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(taken from user BeeRad277 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oojY9... )
Apparently this was a segment that Fox refused to re-air of the South Caroli...
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(taken from user BeeRad277 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oojY9... )
Apparently this was a segment that Fox refused to re-air of the South Carolina Debate.
The questioner claims Paul to be "unelectable" due to being against many current Republican standpoints, such as being against the war and to end fiscally liberal spending.
Ron Paul argues that these are not things that make him "Un-Republican", but rather more like what Republicans originally were.
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Groovy!
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" is a song written by Jim Steinman. It was first released in 1977 on the album Bat Out of Hell, w...
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Groovy!
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" is a song written by Jim Steinman. It was first released in 1977 on the album Bat Out of Hell, with vocals by the American musician Meat Loaf alongside Ellen Foley. It most notable for its unique structure and length, and has become a classic rock radio staple.
"Paradise"
This three-part epic opens with part one "Paradise," characters portrayed by Ellen Foley and Meat Loaf are reminiscing about days as a young high school couple on a date. Everything is well, and they are getting along just fine. However, as the song progresses, it's clear that the boy has a bit more on his mind than just holding his girlfriend.
He continues to push the matter, and makes some progress, mirrored by New York Yankees announcer Phil Rizzuto broadcasting a portion of a baseball game that serves as a metaphor at his attempts to "steal home base". Things are looking up, and it appears the boy is going to 'score' when suddenly Foley's character bursts to life telling him to "Stop right there!"
Rizzuto's baseball play-by-play call was recorded in 1976 at The Hit Factory in NYC by Rundgren, Meat Loaf and Steinman. As an Italian Catholic, Rizzuto publicly maintained he was unaware that his contribution would be equated with sex in the finished song. However, Meat Loaf asserts that Rizzuto only claimed ignorance to stifle some criticism from a priest and was fully aware of the context of what he was recording.
"Let Me Sleep on It"
The girl refuses to go any further unless the boy promises that he will marry her, love her forever, and stay faithful to her. The boy doesn't want to make the long-term commitment to her there and then (instead, he's thinking of much more short-term issue), and is begging her to continue on for the time being and he'll answer her proposition in the morning. She's not giving into him that easily though, so he cracks and tells her what she wants to hear. ("I couldnt take it any longer/ Lord I was crazed/ And when the feeling came upon me/ Like a tidal wave/ I started swearing to my God and on my mothers grave/ That I would love you to the end of time/ I swore that I would love you to the end of time!")
"Praying for the End of Time"
As the third part begins, things snap back to the present instead of reminiscing the long-ago date. Things aren't what they were; the male protagonist is regretting the promise he made on that night, but not wanting to go back on his vow, he's praying for the end of time to come instead.
Music video
Although Ellen Foley is recorded on the album, another woman, Karla DeVito, was used for the music video and for live performances. This would also happen for Meat Loaf's 1993 hit "I'd Do Anything for Love (but I Won't Do That)", where Dana Patrick mimed to Lorraine Crosby's vocals.
Charts
The single had limited success in the US, peaking at number 39 in the Billboard Hot 100. However, the song is very well-known and is a classic rock staple, probably because of both Meat Loaf's overall enduring popularity, as well as the fact that his music is more album-oriented than single-oriented. In the UK, it didn't chart at all. However, in the Netherlands, the single became Meat Loaf's biggest all time hit, reaching number one at the end of 1978. "Paradise" became a hit again in 1988 and is still a huge party favorite in The Netherlands. In various all time charts, such as the Radio 2 Top 2000 or Radio Veronica's All Time Top 1000, it consistently charts inside the top ten.
Trivia
"Paradise" is one of the longest songs to ever be put uncut on one side of a 45 RPM record. The only minor difference is the song fades out almost immediately after the final line is sung.
This has been one of the most requested karaoke songs for a male/female duo.
In a nod to the Yankees/Red Sox baseball rivalry, some radio stations in Boston created a version where Phil Rizzuto's part was substituted with Red Sox announcer Dick Stockton describing the baseball play.
This song has been used by AT&T in commercials for the Go-Phone, in which a father and mother (Meat Loaf and singer Tiffany) argue over buying the son a phone. The commercial uses altered lyrics.
Rob Evan and Patti Russo have performed this song at live shows, and as part of a show called The Rock Tenor.
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CREW
Writer/Director - Ryan Hunter
Director of Photography - Jacob Russell
Sound/Assistant Camera - Ethan Russell
Makeup - Ariana Rivera
Assistant Director - Brett Haley
Voiceover - Taige Jensen
Postproduction - Ryan Hunter
Story by Ryan Hunter & Chris Silva
Special Thanks - Jacob & Ethan Russell
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CAST
Cop - Taige Jensen
Walkens - Neal Bledsoe, Will Connell, Justin Morgan, Trevor Vaughn, Ted Schneider, Scott Skolnick, Matt Imparato, Daniel Kelleher, Jenna Payne, Ryan Hunter
Couple - Trevor Vaughn, Melodie Sisk
Survivors - Veronika Dominczyk, Ryan Hunter, Renaldy Smith, Jon Mantzke, Stephanie Nash
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If you liked this video you'll LOVE our version of these tunes:
Adele Rolling in the Deep: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUjWJS...
David's Guetta's Without You: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfRtPb...
The story behind the song:
Each time we write/arrange a tune we take a journey. We have to admit—this journey took us a lot further than we expected. Retracing our steps reveals several factors that made this a reality. As we started arranging it we had serious writer's block. Perhaps some of the worst we've ever had. In fact, one day instead of writing we went around the entire studio with a can of WD-40 and coated every piece of metal to ensure that we were a squeak-free studio. Then on a whim we decided to back away and take an entirely new approach to the song—an African approach. It may seem random in retrospect, but at the time it was an exciting way to restart the arrangement. It was working, but our journey still was on foot until we called in Alex Boye, one of the most talented people we've ever met. Alex has this contagious energy that gave new life to the song and to us. He sings the tune in 4 different languages: Swahili, English, Yoruba (his mother's native language), and Alex's own African "scat" (we'll call it...Scafrican) =) Most of the words you hear are translated from the lyrics in the original Coldplay Tune. We're huge fans of Alex -- We bet you are now too!
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When we had finished the arrangement we all agreed that listening to it was like taking a journey to somewhere remote and ruggedly beautiful. How were we to depict this with a cello, African percussion and, most difficult of all, a grand piano? We took a risky, but oh-so-valuable turn when we called in helicopters to air-lift us and our instruments where none had gone before! (Please excuse the Trek reference). Since no one had ever done this before where were we to go for advice? Well, we can tell you that Home Depot didn't have a lot of answers (how disappointing) but we did clean them out of their strongest cable they had. We don't mind telling you that when that helicopter began lifting our brand new-never-before-played grand piano into the air we couldn't help close our eyes and cross our fingers. We consider a blessing of Heaven that it worked. I guess we figured that if it didn't, maybe it could still be a viral video -- "PIANO MOVE FAIL" =)
We'd like to thank from the bottom of our hearts, Duane Fielding who offered the helicopters and SkyHawk http://www.skyhawkhelicopters.com for not dropping the piano...:-) Half-way through the first day of shooting we discovered that, as typical guys, we had forgotten to bring ANY food or water to this remote location. We had two options: one, wrestle a mountain rodent and harvest cacti or two, starve. Duane, our head pilot, took pity on us. He took off (literally) and moments later landed in a Wendy's parking lot, ordered 5 of everything (sadly, he couldn't use the drive through)...took off again and brought us chicken sandwiches and hamburgers via airmail. Thank you Duane! Flying in your helicopter was a dream come true for us despite the lack of doors. =)
Filming location:
http://g.co/maps/mker7
All the instruments you hear are REAL instruments. We wanted to be authentic about this. The following percussion instruments were used:
Djembe (drum)
Agogo bell (like a cow bell)
Udu (the porcelain vase-looking drum)
Guiro (gourd scraper)
Djabarra (shaker)
Rain stick
Pangi seed shaker ("goat toenails" or Unas)
Credits:
Paradise (Mylo Xyloto) by Coldplay written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, And Chris Martin; Copyright Universal Music Mgb Songs And Upala Music, Inc.
Arrangement written and produced by Al van der Beek & Steven Sharp Nelson
Lead vocals: Alex Boye
Cello: Steven Sharp Nelson
Piano: Jon Schmidt
Percussion and backup vocals: Al van der Beek & Steven Sharp Nelson
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Al van der Beek at TPG Studio
Video filmed, edited, & produced by Paul Anderson & Tel Stewart
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