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Vetch's Musical Thread.

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  1. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    In memory of Alan Rickman, the title track from Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves where he played the "Sheriff of Nottingham"


     
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    Rickman set new standards for screen villains to follow.

    His first film was opposite Bruce Willis in "Die Hard",and his Hans Gruber character stole every scene he was in.
    Then he appeared as The Sheriff of Nottingham,opposite the dreadful Kevin Costner in "The Prince of Thieves".
    At a pre launch screening,the audience was applauding Rickman's Sheriff,and booing Costner's Robin.
    Costner complained,and as a result,many scenes containing Rickman ended up on the cutting room floor.
    Despite all the cuts,Rickman still stole the film,and Costner was as wooden as ever.
     
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    <laugh> I agree Vetch. That film was memorable for two things - the Bryan Adams song and Rickman stealing the show. RIP.
     
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    Rickman,as the Sheriff,was attempting to rape Maid Marion,when the gallant Costner came crashing through the window,intent on saving her.
    Rickman stopped what he was doing,looked up, eyes full of contempt,and said,"How can I do this with all this racket going on". <laugh>

    The world is a poorer place for his passing.
     
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    Hi Vetch - never knew about Costner complaining. Rickman was fantastic in that film - in fact, I can't remember a poor performance by him.

    I read that he quarrelled with the Director in the Die Hard film because he wouldn't throw Bonnie Bedelia to the floor - he, rightly, won the day!
     
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    Hi Taff. Die Hard is a great movie. Willis and Rickman were perfect.
    I hadn't heard about the quarrel re Bedelia.
    Lots of things go on behind the scenes.
     
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    Hi Vetch - Apparently, the script demanded that he throw her to the floor. Rickman argued that whilst Hans was a "Baddie", he was in many regards a "Gentleman" who would not have done that.

    "On the set of the Hollywood blockbuster movie Die Hard, Rickman's principles ground a day's shooting to an expensive halt. Not through a temper tantrum or artistic crisis, but because he refused point blank to throw Bonnie Bedelia to the floor. Cast as the archly sophisticated terrorist Hans Gruber against Bruce Willis' gun-happy hero, the script called for Rickman to perpetrate a degree of violence on the actress that he considered to be both offensive and inappropriate.

    "A big victory was won on that set in terms of not conforming to the stereotype on the page," Rickman explains. "My character was very civilised in a strange sort of way and just wouldn't have behaved like that. Nor would Bonnie's character, a self-possessed career woman, have allowed him to. It was a stereotype - the woman as eternal victim - that they hadn't even thought about. Basically, they wanted a reason for her shirt to burst open. We talked our way around it - her shirt still burst open, but at least she stayed upright."
     
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    German rock at it`s best, innovative and experimental.



    Krautrock masterpiece.

     
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    Here`s some more:

    Can, shamanic madmen



    GuruGuru,



    Neu



    Then there`s Laudrup`s fellow countrymen, this is a superb album.

     
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    Any Bilko fans' here?

    Classic episode where a monkey is inducted into the US Army.


     
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    Hey you ! dont watch that watch this !! ............




     
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    I bought the complete box set last year but haven't had a chance to watch it yet as the Mrs isn't into it. One of my absolute favourite comedies along with Stan and Ollie (again, the complete box set!).

    Check out the ad-lib at 22:25 in that episode when the chimp leaves the table, genius <laugh>

    Anyway, I thought this was the musical thread! Maybe start another for comedy :emoticon-0105-wink:
     
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    Still musing over the loss of Bowie and I remembered that Suffragette City was always one of my faves from Aladdin Sane. This is him doing it live in 1990. Not sure about the dancers but.....AAAAWWWWWWWWW....WHAM BAM THANK YOU MAAM! Great song. Apparently you have to click on the link after pressing play.

    The original 1972 performance is further down. Ziggy in all his glory.



     
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    Oh and just found this. Always thought he'd binned Jean Genie but brought him out to play in 2003. Epic! Great story about this song - Chinn & Chapman ripped it off for the Sweet's "Blockbuster" in 1973 (I actually loved that song - OK I was 13) and the song writers were terrified that they were going to be sued by Bowie. When he visited the Chinnichap office they were even more concerned. Apparently he walked in and shouted "****S!" at the top of his voice then laughed. He never sued them.

     
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    I prefer this one, they were such a tight band, superb.

    It seems like we've let Glenn Frey pass without a mention, so, especially as I've always loved the the Eagles...





    Heartache tonight <peacedove> RIP

     
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    Yes, forgot about Glenn. The Desperado has left the room. I had tickets to see the Eagles in Sydney in 1995 then realised I was returning to the UK the day before the gig! <laugh> I always liked this - It's a great song with superb chord progression. You need a really high register to sing the thing though. I tried and failed miserably once. <laugh> Written by Shmidt/Frey/Henley, with Frey on keyboards for the live version.

     
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