Category: Movies

“Well, Did You Evah!” is a song written by Cole Porter for his 1939 musical ‘DuBarry Was a Lady’, where it was introduced by Betty Grable and Charles Walters. The song itself revolves around two wealthy individuals engaging in a playful conversation about their extravagant lifestyles. It satirizes the upper-class society and their lavish parties, […]

The Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major for piano, violin, and cello, was one of the last compositions completed by Franz Schubert, dated November 1827. It was published by Probst as Opus 100 in late 1828, shortly before the composer’s death and first performed at a private party in January 1828 to celebrate the […]

“Songbird” is a song by the British-American band Fleetwood Mac. The song first appeared on the band’s 1977 album Rumours and was released as the B-side of the single “Dreams”. It is one of four songs written solely by Christine McVie on the album. McVie frequently sang the song at the end of Fleetwood Mac […]

Amanda Seyfried is an American actress. Born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, she began modeling at age 11 and ventured into acting at 15, with recurring roles as Lucy Montgomery in As The World Turns (1999–2001) and Joni Stafford in the ABC soap opera All My Children (2003). She came to prominence for her feature […]

Mecano was a Spanish pop band formed in 1981 and active until 1992. The band started as a synthpop ensemble by brothers Nacho and Jose Maria Cano, along with singer Ana Torroja, in 1981 in Madrid influenced by English band Spandau Ballet. In a period of cultural experimentation in the newly democratic Spain, Mecano achieved […]

Anything Goes” is a song written by Cole Porter for his 1934 musical of the same name. The lyrics include humorous references to figures of scandal and gossip from Depression-era high society. The song opens with a reference to the Massachusetts Bay Colony “Times have changed, And we’ve often rewound the clock. Since the Puritans […]

Dead Can Dance are an Australian neoclassical darkwave band from Melbourne. Currently composed of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, the group formed in 1981. The group’s debut album, Dead Can Dance, was released in February 1984. The artwork, which depicts a ritual mask from New Guinea, “provide[s] a visual reinterpretation of the meaning of the […]

Cybill Shepherd is an American actress and former model. Her film debut and breakthrough role came as Jacy Farrow in Peter Bogdanovich’s coming-of-age drama The Last Picture Show (1971) alongside Jeff Bridges. in 1974, Shepherd again teamed up with Peter Bogdanovich for the title role in Daisy Miller, based on the Henry James novella. That […]

“They Can’t Take That Away from Me” is a 1937 popular song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film Shall We Dance and gained huge success. The song is performed by Astaire on the lonely foggy deck of a ferry from New […]

I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan” is a popular song published in 1929, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Howard Dietz. It originally was a summer camp song titled “I Love to Lie Awake in Bed,” with Schwartz’s music set to lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Both young men worked at Brant […]