An interesting take in Billboard this past week in light of the recent passing of Robert Redford.
Redford is one of only four actors who appeared in films where the signature songs from those films went on to top Billboard’s Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart. (For Robert it was the films “The Way We Were” … title song … “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” – “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” … and “Up Close And Personal,” which featured the Celine Dion chart-topper “Because You Loved Me.”
Also scoring THREE films with #1 singles are Richard Gere (“Up Where We Belong” from “An Officer And A Gentleman,” “Call Me” from “American Gigolo” and “It Must Have Been Love” from “Pretty Woman”), Emilio Estevez (“Don’t You Forget About Me” from “The Breakfast Club,” “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion)” and “Blaze Of Glory” from “Young Guns II”) and, of course, the tulu-baby Beatles: “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Can’t Buy Me Love” from “A Hard Day’s Night, “Ticket To Ride” and “Help!” from “Help!” and “Let It Be” and “The Long And Winding Road” from “Let It Be.” These guys not only pulled the three movie hat trick … but scored TWO #1 Records from each of these films! (kk)
My Dad worked on the first season of "Hogan's Heroes" ... and then worked on Patty Duke's last season. Also found time to do "Village of The Giants" in '65 and got to know Freddy Cannon and The Beau Brummels, who filmed scenes at The Whisky a Go Go. Also around the same time he did a Bobby Sherman cereal commercial! Do not recall the brand ... but I do have a photo of Dad in a giant cereal bowl! Just last week the N.Y. Times did a piece on cereal bowl records!
Enough trivia. Keep up the good work; 👍
Regards, Jim
I have the complete set of Monkees cereal box records ... and they really don't play well ... but were such a novelty, I just had to have them, even if I didn't like the cereal that came along with them! (lol)
Would have loved to run a link to this article but unless you're a New York Times subscriber, you wouldn't be able to read it anyway. I WAS able to snag one of the pix 'tho! (All of my records are cut-out from the boxes ... I've never seen a "complete box" collection before!!!) kk
The Glorious Corner ran TWO very interesting features this past week …
First, news of a new Smothers Brothers project …
https://t2conline.com/the-glorious-corner-764/
And then an interview with FH Reader and Contributor David Salidor about his early days of working with Debbie Gibson …
https://t2conline.com/debbie-gibson-eternally-electric-review/
Got this from FH Reader and frequent contributor Clark Besch several days before Jimmy Kimmel made headlines for an entirely different reason ...
I'm sure it was planned to be delayed this way, but Spinal Tap reunited last night on Kimmel an hour AFTER the show normally starts (thanks to football) and it was superb! Their new movie should be awesome! Starts Friday, I think. IF you have not seen the first film, you should watch it ahead of time. CLASSIC!
Below is the 22 minutes of hilarity on Kimmel last night that I was asleep for, but had DVR'd, since I am old, too. You will get to hear how far the volume goes to now on their 11 amp!
Jimmy Kimmel Interviews Spinal Tap
Their musical performance later in show:
And then …
We went to see the new Spinal Tap movie. Not as funny as the first, but still very good. Younger folks may not care as much since this is band as older players and to be honest, the songs are not always hard rock sounding. Still, for people who saw the first one and loved that, this is well worth seeing. Good stuff for old rockers and rock fans of 70s days. Heck, you get an entire concert too -- well worth seeing for $10 movie cost. It was good and they keep it going right thru credits so that when show is over, it is ALL over! It was funny that only seven were in audience yesterday when it opened here, but all agreed it was good.
Clark Besch
Our buddies The Fifth Estate have just dropped a new video from their recent LP “Then And Now.”
Furvus and the Guys are still rockin’ out
Garage Rock Pioneers The Fifth Estate Unleash Second Music Video from Acclaimed Album Then and Now - “Junkies To The News”
Legendary rock band The Fifth Estate has just released the second official music video from their critically praised album “Then and Now.”
A standout track from the album, “Junkies To The News,” delivers a biting commentary on media obsession and cultural overload, wrapped in the band’s signature blend of garage rock grit and modern edge. The video promises a visually arresting experience that amplifies the song’s message with raw intensity and cinematic flair. The song becomes anthemic much in the way Oasis's do at times. But they are not like Oasis. Oasis is like them. They were first.
Watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_5bEeJgMgM
The Then and Now Album, released earlier this year, marks a triumphant return for The Fifth Estate, bridging decades of rock history with fresh, resonant storytelling. With contributions from Grammy-winning guitarist Paul Nelson, the album has been hailed as “one of the most timeless rock and roll records out these days”.
Fans can stream “Junkies To The News” now: https://push.fm/fl/cmphxkjx
Order your copy on CD or Vinyl: https://www.dekoentertainment.com/inthesquare/the-fifth-estate
Paul McCartney added another date to his Got Back Tour …
Friday, September 26th, at The Santa Barbara Bowl
And, speaking of Paul ... which rhymes with Fall ...
Whatever he "sees, just "Let It Be!"
CB
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More from Clark Besch ...
60 years ago, WLS in Chicago started playing my all-time fave song (BUT not bubbling under the Billboard Hot 100 until November) … ready to spring into the Super Charts SOON! After a month of airplay on the Big 89, it would surface at #31 on October 8th, 1965 almost 60 years ago. On TELEPHONE Records, so maybe this was a WLS international grab from his friends in Britain, where (below) it debuted in The top 50 at #16 THIS WEEK on the charts there! Bring on the tributes to this masterpiece! Ha-ha! It certainly was a BIG part of my love for WLS -- the only station I heard playing this at the time.
It would not reach the BB Hot 100 until November 20th (#95) while on WLS, it was an oldster, still peaking at #3 and ready to move down in its 10th week on the WLS airwaves. I still play my WLS tape I made of it in Top 10 often. I could play this song for 24 hours straight still today if needed. :)
