RIP BJ Thomas

[CowgirlsFan]

"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head "

Thank you for your contribution to the music industry.

[BringBackFergy]

1 hour ago, CowgirlsFan said:

"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head "

Thank you for your contribution to the music industry.

Great tune. 

[Bills4everNY]

"Hooked on a Feeling" too. RIP

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

5 hours ago, Bills4everNY said:

"Hooked on a Feeling" too. RIP

i love that song— probably hits my playlist once per week!! 

[sherpa]

BJ gone?

I just can't help believin'.

[ExWNYer]

10 hours ago, CowgirlsFan said:

"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head "

Thank you for your contribution to the music industry.

 

That song was one of the most memorable things in 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid' and won an Oscar for best original song. He had many hits in the '70s that a lot of people would know or recognize, including a few that have been mentioned in this thread. Others were 'Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song' and 'I Just Can't Help Believing'. The band 'Blue Swede' also did a memorable cover of his 'Hooked On a Feeling'. 

 

RIP, BJ...and thanks for the childhood memories. 

[Steve O]

1 hour ago, ExWNYer said:

 

That song was one of the most memorable things in 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid' and won an Oscar for best original song. He had many hits in the '70s that a lot of people would know or recognize, including a few that have been mentioned in this thread. Others were 'Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song' and 'I Just Can't Help Believing'. The band 'Blue Swede' also did a memorable cover of his 'Hooked On a Feeling'. 

 

RIP, BJ...and thanks for the childhood memories. 

Might not be the best movie of all time....then again it might be! What Ex said, RIP BJ, thanks for the childhood memories.

[sherpa]

13 hours ago, CowgirlsFan said:

"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head "

Thank you for your contribution to the music industry.

 

I heard an interview with Thomas last year or so about that song.

He said that in order to get the nod to do it, Bacharach and David told him to sing it without any "styling" input.

Just do the song, or we'll get somebody else.

[T&C]

7 hours ago, Bills4everNY said:

"Hooked on a Feeling" too. RIP

Wasn't that Blue Suede? or just maybe a cover?

[ExWNYer]

56 minutes ago, T&C said:

Wasn't that Blue Suede? or just maybe a cover?

 

Yes. See what I posted above. Blue Swede covered it in 1974 with the 'ooga chaka' hook. It briefly hit #1 but stayed on the charts for quite a while. 'Guardians of The Galaxy' brought the Blue Swede version back into the public conscience again.

[T&C]

1 hour ago, ExWNYer said:

 

Yes. See what I posted above. Blue Swede covered it in 1974 with the 'ooga chaka' hook. It briefly hit #1 but stayed on the charts for quite a while. 'Guardians of The Galaxy' brought the Blue Swede version back into the public conscience again.

Ah... that's what I get for skimming lol.