They bungled it because while the film contained the original 1965 version, and that's what radio started playing again, the single that was released was a modern re-recording of it. Eventually the original version was re-released, but only as a 45 RPM record, which nobody was buying anymore in 1990:
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Do kids really like oldies?
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I learned that while Bill Medley didn't sing, he did play the piano. He didn't realize it would be the final version, he said, or he would have done a better job.They bungled it because while the film contained the original 1965 version, and that's what radio started playing again, the single that was released was a modern re-recording of it. Eventually the original version was re-released, but only as a 45 RPM record, which nobody was buying anymore in 1990:
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I just heard "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".
On the radio, or is Julie Andrews in the room with you now?
I remember TRYING to find that version in 1990. But all that I could ever find was the cassette single of the re-recorded version, which to me was nowhere near as good as the original. But I settled for it. The b-side of that "cassingle" ("American Rock & Roll") was actually the better song of the two!
And Dick Van Dyke. Radio, if you count online.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
As yet another of Mike's jokes flies right over Chimp's head.
Wait till you see the one about the walls Hansel and Gretel wanted to eat.
But please don't mention anything related to a white leporid.
On "Abbott Elementary" Gregory was teaching the music class. He was going to teach the kids about oldies and they insisted rap was included and none of the songs they mentioned were older than 2000. Gregory tried to explain what oldies were but he wasn't getting anywhere.
Thank you TV Guide for that non-sequitur
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
One of these days, we have to get the engineer to stop running the train down every side track we encounter, don't you think?
It's equally unnecessary to point it out every single time.
Nobody is obligated to read or respond to every single post or thread here. There is a perfectly functional "ignore user" button. I use it a lot.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
I was making a joke out of an observation of a phenomenon that seems to haunt this place. I probably should have put a 😜 icon after it.
And I was really commenting on @AbrahamJSimpson's post -- for proper use of the term "non sequitur" -- and only included @vchimpanzee's post for context.
Sometimes we need to be reminded of that, and I wonder how many are now searching for that button (which, for the uninitiated, is in the pop-up that appears if you hover over anyone's screenname in the left column of the page).
BTW, you can still tell when the ignored person posts because there will be a gap in the sequence number at the upper right of the posts.
There are certain groups/songs that span generations. Probably the most popular is Queen, Others in the running, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Elton John, Styx and The Kinks. There are other more extreme examples but I know these artists are enjoyed not only by by my children and grandchildren but also their friends. You never know what they might latch on to!
Well, it's still going strong in Latin America, at least.
Different format entirely… it is an AC format with music in English aimed at women in S/E levels A and B.