Inspiring! Hillsborough tribute single becomes 2012 Christmas #1 song in U.K. and raises money for a noble cause -legal costs for victims' relatives campaigning for justice for the 96 Liverpool fans who perished, and to keep pressure on for unraveling the police cover-up; Robbie Williams' voice never sounded better -or more like B.J. Thomas' voice!

jft96christmas YouTube Channel video: The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (Official Music Video) http://youtu.be/2h8loYnNlZA

It's gone completely unremarked upon here in the United States, even in most of the so-called entertainment and pop culture press -Variety, Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, et al- but the last few weeks of the year in Great Britain have brought forth a very heartwarming public response to -and some much-needed attention for- some people who needed help, and simultaneously, has resulted in some of the best sheer musical sounds and talent of the entire year to be heard.  

This article has a roster of the performers -in the order that they sing:
The Daily Mail
A fitting tribute! Hillsborough charity single 'He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother' claims Christmas No 1 spot
By Lee Bryan
Published 13:54 EST, 23 December 2012 
Updated 14:15 EST, 23 December 2012
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2252574/Hillsborough-charity-single-He-Aint-Heavy-Hes-My-Brother-Christmas-No-1.html


Billboard
Justice Collective's Charity Single Wins Christmas No. 1 Title
by Paul Sexton, London
December 24, 2012 9:00 EST
http://www.billboard.com/news/justice-collective-s-charity-single-wins-1008060752.story#/news/justice-collective-s-charity-single-wins-1008060752.story



OfficialCharts YouTube Channel video: The Spice Girls' Melanie C speaks to OfficialCharts.com about The Justice Collective becoming the Official 2012 Christmas Number 1 with He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother. Uploaded December 23, 2012. http://youtu.be/Ngh46JGu45w


For more on the tragedy that needlessly claimed 96 lives that day in Sheffield, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_disaster 
Watch video of the BBC's coverage of the disaster afterwards that day in Sheffield at http://youtu.be/bUuSHrhPQyk

The Guardian

New Hillsborough inquest likely after damning report

Criminal prosecutions are possible after inquiry reveals extent of official cover-up in aftermath of 1989 disaster

By Owen Gibson and David Conn, The Guardian, 

Wednesday 12 September 2012

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/sep/12/hillsborough-disaster-inquest-prosecutions-report

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U.K.'s 'Official Singles Chart' turns 60 -brilliantly! "The Wanted" swing by BBC Radio1 to help Reggie Yates celebrate 60 years of the Official Singles Chart, the U.K.'s family tree of popular music, with Robbie Williams' 'Candy' at #1 this week; Jay McGuiness says, "Rock and roll is alive in the form of a boy band cutting a cake slightly askew." THE best pop culture quote of the year! @thewantedmusic, @robbiewilliams, @OfficialCharts, @BBC1

bbcradio1 YouTube Channel video: The Wanted say happy birthday to the Official Chart and BBC Radio1 host Reggie Yates during his taping of the show on Sunday. At 1:55 above, band member Jay McGuiness says, "Rock and roll is alive in the form of a boy band cutting a cake slightly askew." Brilliant! Best pop culture quote of the year! Also includes anecdotes re Mike Tyson and Pitbull. Uploaded November 12, 2012. http://youtu.be/xGIvtzyEmHo

robbiewilliamsvevo Channel video: Robbie Williams - Candy. Uploaded September 10, 2012. With Kaya Scodelario as the object of Robbie's affection. Single is from his "Take The Crown" album, the U.K.''s #1 album this week. http://youtu.be/gtOV7bp-gys

thewantedVEVO Channel video: The Wanted - I Found You. Uploaded October 15, 2012. http://youtu.be/5r8G3SEGIV0

And just because I love it so much and will finally be seeing 'Skyfall' in a few hours...

RobbieWilliamsHQ YouTube Channel video: Robbie Williams -  Millennium. Uploaded April 7, 2009. http://youtu.be/BJ5uIkJDb6o

Still brilliant!!!

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You Only Live Twice -Sometimes when you least expect it, from the most unlikely of sources, comes something to smile about: Freddie Wadling on SVT's 'Go'kväll' and "Skavlan'

SVT video: Freddie Wadling - You Only Live Twice (Live Go'Kväll 2011) December 14, 2011. http://youtu.be/LN_ISU_wMQY


You Only Live Twice -Sometimes when you least expect it, from the most unlikely of sources, comes something to smile about: Freddie Wadling with Fläskkvartetten on SVT's Go'kväll and Skavlan.

At 46:35 below, the title song from the 1967 James Bond/007  film "You Only Live Twice," by John Barry and Leslie Bricusse, originally sung by Nancy Sinatra, here with vocals by Freddie Wadling and music by Fläskkvartetten

SVT video: Skavlan, Episode 13 of 13, Christmas Special

Originally aired December 31, 2011

http://svtplay.se/t/102974/skavlan_julspecial

This video is available on the SVT website until Monday January 30, 2012.

Here is what in my opinion is the best and most-recent homage to this great song, from 1998:





Robbie Williams -  Millennium

http://youtu.be/BJ5uIkJDb6o

In a word, brilliant!!!

"You Only Live Twice" opening with vocals by Nancy Sinatra

http://youtu.be/PDitUVMMzE0

As always, watch for the ingenious camera dissolve from the blood on the mattress to the red that forms the red disk that represents the rising sun on the Japanese flag, Hinomaru.

Definitely among the three best opening-credit sequences of any Bond film, along with On Her Majesty's Secret Service and The Spy Who Loved Me.

Freddie Wadling's new collection of James Bond film songs -and other secret agent songs- is available on his new EMI Music Sweden CD titled, "With a License to Kill"
http://www.jamesbond007.se/events.asp?id=2890

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Fredrik Skavlan:

http://svt.se/2.102111/start

http://svt.se/2.102096/1.1883339/likheter

And then I go and spoil it all, by saying something stupid like "I love you" -Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Something Stupid; Rabbit Hole trailer

Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Something Stupid (with lyrics)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x128zrYzcE

Completely out of nowhere, I actually thought of this song -and this charming version- after walking out of the Broward IG selection meeting this afternoon in downtown Fort Lauderdale, and by the time I was driving past the airport, I was "in the zone."

And no matter how bad the traffic was, I just kept smiling and singing.
Such is the unrelenting magnetic power of Nicole Kidman...

As I've stated before, there are parts of true genius Baz Luhrmann's La Moulin Rouge that are among the most imaginative and brilliantly conceived things I've seen on film in the past forty years. And they all have the fair Nicole in them!

(He's slated to re-do The Great Gatsby with Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan.)

It's weird to say aloud, or put down on paper, but as famous and respected as Nicole Kidman is, I still fervently believe that most film-goers still take her immense talent for granted.
I fully expect her to win the Oscar for Best Actress on the 27th for Rabbit Hole.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9iJH2P96dM

http://www.rabbitholefilm.com

Old School version of Something Stupid
I recall hearing this record playing over-and-over at the nursery school I attended in Memphis when I was six.
The owner really loved Sinatra, which is why most of his songs were in my head by osmosis before I was seven!

I even remember which songs had scratches and skipped a bit because she'd pick up the needle and plop it down to play the same song over!




Frank & Nancy Sinatra, - Something Stupid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6bOCUOPN0w


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