eartha kitt speaking on how she almost lost her career in the u.s. & was blackballed for being outspoken on the vietnam war at the womenโs luncheon, making first lady, lady bird johnson cry, after dark, 1989. ๐ฃ๏ธ
Director John Hughes had originally planned for Molly Ringwald to dance alone, but she felt very self-conscious and insisted that he include the rest of the cast. โ
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This change led to the iconic synchronized dance in the library, which many fans consider the most memorable moment in the entire film. โ
"Bette Davis Eyes" was written in 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon (who recorded the first version), but Kim Carnes transformed everything with her voice.
Bette Davis herself, at the age of 73, loved the track, sent letters of thanks + flowers to the songwriters saying that it was now "part of modern times" and that her grandchildren thought it was cool.
It spent 9 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (the biggest hit of 1981 in the US), #10 on the UK Singles Chart and won Grammy for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1982.
Released in June 1998, โVindalooโ became one of the defining unofficial anthems of the 1998 World Cup. Created by Fat Les, featuring Keith Allen, Blurโs Alex James and Damien Hirst, it reached number two in the UK behind โ3 Lions 98โ and turned terrace-chant nonsense into a full national singalong.
#OnThisDay 6 April 1990
The Australian comedy drama ROUND THE TWIST was broadcast in the UK as part of Children's BBC for the first time. Following the supernatural adventures of the lighthouse dwelling Twist family, 52 episodes were made across four series and eleven years.