Some classic rock songs were controversial before they were completed. For example, a famous backup singer for The Rolling Stones initially refused to work on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.” She said a horrific historical event made her turn down the song at first.
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Gimme Shelter’ is connected to Lynyrd Skynyrd
Merry Clayton is a backup singer perhaps best known for duetting with Mick Jagger on The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter.” During a 2013 interview with The A.V. Club, she said fellow backup singer Clydie King told her she could sing on “Sweet Home Alabama.” Clayton didn’t like the idea but her husband, Curtis, said she’d do it.
“I get off the phone and said, ‘Curtis, why are you telling Clydie that I’m going to be at a session that I do not want to do? You know I’m not going to sing...
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Gimme Shelter’ is connected to Lynyrd Skynyrd
Merry Clayton is a backup singer perhaps best known for duetting with Mick Jagger on The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter.” During a 2013 interview with The A.V. Club, she said fellow backup singer Clydie King told her she could sing on “Sweet Home Alabama.” Clayton didn’t like the idea but her husband, Curtis, said she’d do it.
“I get off the phone and said, ‘Curtis, why are you telling Clydie that I’m going to be at a session that I do not want to do? You know I’m not going to sing...
- 7/26/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Elvis Presley’s “Solitaire” was also recorded by Andy Williams and other artists. A writer of the song listened to all 90 recordings of the song and picked a favorite. Elvis’ version appeared on the album From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee.
Elvis Presley‘s “Solitaire” was originally by Neil Sedaka. The co-writer of the song wasn’t a fan of Elvis’ version. On the other hand, he loved a cover of the song by The Carpenters.
A songwriter disliked that Elvis Presley’s ‘Solitaire’ was from the singer’s ‘fat’ period
Phillip Cody is a songwriter who worked with Neil Sedaka on multiple occasions. He co-wrote Sedaka songs such as “Bad Blood,” “The Immigrant,” and “Solitaire.” The latter song became a standard. The artists who recorded “Solitaire” included The Carpenters, Andy Williams, Sheryl Crowe, and Elvis Presley.
During a 2011 interview with Songfacts, Cody discussed his feelings about Elvis’ “Solitaire.
Elvis Presley’s “Solitaire” was also recorded by Andy Williams and other artists. A writer of the song listened to all 90 recordings of the song and picked a favorite. Elvis’ version appeared on the album From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee.
Elvis Presley‘s “Solitaire” was originally by Neil Sedaka. The co-writer of the song wasn’t a fan of Elvis’ version. On the other hand, he loved a cover of the song by The Carpenters.
A songwriter disliked that Elvis Presley’s ‘Solitaire’ was from the singer’s ‘fat’ period
Phillip Cody is a songwriter who worked with Neil Sedaka on multiple occasions. He co-wrote Sedaka songs such as “Bad Blood,” “The Immigrant,” and “Solitaire.” The latter song became a standard. The artists who recorded “Solitaire” included The Carpenters, Andy Williams, Sheryl Crowe, and Elvis Presley.
During a 2011 interview with Songfacts, Cody discussed his feelings about Elvis’ “Solitaire.
- 7/12/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
If you’ve ever wondered when it was that Michel Gondry, the gifted French director of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” became the world’s most annoying filmmaker, you might say the answer is, “He always was.” Yet no one, including me, quite thinks of him that way. That’s because the few works of his that have come to prominence possess a special combination of facility and charm. I adore “Eternal Sunshine,” a virtuoso movie that bends your brain and breaks your heart at the same time. You might simply choose to characterize it as the masterpiece of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, but the truth is that Gondry directed it — the leaps in time, the emotionally convulsive performances of Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet — with a masterful sense of play and gravitational control.
I’ve always heard that the script Kaufman originally turned in was twice as complicated, and...
I’ve always heard that the script Kaufman originally turned in was twice as complicated, and...
- 6/4/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Melissa Joan Hart spoke about helping kindergartners escape the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville earlier this week in a tearful video shared on Instagram.
Hart and her husband happened to be near the scene on Monday, while headed to the nearby school that their kids attend for a day of conferences (Hart noted her kids weren’t in school that day). The couple arrived amidst the aftermath of the shooting and soon found themselves assisting a group of kids fleeing the campus.
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Hart and her husband happened to be near the scene on Monday, while headed to the nearby school that their kids attend for a day of conferences (Hart noted her kids weren’t in school that day). The couple arrived amidst the aftermath of the shooting and soon found themselves assisting a group of kids fleeing the campus.
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- 3/29/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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A reporter brought up The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” to John Lennon. John connected the song to George Harrison’s feelings regarding the weather. “Here Comes the Sun” inspired covers by Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Nina Simone, Cat Stevens, and others. The Beatles’ John Lennon | Ivan Keeman / Contributor
John Lennon connected The Beatles‘ “Here Comes the Sun” to his own life. In addition, he contrasted it with George Harrison’s living situation. Notably, the song never hit the top 40 in the United States or the United Kingdom.
John Lennon said his move to the United States had nothing to do with taxes
During a 1980 interview with Rolling Stone, John discussed going to see an astrologer. “I remembered that astrologer in London telling me, ‘One day you’ll live abroad,'” he said. “Not because of taxes.
“The story was that I left for tax reasons,...
A reporter brought up The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” to John Lennon. John connected the song to George Harrison’s feelings regarding the weather. “Here Comes the Sun” inspired covers by Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Nina Simone, Cat Stevens, and others. The Beatles’ John Lennon | Ivan Keeman / Contributor
John Lennon connected The Beatles‘ “Here Comes the Sun” to his own life. In addition, he contrasted it with George Harrison’s living situation. Notably, the song never hit the top 40 in the United States or the United Kingdom.
John Lennon said his move to the United States had nothing to do with taxes
During a 1980 interview with Rolling Stone, John discussed going to see an astrologer. “I remembered that astrologer in London telling me, ‘One day you’ll live abroad,'” he said. “Not because of taxes.
“The story was that I left for tax reasons,...
- 3/14/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The hitmakers, legends, and future stars of music came together tonight to celebrate music’s biggest night at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 5.
The gala began with musicians Taylor Swift, Adele, Harry Styles, Doja Cat, Cardi B, Kacey Musgraves, Pharrell Williams, Questlove, Lizzo, Shania Twain, Norah Jones, Elvis Costello, Brandi Carlile, Mick Fleetwood, Maren Morris, Sheryl Crowe, Bonnie Raitt, Pat Smear, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl and many more who walked the red carpet at the pre-ceremony event.
Beyonce and Jay-Z were fashionably late due to Los Angeles traffic but she broke the Grammy record tonight and is now the most-awarded artist of all time. Viola Davis achieved Egot status after winning the Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling award for Finding Me during the Awards Premiere Ceremony.
Related: Grammy Awards Winners List – Updating Live
A diverse roster of musicians,...
The gala began with musicians Taylor Swift, Adele, Harry Styles, Doja Cat, Cardi B, Kacey Musgraves, Pharrell Williams, Questlove, Lizzo, Shania Twain, Norah Jones, Elvis Costello, Brandi Carlile, Mick Fleetwood, Maren Morris, Sheryl Crowe, Bonnie Raitt, Pat Smear, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl and many more who walked the red carpet at the pre-ceremony event.
Beyonce and Jay-Z were fashionably late due to Los Angeles traffic but she broke the Grammy record tonight and is now the most-awarded artist of all time. Viola Davis achieved Egot status after winning the Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling award for Finding Me during the Awards Premiere Ceremony.
Related: Grammy Awards Winners List – Updating Live
A diverse roster of musicians,...
- 2/5/2023
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
In a far-reaching interview with former soccer player Peter Crouch, the English singer Ed Sheeran made the shocking reveal that he was fired from making a song for the James Bond movie No Time To Die in favor of Billie Eilish when directors for the project switched.
Sheeran was speaking on That Peter Crouch Podcast, and also talked about some of the worst music gigs of his life, bringing his children on a concert tour, and moving back to his hometown of Suffolk.
On the James Bond gig, Sheeran revealed he almost got the iconic opportunity by saying rather crudely, “I was within a f––king gnat’s pube of doing one.”
He went on to clarify, “They changed directors, and then they just changed scripts, and that was it. But we had done all the meetings, I had started writing it.”
Sheeran admitted that it stung to lose the chance saying,...
Sheeran was speaking on That Peter Crouch Podcast, and also talked about some of the worst music gigs of his life, bringing his children on a concert tour, and moving back to his hometown of Suffolk.
On the James Bond gig, Sheeran revealed he almost got the iconic opportunity by saying rather crudely, “I was within a f––king gnat’s pube of doing one.”
He went on to clarify, “They changed directors, and then they just changed scripts, and that was it. But we had done all the meetings, I had started writing it.”
Sheeran admitted that it stung to lose the chance saying,...
- 10/21/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
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