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La Chèvre (English title: Knock on Wood, literal translation: The She-goat) is a 1981 buddy cop comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, starring Pierre Richard and Gérard Depardieu. It is the first of three films featuring Richard and Depardieu as a comic duo. It’s an international co-production film between France and Mexico.
Knock on Wood is a 1954 American comedy thriller film starring Danny Kaye and Mai Zetterling. Other actors in the film include Torin Thatcher , David Burns , and Leon Askin . The film was written and directed by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama , with songs by Kaye's wife, Sylvia Fine .
Knock on Wood" is a song written by M.K. Jerome and Jack Scholl for the film Casablanca, where it was performed onscreen by Dooley Wilson to music played by pianist Elliot Carpenter. [1] Commissioned by producer Hal B. Wallis, the song is the movie's only original composition. [2] [3]
Knock on Wood – The Best of Amii Stewart, a 1996 album; Knock on Wood (Eddie Floyd album), 1967; Knock on Wood (The Young Gods album), 2008 "Knock on Wood" (1942 song), a song written by M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl, from the film Casablanca "Knock on Wood", the title song to the 1954 film, written by Sylvia Fine "Knock on Wood", a song by ...
American disco and soul singer Amii Stewart released a disco version of "Knock on Wood" in 1979. It reached number one on the US charts in April 1979; it also made it to the soul singles and disco charts, becoming the best-known version of the song. [28] This recording was co-produced by Simon May. It reached the top 10 twice in the UK, first ...
The album yielded the single releases "Knock on Wood" and "Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven". Stewart's first single release, a disco cover version of the 1966 Eddie Floyd composition "Knock on Wood", reached number one of the U.S. Billboard single charts in April 1979 and earned her a platinum record and a Grammy Award nomination.
In 2008, Floyd returned to Stax Records, which was owned by Concord Music Group since 2004. His first new album in six years, Eddie Loves You So, was released in July 2008. [1] In November 2012, Floyd was inducted into the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame as a Pioneer Award Recipient. In December 2012, Floyd released a new album at Christmas time.
Alfred Jesse Smith (July 26, 1941 – January 3, 2025), known professionally as Brenton Wood, was an American singer and songwriter. Three 1967 singles of Wood's, " The Oogum Boogum Song " (peaking at No. 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100 ), " Gimme Little Sign " (reached No. 9), and "Baby You Got It" (also peaking at No. 34) were hits .