Thank HEAVENS they never tried to sell a Star Trek movie this way.
You've probably already heard, but they're actually trying that again. No upstart amateurs like Goldsmith this time, though . . . Rihanna wrote a REAL song for Star Trek Beyond: "Sledgehammer"!
This topic has come up before. I repeat, as I did then...remember hearing the song during the films trailer as a kid. Remember that tune very well. Interesting how such a tune sticks within the little gray cells...
I've never heard the Mabel song you were quoting. I only asked, "Romberg?" because you said, "Hit it, Sig!"
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Dear MELVIN --
All I can say is, I'm glad I never had it sticking to my grey cells, and I hope that it won't, now that I've heard it.
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Dear CH-CD --
You've got me puzzled. What is "deaf"? And who is this John Leyton? (It's not the name on the sheet music above.)
You mean “Defo”, Preston? Just an abbreviation of Definitely.
John Leyton was a young English actor who first came to prominence in 1960. This was in the popular UK children’s TV series - “Biggles”.
The following year (1961), John, quite by accident, hit the Jackpot! He appeared in an episode of “Harpers - West One”, another popular UK TV series, about a fictional London Dept. Store. He played a Pop singer named Johnny St Cyr, who was making a public appearance at the store to promote his latest record.
The song that John had to sing was “Johnny Remember Me” - written by Geoff Goddard and produced by the legendary Joe Meek. The public clammered for a record release and it shot straight to No. 1, where it stayed for seven weeks. Several more hit records followed and John toured the country in promotional Pop Concerts.
By 1963 his pop career had faded and he returned to acting in “The Great Escape”, playing Willy the Tunnel King. He was the one who got away with Charles Bronson, in the boat.
He did a couple of UK Pop Movies and “Guns at Batasi” with Richard Attenborough & Mia Farrow, who he was seriously involved with.
He introduced her to his co-star in his next movie “Von Ryan’s Express” and Mr Sinatra was very pleased to meet her.
John did several more movies in the 60’s & 70’s and appeared in the US TV series “Jericho”.
In the 1970’s, his acting career took second place to his Restaurant and he made only sporadic appearances on UK TV.
His last screen appearance to date was in the 2008 Joe Meek Bio-Pic - “Telstar”, in which he played Sir Edward Lewis - the Head of EMI who gave John his first record contract. ( Another guy played John in this movie, and he looked & sounded nothing like him! ).
By the way, if you haven’t seen this movie, you MUST! It’s superb and Con O’Neil gives a tour-de-force performance as Joe Meek.
The original 1961 clip of John singing “Johnny Remember Me”, from “Harpers - West One”.
It was apparently the G** D***** F****** Spellcheck (or whatever it's called) that retyped it into "Deaf."
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I'm glad to know that TELSTAR is superb, but who the hell is Joe Meek?
I know. Spellcheck drives you absolutely crazy. You have to watch it,like a hawk!
Your best bet is to look Joe Meek up on Wikipedia. It’s a pretty comprehensive bio.
Maybe he’s not so well known in the States ?.... but he produced a string of hits here. His biggy was “Telstar”, by the Tornados. The first British disc to top the US charts.
Well, I may not have heard of Joe Meek, but at least I've heard of Kevin Spacey...
Perhaps I'm more likely to have heard some of his hits, assuming they made it across to our side of the pond.
I don’t think Kevin ever worked with Joe ?
I just don’t know if Joe produced any more hits in the US? Try putting him in You Tube. That will bring up several compilations. Have a listen and see if you recognise any of them?
Biggies were: Telstar,Johnny Remember Me, Just Like Eddie, Tribute to Buddy Holly, Angela Jones, Don’t you Think It’s Time?, Have I the Right? etc.....
Personally, I think "Bye Bye" isn't all that awkward, but rather fun. And, it's hard for anything to sound awkward with Sarah Vaughan singing it. (A cabaret singer friend of mine includes it in her repertoire.)
Perhaps the first time you and I will disagree, PNJ.
Livingston and Evans were responsible for 2 sets of lyrics I find eye-roll-inducing: this one, and "Dreamsville".
There's, as they say, a first time for everything. I don't remember ever feeling put off by the choral version of "Dreamsville," but then, outside of the first line, I don't remember any of the lyrics, either, so it's probably not this gifted team at its best.
Just for fun, I recommend Michael Feinstein's performance of Livingston & Evans's title-song-that-never-was from THE MOLE PEOPLE!
Well, now those are lyrics to the real thing. I wonder what they are?
Bob, here are transcribed the words and translation:
Sette per la Vita Sette per la Morte (Seven for Life Seven for Death) Quelle mani non tremano Se giunge l'Ora del Destino (Those hands don't tremble If it is the Hour of the Destiny) Sette sono i Cuori Sette le Pistole (Seven are the Hearts Seven the Guns) Sono i Sette Magnifici Eroi d'un Trepido Mattino (They are the Seven Magnificents Heroes of an Anxious Morning) Niente vale la Vita Senza Onore, senza Coraggio (Life has no value Without Honour, without Courage) Ecco, scocca l'Ora L'Ora Disperata (Chimes the Hour The Desperate Hour) Le pistole già sparano Per la Ballata del Destino (Guns are shooting already For Destiny's Ballad) Sette per la Morte Sette per la Vita (Seven for Death Seven for Life) Ecco i Sette Magnifici Eroi d'un Trepido Mattino (Here are the Seven Magnificents Heroes of an Anxious Morning).
Few people remember that Arthur Conley's "Sweet Soul Music" borrowed the opening motif from Bernstein's "The Magnificent Seven" theme and put lyrics to the the rest of the song, so I guess that qualifies as another version of "The Magnificent Seven" main theme with lyrics.
