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Even Kids listen to Oldies - What do the radio executives know

true - i was thinking that you didn't know what the term "wax" was and I was just trying to help... :)

Andrea
 
"Wax" had several slang meanings back in the day.

The term "stacks of wax" was used by DJ's to describe a pile of records (which originally were wax tubes). I don't remember any non-DJ using this term however.

The other use was to mean "defeated" or "beat up", e.g., "I waxed his butt". This was the form heard by my peers, especially on the football team.
 
American Hot Wax.....What amazed me the most about this movie, is that, the only Bio-Pic of the man sometimes credited with the birth of Rock N' Roll music ,was so blatantly, chronologically incorrect in the music and artists. There is a scene where the background song is from about 1958 and a kid is crying to Alan Freed that it is the one year anniversary of the death of Buddy Holly, which mean that Buddy died before "That'll be The Day went to number 1. Another scene has what is definitely a Connie Francis character with 1959 music in the background, as still undisovered. None of the acts and the background music fit the real time period, maybe I'm too much of a freak, but, many Rock N Roll bio pics take a lot of Dramatic license on the personal life stuff, but the music usually tracks chronologically. But to scew up a movie about Alan Freed, that way, is a crime.
 
hornet61 said:
But to scew up a movie about Alan Freed, that way, is a crime.
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You never saw the movie "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" then... 8) they messed things up SO BAD on that one...

Andrea
 
andreajesus said:
hornet61 said:
But to scew up a movie about Alan Freed, that way, is a crime.
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You never saw the movie "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" then... 8) they messed things up SO BAD on that one...

Andrea
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Maybe they were too busy listening to the devil's music when they should have been studying history! hahaha!
 
hornet61 said:
American Hot Wax.....What amazed me the most about this movie, is that, the only Bio-Pic of the man sometimes credited with the birth of Rock N' Roll music ,was so blatantly, chronologically incorrect in the music and artists. There is a scene where the background song is from about 1958 and a kid is crying to Alan Freed that it is the one year anniversary of the death of Buddy Holly, which mean that Buddy died before "That'll be The Day went to number 1. Another scene has what is definitely a Connie Francis character with 1959 music in the background, as still undisovered. None of the acts and the background music fit the real time period, maybe I'm too much of a freak, but, many Rock N Roll bio pics take a lot of Dramatic license on the personal life stuff, but the music usually tracks chronologically. But to scew up a movie about Alan Freed, that way, is a crime.
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At least the song was already in existence at the time. On American Dreams, they had kids dancing to music that hadn't even been recorded yet! :eek:
 
To date the best movie I have seen where the music chronolgy is almost flawless is "A Bronx Tale", a Robert DeNiro film... and Martin Scorsesse (probably mis-spelled his name)is another guy who has great music in his movies that seem to fit all the time periods.............I loved KdxIn reply ,that was hilarious.
 
If you ever watch the TV show Cold Case, they seem to do a pretty good job in matching the music (along with the clothing, hair styles, and almost everything else you could possibly imagine) into the time frame that they are trying to portray.
 
Yes Cold Case is a great example, they do a great job. Quantum Leap was fairly accurate also, Another good movie with a breathtaking soundtrack was Goodfellas, and of course Forrest Gump. I've got to take another look at "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" I don't recall how good or bad it was, as AJ pointed out and she knows her stuff.
 
hornet61 said:
I don't recall how good or bad it was, as AJ pointed out and she knows her stuff.
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ah Hornet, you're just a sucker for a pretty face - admit it... :-*

Andrea
 
hornet61 said:
Yes Cold Case is a great example, they do a great job. Quantum Leap was fairly accurate also, Another good movie with a breathtaking soundtrack was Goodfellas, and of course Forrest Gump. I've got to take another look at "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" I don't recall how good or bad it was, as AJ pointed out and she knows her stuff.
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Quantum Leap was one of those shows that I really missed out on. Maybe I can catch it on DVD or something.

I also liked Back to the Future (the first one), but I wasn't born until 1963, so I cannot attest to how "accurate" it was! ;D
 
firepoint525 said:
If you ever watch the TV show Cold Case, they seem to do a pretty good job in matching the music (along with the clothing, hair styles, and almost everything else you could possibly imagine) into the time frame that they are trying to portray.
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They do a good job except that I don't know of any large city where people never move. Of course, it would defeat the basic storyline if the cold casers couldn't track down the perps.

Maybe if you grew up in Philly there is just no where else you'd ever want to live. (insert giant guffaw here)

Even Dick Clark left.......
 
Philly gave us Billy and The Essentials, Danny and the Juniors,Dovells, Frankie Avalon, Jimmy Darren,Blue magic, Delphonics, Jim Croce and the entire TSOP family.
 
Q: What do Dick Clark, Wilt Chamberlain, and W.C. Fields all have in common?

A: All of them left Philadelphia, and wound up in L.A. Two of them (Wilt, Fields) died in L.A.

(singing) Where do all the hippies meet? South Street, South Street....

Medley change:

(singing) I love L.A. ....WE LOVE IT!
 
landtuna said:
firepoint525 said:
If you ever watch the TV show Cold Case, they seem to do a pretty good job in matching the music (along with the clothing, hair styles, and almost everything else you could possibly imagine) into the time frame that they are trying to portray.
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They do a good job except that I don't know of any large city where people never move. Of course, it would defeat the basic storyline if the cold casers couldn't track down the perps.

Maybe if you grew up in Philly there is just no where else you'd ever want to live. (insert giant guffaw here)

Even Dick Clark left.......
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Not according to American Dreams! ;D
 
hornet61 said:
To date the best movie I have seen where the music chronolgy is almost flawless is "A Bronx Tale", a Robert DeNiro film... and Martin Scorsesse (probably mis-spelled his name)is another guy who has great music in his movies that seem to fit all the time periods.............I loved KdxIn reply ,that was hilarious.
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Thank you! Glad you enjoyed.
 
hornet61 said:
To date the best movie I have seen where the music chronolgy is almost flawless is "A Bronx Tale"...
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American Graffiti would be my pick. Or perhaps Forrest Gump.
 
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