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Tripping The Live Fantastic
''Tripping the Live Fantastic'' is Paul McCartney's first official solo live album and his first release of concert material since Wings' 1976 ''Wings over America'' live package. It was released in 1990 as triple LP, double cassette and double CD. ''Tripping the Live Fantastic'' reached number 17 in the UK and number 26 in the US. It was also simultaneously released in an abridged form, entitled ''Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights!'' History A document of the highly successful The Paul McCartney World Tour, ''Tripping the Live Fantastic'' encompasses McCartney's entire musical career from his Beatles hits to his recent hit album, ''Flowers in the Dirt'', while also including some unique covers. Interspersed throughout are occasional soundcheck recordings as well. The title is an allusion to the phrase " tripping the light fantastic", meaning to dance or move to musical accompaniment, originally from the poem ''L'Allegro'' by John Milton. Although he had reversed the Lenno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One of the most successful composers and performers of all time, McCartney is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, versatile and wide tenor vocal range, and musical eclecticism, exploring styles ranging from pre–rock and roll pop to classical and electronica. His songwriting partnership with Lennon remains the most successful in history. Born in Liverpool, McCartney taught himself piano, guitar and songwriting as a teenager, having been influenced by his father, a jazz player, and rock and roll performers such as Little Richard and Buddy Holly. He began his career when he joined Lennon's skiffle group, the Quarrymen, in 1957, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the cute Beatle", McCartney later involv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trip The Light Fantastic (phrase)
To "trip the light fantastic" is to dance nimbly or lightly to music. The origin of the phrase is attributed to John Milton.Kirkpatrick, Betty and Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth McLaren (1999) "light fantastic" ''Clichés: Over 1500 Phrases Explored and Explained'' Macmillan, New Yorkpage 115 History This phrase evolved over time. Its origin is attributed to Milton's 1645 poem '' L'Allegro'',Smith, Chrysti M. (2006) "Trip the Light Fantastic" ''Verbivore's Feast: Second Course: More Word & Phrase Origins'' Farcountry Press, Helena, Montanapage 320 which includes lines addressed to Euphrosyne—one of the Three Graces of Greek mythology: Come, and trip it as ye go, On the light fantastick toe. In Milton's use the word "trip" is to "dance nimbly" and "fantastic" suggests "extremely fancy". "Light fantastic" refers to the word toe, and "toe" refers to a dancer's "footwork". "Toe" has since disappeared from the idiom, which then becomes: "trip the light fantastic". A few years befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Channel
Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television television channel, channel that serves as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Company. Launched on April 18, 1983 under the name The Disney Channel as a pay television, premium channel on top of cable television, basic cable television systems, it originally showcased programming towards families due to availability of home television sets locally at the time. Since 1997, as just Disney Channel, its programming has shifted focus to target mainly children and adolescents, with a major focus on girls. The channel showcases original first-run children's television series, art release#Film, theatrically-released and original television films and other selected third-party programming. As of , Disney Channel is available on cable television, basic cable and satellite television, satel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lester
Richard Lester Liebman (born January 19, 1932) is an American retired film director based in the United Kingdom. He is best known for directing the Beatles' films '' A Hard Day's Night'' (1964) and '' Help!'' (1965), and the superhero films '' Superman II'' (1980) and '' Superman III'' (1983). His other notable films as director include '' The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film'' (1959), '' The Knack ...and How to Get It'' (1965), ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' (1966), '' How I Won the War'' (1967), ''Petulia'' (1968), ''The Three Musketeers'' (1973) and its two sequels, '' Robin and Marian'' (1976), and '' Butch and Sundance: The Early Days'' (1979). He is an Honorary Associate of London Film School. According to the British Film Institute, "if any single director can encapsulate the popular image of Britain in the Swinging Sixties, then it is probably Richard Lester. With his use of flamboyant cinematic devices and liking for zany humour, he captured t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Back (film)
''Get Back'' is a 1991 concert film starring Paul McCartney that documents The Paul McCartney World Tour of 1989–1990. The film was directed by Richard Lester, who had done two films with McCartney when he was with The Beatles in '' A Hard Day's Night'' (1964) and ''Help!'' (1965). Lester went into retirement after the release of this film. Carolco Pictures and New Line Cinema, through the Seven Arts joint venture. Performances All songs by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted. #" Band on the Run" (Paul and Linda McCartney) #" Got to Get You into My Life" #"Rough Ride" (McCartney) #"The Long and Winding Road" #"The Fool on the Hill" #" Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" #"Good Day Sunshine" #"I Saw Her Standing There" #"Put It There" (McCartney) #"Eleanor Rigby" #" Back in the U.S.S.R." #" This One" (McCartney) #"Can't Buy Me Love" #" Coming Up" (McCartney) #" Let It Be" #" Live and Let Die" (Paul and Linda McCartney) #" Hey Jude" #" Yesterday" #" Get Back" #" Golden Slu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RIAA Certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets.RIAA certification criteria Retrieved on September 11, 2006 Other countries have similar awards (see music recording certification). Certification is not automatic; for an award to be made, the record label must first request certification. The audit is conducted against net shipments after returns (most often an artist's royalty statement is used), which includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mail Order
Mail order is the buying of goods or services by mail delivery. The buyer places an order for the desired products with the merchant through some remote methods such as: * Sending an order form in the mail * Placing a telephone call * Placing an order with a few travelling agents and paying by installments * Filling in a form on a website or mobile app — if the product information is also mainly obtained online rather than via a paper catalogue or via television, this model is online shopping or e-commerce Then, the products are delivered to the customer. The products are usually delivered directly to an address supplied by the customer, such as a home address, but occasionally the orders are delivered to a nearby retail location for the customer to pick up. Some merchants also allow the goods to be shipped directly to a third party consumer, which is an effective way to send a gift to an out-of-town recipient. Some merchants delivered the goods directly to the customer via ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia House
Columbia House was an umbrella brand for Columbia Records' mail-order music clubs, the primary iteration of which was the Columbia Record Club, established in 1955. The Columbia House brand was introduced in the early 1970s by Columbia Records (a division of CBS, Inc.), and had a significant market presence in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. In 2005, longtime competitor BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (formerly the RCA Music Service or RCA Victor Record Club) purchased Columbia House and consolidated operations. In 2008, the company (as well as book club operator Bookspan) was acquired by private investment group Najafi Companies, and its name was changed to Direct Brands, Inc. Although Direct Brands shut down music mail-order operations in mid-2009, it continued to use the Columbia House brand to market videos in the U.S. and Canada, selling DVDs and Blu-rays via the controversial practice of negative option billing. DB Media's Canadian assets ceased operating on December 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Put It There
"Put It There" is a 1990 single from Paul McCartney's 1989 album, ''Flowers in the Dirt''. The song reached number 32 on the UK singles chart. The lyrics were inspired by an expression of friendship and solace that McCartney learned from his father, "Put it there andshakeif it weighs a ton." Overview Like other songs from ''Flowers in the Dirt'', despite the song's modest chart success, to date "Put It There" has not been included yet on any McCartney compilation album. The 7" single also included " Mama's Little Girl", a Wings song that had been originally recorded in 1972 but had been remixed and produced in its current version in 1987 by McCartney and Chris Thomas. The 12" single included "Same Time Next Year", a second Wings song which had been recorded on 5 and 6 May 1978 at RAK Studios, as a possible theme for the film '' Same Time, Next Year''. It had also been remixed and produced in 1987 by McCartney and Thomas. The 12" single was also released as limited edition (12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All My Trials
"All My Trials" is a folk song which became popular during the social protest movements of the late 1950s and 1960s. Alternative titles it has been recorded under include "Bahamian Lullaby" and "All My Sorrows." The origins of the song are unclear, as it appears to not have been documented in any musicological or historical records (such as the Roud Folk Song Index, Archive of American Folk Song, or an ethnomusicologist's field recordings or notes) until after the first commercial recording was released (as "Bahamian Lullaby") on Bob Gibson's 1956 debut album ''Offbeat Folksongs''. History In the first commercial release on the 1956 album ''Offbeat Folksongs'', Gibson did not mention the history of the song. The next two artists to release it, Cynthia Gooding (as "All My Trials" in 1957) and Billy Faier (as "Bahaman Lullaby" in 1959), both wrote in their albums' liner notes that they each learned the song from Erik Darling. Gooding explained it was "supposed to be a whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul McCartney World Tour
The Paul McCartney World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by Paul McCartney, notable for being McCartney's first tour under his own name, and for the monumental painted stage sets by artist Brian Clarke. The 103-gig tour, which ran from 1989 through 1990, included a concert played to what was then the largest stadium crowd in the history of rock and roll. Tour The ''World Tour'' was Paul McCartney's first world tour under his own name; it was also his first major tour outing in ten years, following the Wings UK Tour 1979, and his first world tour since the 1976 Wings Over the World Tour (both also with Linda McCartney). While the tour coincided with the release of the solo album ''Flowers in the Dirt'', and promoted that record by inclusion of its songs in the set list, ''The Paul McCartney World Tour'' has been characterised as thematically more about him embracing his Beatles past; for the first time in any of his solo tours, a substantial number of Beatles songs were fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
