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More Video! A Very Brief Interview From Rockwell; Links To Some Terrific Footage With Donny & Marie
Monday, September 14th, 2009If you missed logging on Saturday and/or Sunday, check out the videos and the new Tom at Rockwell flickr set linked to in the posts below!
ITN did a barely-more-than-30-seconds interview with Sir Tom while he was rehearsing for Rockwell on Friday (screen shot at right). You’ll find it here.As usual, if you cannot view it, just use the “contact” link in the sidebar at right to email me and I’ll send it.
And, someone has posted terrific video from The Donny & Marie Show from back in the 70s. There’s a lot of it and, unfortunately, the poster (who certainly doesn’t own the copyright), has plastered his name all over it it. Instead of choosing any one video to post, I’ve posted the results of the search at youtube.
Just scroll down and choose what to watch. I’d especially recommend the video entitled Zero, a spoof of Zorro with Tom and Loretta Swit from M*A*S*H guesting. A screen shot is at left. This is (at the moment) the sixth video down. Tom comes in at 5:46 and the whole thing’s just a lot of fun.
You’ll even hear him parody his massive hit Without Love, his take on the Clyde McPhatter classic we don’t hear often enough now.
September 14th, 2009 at 10:15 am
That’s the best acting I’ve seen Tom do. Really good.
September 14th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Love the video.
September 14th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Moderator’s Note: I edited Paula’s comment and deleted my reply because the issue in question has for the moment been resolved. And, speaking of Donny & Marie video, did you see Tom and the others singing Johnny Cash’s Papa Sang Bass? If you didn’t, check it out.
September 15th, 2009 at 12:58 am
Just watched footage of Tom, Joss Stone, Ronan Keating and others performing the final song “Let It Be”. SHOCK HORROR! WHY WAS TOM READING THE LYRICS OFF A PIECE OF PAPER! This shocked the heck out of me. I thought Tom was more professional than that. Plus hasn’t he already recorded this song and sung it live before? What’s happening? Is his memory going? Shame Tom.
September 15th, 2009 at 1:50 am
Not such a shame really as my understanding was that the final song was chosen by the public from one of a number of possibilities and was probably announced at the last minute.
September 15th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Exactly, mharding, as was pointed out when the clip was posted. The final song was chosen on-site at the show. Now, if it were Delilah, then we’d have to worry Let It Be? No worry.