Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd reprise their iconic characters from “Back To The Future” for a very special appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s show.
“UP” in Real Life: 80-Year-Old Grandparents Celebrate Anniversary with Adorable Piano Duet
To commemorate their 60th wedding anniversary, Jason Lyle Black’s grandparents recreated scenes from the opening montage from Pixar’s Up, and performed a piano duet of the film’s theme song.
…and here are the original scenes from Up.
https://youtu.be/1G371JiLJ7A
Both made me cry, by the way.
The inevitable video mashup of Adele and Lionel Richie is here
…and it’s superb. Let’s just end the mashup universe now, because this wins.
Stevie Wonder’s Isolated Vocals, Horns, Bass and Drums From “Superstition”
Jeff Beck was an admirer of Stevie Wonder’s music, and Wonder was informed of this prior to the Talking Book album sessions. Though at this point he was virtually playing all of the instruments on his songs by himself, Wonder still preferred to let other guitarists play on his records, and thus he liked the idea of a collaboration with Beck, a star guitarist. An agreement was quickly made for Beck to become involved in the sessions that became the Talking Book album, in return for Wonder writing him a song. In between sessions, Beck came up with the opening drum beat, which eventually led to Wonder’s creation of “Superstition”. In addition to the opening drum beat, Beck, together with Wonder, created the first demo for the song. Originally, the plan was for Beck to release his version of this song first, with his newly-formed power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice. However, due to a combination of the delayed release of that trio’s debut album and Motown CEO Berry Gordy’s prediction that “Superstition” would be a huge hit (which would subsequently greatly increase the sales of Talking Book), Wonder ended up releasing the song as the lead single off Talking Book ahead of Beck’s version.
VOCAL (Stevie Wonder):
CLAVINET (Stevie Wonder):
HORNS (TENOR SAX: Trevor Laurence, TRUMPET: Steve Madaio):
SYNTH BASS (Stevie Wonder):
DRUMS (Stevie Wonder):
CLAV ECHO TRACK:
Ed Sheeran’s Isolated Vocals For “Thinking Out Loud”
Released on Ed Sheeran’s 2014 album x, “Thinking Out Loud” became a top hit, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the UK chart. On an album featuring numerous producers, this track was produced by Peter Gosling, who had worked with Sheeran on his first album.
Stewart Copeland’s Isolated Drums For The Police’s ‘Synchronicity II’
The third single from their album Synchronicity, ‘Synchronicity II’ was written by lead singer and bassist Sting. It was released as a single in the UK and the US by A&M Records, it reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart and number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1983. This is ripped from Rock Band, but it’s still pretty accurate.
https://youtu.be/XJ0eGFOENsE
Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias’ “El Perdon” Breaks Billboard Record
Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias’ collab tallies a 30th week on the Hot 100, setting a peculiar record: the most weeks spent on the chart without reaching the top 50. It returns to its No. 56 high.
Here’s an updated look at the songs to spend the most time on the chart without cracking its upper half:
Weeks, Peak, Title, Artist, Peak Year
30, No. 56, “El Perdon (Forgiveness),” Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias, 2015
29, No. 53, “HeadBand,” B.o.B feat. 2 Chainz, 2014
27, No. 76, “The Rockafeller Skank,” Fatboy Slim, 2000
23, No. 81, “Cold,” Crossfade, 2004
22, No. 51, “Like a Wrecking Ball,” Eric Church, 2015
22, No. 53, “Drinking Class,” Lee Brice, 2015
22, No. 59, “Someday,” Rob Thomas, 2010
22, No. 84, “Take a Walk,” Passion Pit, 2013
Via Billboard
Europe’s “The Final Countdown” Hits #1 On Billboard Chart…Wait…What?
Heritage rock band Europe is enjoying an honor that eluded it during its original heyday nearly three decades ago: a No. 1 on a Billboard chart.
Wait, what? No No. 1 until 2015?
It’s true: the group’s signature hit “The Final Countdown” logs its third week atop Billboard’s Hard Rock Digital Songs chart dated Oct. 31, revitalized by its synch in a new GEICO commercial that features the band performing the classic, which rose to No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987. The GEICO ad is the latest in the insurance company’s “It’s What You Do” series.
https://youtu.be/iH1biQdyiQI
Via Billboard
Elvis Costello’s disastrously failed Japanese publicity stunt
Elvis Costello told Conan O’Brien about a disastrously failed Japanese publicity stunt early in his career; it involved Costello and his band driving through Tokyo on the back of a flatbed truck, playing their music to a distinctly uninterested audience.
Via The Current
Adele’s new video for “Hello” has a BIG Canadian connection
Four weeks ago superstar singer Adele quietly flew into Montreal and took a car to the eastern townships for a film shoot with award-winning Quebec film producer Xavier Dolan. It was a hush-hush affair with no entourage, no media tip-offs and the results of that shoot were released worldwide early this morning as the lead video single “Hello” from the multiple Grammy winning singer’s November 20th album release, simply entitled 25. Without question, Adele’s five-years in the making sequel to 21 is the year’s most anticipated album and one that is almost certain to remain glued to the number one spot on the Albums chart for the balance of the year.
Via FYI Music