Another great music clip by my friend Chris. I really like his style of presenting songs.
His images add a great dimension to the songs he 'illustrates', and I really enjoy listening to, and watching them. So many great artists and so many great clips!
This song is actually the title song from the soundtrack of a classic surfing movie of the same name.
I have also posted another of Chris's clips previously: By Firelight - sung by Jon English.
I was very pleased and appreciative that he made it for me on request.
G.Wayne Thomas is quite a legend in the history of classic Aussie Rock and he produced one of my all-time favourite LP's: "Laid" by the group Duck.
This is a very hard-to-get album.
There are a few of these songs on my blog:
"Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up"
"Long, Cool Woman In A Black Dress"
"Maybe I'm Amazed" is in the above post as a bonus.
Here's some more information about this song, and G. Wayne Thomas from Chris:
"In 1971, he produced the soundtrack of “Morning of the Earth” for
David Elfick and Albe Falzon. G. Wayne wrote and performed three of the songs
for the album which was released in 1972, notably the title track “Morning of
the Earth”, “Day Comes”, and also the famous “Open up your Heart”, (below) which was
lifted off as the single and shot to No.1.
Ironically this song was one of those
moments in history where Elfick and Falzon were close to the final edit of the
movie, and quickly needed just one more song for the closing credits.
Wayne sat
down and in 10-15mins he wrote “Open Up Your Heart”. As the movie was almost
complete it was put over the closing credits. “Open Up Your Heart” stayed at
No.1 for approximately 18 weeks finally being knocked off No.1 spot by John
Lennon's “Imagine” “Morning of the Earth” was to become the first Gold
soundtrack in the history of Australia."
Here's a bonus track from Chris: G.Wayne Thomas - "Everything In You".
Here's a bonus track from Chris: G.Wayne Thomas - "Everything In You".
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G.Wayne Thomas website.
More Excerpts:
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At
J. Walter Thompson he worked with a number of creative people including
John Fawcett, Ken Done, and Llewellyn Thomas (son of the
playwright/poet Dylan Thomas). Due to having the same surname they were
often confused as being brothers.
While
at Thompson's he wrote produced and performed a number of commercial
jingles, in association with the then Musical Director of “Hair” and
later “Jesus Christ Superstar”, Patrick Flynn. With Patrick he also
worked for a number of other advertising agencies, which attracted
interest from record companies, particularly EMI and Warner Bros.
[.....]
During the period with Warner's and Polygram he produced a number of No1
and top 10 records for various artists such as Allison McCallum, Rumor,
Jon English (with hit “Turn the Page”), Shona Lang, Autumn, and
Himself.
Enjoy these clips by Chris!
Related:
Deborah Jones: 10 highlights From The Australian Stage
♥♥Remembering Jon English♥♥
