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Beautiful People (US TV Series)
Beautiful People may refer to: Film, television, and theater * ''Beautiful People'' (film), a 1999 British comedy * ''Beautiful People'' (1974 film) or ''Animals Are Beautiful People'', a South African wildlife documentary * ''Beautiful People'' (American TV series), a 2005 drama series * ''Beautiful People'' (British TV series), a 2008 sitcom * ''The Beautiful People'' (audio play), a 2007 '' Doctor Who – The Companion Chronicles'' audio play * ''The Beautiful People'' (play), a 1941 play by William Saroyan * ''Beautiful People'', the working title for the 2014 film '' Dead House'' Music Performers * Beautiful People (band), a 1990s UK Jimi Hendrix tribute act * 120 Days, originally The Beautiful People, a 2001-2012 Norwegian band Albums * ''Beautiful People'' (album), by The New Seekers, 1971 * ''Beautiful People'', or the 1967 title song, by Kenny O'Dell, 1968 * ''The Beautiful People'' (album), by SiM, 2016 * ''Beautiful People: The Greatest Hits of Melani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful People (film)
''Beautiful People'' is a 1999 British satirical comedy film written and directed by Jasmin Dizdar. The film won an award for the best film in Un Certain Regard category at the Cannes Film Festival. ''Beautiful People'' is set in London during the time of the Bosnian War. Plot In London during October 1993, England are playing the Netherlands in the FIFA World Cup qualification, World Cup qualifiers. The Bosnian War is at its height, and refugees from former Yugoslavia are arriving. Football rivals and political adversaries from the Balkans all precipitate conflict and amusing situations. Meanwhile, the lives of four English families are affected in different ways by an encounter with the refugees; one of the families improbably becomes involved with a Balkan refugee through the England vs Netherlands match. Cast * Rosalind Ayres as Nora Thornton * Julian Firth as Edward Thornton * Charles Kay as George Thornton * Charlotte Coleman as Portia Thornton * Edward Jewesbury as Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful People (Big Country Song)
"Beautiful People" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country, which was released in 1991 as the second and final single from their fifth studio album '' No Place Like Home''. It was written by Stuart Adamson and produced by Pat Moran. "Beautiful People" reached No. 72 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 36 on the BBC's Heavy Metal/Rock chart. Background Speaking to the Big Country fanzine ''Inwards'' in 1991, Adamson said of the song: "This is about how you can find cool things in the most fucked-up places." Music video The song's music video was directed by Roger Pomphrey and was shot in Peckham, London. Critical reception Upon its release, Peter Kinghorn of ''Newcastle Evening Chronicle'' described "Beautiful People" as a "gently rolling singalong tune" with "plinking banjo and piano". John Peel, reviewing the single for ''New Musical Express'', commented, "It sounds like Mungo Jerry. My dad would have described it as half-baked piffle and he'd have been right. Sorry, Stuart." F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Screw
''The Golden Screw'' was an Off-Off-Broadway folk rock musical written and performed by Tom Sankey which premiered at the Theatre Genesis in September 1966. It ran again from January 30, 1967 to March 5, 1967 at the Provincetown Playhouse in Greenwich Village. The show's cast album was the first rock theatrical recording of its kind. The play follows a Bob Dylanesque singer figure from folk music roots to commercialization. A subsequent production was mounted at Toronto's Global Village Theatre in 1972. Directed by Sankey, the cast included Elan Ross Gibson, Francois Regis-Klanfer and Yank Azman with music by Larry Wells (piano) and Fergus Hambleton, (guitar.) Play The play was directed by David Eliscu, produced by Paul Stoudt, and the cast included: Tom Sankey, Janet Day, Patrick Sullivan and Murray Paskin. The musicians were Tom Sankey (autoharp), Jack Hopper (guitar) and members of The Inner Sanctum: Kevin Michael (lead guitar), Gerry Michael (drums), Vince Taggart (rhythm guit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beautiful People (song)
"The Beautiful People" is a song by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released as the lead single from the band's second studio album, '' Antichrist Superstar'', in September 1996. Classified as industrial metal, the song was written by frontman Marilyn Manson and Twiggy Ramirez, and was produced by Trent Reznor, Dave Ogilvie and Manson. The title of the song comes from Marylin Bender's 1967 book ''The Beautiful People'', which exposed the world of scandal within the "jet-set" lifestyle of the 1960s, and the culture of beauty as it pertained to fashion and politics. In the context of the album's concept, the song refers to the privileged class of elites whom the titular character, a populist demagogue called ''Antichrist Superstar'', fulminate against. Lyrically, it discusses what Manson refers to as "the culture of beauty".Manson, Marilyn. "''How I Wrote "The Beautiful People''". May 2005, ''Kerrang!'', reported bBlabbermouth.net; last accessed September 24, 2006. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Keys
The Black Keys are an American Rock music, rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, Singing, vocals) and Patrick Carney (Drum kit, drums). The duo began as an Independent music, independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing their records, before they eventually emerged as one of the most popular garage rock artists during a Garage rock revival, second wave of the genre's revival in the 2000s in music, 2000s. The band's raw blues rock sound draws heavily from Auerbach's blues influences, including Junior Kimbrough, R.L. Burnside, Howlin' Wolf, and Robert Johnson. Friends since childhood, Auerbach and Carney formed the group after dropping out of college. After signing with Independent record label, indie label Alive Naturalsound Records, Alive, they released their debut album, ''The Big Come Up'' (2002), which earned them a new deal with Fat Possum Records. Over the next decade, the Black Keys built an underground fanb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stress (Neo-Psychedelic Band)
Stress was a short-lived British neo-psychedelic rock band composed of Wayne Binitie, Ian Mussington and Mitch Amachi Ogugua. They released only one album in 1991 on Reprise/Warner Bros. Records. They are not to be confused with the San Diego rock band Stress and are sometimes credited as ''Stress UK'' in the United States. A live performance in Hollywood drew a mixed review from the Los Angeles Times, with the band's sound described as "likable but relaxed grooves", though a generally more positive review was published the following month in the Washington Post. Their album drew numerous favourable comparisons with the likes of Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles, and although not a great commercial success, was described as possessing 'a lot of musical strengths' by AllMusic's Steven McDonald. In November 2021 the album was featured in an article on WhatCulture, 10 Forgotten Rock Albums That Need To Be Heard. In 1997, Binitie and Ogugua released a second album under the moniker of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When I Woke
''When I Woke'' is the second album and major-label debut of the American rock band Rusted Root Rusted Root is an American worldbeat rock band formed in 1990 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by singer-guitarist Michael Glabicki, bassist Patrick Norman and percussionist Liz Berlin. The band got its start as the house band playing a weekly gig in .... It has been certified platinum in the United States. Track listing All songs written by Rusted Root with Lyrics by Michael Glabicki except where noted. Personnel Rusted Root *Mike Glabicki - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar *Liz Berlin - backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar *Jim Donovan - drum set, percussion, backing vocals *Patrick Norman - bass, electric guitar, backing vocals, percussion *John Buynak - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, flute, penny whistle, harmonicas, banjo, marimba, backing vocals, percussion *Jenn Wertz - backing vocals, percussion *Daniel James "Jim" DiSpirito - congas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Affectionately Melanie
''Affectionately Melanie'' (aka ''Melanie'' in the U.S.) is the second album by Melanie Safka. It contains "Beautiful People", a song that Melanie performed at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. In the Netherlands, this album was released as ''Back in Town''. Reception In their review of the album, ''Billboard'' stated that "her unique style reveals a rich dramatic flair and an extensive range of moods as both performer and composer." U.K. publication New Musical Express (''NME'') praised the album as "outstanding", stating that "she succeeds in baring her soul for one and all, and a very complex creature she is too. If a female version of Dylan is possible, then Melanie must rate as the prime contender with her sad, cracked little voice that doesn't even try to conceal the strength below the surface." ''Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thom Yorke
Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician who is the vocalist and main songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. He plays guitar, bass, keyboards and other instruments, and is noted for his falsetto. ''Rolling Stone'' described Yorke as one of the greatest and most influential singers of his generation. Yorke formed Radiohead with schoolmates at Abingdon School in Oxfordshire. They gained notice with their debut single, "Creep (Radiohead song), Creep", and went on to achieve acclaim and sales of more than 30 million albums. Yorke's early influences included alternative rock acts such as the Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. With Radiohead's fourth album, ''Kid A'' (2000), Yorke moved into electronic music, influenced by artists such as Aphex Twin. For most of his career, he has worked with the producer Nigel Godrich and the cover artist Stanley Donwood. Yorke's solo work comprises mainly electronic music. His debut solo album, ''The Eraser'', was released i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Blessed Freedom
''Wild Blessed Freedom'' is the second studio album by Swedish-American alternative rock band Carolina Liar. It was released on September 27, 2011. History On July 12, the band made the first single off the album, ''Drown'', available through the iTunes Store. On July 18, the band released the music video for the song and preorders for the album were made available on July 20. Track listing Personnel * Chad Wolf - lead vocals, guitar * Rickard Göransson - guitar * Johan Carlsson - keyboards * Peter Carlsson - drums, percussion * Erik Hääger - bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ... References 2011 albums Albums produced by Max Martin Albums produced by Shellback (record producer) Carolina Liar albums {{2010s-alt-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always Strive And Prosper
''Always Strive and Prosper'' is the second studio album by American rapper ASAP Ferg. It was released on April 22, 2016, by A$AP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records. The album was supported by two singles: " New Level" featuring Future, and "Back Hurt" featuring Migos. Other appearances include Missy Elliot, A$AP Mob, Chris Brown, Ty Dolla $ign, Rick Ross and Schoolboy Q, among others. Singles On December 18, 2015, ASAP Ferg released the album's first single, titled " New Level". The song features a guest appearance from Southern hip hop recording artist Future, with the production that was handled by Honorable C.N.O.T.E. On January 19, 2016, the music video was released for "New Level" featuring Future. On June 28, 2016, the bonus track "Back Hurt" featuring Migos, was sent to urban radio as the album's second single. The following day, the music video was released. Promotional singles "Let It Bang" featuring Schoolboy Q, was released as the album's promotional si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful People (Pet Shop Boys Song)
"Beautiful People" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 2 October 2009 as the third and final single from their tenth studio album, ''Yes'' (2009). Initially, the single was released in Germany only, at the request of EMI. On 10 November, it was released digitally in the United States. Background and recording Pet Shop Boys originally wrote the track as a theme song for the television programme '' Beautiful People'' (2008) at the request of series writer Jonathan Harvey, with whom the duo had collaborated on the musical '' Closer to Heaven'' (2001). The song was rejected because the producers wanted something more uptempo. Neil Tennant wrote the lyrics from the point of view of a woman waiting for a bus in the rain, looking at celebrity magazines at a newsstand and aspiring to that lifestyle. He described it as a different perspective on the same theme as their earlier single, "Love Etc.", which also deals with celebrity and materialism. During the rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
