Fun poll: Best Hit Song by an Actor

[Glorfindel]

I'm sure I've forgotten some very obvious ones.

[Orsino]

1. Thanks for the reminder.

I don't know what all those other songs are doing next to Curry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUsQj_ha0zU

[rug]

2. Party All The Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDbpzjbXUZI

[dana_b]

6. that's what I choose too!

with Rick James... bitch! ;-)

[rug]

11. Rick James is the icing.

[dana_b]

12. true

I guess Eddie was the delicious chocolate cake?? haha!!

[mitchum]

3. "All I Need" Jack Wagner

[Left Is Write]

4. "Jessie's Girl" by Dr. Noah Drake...err, I mean Rick Springfield.

[Orrex]

29. Gets points for being the only song in history to include the word "moot"

[Orrex]

30. But let's not forget the forgettable "Bop 'Til You Drop"

[abq e streeter]

45. I played a wedding about 20 years ago that was attended by Rick Springfield

it was either in Albuquerque or Santa Fe, can't remember. He didn't sit in, nor did I meet him, but rumor has it that someone came up to him and enthusiastically shook his hand while telling him "wow, Rick Springsteen, its a pleasure to meet you".

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

5. I loved "MacArthur Park" when I was a kid

I was a strange kid. Still am. :)

[AlCzervik]

7. King Tut.

[Orrex]

28. Got a condo made of stona

No question.

[FloridaJudy]

53. No question

Any song that rhymes "Babylonia" with "Arizona" rocks!

[Juche]

8. Golddigger - Kanye west and Jamie Foxx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU13MRtSD7E

[Enrique]

9. glaring omission in your poll

is David Hasselhoff chopped liver?

ww.youtube.com/watch?v=PJQVlVHsFF8

[Mike 03]

10. "MacArthur Park," Richard Harris, of those listed here.

Like you, I'm sure there has got to be something better than this one I'm just not thinking of.

My introduction to that song was hearing Donna Summer perform it, and I thought it was remarkable.


ON EDIT: This is a very cool question, BTW. Let's see what turns up.

[begin_within]

13. How about this album:

"Golden Throats" from Rhino Records

* Proud Mary - Leonard Nimoy
* Like A Rolling Stone - Sebastian Cabot
* White Room - Joel Grey
* You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Jim Nabors
* Mr. Tambourine Man - William Shatner
* House Of The Rising Sun - Andy Griffith
* Twist And Shout - Mae West
* Try A Little Tenderness - Jack Webb
* I Can See For Miles - Frankie Randall
* A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Noel Harrison
* Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - William Shatner
* Blowin' In The Wind - Eddie Albert
* It Ain't Me Babe - Sebastian Cabot
* If I Had A Hammer - Leonard Nimoy

http://www.rhino.com/store/productdetail.lasso?number=70187

[abq e streeter]

47. used to have this tape and it disappeared somehow

Shatner was the highlight of it, especially the way he cried out the words "Mr. Tambourine Man " at the end of that song. Fuckin hysterical...

[MrScorpio]

14. MacArthur Park, Duh!

[UTUSN]

15. "Que sera, sera" by Doris DAY n/t

[abq e streeter]

46. Sunday AM trivia--written by the same guys that wrote the theme song for Mr.Ed

[bbernardini]

16. You forgot Don Johnson's "Heartbeat"!

Which was co-written by Wendy Waldman and Eric Kaz, by the way. Good people. The album as a whole also featured Bill Champlin (of Chicago), Michael des Barres (of Power Station), Dickey Betts, Chris Botti, Omar Hakim, Steve Jones, Willie Nelson, Lenny Pickett, Bonnie Raitt, Barbara Streisand, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ron Wood and Dweezil Zappa.

[mitchum]

20. The personnel on that record should have just billed themselves as "The Coke Buddies"

[rurallib]

17. Anything by William Shatner!

[DarkTirade]

19. Like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF_LRbAYL38
:P

[DarkTirade]

18. I was torn between Curry and Harris.

With the King Tut song as a close runner-up.

[Iggo]

21. I'm with UTUSN: Que sera, sera -- Doris Day.

:thumbsup:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

22. Richard Harris and "MacArthur Park," primarily because of the SCTV skit...

Dave Thomas delivered one of the show's greatest all-time bits.

[MrSlayer]

23. "My agents are going to sue you Mel!"

http://www.truveo.com/RICHARD-HARRIS-MACARTHUR-PARK-MELS-ROCKPILE-SCTV/id/124131726

[Amerigo Vespucci]

33. "Can someone get Mr. Harris a towel?"

:rofl:

:toast:

[abq e streeter]

24. Shelly Fabares--Johnny Angel

[SKKY]

25. "When Doves Cry" by Prince

...What? Prince isn't an actor?? HAAAA!

[Oeditpus Rex]

26. Baby Ruth and Dizzy Dean

Best and Colin Cowdrey
Little Mo, Virginia Wade
Pistol Pete and O.J.
I've always liked DiMaggio
And Rockne's pretty Knute, you know
I could never whack a ball with such ve-lo-ci-tee

I Do the Rock
I Do the Rock
I DO THE ROCK!









It's stimulating! :headbang:

[EndersDame]

27. Hands Down- William Shatner's Cover of Common People

somebody put scenes from the animated series to go with it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXWEM4gZhg4
yeah thats right the Shat is a muthafuckin rock star

[denem]

31. Tim Curry? C'mon the guy OWNS 'Sweet Transvestite'.

The Time Warp will never die.

[Moondog]

34. Absolutely.

[Tabasco_Dave]

32. Spinal Tap "Big Bottom"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLFbBv5W9QI This was a hit on the rock stations.

[hellbound-liberal]

35. Ever see Kevin Spacey do "Mind Games"? Fantastic!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBEx2xHLDjE

[Iggo]

36. Well, I have now. Damn! Nice.

(For what it's worth, I'm incredibly pissed off, too, Mr. Spacey.)

[hellbound-liberal]

37. My respect for Kevin Spacey skyrocketed after I saw him do that song!

[Inspired]

44. That was great. Thanks for sharing this.

I've never seen it before.

[bigwillq]

38. "Blame it" by Jamie Foxx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mRhMIzyhRE

[carlyhippy]

39. what, no "Party All The Time" by Eddie Murphy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDbpzjbXUZI

and ole Rick James was looking good at that time.

[NYCGirl]

40. "The Ballad of Thunder Road" by Robert Mitchum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRH7FtAAbJE

[abq e streeter]

43. The winner ! ---I'd forgotten about this classic

and as a hardcore Springsteen fan ( who just saw Bruce play HIS Thunder Road a few weeks ago), how could I forget about this one? Shame on me. My brother and I used to have this 45, and it just disappeared over the years somehow. Thanks so much for posting ,and will send the link to my bro.

[NYCGirl]

49. You're certainly welcome. Mitch is my very favorite! NT

[hellbound-liberal]

41. How about these guys? Their album went double platinum!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCTJeT2i9QU

[ashling]

42. Shelly Fabares - Johnny Angel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY4nmQgBfXo

[merh]

48. White Christmas by Bing Crosby

Impossible Dream by Robert Goulette

[Bennyboy]

50. The BLUES BROTHERS! (John Belushi and Akroyd)

And the best band ever asssembled.

[S n o w b a l l]

51. Isaac Hayes - Shaft

In the poll, Richard Harris, no question!

[styersc]

52. The "B" side of David Soul's "Don't Give Up on Us Baby" was a

a pretty good song called "Black Bean Soup". I still sing it in my head sometimes (yeah, I know, I'm a loser).

[Divine Discontent]

55. oh my word.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glaWdUltk9c&feature=related

[Divine Discontent]

54. She's like the wind is sung very good & a very good song! How about Johnny Cash covers by Joaquin P