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The Song of Bernadette is a 1943 American biographical drama film based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Franz Werfel.It stars Jennifer Jones in the title role, which portrays the story of Bernadette Soubirous, who reportedly experienced eighteen visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary from February to July 1858 and was canonized in 1933.
The song was first aired on pirate radio in the UK, as the BBC rejected it because of Jones' sexual image. In the US, Jones performed the song on three occasions on The Ed Sullivan Show. [8] "It's Not Unusual" is the theme song of his late 1960s–early 1970s television musical variety series, This Is Tom Jones.
"The Grand Tour" is a song made famous by country music singer George Jones.Originally released in 1974, the song was the title track to his album released that year. The song became Jones' sixth No. 1 song (fifth if only solo entries are considered) on Billboard ' s Hot Country Singles chart in August 1974, and was the fourth-biggest hit of the year. [1]
Singling out songs from Jones’ brilliant work with Michael Jackson is a thankless task, but here we’ll sidestep the obvious choices. In a fashion similar to the aforementioned “A Brand New ...
The song is written by band members David Bryson and Adam Duritz, and produced by T-Bone Burnett. It became the band's first radio hit and has been described as their breakout single. [5] "Mr. Jones" reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay charts. Internationally, the song peaked at number one in Canada and number seven in France.
Tom Jones gave the song a soul vibe. [7] His version has been described as "a waltz-time ballad with the clicked, plectrum-hit bass guitar notes underneath it." [8] American Billboard wrote in its review: "Jones takes Don Gibson's country hit and adds the same warmth and blues feel that gave him a smash pop item in the country "Green, Green ...
Impressed with the song, Jones recorded and released the song in the UK in 1966 and it reached No. 1 on December 1, staying there for a total of seven weeks. [4] The song also spent 7 weeks at No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart. [5] The song has sold over 1.25 million copies in the UK as of September 2017. [6]
Jones then starts to perform the song, singing straight into the camera, and plays accordion. The camera then zooms out, revealing that the video set is located on the roof of a tower block. [4] The single cover recreates an image from the clip. The video is the closing track on Jones' classic A One Man Show music documentary.