Ghostbusters est une chanson ecrite, produite et interpretee par ray parker, jr. Debuting at number 68 on june 16, 1984, the song reached number one on. To the best of my knowledge, ghostbusters was not taken from a book. Ernie hudson, dan aykroyd, bill murray and harold ramis in 1984s ghostbusters rex. When he saw the ghostbusters tv commercial in the film, he decided to write the song like an advertising jingle. Nov 09, 2018 guitaristsongwriterproducer ray parker jr. While the new book doesnt dive into all the namebrand actors in contention for various roles like michael. Telephone man, randy hall, cheryl lynn shake it up tonight, deniece williams i found love, as well as diana ross. Ray parker jr chartbusters 1984 vinyl lp ghostbusters. Ivan reitman posted on october 30, 2017 by valerie troutman i wish the literal video for this was still up. Directed by ivan reitman, ghostbusters became a giant hit. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. The movie spawned comics, tv shows, sequels, toys, games, and is considered a modern classic.
Ray parker jr ghostbusters video 1984 plot keywords imdb. Ghostbusters ost ray parker jr, air supply, busboys and more. It hit number one on the us billboard hot 100 on 11 august 1984, and stayed there for three weeks. If theres something strange in your neighborhood who you gonna call. His voice is so emotional that even simon started to cry. Though his name is practically synonymous with the phrase i aint afraid of no ghost, ray parker jr. Debuting at number 68 on june 16, 1984, the song reached number one on the billboard hot 100 on august 11, 1984, staying there for three weeks, and at number two on the uk singles chart. Title ghostbusters extended version released 1984 type single format vinyl, 12, 45 rpm, maxisingle label arista.
Ghostbusters is a 1984 funk rock song written and recorded by ray parker, jr. While still a teenager in the 1960s, ray was an indemand session guitarist, playing on records by 100 proof, aged in soul and the spinners, among. Ghostbusters song news newspapers books scholar jstor. This is the amazing and fascinating story of ray parker jr. As potawatomi continues to monitor cdc safety guidelines, all property events and operations have been temporarily suspended. The soundtrack was a big hit and ray parker, jrs ghostbusters is still a popular novelty song. It also reached number two on the uk singles chart for three weeks in the summer of. One of the greatest and cheesiest songs of the 1980s, this track was made exclusively for the 1984 film of the same name.
Ray parker jr ghostbusters video 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jul 27, 2015 who you gonna call see more ideas about ghostbusters, ghost busters and ghostbusters 1984. Parker at the montreux jazz festival 2009, montreux, switzerland parker also wrote and produced hits for new edition mr. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song to the 1984 movie ghostbusters. Before the movie was made a magazine reported that dan ackroyd was writing the screenplay. Ghostbusters poster gallery alternate takes slimer mode pictureinpicture and trivia track commentary with ivan reitman, harold ramis and joe medjuck ecto1. Ghostbusters retrospective roundtable discussion with director ivan reitman and dan aykroyd ghostbusters music video by ray parker jr. With paul feig directing, the film is set to star melissa mccarthy, kristen wiig, kate mckinnon, and leslie jones as the titular heroes of film reboot of ivan reitmans 1984 ghostbusters. The smart blend of comedy, scares, and action was well received by critics. When sony dropped the trailer for the new ghostbusters movie a few weeks ago, there were multiple references to the original 1984 film.
Around this time, huey lewis sued columbia pictures and ray parker jr. He also performed with his band, raydio, and with barry white. Oct 17, 2011 ray parker junior ghostbusters 1984 ghostbusters. Gross designed the no ghosts logo, loosely basing it on no european road signs. Original theme singer ray parker jr is not keen on the. While still a teenager in the 1960s, ray was an indemand session guitarist, playing on records by 100 proof, aged in soul and the spinners, among others. Ray parker jr ghostbusters ost by ray parker jr 1984 lp.
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