Who recorded werewolves of London?
Posted by Hellas on
August 1, 2010
“Werewolves of London” is a rock song. It is composed by LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, and Warren Zevon. Performed by Zevon, it is recorded 1977 and included on his album Excitable Boy, released in 1978. The length of this song is 3:27.
The song scored the 21st place at the American Top 40 charts and remained on it for 6 weeks. This was the best success by Warren Zevon.
People remember this song for its refrain featuring “ah-ooo!!”, and the lyrics “I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic’s, his hair was perfect!”
Some interesting information about this song: Jesse Ventura played the song at his inauguration party. In the film The color of money (1986), this song is played in background. Frontier League baseball team was named after song the London Werewolves.
Who Is Founder Of Vibe Magazine?
Posted by Fahad Majidi on
February 9, 2010
“Vibe” is magazine devoted to hip-hop generation. According their website it is “the premier destination for urban music, entertainment, culture and lifestyle for the aspirational 18-34 year old”.
The founder of the vibe magazine is Quincy Jones, producer, musical arranger, conductor, film composer, trumpeter and else. He is highly respected in music world and his 27 Grammy Awards are witness to that. He was producer of Michael Jackson’s album “Thriller” and producer and conductor of the song “We are the world”.
He’s been present in music industry creating quality for more than 50 years.
What Is The Best Selling Album Of All Time?
Posted by Fahad Majidi on
February 3, 2010
What is the best selling album of all time isn’t difficult to guess. There is hardly anyone who doesn’t know the answer. Anyway, here it is…The best -selling album of all time is Michael Jackson’s album “Thriller”.
“Thriller” was released in 1982. Seven of nine tracks on the album made the Billboard 200 Top 10. The music video “Thriller” bears the title of Greatest Music Video of All Time. More than 110 millions of copies of the album have been sold so far. Even more interesting is the fact that the second best-selling album AC/DC’s “Back in Black” sold “just” 45 million copies. According to these numbers, position of the album will be hard to beat.
tags: Album, Billboard, Michael Jackson, Thriller
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Who Sings the Sopranos Theme Song?
Posted by Hellas on
August 24, 2009
Ever wonder who sung the melodious theme song of the Sopranos. The answer is Alabama 3 sung the theme song “Woke up This Morning” in the Sopranos. This song was included in their album Coldharbour Lane released in 1997. Alabama 3 frontman Rob Spragg got the inspiration from the tragic story of Sara Thornton who murdered her husband after twenty years of abusive marriage. This wonderful song is a source of inspiration and motivation for many others going through same circumstances. Many other TV drama theme songs are based or inspired by Alabama 3 song “Woke up This Morning”.
