Under Pressure with David Bowie: Beat was used by Rapper
Vanilla Ice for his song “Ice, Ice, Baby”
Flash Gordon (1980) soundtrack
Highlander movie and TV Series
Queen on the free concert – They were only going to get 30
pounds each anyway.
Freddie Mercury on John Lennon: (His response is a bit
surprised, and he hesitates to find the right words. It’s okay to rephrase if
you get off on the wrong track.) “It’s not a matter of less talent or more
talent. It’s just that certain people are capable of doing certain things
better than somebody else… John Lennon was just unique and a one-off… I admire
John Lennon very much.” Mercury wants to be true to himself.
The Rolling Stones, debut album (1964), name from Muddy Waters song:
Jumping Jack Flash: Whoopie Goldberg film, Otherworld TV
series.
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction: Justine Bateman movie.
Paint It Black
It’s only Rock N Roll (but I like It) with David Bowie:
Start Me Up:
Sympathy for the Devil: Jagger based his portrait of Satan
as “a may-yun of way-elth and tay-ste” in part on Mikhail Bulgakov’s
satirical novel The Master and Margarita. But he made the role his own.
The Beatles, debut album 1963, (The Oneders) They are
the standard; they were the first to make it big from England to the U.S.:
Back in the USSR:
Across the Universe (also a movie) and in Pleasantville:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Paul Is Dead?):
Let’s set up the rules. We had four last year. Do we need to
change them, add to them, subtract from them, or do they work?
What did you do this summer? Let’s talk about our great
summer activities or our not so great ones.
Let’s talk songs: Which would you like to sing? I’m suggesting:
Ducktales:
Gummi Bears:
Chip N Dale’s Rescue Rangers:
Scooby-Do:
Kids Incorporated:
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer:
Spider-Man:
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Sweet Caroline
Possible topics and activities: What do you want to talk about this year? Suggest topics and let’s see what you want to know about the U.S., its culture and language. (Or we can just learn things like “Why does this dog smell? Because it’s wet and dirty” if that’s helpful to you.)
Vote and weighting: We have a limited amount of time hanging
out together this year, so let’s vote on the topics and cover the most
important ones first.
Word Game: Everyone gets letters. The first decision is if
the person can make a word of three-letters or more. If so, take the word and
keep the letters. Then place a tile in the playing area. If not, place a tile
from your hand into the playing area. Each letter is worth a certain number of
points. The person with the highest number of points when all the letters are used,
wins.
The Jazz Singer: First synchronous sound movie was also a
musical. Al Jolson.
The Wizard of Oz: I’m Melting; O-e-o-e-ooooo; Pay no
attention to the man behind the curtain:
My Fair Lady: Broadway with Julie Andrews; movie with Audrey
Hepburn. Andrews took the Mary Poppins Role and beat Hepburn out for the Oscar
that year. From the play “Pygmalion.” Hepburn’s singing voice was dubbed over.
Fiddler on the Roof: Tradition!
The Phantom of the Opera:
Guys and Dolls, Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando:
Oklahoma:
Damn Yankees:
Singin’ in the Rain:
The King and I: Yul Brynner
Porgy and Bess:
Cabaret:
Chicago: The original “Orange is the New Black” with music.
A Chorus Line:
Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat: Donny Osmond;
Excalibur, the Man of La Mancha, Cabaret, Les Miserables, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, A Star Is Born, Porgy and Bess, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Evita, Fame, 42nd Street, Grease, Wicked
Top Music groups of
the 1950s – The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly & The Crickets, The
Platters, The Drifters, The Coasters…
Bill Haley & The Comets:
The Penguins:
Top Music Groups of
the 1960s – The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson
& The Miracles, The Byrds, The Four Seasons, The Who, The Kinks, The
Shirelles, The Drifters, The Four Tops, Martha & The Vandellas, Sam &
Dave, Sly & The Family Stone, The Yardbirds, The Marvelettes, The Lovin’
Spoonful, The Ventures, Jan & Dean, The Ronettes, The Band, The Velvet
Underground, Junior Walker & The All-Stars, The (Young) Rascals, The
Animals, The Dave Clark Five, The Righteous Brothers, Buffalo Springfield, The
Chiffons, The Isley Brothers, Tommy James & The Shondells, The Turtles, The
Shangri-Las, Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, The Mamas & The Papas,
Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Simon & Garfunkel, Janis Joplin/Big
Brother & Holding Company, Ike & Tina Turner, The Jackson Five, Frank
Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention, Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, Sonny
& Cher, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Van
Morrison/Them, The Hollies, Steppenwolf, Herman’s Hermits, The Grateful Dead, The
Beatles…
The Beach Boys: American Alternative to the Beatles; surfer
rock:
Top Music Groups of
the 1970s – Black Sabbath, Paul McCartney/Wings, Fleetwood Mac, Bee Gees,
Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, KISS, The Clash, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman
Brothers Band, Aerosmith, The Ramones, Steve Miller Band, Crosby, Stills, Nash,
& Young, Deep Purple, Three Dog Night, Temptations, AC/DC, Kool & The
Gang. Doobie Brothers, Yes, War, The Guess Who, Emerson, Lake & Palmer,
Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, Steely Dan, Electric Light Orchestra,
Sex Pistols, Grand Funk Railroad, Kinks, Kansas, Harold Melvin & the Blue
Notes, The Chi-Lites, America, Styx, Blondie, Jethro Tull, Foreigner, Moody
Blues, ZZ Top…
Pink Floyd: Play “Dark Side of the Moon as an alternate
soundtrack to “The Wizard of Oz”
Queen: Legendary Freddie Mercury; great songs, terrible to
bike to. Bohemian Rhapsody. https://youtu.be/fJ9rUzIMcZQ
Journey: Don’t Stop Believin’:
Heart: Two sisters, all heart!:
Van Halen: Not Van Hagar:
Top Music Groups of the 1980s – U2, Run-D.M.C., Public Enemy, Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, George Michael/Wham, Metallica, N.W.A, Rush, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motley Crue, The Cure, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, REO Speedwagon, Kool and the Gang, The Smiths, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Eurythmics, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Salt-N-Pepa, The Go-Go’s, Depeche Mode, Sonic Youth, Culture Club, Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine, De La Soul, Chicago, Pixies, Simply Red, Thompson Twins, Dire Straits, R.E.M, The Pet Shop Boys, Whitesnake…
Duran Duran: The Reflex;
The Police: Sting;
Genesis: Phil Collins;
Beastie Boys:
Hall & Oates: Maneater;
The Cars: You Might think I’m crazy, Rick Ocasek;
Toto:
The Pointer Sisters:
The Bangles:
Men at Work:
Tears for Fears:
INXS
Scorpions:
The Talking Heads: David Byrne;
Huey Lewis and the News: Greatest band of the ‘80s;
Only the person holding the stick is allowed to talk.
Everyone else listens actively.
Bring a question and a comment. Think about what you want more of for Speakers’ Club and what you want less of. We will look at building consensus if there is time.
Penguinate! Positive Creativity 