Comments on: Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme performing Black Hole Sun

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:12:22 +0000

You’re welcome. They really did do a good job.

By: Isa

Isa — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:10:15 +0000

I have had this on a white label vinyl for years and never new the source until now. love this tune. thanks

By: john in covina

john in covina — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:26:59 +0000

It’s a stunning testament to the abilities of Steve & Eydie and the arranger. If you had never heard the original you’d never know it wasn’t some interesting song they came across. I heard it 6/14/09 on 100.3FM in LA as Todd Rungren was playing DJ and tossed this into the mix of stuff he was playing in the vein of “songs I like” program. A friend said turn this up and as soon as I heard it I knew I needed it.

Just stunning.

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:05:55 +0000

Eydie’s blog is linked to up there. She left a New Year’s greeting, so she’s still alive!

And yes, I’ve already posted the Down with the Sickness video, although I used the version with the video from Matango, Attack of the Mushroom People, which was based on a William HOpe Hodgson story and became the inspiration for Gilligan’s Island. That’s here:

http://raincoaster.com/2006/10/27/japanese-video-madness/

Enjoy?

By: Dan Udey

Dan Udey — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:54:50 +0000

If you liked this, you’d love Richard Cheese. Can’t find it on YouTube, but the Dawn of the Dead remake had his cover of Down With the Sickness, which you can see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhaQlFLXK4c

It’s pretty funny stuff to hear albums upon albums of modern songs swankified.