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"Sam's Song (The Happy Tune)" is an American pop song written in 1950 with music by Lew Quadling and lyrics by Jack Elliott. [1] It was first released as a Capitol single by Joe "Fingers" Carr and the Carr-Hops in May 1950.
"Sam" is a song performed by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. It was written by Don Black, Hank Marvin and John Farrar. [2] [3]"Sam" was released in January 1977 as the third and final single from the Newton-John's eighth studio album, Don't Stop Believin' and peaked in the U.S. at number one on the Easy Listening chart and number twenty on the Hot 100. [4]
Sam's Song is a 1969 drama film directed by Jordan Leondopoulos and starring Robert De Niro. [ 1 ] Footage from Sam's Song was later re-edited into a completely different film, [ 2 ] known as both The Swap and Line of Fire , in which a man investigates the death of his brother (released 1979).
Sam sings the third verse and is joined by Dave for the chorus. The introduction is repeated in the chorus, with both Sam and Dave singing until the song fades out. A revamped version of the song, "Hold On, Edwin's Coming", was recorded by Sam & Dave as a promotional single for Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards ' third election campaign in 1982.
Then the video happened, and we've become friends." [55] [56] Smith also claimed they wanted to "bring the song to life a bit more'" and "strike a nerve with a certain group of people". [54] It was released to Smith's YouTube/VEVO channel on 1 August 2014. [56] The cycle of infidelity is the main theme of both the video and the song. [57]
The song became one of Cooke's most successful singles, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B Sides chart. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Overseas, "Chain Gang" charted at number nine on the UK Singles Chart , becoming Cooke's first top-ten single there.
A promotional video was made for Cruisin' and was released on Nesmith's Elephant Parts. Contrary to popular belief, the video did not debut Hulk Hogan, but rather, featured wrestler Steve Strong who resembles a young Hulk Hogan. Nesmith mistakenly stated in 1989 that Hogan played the role, but he corrected his statement in 2003.
A music video was directed by Autumn de Wilde for the song, featuring intermittent black and white stop frames.Smith is seen following a red balloon that moves by itself; this concept resembles that of the 1956 French film The Red Balloon, although de Wilde notes in the photo-book Elliott Smith that the video was inspired by the 1962 French film La jetée.