Bad Day is a pop song written by Canadian singer Daniel Powter, and Billboard named it the No. 1 Hot 100 song of 2006
Originally I wanted to place Powter's official video as found on the Internet, but I discovered something much better. The creative genius who crafted this video piece should receive awards and accolades.
What a find; especially to me...a New York Giants fan. Memories that will last a lifetime.
Dear friends, please watch this extraoridinary slideshow.
What a great opening drum riff..."We're Not Gonna Take It" is a 1984 hit song by the band Twisted Sister from their album Stay Hungry. The song was written by vocalist Dee Snider. As influences for the song, he cites the glam rock band Slade, the punk band Sex Pistols, and the Christmas carol, "O Come, All Ye Faithful".
Mark Metcalf, the actor portraying the abusive father in the video, had previously played Neidermayer, the ROTC student commander in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978).
So much for special effects - check out the bedspread and pillow on the right @ 0:06 sec. I guess some lazy ass had to have a seat during takes, the Wayne Gretzky poster lends to my appreication as well.
Has this ever happened to you ? (@1:43 sec.)...I think I would've been done at this point, but not Neidermayer, he goes in for more. I mean, really dude...you fell off the goddamn roof .
Doo, Bee, Doo, Bee, Doo, Bee...... Formed in Philadelphia,, in 1956 as the Latineers, and after a four year stint on Philadelphia's club circuit, they recruited a new lead vocalist, George Williams in 1960, and changed their name to The Tymes.
The Tymes had hits such as "So Much In Love", a US chart topperr in 1963, "You Little Trust Maker" and "Ms Grace". The last of these became the group's biggest UK hit, reaching Number One in the UK Singles Chartt in 19755, but barely dented the American chartt after the success of "So Much In Love".
You Little Trustmaker" (1974) - U.S. Number 12 (Billboard Top 100)
The song describes a fictional wedding between a young couple and the events afterwards, specifically; living in a furnished apartment, buying a family car and taking their honeymoon to New Orleans. The chorus of the song is the five time repeated "'C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell".
Pulp Fiction: The song became briefly popular for a time after the release of the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction. The music was played for a contest at the fictional restaurant Jack Rabbit Slim's in which John Travolta as Vincent Vega and Uma Thurman as Mia Wallace danced for the contest's main prize, as featured above.
Bob Seger recorded this number for his Greatest Hits album, under the title "C'est la Vie."
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY ... I can't think of a more fitting day to celebrate Ireland's biggest music import....the legendary U2 and their masterpiece.
"With or Without You" is the lead single from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. It has since become highly-acclaimed as one of the band's most popular songs. Released as a single in March 1987, it became the group's first American #1 hit, spending three weeks at the top of Billboards Hot 100 chart.
The guitar riff at the end of the song is a simple set of notes the Edge came up with to give the sad song a "happy ending".
Among many uses in pop culutre, the most notable ones's are...
As far as the music critics were concerned, U2 has finally written their "Hey Jude" and it was delievered in the form of "With or Without You"
One of the most recognized television theme songs, produced by the great Quincy Jones. The original title of this funky number is "The Streetbeater" claimed by NBC for an upcoming sitcom of fall 1974.
Sanford and Son starred Redd Foxx as widower Fred G. Sanford, a 65-year-old junk dealer in the Watts neighborhood of southern Los Angeles and Demond Wilson as his son, Lamont. Lamont is seen driving a 1951 Ford truck on his was back to his family's salvage company that also served as their home.
