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July 23, 2024 - Fly Me to the Moon is Propelled by Choice '60s Picks

NASA in the '60s is the setting for Fly Me to the Moon, a rom-com starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum. Music from the era is heard throughout; some big hits ("Sweet Soul Music" by Arthur Conley, "Slip Away" by Clarence Carter, "To Love Somebody" by The Bee Gees and "Nothing Can Change This Love" by Sam Cooke) are mixed in with other well-known tunes ("People Sure Act Funny" by Conley, Chuck Jackson and Maxine Brown's duet version of "Hold On I'm Comin'" and Etta James' take on the Otis Redding gem "Security"), in addition to deeper tracks by Eddie Floyd, Ann Peebles, Aretha Franklin, Jackie Wilson and Motown's "blonde bombshell" Chris Clark. Top it off with Bobby Womack's cool soul cover of the classic "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)" and you've got a good time at your local theater, at least as far as the entertaining music selection goes.

Nina Simone's now-famous rendition of Roar of the Greasepaint centerpiece "Feeling Good" comes at the end of A Quiet Place: Day One, the third installment in John Krasinski's popular "alien invasion" sci-fi movie series. The Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot is an inspirational film set in the small Texas town of the title. Some great gospel songs are contained within, including two from the 1950s: "Glory, Glory" by Odetta and "Ninety-Nine and a Half" by Dorothy Love Coates and the Original Gospel Harmonettes. On the small screen, Shirley Ellis's 1965 brain-teaser "The Puzzle Song" has been getting a lot of exposure in a commercial for Meta Quest.




Nothing Can Change This Love

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