The Wonderful World of YouTube Part VI

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There was a british band formed by Raymond Froggatt who did a song named "Callow-la-vita" who wasn't successeful but however, the Dave Clark Band decided to do a cover version named "The Red Balloon" who was more successeful.

That song was also adapted in French by Marie Lafôret under the title "Que Calor la vida".
 

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This is one of the songs that plays in the Wayside flash game Top of the Class by Nelvana. The image has missing titles because I couldn't play the game and it looked like that in the files for some reason. I also couldn't find any footage/mention of this game anywhere.
 

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Wow, just....wow. UPN really thought this was a good idea.
I mean, they thought a lot of things were good ideas, but....this?

 

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This video has several first-hand accounts of what it was like to work on Foodfight. Not pleasant, as you might imagine: The main problem: the head of the company had no talent but believed he created the moon, and constantly micromanaged everyone, changing his mind every day on what each shot should look like. He reminds me of John K only with even less talent.

The common belief that a better version of this movie was stolen in a break-in is disproved by the employees, who say they never saw such a thing happen. More likely the studio head started the rumor himself because the truth was more embarrassing.

Also Berke Breathed is involved in the beginning of this (but not interviewed). The head wanted to get the rights to Bloom County so he could make another Foodfight with comic strip characters instead.

 

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The song "Love Hurts" who was first performed by the Everly Brothers was completely eclipsed by the cover done by the rock band Nazareth.
 

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Orson Welles did the narration for the 1976 trailer of Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope.

One of Jon Bon Jovi's earliest songs was "R2-D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas", which was recorded for Meco's 1980 album Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album.
 

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Oh my, No sooner do I post that Foodfight thing than a workprint circa 2005 appears online. Since just about every shot was revised over and over, there should be a lot of differences....if you want to brave watching this thing.

 

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Let's have some fun to compare "He ain't me babe" originally done by Bob Dylan and the covers done by the Turtles and Johnny Cash.
 

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