"affair and John Profumo, the politician at the centre of the affair became a target for derision. TW3 was first broadcast on Saturday, 24 November 1962. Cast members included cartoonist Timothy Birdsall, political commentator Bernard Levin, and actors Lance Percival, who sang topical calypsos, many improvised to suggestions from the audience, Kenneth Cope, Roy Kinnear, Willie Rushton, Al Mancini, Robert Lang, David Kernan and Millicent Martin. The last two were also singers and the programme opened with a song – ""That Was The Week That Was"" – sung by Martin to Ron Grainer's theme tune and enumerating topics in the"
"by a group called the Eligibles. The show's original pilot episode featured a Calypso theme song by future film composer John Williams, and different lyrics. The original length of the voyage was ""a six-hour ride"", not ""a three-hour tour"". John Williams (or Johnny Williams as he was often listed in the show credits) also started out as the composer of the incidental music for the show (from 1964 to 1965), but was replaced by Gerald Fried for the remaining seasons (1965–1967). The band Little Roger and the Goosebumps recorded ""Stairway to Gilligan's Island,"" a parody of Led Zeppelin's ""Stairway to"
"to Canada where he worked as an advertising copywriter, writing jingles for radio. He also formed a calypso group as ""Lord Lance"" which toured the US and Canada. Percival first became well known in the early 1960s for performing topical calypsos on television shows such as ""That Was The Week That Was"", after having been discovered by Ned Sherrin, performing at the Blue Angel Club in Mayfair. A tall thin man with a distinctive crooked nose and prominent ears, he also appeared in several British comedy films including the Carry On film ""Carry On Cruising"" (1962). Percival had a cameo"
"Calypso (Luis Fonsi and Stefflon Don song) ""Calypso"" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Luis Fonsi and English rapper and singer Stefflon Don. Fonsi co-wrote the song with Dyo, Stefflon Don and its producers Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo. The song was first released through Universal Music Latin Entertainment on June 14, 2018. A remixed version of the song featuring Colombian singer Karol G, was released on August 18, 2018. The track was released along with a music video on June 14, 2018. ""Calypso"" gained 1.7 million US streams and 5,000 downloads sold in the week"
"Leon Rosselson Leon Rosselson (born 22 June 1934, Harrow, Middlesex) is an English songwriter and writer of children's books. After his early involvement in the folk music revival in Britain, he came to prominence, singing his own satirical songs, in the BBC's topical TV programme of the early 1960s, ""That Was The Week That Was"". He toured Britain and abroad, singing mainly his own songs and accompanying himself with acoustic guitar. In later years, he has published 17 children's books, the first of which, ""Rosa's Singing Grandfather"", was shortlisted in 1991 for the Carnegie Medal. He continues to write and"
"November 1963. The show on which the song was introduced was a special broadcast of the BBC's satirical weekly news programme ""That Was the Week That Was""; after the news of the assassination broke, the producers of the show discarded the week's planned scripts and sketches and decided to refashion that week's show as a somber and respectful tribute to President Kennedy. NBC later rebroadcast the programme. A soundtrack to the ""That Was the Week That Was"" broadcast was also released in the United States on Decca Records. After the song was performed on the BBC, several other artists recorded"
"Extempo Extempo (also extempo calypso) is a lyrically improvised form of calypso and is most notably practised in Trinidad and Tobago. It consists of a performer improvising in song or in rhythmic speech on a given theme before an audience who themselves take turns to perform. It is inherently competitive and success is judged by the wit and ingenuity of the performance. It is similar in form to what has been defined as traditional African song: ""a recitative or chants with a short chorus. The soloist gives the melody while a chorus sings a refrain. As the melody is given"
"That Was Yesterday (Donna Fargo song) ""That Was Yesterday"" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Donna Fargo. It was released in April 1977 as the first single from the album ""Fargo Country"". The song became her sixth and final No. 1 song on the ""Billboard magazine"" Hot Country Singles chart. When she first tried cutting ""That Was Yesterday,"" Fargo was dissatisfied with the finished product - she had claimed the song sounded too much like Patsy Cline, and instead she (Fargo) was more of a writer/interpreter, she told Patsi Cox of ""Country Soung Roundup"" magazine."
"Calypso (song) ""Calypso"" is a song written by John Denver in 1975 as a tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his research ship, the ""Calypso."" The song was featured on Denver's 1975 album ""Windsong."" Released as the B-side of ""I'm Sorry"", ""Calypso"" received substantial airplay, enabling it to chart on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. After ""I'm Sorry"" fell out of the #1 position, ""Calypso"" began receiving more airplay than ""I'm Sorry,"" thus causing ""Billboard"" to list ""Calypso"" as the new A-side. Hence, ""Calypso"" is itself considered a #2 hit on the Hot 100. John Denver was a close friend of Jacques-Yves"
"Eshley, but both marriages ended in divorce. She has been married to American Marc Alexander since 1978, and is now a permanent resident of the United States. Millicent Martin Millicent Mary Lillian Martin (born 8 June 1934) is an English actress, singer, and comedian, who was the resident singer of topical songs on the weekly BBC Television satire show ""That Was The Week That Was"" (1962-1963). For her work on Broadway, she received Tony Award nominations for ""Side by Side by Sondheim"" (1977) and ""King of Hearts"" (1978), both for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Other television roles include"
"Calypso Rose Calypso Rose (born April 27, 1940, Bethel Village, Tobago) is a calypsonian. She started writing songs at the age of 15; over the years, she has composed more than 800 songs and recorded more than 20 albums. She currently resides in Queens, New York, and has stated that she likes to return to her native island several times a year to “revitalize herself” and “get back to her African roots in Tobago”. Calypso Rose, born either Linda McCartha Monica Sandy-Lewis or McCartha Linda Sandy-Lewis, grew up in a small village on the island of Tobago, one of the"
"conducting Schumann's Hollywood Choir, asked Hairston to write a new Christmas song for his choir. Hairston remembered the calypso rhythm from his old song and wrote new lyrics for it. Harry Belafonte heard the song being performed by the choir and sought permission to record it. It was recorded in 1956 for his album ""An Evening with Belafonte"". An edited version was subsequently released as a single, reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1957. It was the first single to sell over one million copies in the UK alone. To date, Belafonte's version has sold over"
"Miss Calypso Miss Calypso is the debut and only studio album by American writer and poet Maya Angelou, released in 1957. The album was released during a craze for calypso music catalyzed by Harry Belafonte the previous year. Angelou sings every song on the album, and she composed five of them. Behind Angelou's voice, studio guitarist Tommy Tedesco and percussionist Al Bello created an exotic mood. Angelou toured in support of the album, performing calypso songs in nightclubs. The album was a modest success but Angelou did not make any further records as a singer. Angelou later gained fame as"
"UKIP Calypso ""UKIP Calypso"" is a 2014 calypso single by Mike Read released under the name of The Independents. The single was released to raise money for charity and was endorsed by the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). The song reached 44 in the UK Singles Charts and number 1 on the UK Indie Chart. ""UKIP Calypso"" was originally created to be performed by Read at a UKIP dinner. The song was well received at the dinner and it was suggested that Read should release it as a single. Shortly after Read released it, the song received endorsement from UKIP"
"Millicent Martin Millicent Mary Lillian Martin (born 8 June 1934) is an English actress, singer, and comedian, who was the resident singer of topical songs on the weekly BBC Television satire show ""That Was The Week That Was"" (1962-1963). For her work on Broadway, she received Tony Award nominations for ""Side by Side by Sondheim"" (1977) and ""King of Hearts"" (1978), both for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Other television roles include her recurring role as Gertrude Moon in the NBC sitcom ""Frasier"" (2000–04). Martin was born in Romford, Essex. She made her Broadway debut alongside Julie Andrews in"
"Calypsonian A calypsonian, originally known as a ""chantwell"", is a musician, from the anglophone Caribbean, who sings songs of the calypso genre. Calypsos are musical renditions having their origins in the West African griot tradition. Originally called ""Kaiso"" in Trinidad, these songs, based on West African Yoruba, Ewe-Fon and Akan musical beats, were sung by slaves and later ex-slaves in Trinidad and Tobago during recreation time and about a host of topics – their land of origin, social relationships on the plantations and the lives of community members, including plantation managers, overseers and owners. Calypso music was developed in Trinidad"
"first three years the show started and finished with the ""That's Life!"" theme sung by a resident singer - Cheryl Kennedy, Stephanie de Sykes, Judith Bruce or Lois Lane. They were accompanied by Tony Kinsey's band. However, the singers were dropped from the title sequence, and instead there was a topical song in the same manner as Millicent Martin on ""That Was the Week That Was"". Eventually the topical song was dropped from the show. The theme tune was played by the Hanwell Band. That's Life! That's Life! was a magazine-style television series on BBC1 between 26 May 1973 and"
"ending June 21. The song's official video has been viewed more than 200 million global views on YouTube since its release. Remix Calypso (Luis Fonsi and Stefflon Don song) ""Calypso"" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Luis Fonsi and English rapper and singer Stefflon Don. Fonsi co-wrote the song with Dyo, Stefflon Don and its producers Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo. The song was first released through Universal Music Latin Entertainment on June 14, 2018. A remixed version of the song featuring Colombian singer Karol G, was released on August 18, 2018. The track was released"
"That Was the Week That Was That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, was a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. An American version by the same name aired on NBC from 1964 to 1965, also featuring Frost. The programme is considered a significant element of the satire boom in the UK in the early 1960s. It broke ground in comedy through lampooning the establishment and political figures. Its broadcast coincided with coverage of the politically charged Profumo"
"Despite this, it charted at number 1 on the UK Indie Charts on 26 October 2014. UKIP Calypso ""UKIP Calypso"" is a 2014 calypso single by Mike Read released under the name of The Independents. The single was released to raise money for charity and was endorsed by the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). The song reached 44 in the UK Singles Charts and number 1 on the UK Indie Chart. ""UKIP Calypso"" was originally created to be performed by Read at a UKIP dinner. The song was well received at the dinner and it was suggested that Read should"
"David Rose (songwriter) David Rose (June 15, 1910 – August 23, 1990) was an American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His most famous compositions were ""The Stripper"", ""Holiday for Strings"", and ""Calypso Melody"". He also wrote music for many television series, including ""It's a Great Life"", ""The Tony Martin Show"", ""Little House on the Prairie"", ""Highway to Heaven"", ""Bonanza"", and ""Highway Patrol"" under the pseudonym ""Ray Llewellyn."" Rose's work in composing music for television programs earned him four Emmys. In addition, he was musical director for ""The Red Skelton Show"" during its 21-year run on the CBS and"
"David Rose (songwriter) David Rose (June 15, 1910 – August 23, 1990) was an American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His most famous compositions were ""The Stripper"", ""Holiday for Strings"", and ""Calypso Melody"". He also wrote music for many television series, including ""It's a Great Life"", ""The Tony Martin Show"", ""Little House on the Prairie"", ""Highway to Heaven"", ""Bonanza"", and ""Highway Patrol"" under the pseudonym ""Ray Llewellyn."" Rose's work in composing music for television programs earned him four Emmys. In addition, he was musical director for ""The Red Skelton Show"" during its 21-year run on the CBS and"
"That Is All (song) ""That Is All"" is a song by English musician George Harrison released as the final track of his 1973 album ""Living in the Material World"". A slow, heavily orchestrated ballad, it is one of many Harrison love songs that appear to be directed at either a woman or a deity. Harrison wrote and recorded the song during the height of his public devotion to Hinduism; on release, ""Rolling Stone"" described its lyrics as ""a sort of Hindu ""In Paradisium"""". Recording for ""That Is All"" took place in London in late 1972, following Harrison's completion of the"
"Calypso group, The Kalypso Kews. After moving to Calgary Will formed a folk trio in Calgary along with another Ulster native, Derek Swinson. He also developed quite a following singing at Phil's Pancake House, and then landing a job singing on Calgary's ""Just 4 Fun,"" a local TV show for children. In 1964, after more than 6 months performing in the Toronto area, George and Jimmy left to visit Will in Calgary. In 1979, Jimmy told Canadian Music Magazine, ""We actually formed the group in Toronto. I sang, George played guitar and at that time Joe was playing a little"
"Julian Whiterose Henry Julian, better known by his stage name Julian Whiterose, was a pioneering calypso performing and recording artist. Other names he was known to perform under include: J. White Rose, Julian White Rose, J. Resigna, and, his real name, Henry Julian. While early calypso performers sang in French, Whiterose is credited with the growth of the English language calypso. During Whiterose's career the musical style was called cariso or chantwell (derived from ""chantuelle""; the term ""calypso,"" which evolved from cariso, was coined later). Whiterose was one of the first chantwell musicians whose works were recorded, and the first"
"It Was ""It Was"" is a song written by Mark Wright and Gary Burr, and recorded by American country music artist Chely Wright. It was released in September 1999 as the second single from her album ""Single White Female"". The song reached number 11 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in April 2000. Deborah Evans Price of ""Billboard"" gave the song a favorable review, saying that it ""has a hauntingly beautiful melody and affecting lyric about the mercurial nature of love"" and that ""Wright possesses a strong voice, full of emotional depth and presence."" The music video"
"repertoire of the Grateful Dead from 1981 to 1995. Belafonte's version was included on his best-selling album ""Calypso"", which reached number one on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart in 1956, and remained on the chart for 31 weeks. On the Belafonte album, Span is credited as the song's composer. It is sung by Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, William Frawley and Vivian Vance in the 1957 episode of I Love Lucy entitled ""Ragtime Band"". Man Smart (Woman Smarter) ""Man Smart (Woman Smarter)"" is a calypso song variously credited as being composed by King Radio (Norman Span), D. L. Miller, F."
"that the election was rigged. An Indian version titled ""The Week That Wasn't"" was launched and hosted by Cyrus Broacha. Cleveland, Ohio, local personality Ghoulardi (played by Ernie Anderson), host of WJW-TV's ""Shock Theater"" in the 1960s, ran clips of local celebrities and politicians and satirised them in a ""Shock Theater"" segment entitled ""That Was Weak Wasn't It?"" That Was the Week That Was That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, was a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David"
"however, had any idea that the ship was in any danger of sinking. In spite of the intense cold, a cheerful atmosphere pervaded those present, and they indulged from time to time in jesting and even singing `Pull for (the) Shore' ..."" Philip Bliss Philip Paul Bliss (9 July 1838 – 29 December 1876) was an American composer, conductor, writer of hymns and a bass-baritone Gospel singer. He wrote many well-known hymns, including ""Almost Persuaded""; ""Hallelujah, What a Saviour!""; ""Let the Lower Lights Be Burning""; ""Wonderful Words of Life""; and the tune for Horatio Spafford's ""It Is Well with My"
"All That (song) ""All That"" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen for her third studio album, ""Emotion"" (2015), included as its fifth track. It was written by Jepsen, Ariel Rechtshaid and Dev Hynes, with the latter two also handling production. Upon its release, ""All That"" was praised for the 1980s influence in the song. Jepsen debuted the song at ""Saturday Night Live"" on 4 April 2015 and it became available to digital retailers the next day on 5 April 2015, as the record's first promotional single. Jepsen began combing through Dev Hynes' discography after becoming infatuated"
"Katie Crippen Catherine ""Katie"" Crippen (November 17, 1895 – November 25, 1929), also billed as Little Katie Crippen or Ella White, was an African-American entertainer and singer. Crippen was born in Philadelphia. She performed at Edmond's Cellar in New York City about 1920. In 1921, she recorded four sides for Black Swan Records in the classic female blues style under her name and one under the pseudonym of Ella White, accompanied by Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra. She toured in 1922–23 as the star of a revue, ""Liza and Her Shuffling Sextet"", which included Fats Waller. She subsequently formed a revue, ""Katie"
"Elizabeth Ramsey Elizabeth Indino Ramsey (December 3, 1931 – October 8, 2015) was a Filipina stand-up comedian, singer and actress. Known for her trademark Visayan-accented dialogues, which she performed in English or Tagalog, she was regarded as the country's ""Queen of Rock and Roll"" and ""Original Queen of Comedy"". She rose to fame in 1958 after winning a singing contest in ""Student Canteen"", the first noontime show on Philippine television. Ramsey was the mother of Filipina recording artist Jaya. Influenced by her work in movies and musicals Ramsey would lead her own career to music singing her trademark cover of"
"""calypsonian"". Modern calypso, however, began in the 19th century, a fusion of disparate elements ranging from the masquerade song ""lavway"", French Creole ""belair"" and the calinda stick-fighting chantwell. Calypso's early rise was closely connected with the adoption of Carnival by Trinidadian slaves, including canboulay drumming and the music masquerade processions. The French brought Carnival to Trinidad, and calypso competitions at Carnival grew in popularity, especially after the abolition of slavery in 1834. The first identifiably calypso genre song was recorded in 1912, by Lovey's String Band while visiting New York City. In 1914, the second calypso song was recorded, this"