#Tony Bongiovi

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Some Trains Don't Turn Me On

Bon Jovi are back, and they're not alone, because this time they've brought Ozzy Osbourne along as reinforcement!!!

[note: This would have been my originally intended introduction for today, dear people, but in the end I opted for the following, somewhat less flashy version.]

Tinkering hour with Turn on the Night (1987), and how to put together a hit that didn't want to become one, but preferred to eke out its modest existence as an eternal insider tip in gradually enlightened hardcore fan circles.

There are those who claim that Turn on the Night is a rip-off of Bon Jovi's She Don't Know Me (1984) (1), others, on the other hand, swear their first-born child that they clearly recognize Ozzy's Crazy Train (1980) in it. Even if I personally think that neither party is wrong with their respective assumptions, I belong to the faction that unmistakably recognized the intro of a popular German pop talk show called Na, sowas! from the Saturday evening prime time TV program of the mid-80s in Turn on the Night's anthemic keyboard intro and chorus.

The Bon Jovi comparison certainly applies with his intro and the chorus melody, and Ozzy's verses rather reinforce the impression that Bongiovi and Co. might have already had their way with them before. But if we now add the first few verse lines and Spencer Davis Groups' Gimme Some Lovin' (1966) and above all its flow and feel, this wild affair could slowly become a well-rounded one.

It's written somewhere on the holy internet how Paul spoke out about Diane Warren being the main contributor to Turn on the Night, and Diane Warren herself expressed her surprise that the song didn't become a hit.

My idea to this subject is, it's a bit as if a food designer had designed and developed an attractive and appetizing fast food product inspired from the most popular offerings of the three best-known providers in Western culture in this field, only to be completely ignored by the entire analyzed and potential customer base. Which makes me think once again that sometimes it's not the product itself that counts, but the brand, or at least its promotion (2). I don't know what kind of crazy world we live in that Turn on the Night shouldn't be a hit.

I guess Unmasked's (1980) Tomorrow must have felt something like that.

Side Notes:

(1) You could just as easily accuse Holly Knight of using Bon Jovi's She Don't Know Me for The Best (1988/89), which would of course be complete nonsense, because these kinds of melodies were something of a junction for pop and rock music in the 80s, just as the riff from Smoke on the Water (1972) was more or less a blueprint for rock riffs from the 70s onwards. But it was all up in the air at the time an all you had to do was reach for it and pick it like a ripe fruit.

(2) As I'm writing this, I'm feeling a deja vu to one of my previous entries, namely Nothing Can Keep Me From You (1999), also written by Diane Warren.

The links are all highlighted somewhere, but don't ask me where exactly, because I wrote the above lines more than half a year ago. Let's just trust that everything will be all right:

Turn on the Night (1987)

She Don't Know Me (1984)

Crazy Train (1980)

Gimme Some Lovin' (1966)

1980-F (1980)

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Ramones- Leave Home (Punk Rock) January 10, 1977 [Sire Records] Producer(s): Tony Bongiovi, T. Erdelyi

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I remember a friend of mine had some LPs that were Star Wars themed disco albums, and it brought back a very weird memory from back in the 70s (yes, I'm old!) of listening to a Star Wars disco mashup on the radio. What was all that about? I also remember something like that for Close Encounters, too.

You remember correctly, and this went on for a long while. In 1983, disk jockeys around the country played a record that involved an Ewok rapping the plot of Return of the Jedi in Ewokese. This made it to #60 in the Billboard Top 100.

This is hard to explain to people who weren’t there….but in the wake of Star Wars in the late 70s and early 80s, scifi was so beloved and mainstream that the orchestral music for nerdy scifi and fantasy movies about outer space were remixed and sampled into Giorgio Moroder-esque Italo-Disco dance numbers. And the most astonishing thing is, instead of being consigned to convention acts the way “horse famous” Brony dubstep acts are, this received national airplay on the radio, reached the pop music charts, and were played in discotheques. And incredibly, this continued for years and expanded from Star Wars into Star Trek, Wizard of Oz, Black Hole, Close Encounters….

All of this was the work of one specific person: Meco (or Dominico Monardo). The term “ahead of their time” is thrown around a lot, but Meco really was: a combination producer-songwriter and Italo-Disco pioneer in the style of Giorgio Moroder, he did several things that are now absolutely standard: he used remixes and sampling before hiphop made that standard for musicians, he wrote “fandom music” on a Moog synthesizer decades before Bronies turned their conventions into cringey dubstep concerts with songs like “Everypony Dance Now.”

It's stunning to me that Meco has not been rediscovered, considering every single trend in the culture essentially went his way.

The most startling thing about Meco’s Star Wars disco album, the one that got the ball rolling on this trend, is this: I always assumed it was some kind of cash in created by a record label mandate, a label executive’s completely cynical choice to hop on a hot new trend. That isn’t a crazy thing to think at all, since Star Wars is and always has been the most merchandized and sold out scifi property ever. But it wasn’t! You see, it was all the product of a single man’s specific vision: Meco had to convince his record label to make the record because they were skeptical.

When Meco went to see Star Wars in 1977 on Opening Day (what an experience that must have been) with his friend and fellow Italian chest hair/gold medallion enthusiast Tony Bongiovi, he was already an experienced producer-songwriter who had worked with Gloria Gaynor, Diana Ross, and formed DCA, the Disco Corporation of America. If you've ever listened to Diana Ross's "I'm Coming Out," Meco actually played the trombone solo in that song. Seeing the Star Wars movie for the first time, though Meco thought the movie was nothing short of a religious experience. Originally, he wanted to do Star Wars music as a b-side on a Gloria Gaynor album, but expanded the idea into an entire album.

In Meco’s own words:

"When I think about what I did, nobody came to me, nobody said 'Meco, why don't you do this.' Nobody says 'Here's some money go make a record of this movie.' It was just my own... It was magical, it was just out of this world when all that happened."

Not only did this album hit platinum, not only did it actually outsell the Star Wars soundtrack, his remix of the Star Wars theme also went to #1 in the charts. It’s actually the best selling instrumental single of all time. A record, that, incidentally, it holds to this day.

Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand, had this to say about Meco:

"In 1977, Meco Monardo accomplished something no one else has ever done to the best of my knowledge. He was the first one in history to out-sell the soundtrack of a motion picture with his own distinctive version of a film's music. The music was totally danceable, and broke new ground. It's no wonder the STAR WARS THEME went to # 1. I loved his treatment of music from THE WIZARD OF OZ. Again, Meco created something innovative. The fun and the excitement gave a whole new feel to that totally familiar and well-loved music."

Like a lot of studio producers, Meco had an insane work ethic and hit when the iron was hot: he did an album about Close Encounters that exact same year, but also did a Star Wars Christmas Album, one of the strangest pieces of Star Wars kitsch around.

One of the most interesting things about the Star Wars Christmas album is that one of the songs, “R2D2’s Wish You a Merry Christmas” is the first professional vocals by John Bon Jovi, who was Meco’s friend Tony Bongiovi’s seventeen year old younger cousin (he was initially known as John Bongiovi). It's incredible to hear a squeaky voiced teen Bon Jovi on a kitsch album about a robot Christmas.

1978-1979 was really his best year. Meco made an Italo-Disco remix album entirely devoted to Superman, and at this point, Meco had the pull to get access to John Williams's sheet music for the score before the music even came out. In my personal opinion it's the best of them because he has to recreate it entirely with his own instruments, leading to a very unique sound.

He also did an album based on the Wizard of Oz:

And a combination album of Star Trek/Black Hole. It's probably the earliest remixing date of Goldsmith pieces of music: the Motion Picture Theme (which is now associated with the Next Generation - hearing it done in Italodisco is uncanny) and the Klingon Theme:

Incidentally, I think the design here of the Meco Enterprise, which had to be modified for legal reasons, would make a wonderful canon starship if anyone wants to be inspired by it. It reminds me of the same concept that would be used in the very next film for the Reliant-class of ships.

Meco eventually retired from music in 1985, but unfortunately he is no longer with us, as he passed into the next dimension in 2023. I think he showed us that creativity is often about transformation, and was inspired to make his art by a legitimate awe of space, the cosmos, and human imagination that the scifi movies of the 1970s and 80s provoke.

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Bon Jovi - Cross Road (The Best Of). Año 1994. Edición USA. Reedición Año 2022. Hard Rock. Mercury.

Es el primer álbum de grandes éxitos de la banda, publicado por Mercury Records el 11 de octubre de 1994. El álbum contiene éxitos provenientes desde su álbum debut Bon Jovi (1984) hasta su quinto álbum Keep The Faith (1992) y dos nuevas canciones; «Always» y «Someday I'll Be Saturday Night».​

Músicos Jon Bon Jovi - voz y guitarra. Richie Sambora - guitarra y coros. Alec John Such - bajo y coros. David Bryan - Teclado, piano y coros. Tico Torres - batería y percusión.

Producción Tony Bongiovi - productor. Jon Bon Jovi - productor. Richie Sambora - productor. Bob Rock - productor. Bruce Fairbairn - productor. Peter Collins - productor. Lance Quinn - productor. Danny Kortchman - productor.

Tracklist: A1 Livin' On A Prayer 4:11 A2 Keep The Faith 5:44 A3 Someday I'll Be Saturday Night 4:38 A4 Always 5:52

B1 Wanted Dead Or Alive 5:07 B2 Lay Your Hands On Me 5:58 B3 You Give Love A Bad Name 3:43 B4 Bed Of Roses 6:34

C1 Blaze Of Glory 5:40 C2 In These Arms 5:19 C3 Bad Medicine 5:14

D1 I'll Be There For You 5:41 D2 In & Out Of Love 4:23 D3 Runaway 3:50 D4 Never Say Goodbye 4:49

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This Week On The Charts 11/29/1986: Tony Bongiovi’s cousin Jonathan scores his first top 10 hit with “You Give Love A Bad Name”. #BonJovi #JoviLife #RockHonorRoll

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Album Review: Talking Heads "Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition)"

Through this site, I have been fortunate enough to cover legendary NYC art rockers the Talking Heads several times in recent years. In 2020 I interviewed drummer Chris Frantz when his memoir was released. That same year I got to review singer David Byrne's concert doc David Byrne's American Utopia, which featured tons of Talking Heads classics. Last year with the re-release of their phenomenal Jonathan Demme-directed concert film Stop Making Sense, I got to review the IMAX re-release, the expanded edition remaster of the soundtrack album and cover the reunited Talking Heads Q&A at TIFF. For a band that broke up in 1991, there's certainly been a renewed interest in their music in recent years. Almost like they fit in now more than ever. Just last month, I went to the Brattle to see an anniversary screening of Stop Making Sense and audience members (many of whom were quite young and likely weren't alive when it was released in 1984) were dancing throughout the film. This wasn't the first time I witnessed that reaction. In 2015, I was at Noise Pop with my V66 documentary and I caught a special anniversary screening of Stop Making Sense on the big screen with excellent sound system and the whole audience was dancing the whole time. For me, I always dug the Talking Heads, but I never got heavy into them. Probably because by the time I was getting into music, it was towards the end of the band. But I always liked their sound and had great respect for them being early music video pioneers, i.e. “Once in a Lifetime”, “Burning Down the House” and “Road to Nowhere”. In the last few years I’ve actually gotten way more into them and have picked up a number of their albums. Thanks to the renewed interest in Talking Heads, Rhino has re-released the band's 1977 debut album Talking Heads: 77 this week.

original album cover

Talking Heads were co-founded by Chris Frantz with his college girlfriend bassist Tina Weymouth and studious singer David Byrne at RISD in RI. Guitarist Jerry Harrison of The Modern Lovers later joined. They soon moved to NYC and became a big part of the Downtown NYC scene. They were hip and cool enough to get played on MTV and college radio, but artsy and edgy enough to be a non-punk band accepted by the CBGB’s crowd. Today you can hear their influence all over, notably in Radiohead who actually got their name from a Talking Heads lyric. The Talking Heads debut album was released on Sire on September 16, 1977. The band really caught on in the years that followed, but this is considered a landmark album of the 70s. For the debut album, they worked with producer Tony Bongiovi and Lance Quinn. But Frantz credited engineer Ed Stasium as actually doing most of the producing, even though he wasn't credited. The new Super Deluxe Edition is being released in various formats. The version I got to review features: the original album remastered, rarities and alt versions, a live concert they did at CBGB's on October 10, 1977 (only a few weeks after the debut album was released) and 4 special 7" singles. There's also a book including photos, art work and liner notes (NOTE: for this review, I didn't get to read the book).

2024 Super Deluxe Edition

My personal favorite album of their discography is Remain in Light, released in 1980. But each album is unique and different from the last. This album is a good debut in terms of making a splash and getting the audience interested. There are some gems here like the funky "Who Is It" and "Psycho Killer". But the band just evolved and got way better on later albums like More Songs about Buildings and Food, Fear of Music and Remain in Light. The remastered album sounds as good as ever. In terms of the rarities, some of the unreleased ones were interesting, but the alt versions don't add much to the table, except for the previously unreleased alt version of "Psycho Killer". The 7" singles might be cool as singles, but I listened to them as a stream. What is the stand-out highlight of this is the 1977 CBGB's concert. I mean - holy cow we are actually hearing this band in their old stomping ground? Of all the Talking Heads official live albums none of them have been at CBGB's (maybe a few tracks here and there, but never a full concert there). This is truly a treat and it'd be cool if the concert was released as a stand alone RSD vinyl.

For info on Talking Heads: 77

Original album: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Super Deluxe Edition: 4 out of 5 stars

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The recording began on August 21, 1977 and took place in Midtown Manhattan at Mediasound Studios, a premises of a former Episcopalian Church. On the first day of sessions, guitarist Johnny Ramone brought a copy of the Sex Pistols' single "God Save the Queen" with him, remarking that their type of music "robbed" the band. He emphasized that the album's sound engineer Ed Stasium needed to incorporate better production than that of the Sex Pistols, to which Stasium replied "no problem". Johnny relates: "These guys ripped us off and I want to sound better than this."

Though the album cites Tony Bongiovi and Tommy Ramone (credited as T. Erdelyi) as the head producers, much of the album's production was done by Stasium; Johnny went so far as to insist that Bongiovi was "not even there" during the band's recording sessions. Rocket to Russia's final mastering was mainly done in Bongiovi's Power Station studio. Infamous record producer Phil Spector offered to fabricate Rocket to Russia, but the band declined, feeling as though the album would not be the same without Tommy and Bongiovi.

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Feature LP / Cindy Bullens - Desire Wire (1978) / September 5, 2024 / 5pm ET

Desire Wire is the debut album by singer-songwriter and musician Cindy Bullens, released in 1978 on United Artists Records. It was produced by Tony Bongiovi and Lance Quinn. AllMusic’s William Ruhlmann calls it “one of the great lost rock albums of the ’70s”. This album features the track, “Survivor”, which peaked at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in February…

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Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi - Rhythm Karaoke Original Traffic (2 Mr Am...  Ayrıcalıklardan yararlanmak için bu kanala katılın: ( Join this channel to enjoy privileges.) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqm-5vmc2L6oFZ1vo2Fz3JQ/join Şarkının Orijinal Versiyonunu Linkten Dinleyip Ritim Karaokesiyle Çalışabilirsiniz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDK9QqIzhwk Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi - Rhythm Karaoke Original Traffic (2 Mr American Rock Band) Aykut ilter Ritim Karaoke Kanalıma Abone Olun Beğenip Paylaşın STRUMMING There is no strumming pattern for this song yet. Create and get +5 IQ Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi [Intro] Bm G  A  Bm G                  A              Bm (Once upon a time,  not so long ago) [Verse] Bm                                 Bmadd9 (022002) Tommy used to work on the docks Bm Union's been on strike. He's down on his luck      G      A           Bm It's tough,    so tough. Bm                                 Bmadd9 Gina works the diner all day Bm Working for her man. She brings home her pay      G     A           Bm For love,     for love. [Pre-Chorus]                      G    A                Bm She says we've got to hold on to what we've got.   G              A                           Bm It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not.      G        A                  Bm       G We've got each other and that's a lot, for love.      A We'll give it a shot. [Chorus] Bm  G       A              D    G   A Oh,   we're halfway there, woah oh, livin' on a prayer. Bm      G           A Take my hand, we'll make it I swear D    G   A Woah oh, livin' on a prayer. [Verse] Bm                                 Bmadd9 Tommy's got his six string in hock. Bm Now he's holding in, what he used to make it talk    G  A         Bm So tough, it's  tough. Bm                                 Bmadd9 Gina dreams of running away Bm When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers:           G   A    Bm Baby it's O.K.,  some day. [Pre-Chorus]             G    A                Bm We've got to hold on to what we've got.   G              A                           Bm It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not.      G        A                  Bm       G We've got each other and that's a lot, for love.      A We'll give it a shot. [Chorus] Bm  G       A              D    G   A Oh,   we're halfway there, woah oh, livin' on a prayer. Bm      G           A Take my hand, we'll make it I swear D    G   A Woah oh, livin' on a prayer. Gsus2 Livin' on a prayer. [Solo] Bm G  A     D G  A Bm G  A     D G  Bm [Bridge] Bm                       G    A            Bm Oooooooooh, we've got to hold on, ready or not.    G                              A You live for the fight when that's all that you've got. [Outro Chorus] Dm   Bb        C Woooooo, we're halfway there F   Bb  C Woah oh, livin' on a prayer. Dm      Bb             C Take my hand and we'll make it I swear F   Bb  C Woah oh, livin' on a prayer. Bon Jovi Article Talk Read View source View history Tools Page semi-protected From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the band. For their eponymous album, see Bon Jovi (album). For the lead singer, see Jon Bon Jovi. "Bongiovi" redirects here. For Jon Bon Jovi's cousin, see Tony Bongiovi. For other people with the surname, see Bongiovi (surname). Bon Jovi Bon Jovi in Hyde Park, London. 2013. From left to right: Phil X, Hugh McDonald, Jon Bon Jovi, Tico Torres, and David Bryan. Bon Jovi in Hyde Park, London. 2013. From left to right: Phil X, Hugh McDonald, Jon Bon Jovi, Tico Torres, and David Bryan. Background information Origin Sayreville, New Jersey, U.S. Genres Hard rockarena rockpop rockglam metal (early) Discography Bon Jovi discography Years active 1983–present Labels IslandMercuryVertigo Members Jon Bon Jovi David Bryan Tico Torres Phil X Hugh McDonald Past members Alec John Such Dave Sabo Richie Sambora Website bonjovi.com Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. The band currently consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald.[1] Original bassist Alec John Such left the band in 1994, and longtime guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora left in 2013. The band has been credited with "bridging the gap between heavy metal, rock and pop with style and ease".[2] In 1984, Bon Jovi released their first album and their debut single "Runaway" managed to crack the Top 40. In 1986, the band achieved widespread success and global recognition with their third album, Slippery When Wet, which sold over 20 million copies and included three Top 10 singles, two of which reached No. 1 ("You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Livin' on a Prayer")[3] Their fourth album, New Jersey (1988), was also extremely successful, selling over 10 million copies and featuring five Top 10 singles, two of which reached No. 1 ("Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You").

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Ramones - Swallow My Pride (1977) Joey Ramone / Dee Dee Ramone from: "Swallow My Pride" / "Pinhead" (Single) “Leave Home” (LP)

Punk | US Punk | Power Pop

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Personnel: Joey Ramone: Lead Vocals Johnny Ramone: Lead Guitar Dee Dee Ramone: Bass / Backing Vocals Tommy Ramone: Drums

Produced by Tony Bongiovi / Tommy Ramone

Recorded: @ The Sundragon Studios in New York City, New York USA during October of 1976

Album Released: on January 10, 1977

Single Released: in February 1977

Sire Records

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Talking Heads - Sugar on My Tongue

Talking Heads: 77 (2005 Remastered)

Label: Sire

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Ramones- Rocket to Russia (Punk Rock) Released: November 4, 1977 [Sire Records] Producer(s): Tony Bongiovi, T. Erdelyi

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soonerrouthier: I had to borrow photos and vids because I was too busy watching the hard work of the creative team and vendors come to spectacular fruition last night! And of course the charming performance of @brendonurie! Goodness what a star he is! It’s been an amazing, collaborative journey with so many lovely humans on board! More photos to come soon! @panicatthedisco, @brendonurie 

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Imagine Avengers finding out that you have a boyfriend

Heyy guys! I made another fanfic, Avengers fining out you have a boyfriend. This one is gonna be about Steve and Bucky the most, others will be just mentioned. Soo for a boyfriend I took one of my current celebrity crushes Jake Bongiovi. I don't think yall lnow him sooo that's why pictures are here. First 2 are of Jake. Things to know are that he's 16 in the story timeline and he's amazing at football. 3rd picture is of band Bon Jovi. Picc is from 80s and I put it here so you understand the plot. Jake's dad is Jon Bon Jovi, he's the middle one. And last picture is of Jon Bon Jovi how he looks now. Sooo this is taking place in 2018 (because of Bon Jovi plot) but I'm not following the Avengers time line. And Jake is originally living in New Jersey, but I had to change it to New York. Hope you enjoy, if you have any advice feel free to write it. And also requests are opened xx

Warnings: none

Genre: I'm not good at deciding this but let's say it's a little drama romance and funny (at least I hope so)

I own nothing except the plot

*and alsooo before I get started, I saw u guys writing a wordcount, but it never shows me when I write ficc so yeaa... any help?😂

You don't know how you ended up kissing Jake, in front of avengers tower, but it happened. He was an incredible guy, you had feelings for him for quite some time now. But you wouldn't admit it. Apparently he had feelings for you too...

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It all started few months ago, when Tony asked you to go with him to Bon Jovi's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducting. A big fan of rock music you are, you said yes right away. It was amazing! So exciting! And Tony as Tony had some backstage passes, because he just HAD to meet the band. You trailed behind him backstage, and told him you're gonna get yourself a drink. You poured some apple juice in your cup, when suddenly you bumped into someone. It was a gorgerous boy, he couldn't be much older than you. The problem was that he held his phone in one hand, and you had a cup of juice in yours, so somehow his phone ended up in your juice now...

Finally he looked down at you. "Ohh I'm so sorry" he said. You were shocked. His phone is basically dead now, and he apologises. It wasn't even his fault. It was soo different than guys you're used to. "Ohh no, it's my fault, I'm sorry. And your phone is dead now sorry." "No need to apologise, I should've watched where I was going. And never mind for the phone. What's your name?" he asked. "It's Y/N." "It's a beautiful name. I'm Jake, nice to meet you." ...

And that's where you guys clicked. You exchanged phone numbers, and started texting each other. Soon you found out that Jake is living in New York, as you. It didn't take him long to ask you out. You went out as friends at least once a week.

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Today was different tho. He was acting a little weird, even nervous. When he walked you to Avengers tower, he became even more nervous. "Wait Y/N, I gotta something to tell you first uhmm..." "Huh? What is it?" "Well, I uhmm.. I- " "Jake what's goi-" and that's all you got to say, because in next moment you felt his lips on yours. It was the best feeling ever. When you parted, he said "I love you Y/N. I know it's too soon, but I've had this feelings for a long time." "I love you too Jake." you simply replied, and hugged him.

What you didn't know is that 2 best friends avengers were watching you from a window, plotting Jakes death, how dare he kisses you!?!?"

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You said your goodbyes to Jake, and went to tower. You wanted to call your friend and tell what happened AsAp. But, you had to be careful, avengers can't hear you. Especially Steve and Bucky.

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You became an avenger when Steve showed up in your doorstep telling you to help him with something in Germany. You had water powers, so your family didn't like you. When everything ended, Steve and Tony stopped arguing. Steve offered you to stay with them, and you accepted. Sice then, avengers were like a family to you. Steve and Bucky were like brothers. 2 best friends since childhood, and two of them mostly watched over you. They were always there for you, but they were protective. You couldn't imagine what poor Jake would go through if they found out about you.

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As soon as you came in, you've heard someone clearing throat behind you. "Bucky we said we don't need dramatic coughs!" You reckognised vioce as Steves. "It's called leaving an impression Steve". You turned around, and saw Bucky rolling his eyes at Steve. But Steve was wasting no time "Who is that boy you just kissed Y/N? Why are you even kissing someone, you are just 16!" You decided to tell the truth, I mean if they saw you kissing, there's not much left to say. "Well, he is my boyfuhwhwu-" your response got muffled by Buckys hand. "Don't even say that word out loud. You are totally not allowed to have a boyfriend" Bucky said. "Whaat? How can you forbid me to have a boyfriend?!?? You can't do it." "Well, seems like I just did. No boyfriend until you get married" Buck replied. "No no no" Steve said "she'll need to date a guy before they get married. What if he's an idiot? He's totally gonna be an idiot. So maybe it's better of she doesn't date at all." "I agree. We need to set an age restriction to dating. What do you think is optimal?" Bucky asked. "Well, you know 37 isn't that bad. But if we're already that close, let's say 40, so it's easier to remember." "40 is okay for me. Than it's setteled. 40 it is."

"HEEEY I'M HERE IF YOU DIDN'T NOTICE!!" you yelled.

"Well it's your lucky day Y/N! You have to wait only 24 years more to date!" Bucky exclaimed.

You tried arguing with guys some more, but ut didn't work out well. You ended up in you room, still kinda angry when you got a text from Jake:

"Hey Captain America just left my room. He threatened he'll kill me if I continiue dating you, uhmm... I'm confused??"

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This Week On The Chart 11/29/1986: Tony Bongiovi’s cousin Jonathan scores his first top 10 hit with “You Give Love A Bad Name”. #BonJovi #JoviLife #RockHonorRoll

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𝑮𝒆𝒎𝒎𝒂 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒚 𝑾𝒐𝒏𝒈. 

Gemma Chan, film producers Nina Yang Bongiovi and Zhang Yingyue are teaming with Working Title Films and ZYY Studio to develop a biopic of Anna May Wong, the golden age icon whose career brought her international recognition even as she continued to face opportunity limitations in the industry and other forms of prejudice and discrimination. David Henry Hwang, the first Asian American playwright to win a Tony (in 1988 for M. Butterfly), is penning the screenplay, adapted from Graham Russell Gao Hodges’ 2012 biography, Anna May Wong: From Laundryman’s Daughter to Hollywood Legend. Wong’s niece Anna Wong is serving as a consultant on the film.

“Anna May Wong was a trailblazer, an icon and a woman ahead of her time,” said Chan in a statement. “Her talent and her exploration of her art both in and outside of the U.S. was groundbreaking — and the challenges and prejudice she faced in the early 20th century as an actress speak directly to the conversations and the world we are navigating today.”

“I’m delighted that I’ll get to build on my aunt’s legacy with Gemma and Nina, who are Asian leaders in the forefront of storytelling,” Anna Wong said in a statement. “Anna May Wong’s presence in American and worldwide cinema was the first of its kind, and her representation continues to resonate today. She is the embodiment of inspiration for artists of color.”

Anna May Wong was born in Los Angeles in 1905 and appeared in 60 films between 1919 and 1960. Her career began in the silent era (including 1924’s The Thief of Bagdad starring Douglas Fairbanks and 1929’s Piccadilly) and continued as films began to adopt sound, such as 1932’s Shanghai Express, in which she starred alongside Marlene Dietrich. Despite her filmography and status as a fashion icon, MGM refused to consider her for the female lead of its 1937 adaptation of Pearl S. Buck’s The Good Earth, about a Chinese family. O-Lan instead was played by white German actress Luise Rainer, who won the Academy Award for best actress for the role.

When Hollywood restricted her options, Wong went abroad, performing onstage in Europe and dedicating herself to documenting Chinese stories during World War II. She returned to the screen in 1951 to star in The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong, the first American television series to feature an Asian American lead, and continued to act until her sudden death of a heart attack in 1961, at the age of 56.

Wong’s legacy has been memorialized in recent years. In 2020, Michelle Krusiec (Saving Face) portrayed the pioneer in Ryan Murphy’s alternate history drama Hollywood on Netflix, and last year the U.S. Mint announced that Wong will be featured in its American Women quarters series, which will make her the first Asian American to appear on U.S. currency. The Working Title biopic is slated to be the cinema icon’s biggest cultural tribute yet.

Chan is represented by M88, the U.K.’s Independent and WME. Hwang is repped by CAA and Schreck Rose. Zhang is repped by CAA and her own independent film company.