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Architect Paul WIlliams is beloved in the greater Palm Springs area and across Los Angeles. Because he was Black, he did not always get the recognition he deserved in his own lifetime.
Today's Guardian has an excellent feature on the man and his work, including the iconic theme "spaceship" building at LAX.
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On August 17th, 1973: #PaulWilliams, American baritone singer and choreographer ( #TheTemptations - "Cloud Nine"), commits suicide at 32.
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"You and Me Against the World" is a song written by #KennyAscher and #PaulWilliams, recorded by #HelenReddy for her 1974 album #LoveSongForJeffrey. "You and Me Against the World" was the first written by Williams teaming up with Ascher, a member of his band. It began as a gag song. Williams and Ascher had a discussion about their favorite songwriters which led to the spontaneous composition on the subject whose tune, Ascher then realized, had real hit potential.
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"We've Only Just Begun" is a song by American sibling duo #theCarpenters. It was released on August 21, 1970 through #AAndMRecords as the second single from their second album, #CloseToYou (1970). It was originally conceived by #PaulWilliams and #RogerNichols for a television commercial, which the Carpenters saw and sought to record; it was produced by #JackDaugherty. It is a #softRock song with lyrics about continuing the journey of life.
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Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Whip It Good at the Hollywood Bowl, Returning After 59 Years for a Great Sugar Rush of a Show: Concert Review
#Variety #ConcertReviews #News #Reviews #HerbAlpert #PaulWilliams -
On the 2nd of July 1939: #PaulWilliams, American baritone singer and choreographer ( #TheTemptations - "Cloud Nine"), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1973).
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The Muppet Show/Paul Williams---Old Fashioned Love Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qjtj9lliXU
#TheMuppetShow #PaulWilliams #OldFashionedLoveSong #Music #Muppets
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"I Won't Last a Day Without You" is a song by #Carpenters with lyrics written by #PaulWilliams and music composed by #RogerNichols. The writing duo had previously contributed "#WeveOnlyJustBegun" and "#RainyDaysAndMondays" to the Carpenters.
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
Phantom Of The Paradise - Original Soundtrack Recording
1974 Canada pressingLast spin of the night.
A great soundtrack to a very weird movie.
As a songwriter myself, I adore Paul Williams.
As a kid, it started with “Rainbow Connection”, but as I got into my teens, I discovered this batshit fucking movie that not only STARS Paul, but was scored by him as well. The film sent me into a deep dive of Paul’s songwriting, and exposed me to just how brilliant he is.It’s a very odd movie, and so are the songs, and not everybody is a fan. I can’t explain why it made such an impression on me as a teenager, or why it’s stayed with me all these years, but it’s essentially MY Rocky Horror Picture Show.
But I fully understand why people hate it. 😂
I’m just not one of those people.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #PaulWilliams #phantomoftheparadise #1970s #70s #70smusic #rockopera #parody #horror
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"An Old Fashioned Love Song" is a 1971 song written by #PaulWilliams and performed by the American #rock band #ThreeDogNight. #ChuckNegron performed the lead vocal on this track. Taken as the first single from their fifth studio album, #Harmony (1971), the song peaked at number 4 on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1971, becoming the band's seventh top-ten hit. It was Three Dog Night's first record to top the U.S. #easyListeningChart.
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #JarvisCockersSomedayService
Paul Williams:
🎵 Someday Manhttps://prfmonthlytributeseries.bandcamp.com/track/someday-man
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Adam Sandler Says His Daughters Inherited His Love for Music: “They Jam in the House All Day Long”
#MovieNews #Movies #AdamSandler #ASCAP #Awards #Music #PaulWilliams -
"An Old Fashioned Love Song" is a 1971 song written by #PaulWilliams and performed by the American #rock band #ThreeDogNight. #ChuckNegron performed the lead vocal on this track. Taken as the first single from their fifth studio album, #Harmony (1971), the song peaked at number 4 on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1971, becoming the band's seventh top-ten hit. It was Three Dog Night's first record to top the U.S. #easyListeningChart.
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Britain’s noisiest birds: 8 garden chatterboxes you’ll definitely hear https://www.allforgardening.com/1586770/britains-noisiest-birds-8-garden-chatterboxes-youll-definitely-hear/ #garden #GardenVisitors #JennyShelton #PaulWilliams #TinyBirds
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"Rainy Days and Mondays" is a song by the #Carpenters from their self-titled third album, with instrumental backing by the #WreckingCrew. It was written by #PaulWilliams (lyrics) and #RogerNichols (music), who had previously written "#WeveOnlyJustBegun", another hit for the duo. The B-side on the #single is "Saturday", a song written and sung by #RichardCarpenter. A demonstration for the song was initially sent to Richard Carpenter by Williams and Nichols.
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𝐋e 𝐅ilm 𝐂ulte 𝐃u 𝐌ardi 𝐒oir
𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞
Film Américain réalisé par Brian De Palma en 1974
Avec Paul Williams , Jessica Harper et George Memmoli𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 :
*Opéra-rock magnifique et intemporel!
#PhantomOfTheParadise #BrianDePalma #PaulWilliams #WilliamFinley #JessicaHarper #GeorgeMemmoli #Faust #OpéraRock
#lefilmcultedumardisoir #cinegenres @Cinegenres #vidéothèqueidéale #cinema #culte𝐄n 𝐒avoir 𝐏lus:
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#OnThisDay in 1940, #PaulWilliams, American singer, composer ("Rainy Days and Mondays"; "Evergreen"; songs from Ishtar; "Rainbow Connection"), and actor ("Battle for the Planet of the Apes"; "Smokey and the Bandit"), born in Omaha, Nebraska.
#HappyBirthday #85 ❤️🫂🌍👑🤌🏻🥹 -
Sometimes I forget what a great early hardrock album this is. Listened to it two times in a row.
Tempest - Tempest
(1973 – Japan, Stereo, Bronze – YZ-13-BZ)
#nowplaying #nowspinning #70s #hardrock #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #tempest #allanholdsworth #jonhiseman #markclarke #paulwilliams
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New #review today: "#PaulWilliams’ interests with #ChurchOfHed lie in relating real-world experiences and concepts into music, and like Rivers of Asphalt, which followed the old Route 66, and The Father Road, which took the listener on a coast-to-coast journey on the old Lincoln Highway, Under Blue Ridge Skies takes another #RoadTrip, though a much shorter one, on the Blue Ridge Parkway." #ExposeOnline #ElectronicMusic http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/church-of-hed-under-blue-ridge-skies-3.html
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You GenX folk are gonna LOVE this short retrospective... cuz it's much more than just "The Rainbow Connection".
▶️ The Song that Gave Kermit His Soul
https://youtube.com/watch?v=1Q3Y3FXEtxI&si=cbbLv13RkkDmbXbw
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Currently watching this awesome film and searching #PaulWilliams facts. AND...
TIL he wrote all the songs for #MuppetChristmasCarol
TIL he wrote the songs for the 1976 #AStarIsBornI wish that I had one millionth his talent. Fucking hell.
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"We've Only Just Begun" is a single by #theCarpenters, written by #RogerNichols (music) and #PaulWilliams (lyrics). It was ranked at No. 414 on #RollingStone magazine's list of "#The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime." It also became Carpenters' second consecutive top-five single in the #Billboard Hot 100.
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Oscars’ Best Original Song Nominees Sound Off on ‘Disappointing’ Decision to Omit Performances From Telecast in Songwriters Hall of Fame Panel
#Variety #News #Brandicarlile #DianeWarren #Oscars #PaulWilliams -
Let's finish this little thread with some Gwen Stefani.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=538UpUeRmqw
#GwenStefani #RainbowConnection #Muppets #Music #PaulWilliams
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"Rainbow Connection" with John Legend, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Queen Latifah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxFluhw9XV4
#RainbowConnection #JohnLegend #KermitTheFrog #MissPiggy #QueenLatifah #Muppets #Music #PaulWilliams
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Willie Nelson - Rainbow Connection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deebKNI-dTE
#WillieNelson #RainbowConnection #Music #Muppets #PaulWilliams
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Kermit the Frog Sing Along | Rainbow Connection | The Muppets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awhyiBv-oQc
#KermitTheFrog #SingAlong #RainbowConnection #Muppets #Music #PaulWilliams
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(Interview) Story Behind the Song: The Rainbow Connection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka2DTKjrknc
#TheRainbowConnection #Muppets #Interview #PaulWilliams #Music