The Beatles‘ “Money (That’s What I Want)” wasn’t the original version of the song. Subsequently, a bizarre rendition of “Money (That’s What I Want)” blew The Beatles’ cover out of the water. The later cover was recorded for a few dollars.
The Beatles’ ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ was originally by a Motown singer
“Money (That’s What I Want)” is a song with an fascinating history. It was originally recorded by Motown singer and songwriter Barrett Strong. Besides singing “Money (That’s What I Want),” Strong is most known for writing hits for other artists like “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.”
Strong’s rendition of “Money (That’s What I Want)” is a rhythm and blues song. When The Beatles covered “Money (That’s What I Want)” during their early years, they transformed it into a rock ‘n’ roll song.
The Beatles’ ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ was originally by a Motown singer
“Money (That’s What I Want)” is a song with an fascinating history. It was originally recorded by Motown singer and songwriter Barrett Strong. Besides singing “Money (That’s What I Want),” Strong is most known for writing hits for other artists like “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone.”
Strong’s rendition of “Money (That’s What I Want)” is a rhythm and blues song. When The Beatles covered “Money (That’s What I Want)” during their early years, they transformed it into a rock ‘n’ roll song.
- 7/8/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
After what seems like decades of waiting (oh wait: it was actually about 10 years!) the Deadpool movie finally opened in theaters this past weekend to the tune of a record-shattering $135 million at the box office; and it was everything I’d hoped for. It was exactly the Deadpool movie that we needed at this point to get the franchise rolling – a dynamic R film that pulls no punches about who Deadpool is and why he’s not a traditional hero, yet invests us in his unorthodox character and worldview and gets us rooting for him anyway. And as I walked out of the theater, despite any minor critiques I may have, I felt distinctly the warm, zen-like glow of happiness from having just experienced the fulfillment of longtime hopes I’ve cherished for the manifestation of just such a Deadpool film.
Anyone who knows me or reads my work will...
Anyone who knows me or reads my work will...
- 2/16/2016
- by Emily S. Whitten
- Comicmix.com
Noah versus RoboCop? It sounds like a battle that could never happen but it's one that might be raging inside the head of Russell Crowe, according to rumours that hit the web this week.
After landing a best actor Oscar for Ridley Scott's Gladiator (one of the film's clutch of five Academy Awards) and then less successfully revisiting history with the same director's ill-judged Robin Hood, it seems Crowe might return to the past - albeit far more ancient - to star as Noah.
According to Deadline, filmmaker Darren Aronofsky has set his sights on the actor for the title role in the $130million New Regency/Paramount project and "signs are pointing" towards a deal being made.
In addition, Aronofsky wants Liam Neeson to take on a second, unspecified role in the movie, which has the reassuring addition of Gladiator's John Logan hopefully making the screenplay as epic as the concept.
After landing a best actor Oscar for Ridley Scott's Gladiator (one of the film's clutch of five Academy Awards) and then less successfully revisiting history with the same director's ill-judged Robin Hood, it seems Crowe might return to the past - albeit far more ancient - to star as Noah.
According to Deadline, filmmaker Darren Aronofsky has set his sights on the actor for the title role in the $130million New Regency/Paramount project and "signs are pointing" towards a deal being made.
In addition, Aronofsky wants Liam Neeson to take on a second, unspecified role in the movie, which has the reassuring addition of Gladiator's John Logan hopefully making the screenplay as epic as the concept.
- 2/4/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Does Trainspotting screenwriter John Hodge's play, Collaborators – about an author forced to work for Stalin – echo his own Hollywood nightmare? Not quite, he tells Xan Brooks
One of the upsides to being a writer is the ability to write yourself out of trouble, to conjure a last-gasp escape for the imperilled hero. A few years ago, John Hodge found himself bogged down in a film script about Joseph Stalin. The subject was too vast, too elusive, and he was getting nowhere fast. So he spun the screenplay into a stage play instead. Collaborators is his tale of artistic compromise born out of artistic compromise; his freewheeling response to the hell of the deadline. It also happens to be his most purely successful, critically lauded piece of writing since Trainspotting crash-landed in UK cinemas way back in 1996.
Hodge's stage debut is a portrait of the mentor and his muse, the tyrant and the artist.
One of the upsides to being a writer is the ability to write yourself out of trouble, to conjure a last-gasp escape for the imperilled hero. A few years ago, John Hodge found himself bogged down in a film script about Joseph Stalin. The subject was too vast, too elusive, and he was getting nowhere fast. So he spun the screenplay into a stage play instead. Collaborators is his tale of artistic compromise born out of artistic compromise; his freewheeling response to the hell of the deadline. It also happens to be his most purely successful, critically lauded piece of writing since Trainspotting crash-landed in UK cinemas way back in 1996.
Hodge's stage debut is a portrait of the mentor and his muse, the tyrant and the artist.
- 12/7/2011
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
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