tina + cher

somebody found this video of me and flim from back in the day

have you ever wondered what west side story would look like if cher played all the parts and it was 1978

happy 4/20 from clueless (rip brittany murphy)

it is one thing to spark up a doobie at and get laced at parties, but it is quite another to be fried all day.

who did it better?

Michael Bolton and Mark Mangold (the keyboardist from Touch) wrote "I Found Someone" in 1985 for Laura Branigan. A few years later in 1987 Michael Bolton was working with Cher on her comeback album after a hiatus from recording to work on her film career, and they re-recorded the song. It ended up being a hit for Cher, and Laura Branigan ended up working with David Hasselhoff on a song for the Baywatch soundtrack and dying alone in bed at the age of 47. Later on in life, Michael Bolton recorded his own version. Mark Mangold did too but I can't find it anywhere. My question to you is...WHO DID IT BETTER?

 

2Pz National Treasure

I was listening to Reba McEntire sing about The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, and i was thinking, this is obviously one of the best songs in the entire world. This song is a National Treasure, and so is Reba McEntire for writing it. Then I did a little digging. Turns out that the Reba version from 1991 is one of those magical covers that has totally explised the original (like what Ike and Tina did to Creedance Clearwater Revival with Proud Mary). The original version of this song, written by Bobby Russell was recorded by his wife, Vicki Lawrence, from The Carol Burnett Show and later Mama's Family. Originally, Bobby Russell did not want to even record a demo for the song because he didn't like it. Vicki Lawrence, his wife at the time, revealed the history of the song on her talk show in the 1990s when Reba McEntire was a guest on her show. According to Lawrence, she believed it was destined to be a hit and recorded the demo herself. The publisher didn't quite know where to pitch the song. The first thought was to pitch the song to Liza Minnelli. However, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" was first offered to Cher, but her then-husband and manager Sonny Bono reportedly turned it down (he was said to be concerned that the song might offend Cher's southern fans) via

  Tanya Tucker also did a cover of this song in 1981 that changed the plot around to suit the movie of the same name that was released that year. I can't talk about this special song without mentioning the best monologue in sitcom history delivered by Dixie Carter in Designing Women. And that Marjorie, just so you will know, and your children will someday know, is the night the lights went out in Georgia. Applause Applause.

Dionne and I were both named after great singers of the past who now do infomercials

its the reunion!
(christian got fat)

cher almost face plants in wet cement

while making her mark at grauman's chinese theater. close call there cher. good luck with burlesque! can't wait to see it!! via.


UPDATE: cher was photobombed by the chilean miners. yes those chilean miners.

moonstruck then + now

as you may know, the classic new york movie moonstruck, starring cher and nicolas cage, was filmed in large part in brooklyn heights. i used to live across the street from the moonstruck house (at cranberry + willow).

someone made this great youtube showing various filming locations, and what they look like now. wonderful!

g.animalz + thomas wilhelm, y'all wanna watch it this weekend?

joelz speekerz

dedicated to starla