sandiego and SCOOB!Velma Dinkley) - Born July 30

Ginger Sue (voice actress of Nia and Trudy from My Time at Sandrock) - Born August 1

Raphael Bob-Waskberg (creator of Bojack Horseman) - Born August 17

Zehra Fazal (voice actress of General Yunan, Fran and Henny from The BeatBuds, Let's Jam) - Born August 28

Heathcliff - September 3

Challenge of the GoBots - September 8

Pink Panther and Sons - September 8

Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show - September 8

Voltron - September 10

Muppet Babies - September 15

Snorks - September 15

Turno Teen - September 15

The Transformers (or G1 Transformers) - September 17

1989

Mega Man 2 - July 11

Little Nemo - July 15

Daniel Radcliffe (actor of Harry Potter) - Born July 23

Andrew Cadwell (voice actor of Howard Weinerman) - Born July 25

Mother/EarthBound: Beginnings - July 27

Babar: The Movie - July 28

Kiki's Delivery Service - July 29

Zelda Williams (daughter of late comedian Robin Williams) - Born July 31

Natalie Hoover (voice actress of Sonia Nevermind and Tiara) - Born August 7

Alexis Tipton (voice actress of Kaguya Shinomiya, Kurumi Tokisaki, and Lucina) - Born August 11

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - September 2

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - September 4

Lindsay Jones (voice actress of Ruby Rose) - Born September 6

Daiki Yamashita (Japanese voice actor of Izuku Midoriya) - Born September 7

The Legend of Zelda - September 8

Beetlejuice - September 9

Captain N: The Game Master - September 9

The Karate Kid - September 9

Capcom's DuckTales - September 14

Kazumi Evans (voice actress of Adagio Dazzle, Iris, and Rogue the Bat) - Born September 14

Camp Candy - September 16

The California Raisin Show - September 16

Dink, the Little Dinosaur - September 16

Ring Raiders - September 16

Rude Dog and the Dweebs - September 16

Rumi Okubo (Japanese voice actress of Cure Muse, Astolfo, Nana Hiiragi and Mobius) - Born September 27

Makoto Furukawa (Japanese voice actor of Saitama and Miyuki Shirogane) - Born September 29

1994

Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly - July 9

Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture - July 16

Super Kid (infamous DB knock-off) - July 23

Earthworm Jim - August 2

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie - August 6

The Brothers Grunt - August 15

Baki the Grappler - August 21

The King of Fighters '94 - August 25

EarthBound - August 27

Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights - September 3

Samura Shodown: The Motion Picture - September 8

Mortal Kombat II - September 9

Bump in the Night - September 10

The Magic School Bus - September 10

ReBoot - September 10

The Tick - September 10

Mega Man - September 11

Street Sharks - September 11

Highlander: The Animated Series - September 18

Friends - September 22

Fantastic Four - September 24

Iron Man - September 24

Jansen Panettiere ✝ (voice actor of Truman X and Periwinkle) - Born September 25

1999

Raven Viceral (voiced Velma in the Scooby Doo Springtrapped short film) - Born July 6

Claire Corlett (voice actress of Sweetie Belle) - Born July 9

Pokemon: The Movie 2000 - July 17

Prince of Persia - July 20

Mario Golf - July 26

Lupin II: The Columbus Files - July 30

Madeline: Lost in Paris - August 3

The Iron Giant - August 6

Digimon - August 14

Revolutionary Girl Utena: Adolescence of Utena - August 14

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie - August 21

Phil Ava (voice actor of Castor, Aki, and Hitoshi Ichiro) - Born August 29

Sonic Underground - August 30

Dragon Tales - September 6

Sabrina: The Animated Series - September 6

Michelle Creber (voice actress of Apple Bloom) - Born September 7

Dreamcast (US) - September 9

Sonic Adventure (US) - September 9

Soulcalibur (US) - September 9

Detention - September 11

Beast Machines - September 18

The Big Guy and Rusty - September 18

Monster Rancher - September 18

Rescue Heroes - September 18

Mission Hill - September 24

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein - September 28

Final Fantasy VI (US) - September 30

Pac-Man World - September 30

2004

Tales of Symphonia (US) - July 13

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga - July 15

Puyo Pop Fever - July 20

Brooke Johnson (voice actress of Marley Crawford in Animated and Amelia in Crush Crush) - Born July 23

Channel Chasers (A Fairly OddParents special) - July 23

O'Grady - July 30

Justice League Unlimited - July 31

Stroker & Hoop - August 1

Cartoon Network: Block Party - August 5

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends - August 13

Brandy and Mr. Whiskers - August 21

Viewtiful Joe (US) - August 24

Atomic Betty - August 29

Pikmin 2 - August 30

Father of the Pride - August 31

Phantom Brave (US) - August 31

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends - September 7

The Batman - September 11

Pokemon: Advanced Challenge - September 11

Higglytown Heroes - September 13

F-Zero: GP Legend (anime) - September 18

F-Zero: GP Legend (game) - September 18

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! - September 18

Katamari Damacy (US) - September 22

Lauren Kong (voice actress of Luna and Ann from My Time at Sandrock) - Born September 28

2009

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - July 1

Street Fighter IV (US) - July 7

Killer Bean Forever - July 14

Stoked - July 16

Totally Spies! The Movie - July 22

The King of Fighters XII (US) - July 28

Puyo Puyo 7 - July 30

Glenn Martin, DDS - August 17

Batman: Arkham Asylum - August 25

Dissidia Final Fantasy - August 25

Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 - August 29

Dinosaur Train - September 7

9 - September 9

Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps - September 12

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (US) - September 14

Barbie and the Three Musketeers - September 15

Scribblenauts - September 15

Archer - September 17

Community - September 17

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - September 18

Noonbory and the Super Seven - September 19

Pearlie - September 19

The Cleveland Show - September 27

Titan Maximum - September 27

2014

The 7D - July 7

Astroblast! - July 12

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - July 15

Planes: Fire & Rescue - July 18

Freedom Planet - July 21

Five Nights at Freddy's - August 8

Stand by Me Doraemon - August 8

Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed (US) - August 12

Hyrule Warriors - August 14

Dora and Friends: Into the City! - August 18

Tales of Xilla 2 (US) - August 19

Azure Striker Gunvolt - August 20

BlazBlue: Clone Phantasma (US) - August 21

Bojack Horseman - August 22

New Initial D - August 23

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1 (US) - August 27

Fairy Fencer F (US) - September 16

Mr. Pickles - September 21

Jorel's Brother - September 22

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (US) - September 30

2019

Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart - July 1

Senran Kagura: Peach Ball (US) - July 9

Molly of Denali - July 15

Where's Waldo - July 20

Fire Emblem: Three Houses - July 26

Twelve Forever - July 29

The Angry Birds Movie 2 - August 2

Infinity Train - August 5

BoBoiBoy Movie 2 - August 8

Trouble - August 8

Dora and the Lost City of Gold - August 9

Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling - August 9

Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus - August 16

Crystar (US) - August 27

Azur Lane: Crosswave - August 29

Middle School Moguls - September 2

River City Girls - September 5

Archibald's Next Big Thing - September 6

Power Players - September 21

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX - September 26

DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders - September 27

Bless the Harts - September 29

2024

Zenless Zone Zero - July 4

Trails Through Daybreak - July 5

Exploding Kittens - July 12

Wonderoos - July 15

Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 - July 19

SutoPuri: Strawberry School Festival!!! - July 19

Primos - July 25

Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain - July 26

Zegapain STA - August 16

Mermaid Magic - August 22

Gundam Breaker 4 - August 29

Kamitsubaki City Ensemble - August 29

Uma Musume Pretty Derby - Party Dash - August 30

Kindergarten: The Musical - September 3

Gimmick! 2 - September 5

Universal Basic Guy - September 8

Touhou Genso Wanderer: FORESIGHT - September 18

Death end re;Quest: Code Z - September 19

Everybody Still Hates Chris - September 25

The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki – Farewell, O Zemuria - September 26

[jimbartholomew]

The Neon Rainbow (Reposted from 1/4/2017)

This morning I caught myself singing the first verse to an old Box Tops’ song, “Neon Rainbow”, for absolutely no reason at all. “City lights, pretty lights, they can warm the coldest nights”. I hadn’t heard the song recently, and it isn’t on the list of my favorite songs, but there it was dancing in my head, like a leftover sugarplum. That is the power of a well-crafted pop song: it sticks in some corner of your brain and leaps out at you when you least expect it. Usually, it’s the chorus that you remember (that’s why they call it “the hook”) and since this song had a verse as memorable as some choruses I had to do some investigating. I wanted to know where this delight came from. Who was the songwriter? I expected it to be either Alex Chilton, the 16 year old boy-genius who was lead singer for the Box Tops and later became a mythological rocker with the band Big Star, or Dan Penn, the brilliant singer and songwriter who produced the Box Tops’ album. I was surprised to see that the writer was someone I had never heard of, a guy named Wayne Carson Thompson. I took a closer look at his body of work and found myself asking: How had I missed this guy?

Wayne Carson (he dropped the “Thompson”, his real surname, at some point during his long career) was a GREAT songwriter. He was not just a “successful” writer or an “accomplished” writer; he was a master of his craft. Wayne Carson wrote great pop and country songs that were recorded by a lot of people, over a long period of time. For the Box Tops, he wrote “The Letter” and my personal favorite, “Soul Deep”, in addition to “Neon Rainbow” and other less well known songs on their early albums. His pop songs were recorded by acts as varied as Petula Clark and Tina Turner, and his Country songs were hits, some BIG HITS, for major artists: Conway Twitty, Ray Price, Mel Tillis, Genn Campbell, B.J. Thomas and Johnny Paycheck. Songs that I hadn’t heard in years were instantly brought back to mind merely by reading their provocative and memorable titles: “I See the Want To In Your Eyes” and “Slide Off Your Satin Sheets”. Well-written, extremely listenable pop music. Sweet.

My big surprise was that he had written songs that had been hits for one of my favorite country/slash/outlaw artists, Gary Stewart. I had covered “Drinkin’ Thing” and “She’s Actin’ Single (I’m Drinkin’ Doubles)” with my country bands in the late 70’s and early 80’s, and they are still among my faves. If he had never written another song, these would have established a legacy that any aspiring writer would be proud to claim. But there is one song that truly guaranteed Wayne Carson’s place in anyone’s songwriting Hall of Fame: “You Were Always On My Mind”. First recorded by Elvis, and then performed by just about everybody, this song won the 1983 Grammy for Song of the Year and Best Country Song. Since then it has become Willie Nelson’s signature song and one of America’s most unavoidable earworms. And he wrote it in ten minutes at his kitchen table. That, my friends, is some good songwriting.

Wayne Carson didn’t think the Box Tops’ first record was that good. He didn’t really care for the singer’s voice and he thought that the single, “The Letter”, was too short. He also wondered what the producer was thinking, sticking that jet noise on at the end. Pretty typical response for a songwriter. He wouldn’t recognize a hit song even if he wrote it. Wayne Carson passed away on July 20, 2015 at the age of 72 of natural causes, but his songs still pop into people’s minds when they don’t expect it. And I will guarantee you that tonight, someone, somewhere will be playing a Wayne Carson song and the audience will sing along, blissfully unaware of the name, or story, of the guy who blended the beautiful melody with the clever words. They might remember who recorded it, but that’s about as far as the “whose song was that” game goes. That’s just the way it is for songwriters, most of the time. And that’s OK. But today I want to say thank you, Mr. Wayne Carson, songwriter, for leaving us such a fine bunch of tunes.

Yours, JIm

[revkilltaker]

Forrest Gump – Official Motion Picture Soundtrack - 2xLP - Legacy Records - 19439942491

Stats

Pressing #:  Walmart Repress

Color:  Blue and Red Vinyl

Qty Pressed: ???

Additional Info: Other Pressing Available

Track List

Elvis Presley – Hound Dog

Duane Eddy – Rebel Rouser

Clarence "Frogman" Henry – (I Don't Know Why) But I Do

The Rooftop Singers – Walk Right In

Wilson Pickett – Land Of 1000 Dances

Joan Baez – Blowin' In The Wind

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son

The Four Tops – I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)

Aretha Franklin – Respect

Bob Dylan – Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

The Beach Boys – Sloop John B

The Mamas And The Papas – California Dreamin'

Buffalo Springfield – For What It's WorthW

Jackie De Shannon – What The World Needs Now Is Love

The Doors – Break On Through (To The Other Side)

Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson

Jefferson Airplane – Volunteers

The Youngbloods–Let's Get Together

Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)

The Byrds – Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)

The Fifth Dimension – Medley: Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In

Harry Nilsson – Everybody's Talkin'

Three Dog Night – Joy To The World

The Supremes – Stoned Love

B.J. Thomas – Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

Randy Newman – Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man)

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama 

The Doobie Brothers – It Keeps You Runnin'

Gladys Knight & The Pips – I've Got To Use My Imagination

Willie Nelson – On The Road Again

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Against The Wind

Alan Silvestri – Forrest Gump Suite

9.0/10

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Freakonomics Podcast: What’s Wrong With One-Hit Wonders?

Do you know what is one of the most high-profile one-hit wonders in recent music history? It's Gotye's Somebody That I used To Know. This 2012 song topped the charts in over 27 countries including Australia, New Zealand, the US and the UK. It has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Yet Gotye never approached that success again in the U.S., but is still popular in Australia. So is he truly a one-hit wonder?

In this week's episode of Freakonomics Radio, the show investigates the phenomenon of "one-hit wonders." Sometimes premature death can explain a one-hit wonder such as The Confederacy Of Dunces by John Kennedy O'Toole. Published in 1980, this masterpiece of modernist literature was actually published 11 years after the author committed suicide at the age of 31. 

Other times, the explanation for the one-hit wonder phenomenon is more complex. In music, The song 96 Tears is a surprisingly catchy hit about too much crying. It brought the garage rock band Question Mark and the Mysterians some fleeting success in the mid-1960s, but it wasn't enough to keep them in the limelight into the next decade. 

How about a one-hit wonder that drifts in and out of the zeitgeist in different decades. Long before this song had new life thanks to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and even before it gained popularity in the 90s thanks to Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, 70s kids were walking around singing "ooga-chaka ooga-ooga" (whatever that means). Still, Hooked on a Feeling, which itself was a cover of B.J. Thomas' 1968 original, is the only hit Swedish rock band Blue Swede ever had at any time.

In the Freakonomics episode, host Stephen Dubner asks, "We tend to look down on artists who can’t match their breakthrough success – should we be celebrating them instead?

Host Stephen Dubner looks at research about the one-hit wonder phenomenon, speaking with professors at Stanford and Washington University who have studied the topic. A new 2023 study shows that writing a particularly successful first cookbook makes authors less likely to produce a second book within five years, and Dubner brings those findings to one such cookbook author: Samin Nosrat, author of the massively successful Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat who, six years later, has yet to follow it up.

And, of course, Dubner also speaks to a musical one-hit wonder: Sean Nelson, singer of Harvey Danger. Sean says, of his band's one and only hit ("Flagpole Sitta"):

"Imagine if you told a joke at a party when you were 20, and then every party you ever went to for the rest of your life, the only thing anyone wanted to hear you say, and the only reason you were invited, is because they want you to tell that joke again. It’s not quite as funny, it’s not quite as thrilling. But there are way worse things, and you feel like a total fool for complaining. It’s just a particular little sting in the tail."

Listen to the new "What’s Wrong with Being a One-Hit Wonder?" episode at freakonomics.com (there's a full transcript there too) or wherever you get podcasts. 

[90smovies]

[hoochy-coo]

favorite country acts/songs?

Artists: Midland, Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgrave, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Little Big Town, Lori McKenna, Tim McGraw, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, 

Songs: Thank You / Angel From Montgomery - Bonnie Raitt, Ring of Fire / I Walk The Line / Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash, If It Makes You Happy / Strong Enough - Sheryl Crow, Space Cowboy / Golden Hour / Butterflies - Kacey Musgrave, Gaslighter - The Chicks, Tennesse Whiskey / You Should Probably Leave - Chris Stapleton, Girl Crush / Summer Fever - Little Big Town, When You’re My Age / Good Fight - Lori McKenna, I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry / Your Cheatin’ Heart / Half As Much - Hank Williams, Always On My Mind / Blue Eyes Crying in The rain  - Willie Nelson, Drinkin’ Problem / Cheatin’ Songs / Out of Sight - Midland, Midnight Mess Around / Do It With Me - Old Dominion, I Told You So - Carrie Underwood, Speak to a Girl / Open Seasons on My Heart / Don’t take the Girl -  Tim McGraw, You’re Still the One - Shania Twain, Strawberry Wine - Deanna Carter, Toes / Whatever It Is - Zac Brown Band, Jolene - Dolly Parton, Sleeping Single in a Double Bed - Barbara Mandrell, Drinkin’ My Baby - Eddie Rabbitt, Rainy Day Woman - Waylon Jennings, (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B.J. Thomas

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 6 / 10

Título Original: Lone Wolf McQuade

Año: 1983

Duración: 107 min

País: Estados Unidos

Director: Steve Carver

Guion: B.J. Nelson, H. Kaye Dyal

Música: Francesco De Masi

Fotografía: Roger Shearman

Reparto: Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Robert Beltran, William Sanderson, Aaron Norris, L.Q. Jones, Dana Kimmell, R.G. Armstrong, Jorge Cervera Jr.

Productora: 1818, Lone Wolf McQuade Associates, Topkick Productions, Orion Pictures

Género: Action, Crime, Drama

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085862/

TRAILER:

[brokehorrorfan]

Lone Wolf McQuade has been released on Blu-ray via Scorpion Releasing. It’s available exclusively at Ronin Flix for $29.99, including a limited edition slipcover.

The 1983 action film is directed by Steve Carver (An Eye for an Eye) and written by B.J. Nelson (Scanners II, Scanners III). Chuck Norris and David Carradine star with Barbara Carrera, Leon Isaac Kennedy, and L.Q. Jones.

Lone Wolf McQuade has received a new 2K scan from the interpositive. Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Audio commentary with director Steve Carver, actors Robert Beltran and L.Q. Jones, and producer Yoram Ben-Ami, moderated by filmmaker C. Courtney Joyner (new)

Interviews with actors Leon Isaac Kennedy, Robert Beltran, and L.Q. Jones, and producer Yoram Ben-Ami (new)

Theatrical trailer

Legendary renegade Texas Ranger J.J. McQuade (Chuck Norris) is fierce with his gun - but lethal with his black belt! When his teenage daughter's life is threatened by hijackers attempting to steal a truck full of weapons and ammunition, the job becomes personal for McQuade. Uncovering a colossal arms-smuggling outfit that is selling guns and ammo to terrorists all over the world, McQuade come face to face with its kingpin, Rawley Wilkes (David Carradine) - a world-renowned martial arts expert who has never lost a battle! Does the Ranger have what it takes to save his daughter and his honor - or has he finally met his match, and ultimately his demise?

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Episode 43: Deadlier than the Male - Part 2

Rex encounters the most wretched people in Los Angeles... Tonight’s episode of “Rex Rivetter: Private Eye” starred Randy Coull with B.J. Robinson as Julius, Nick Young as Lt. Burke, with Gabriela Nelson, Joanna Hubbard, Jacquie DeVita, Lena Jones, Amy Dell, Rachel Bishop, Fatima Pimienta, Carolyn Wheat, Jim Steinberg, M. Teresa Suarez, Raylene Wall, and Jennifer McKenna. Rex Rivetter is written by Greg McAfee, directed by Rhiannon McAfee and is produced in San Diego, California by Downstairs Entertainment with editing and sound design by Steve Murdock. The Rex Rivetter theme “Nightmare by the Artie Shaw Orchestra is used with permission of Music Sales Corp. If you enjoyed tonight’s episode, please find us on the internet at www.dsentertain.com, or on the Facebook or “the Twitter.” And be sure to join us in two weeks for the stunning conclusion of Rex Rivetter: Private Eye in “Deadlier Than the Male.” You can also listen to Rex at: iTunes: http://apple.co/2cLLgVy Google Play: https://bit.ly/2KaEwkJ  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2c1OL92 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/show/263-rex-rivetter-private/ YouTube: http://bit.ly/2iBaqoz

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CLAUDE AKINS

May 25, 1926

Claude Aubrey Akins was best known as Sheriff Lobo on the 1979–81 television series “B. J. and the Bear" and later “The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo”, a spin-off series. Akins was born in Nelson, Georgia, and grew up in Bedford, Indiana. Some sources say he was born in 1918, making his age at death 75; however, Akins' son said his father was 67 at the time of his death. 

Akins first appeared (uncredited) in From Here To Eternity (1953). His first big break was in The Caine Mutiny (1954, above), which featured “Lucy” guest-star Van Johnson.   

“I Love Lucy” fans remember Akins as the ‘Giant Native’ in “Desert Island” (ILL S6;E8) on November 26, 1956.  Although playing himself, Akins was nearly unrecognizable in his native make-up and costume.  His low, growling voice gave him away as soon as he spoke.  

In the episode’s plot, Akins is on the island to film a scene for a (fictional) film called The Florida Story. Akins is filming a scene about Ponce de Leon’s landing in Florida, while Ricky is scheduled to appear in the modern-day section. 

In his autobiography, Keith Thibodeaux (Little Ricky) remembers that Akins had really bad breath!

The following year (1957), Akins made two appearances on the Desilu helicopter series “Whirlybirds”. 

From 1960 to 1963, Akins made three appearances on the hit Desilu gangster series “The Untouchables.”

On February 13, 1967, Akins was featured on “The Lucy Show” as Lieutenant Finch in “Lucy Meets the Law” (TLS S5;E19).  In the episode, Lucy Carmichael is arrested for being a jewel thief!  

It turns out to be a woman who looks very much like Lucy!  

Akins continued to do episodic television and films, including playing war-mongering gorilla Aldo in Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973). 

In 1978, he landed the role of Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo on “B.J. and the Bear” (5 episodes) which led to “The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo” (34 episodes). 

Claude Akins married Therese Fairchild in 1952 and had three children. He died on January 27, 1994 of stomach cancer. 

“I was very fortunate that I get paid for what I love to do. I know a lot of good actors who simply can't find work. Every time I get a job, I say to myself, 'You've beaten the odds.'”