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January 20, 2009

Spinal Tap: "Rock and Roll Nightmare!" [First Appearance - "The TV Show" - July 24,1979]

In their first appearance, this is Spinal Tap playing "Rock and Roll Nightmare!"

This first appeared on "The TV Show" July 24,1979

Johnny Cash: Don't Take Your Guns to Town [1961 teleplay "The Night Rider" inspired by "Don't Take Your Guns to Town"]

On December 8,1958 the album The Fabulous Johnny Cash entered the Top LPs chart at #19. In January 1959 the single from that album "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" made it to #1 on the country chart and to #32 on the pop chart!

Here is part of the 1961 teleplay "The Night Rider" that was inspired by the song "Don't Take Your Guns to Town".

Tony Clifton: The Midnight Special [1981 intro Andy Kaufman]



The personification of entertainment, Mr. Tony Clifton, appears on this 1981 video clip from the Midnight Special!

Geraldo Rivera: Heavy Metal Moms [joey ramone]

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Goodbye,Little Yellow Bird [with subtitles]

From the 1945 movie The Picture of Dorian Gray based on the 1891 novel by Oscar Wilde.

With captions so everyone can sing along!

Trivia: Angela Lansbury later sang this song in the "Sing a Song of Murder" episode of Murder, She Wrote.