Henry Mancini - Nadia's Theme

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The melody, originally titled "Cotton's Dream", was written by De Vorzon and Botkin as incidental music for the 1971 theatrical film Bless the Beasts and Children. Two years later, Botkin wrote a rearranged version of the piece for The Young and the Restless; the show debuted on March 26, 1973. The melody was later renamed "Nadia's Theme" after the ABC television network Wide World Of Sports lent the music for a montage of Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci's routines during the 1976 Summer Olympics [1] ; but Nadia never performed her routines using this piece of music. Instead, she used a piano arrangement of a medley of the songs "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" and "Jump in the Line" for their floor exercises.

About one month after the 1976 Olympics, the song was released as a single by A&M Records, with its B-side containing an instrumental of De Vorzon's song "Down the Line". It soared up to number 8 on the Billboard Music Charts by December of 1976, in part because of its association with Comaneci. However, A&M Records failed to credit De Vorzon as the co-writer on the first pressings of the single; he successfully sued the record label for $241,000 USD. The single has never been released on CD.

Other versions of "Nadia's Theme" have been recorded, including a semi-rock version by The Ventures, an easy listening version by Ray Conniff, and David Hasselhoff's rendition for his 1987 album Lovin' Feelings.

A sample of "Nadia's Theme" is the musical accompaniment to the verses of Mary J. Blige's single "No More Drama" from her album with the same name. In the tune, Blige's persona describes her former self as "young and restless". It was also sampled in the Krayzie Bone song "We Starvin" from his album Thug Mentality 1999, and Three 6 Mafia's song Tear Da Club Up '97 from their album Chapter 2: World Domination.

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[Managuense1]

@notafanofrosebud I know what you mean. Everything was so different back then for there was some kind of ingenuity in the air because there was no Internet, so we only had tv, radio or papers. So, the world felt huge, mysterious, and financially stable... There were no worries about losing jobs, and houses and cars were reliable.. And music was still romantic... Remember Feelings with Albert Morris? Thank God for music like this for we can still dream of a better, safer past...

[Mocaluos]

The Young And The Restless

[jprc03]

For Nadia Comaneci.......The Olympic World Champion gymnast a stupid vsoap opera just happened to use it.

[Marco007Marco007]

@Managuense1 What an ignorant statement. There are always ups and downs.

[chubeto100]

@Managuense1 right on everything except "cars were reliable". haha.....hahaha......HAHAHAHA.­.......HAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH­AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHH­AHA.

[619acacia]

@Managuense1 I know exactly what your're talking about. It's nice to know I'm not the only one. Thanks. :)

[spudone1000]

@roryfitzpatric Dump You!!!!!

[Travilluminati]

stay tune for the young and the restless

[foxyroxstar]

@neptunesism very excellent that Mary J did incorporate this famous work with hers but it's not from "her" song 'No More Drama but it's why I'm here!..to Search and to Find!...Henry Mancini the Greatest.....(I wouldn't turn down Mary J. Blige to Love MY friends in Pocomoke City, Maryland for a free concert yea!)..Rock n Roll!

[neptunesism]

That's from Mary J Blige's No More Drama

[jcracker]

@MrChrisdube no remember, literally everything in the past was incredible and everything now and in the future is terrible, i.e. the mantra that every delusional baby boomer lives by for some reason

[Helena17066]

I love you mami and I will miss you :C