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In 2002, the song was played at the end of Joe Strummer's funeral. [4]The song was mentioned in the words of "Build a Fire" by the KLF.The last lines are, "We'll stop for lunch, in some taco bar./Lee Marvin on the jukebox, 'Wand'rin' Star.'"
Lee Marvin (born Lamont Waltman Marvin Jr.; February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American film and television actor. Known for his bass voice and prematurely white hair, he is best remembered for playing hardboiled "tough guy" characters.
Marvin's rendition of "Wand'rin' Star," accompanied by the film's choir, became a number one hit in the UK. [24] His voice was described by Jean Seberg as "like rain gurgling down a rusty pipe". Interviewed on NPR, Marvin said that the song was a hit in Australia, and someone there described it as "The first 33⅓ recorded at 45."
Wandering Star (Étoile errante), a 1992 novel by French author J. M. G. Le Clézio; Wandering Stars (Aleichem novel), a novel by Sholem Aleichem serialized in Warsaw newspapers (1909–1911) Wandering Stars, a 1974 anthology of Jewish science fiction and fantasy; Wandering Stars (Orange novel), a 2024 novel by Tommy Orange
3. The Zombies, "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" is a rare rock song about World War I, featuring experimental instrumentation and production and the ...
Popular songs from the show included "Wand'rin' Star", "I Talk to the Trees", and "They Call the Wind Maria". The musical ran on Broadway in 1951 and in the West End in 1953. In 1969, the film version, also titled Paint Your Wagon, was released. It had a highly revised plot and some new songs composed by Lerner and André Previn.
Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American film and television actor. Known for his bass voice and premature white hair, he is best remembered for playing hardboiled "tough guy" characters.
Author David Ritz reflects on two of his literary subjects: the great soul singer Marvin Gaye and his late wife and inspiration, Janis Gaye. Janis Gaye was Marvin Gaye's muse — she 'saw my soul ...