Some of you will probably be thinking that I've posted this in the wrong area and those with itchy mouse fingers will be contemplating a move to the Off Topic forum for this thread, but I think its more appropriate here. Its important to watch the two clips in the sequence they are posted.

I don't know if any of you are fans of Harry Potter, I love books but I am not keen on the movies, however here (http://youtube.com/watch?v=iMKGqSsPR88)is a clip from some of the Harry Potter movies with the song 'Liberty Valance' being played, this song was cut from the 1962 movie and in my opinion rightly so.


Now most of you are probably wondering what on earth has this got to do with Kevin Costner, well heres (http://youtube.com/watch?v=YA2aG4JXhyw)the answer, I'm very sorry to do this to Todd and fellow fans. :beer:

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I cannot be critical of his performance as I cannot sing worth a hoot myself. It does sound horrible, I will give you that.

But, I think that most of you Costner hater's should be happy he is singing a John Wayne movie song. That should count for something. Might make some people curious and go out and buy/rent a Duke film and expand the fan base.

Hi Todd

I know that Kevin Costner is a big fan of 'The Man who shot Liberty Valace' maybe that he why he chose to sing the song.

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Oh give me a gun somebody in that much agony should be put out of his misery!!!:cry2:

Mike

It's a shame really, because the song isn't too bad,
and Gene Pitney, not a bad singer!
It's just that the two, didn't go well together.
Costner apart(obviously, a fan of the song)
I would like to have heard recently departed
Frankie Laine, perform this!!
You can bet, it would have probably have made the movie.

Great post and connection Robbie,
and I thought you'd all be interested in the bigger story.

(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance by Gene Pitney

Date: 1962
U.S. Chart: 4

This song was written by the prolific songwriting team
of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
When they wrote this, they were not full-time partners yet
but were considering doing so.
Many people think that this is the theme song for the
1962 movie of the same name.
Although it was written for the movie and everybody loved it,
John Ford (the movie's director) hated it and kept it off the soundtrack.
Gene Pitney himself later said: "The song 'Liberty Valance'
was written for the movie but for some strange reason
never was put in the soundtrack.
Because of the prior success with 'Town Without Pity,
' I was paid a bundle to record the song,
and Burt Bacharach produced it. He wrote the song with Hal David.
There was some screw-up between the publishing company
, Famous Music, and the parent company, Paramount Pictures.
As to why it never was in the actual film,
the most bizarre part of the story I found out a few years ago.
The actual music used in the film was from a
1938 Henry Fonda film called Young Mr. Lincoln. Go figure that out!"
(thanks, Jerro - New Alexandria, PA, for above 2)

WOW, he sings about as good as he can act!

Now, Now Kevin, you need to give Costner a break. I bet your favorite Costner movie is The Big Chill. If you recall, he was dead and they the final cut of the movie shows no Kevin Costner at all. Must be your favorite movie. :teeth_smile:

Cheers :cool:

Man, its tough when you guys go on the Costner bash-fest. :broken_heart:

I stand by my earlier statements, I like him, he has made alot of good movies.

Hi

A great thread Robbie and brilliantly cut! In the trailer of TMWSLV the record is plugged. The song itself is one of my all time favourite Duke songs. Kieth I agree with you about Frankie Laine especially when you listen to songs such as Gunfight at the OK Corral.

With regard to Fords music he used recurring themes especially favourites like the Anne Rutlidge theme from Young Mr Lincoln and the railroad theme in The Iron Horse, If you listen to the sound track of How the West was Won you'll hear many of these themes.

Regards

Arthur

I have to say that I loved the Harry Potter clip. My wife is a huge Harry Potter fan, so our fan world's have finally meshed! As far as the Costner clip goes though..... He better not quit his day job!
Best to all,
Colorado Bob

I love Harry Potter and the clip with MWSLV song is great! Kevin Costner singing, well, I give him credit for trying and hope I could have a closer look - he's still cute.
I have so far thought Costner's made one movie of a lifetime, Dances with wolves, but is generally not much of an actor. I changed my mind completely after seeing him in Clint Eastwood direction A Perfect world, man, he's perfect! Anybody who says, he cannot act, watch that movie first!

Hi all,

Robbie great links, thanks.
I like Kevin Costner but the
man can't sing, he should
stick to making movies.

Emmanuel.

I was shocked to discover that he has his own band in which he is the lead singer and on top of this he does many gigs with his band.

I am sure Simon Cowell would have a field day with Mr Costner if he did an audition for him as he was terrible, although like Todd I also can't sing. Another actor who can't sing but thinks otherwise is Eddie Murphy, apparently he did an audition for Simon Cowell who was very critical of Eddie’s performance and this in turn created some friction between the two.

Back to Kevin Costner I have to admit that while I'm not a fan I do enjoy many of his movies such as 'A Perfect World', 'Waterworld' (not everyone’s favourite), Open Range and 'The Bodyguard', however as far as singing goes he should cut his losses.

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Robbie,

Interesting clips! While Mr. Costner leaves something to be desired, I think if I had been in the audience, I probably would have enjoyed the show (the violin player was pretty good). I'm not a Costner fan by any means, but the fact that he was there shows that he relates to the fans, as some of the other YouTube videos indicated (especially when he ran the bases with all the kids, upon his arrival at the site . . .yeah, we watched some other clips from that same list).

Though we've never read the books or seen any of the movies, the Harry Potter clip to Liberty Valance was pretty good, though the Mrs. says she would have liked to have seen the final victory (if there was one . . . ).

Chester :newyear:

Strange thing with Mr. Costner, he started out being very popular
and somehow, has completely lost his appeal!

Mind you, apart from one or two major errors of judgement
in his career,(Wyatt Earp was never going to better Tombstone!)
when interviewed, why does he always come across as some righteous,
self-opinionated, pompous ass!!

Hi Keith

Yes you think he believes every word that comes out of his mouth is holy writ.

Just for a change from Costner bashing how about Nicholas Cage.

He has zero talent or ability. He only got to where he is by being the niece (sorry I meant nephew but what the hell leave it in) of Francis Ford Coppola and together with Costner has the ability to turn me off ANY movie that he has been cast in.


Mike

Who?? at least I've heard of Washington and Coster??

There seems to be a lot of antipathy toward Kevin Costner on this forum, which I don't share. He's by no means my favorite actor but I think there are many who are far worse.

And IMO, he made two of the best Westerns that have ever been made - "Dances With Wolves" and "Open Range".

I also liked "Tin Cup".

Of the newer generation of actors, I'd probably pick Brad Pitt as my favorite.

Man you guys are brutal.

Have you ever watched any of his baseball movies? Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, For Love Of the Game....These are very good movies. How about The Untouchables with Sean Connery? Silverado, No Way Out, Tin Cup(while not a classic, fun movie). Plus yes, he has made a few bad movies, but so does everyone, and I mean everyone.

I know I have a uphill battle with most of you guys but gees. Its like Kevin is the Jeff Gordon of Hollywierd or something..........

Its like Kevin is the Jeff Gordon of Hollywierd or something..........

Jeff Gordon?

Jeff Gordon?


He races NASCAR and because he is a California boy who has won like 4 championships he is hated buy all "true" NASCAR fans because the racing orignated in the south. I don't hate him but then again I like Costner ....:hyper: :hyper: :wink_smile: :laugh:

Hi Keith

If you havent encountered Nichola Cage you have had a very blessed life.

Big lanky drip acts like a wooden post. Imagine John Travolta after 300lbs of liposuction.


Mike

Hi Keith

If you havent encountered Nichola Cage you have had a very blessed life.

Big lanky drip acts like a wooden post. Imagine John Travolta after 300lbs of liposuction.


Mike

There are even a couple of Cage movies I like - "Raising Arizona" and "Con Air".

I think the only actors in Hollywood whose movies I consciously and deliberately avoid are Jane Fonda, Barbara Streisand and Sean Penn. Mostly because I loathe their politics.

Hi Jim

That should be easy. The only thing Fonda does is some face cream to make her not a day over 80. Streisand just screeches in Las Vegas some place. Poor James Brolin married to that.

Sean Penn I am tempted to use Keith's line of Who?

He was married to Madonna but I would be pushed to name one of his films.

Mike

Whatever you do, don't mention Striesand to Todd,
she's one of his FAVOURITES!!!

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I love you Mike and Todd,
Love Barbara xxxx

Fancy waking up to this?? YUK!!

Fancy waking up to this?? YUK!!

Can you believe that nose? :stunned:

Whatever you do, don't mention Striesand to Todd,
she's one of his FAVOURITES!!!

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I love you Mike and Todd,
Love Barbara xxxx

Fancy waking up to this?? YUK!!

Ouch!!!

That hurts more then the Costner bashing!!!!

Never mind Babs look what Olay Skincare does for Jane Fondahttp://www.dukewayne.com/imagehosting/59645d60097bd378.bmp (http://www.dukewayne.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=206)

The 'Libery Valance' song is rather good, but I do feel it was right not to include it in the film as it would detract from the general tone of the movie. Therefore the grim and pointed music used in the movie was the right choice in my opinion.

Mike

Very cruel!!!

:agent:

Is this your girlfriend or wife, Mike??
Anyway she's lovely, thanks for posting her!

Hi Keith

Do you not recognise Barbarella without her make up?:stunned:


Mike

Can you believe that nose? :stunned:
No, I can't . . . do you think there might be some computer enhancement there??

She just needs to put her make up on.

A face lift would be more in keeping,
no, on second thoughts, a transplant!!
Who we talking about, the Barbarella photo,
or Striesand, or both!!

Am I missing something here? All we saw was the Striesand photo.

Chester :newyear:

Mike's photo seems to have disappeared!!

Thanks, I was beginning to think I was losing it here :headbonk: . . . .

Thats a blessing. Another oil of ulay ad to do!!


Mike

With that nose you could hang her in the closet... best place for her. :)

Please, somebody tell me that picture was doctored up. I know she had a big nose, but that just doesn't look real - it borders on Pinocchio.:stunned:

Chester :newyear:

Early April Fool everyone,
Yes it is a hoax, taken off

Google Images.

However to be kind to Barbara,
here's this one,

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Just Think about it, Duke Just Stood There When This Woman Kissed Him at the Oscars when He got His One and Only Oscar. Now I Think That Took A Lot Of Guts
I think Duke must have said "I Need A DRINK !!!"


Chilibill :cowboy: :drinks_wine:

Early April Fool everyone,
Yes it is a hoax, taken off

Google Images.
Thank you! I just couldn't believe she would allow a cover to be released like that. If her nose was REALLY that big, you'd think they'd doctor the picture to downsize it.

Great joke, Keith!! :biggrin:

Chester :newyear:

Well at least Kevin Costner sings better than me. After reading all the comments here first I actually expected it to sound even worse. I don't really like this music anyway, but some of the music I do listen to have either poor singers or musicians. Anyway, I like some of Kevin Costners movies too.

As for Barbara Streisand I remember reading about her in a newspaper a long time ago (I haven't tried to verify this story) that she was considering having a nose job(no, I didn't fall for the joke). When she contacted a plastic surgeon he refused to do it because he was afraid it would change her voice.

Regards
Popol Vuh

They should have carried on, with the Op!!
I might have been an improvement all round!

Well at least Kevin Costner sings better than me. After reading all the comments here first I actually expected it to sound even worse. I don't really like this music anyway, but some of the music I do listen to have either poor singers or musicians. Anyway, I like some of Kevin Costners movies too.

As for Barbara Streisand I remember reading about her in a newspaper a long time ago (I haven't tried to verify this story) that she was considering having a nose job(no, I didn't fall for the joke). When she contacted a plastic surgeon he refused to do it because he was afraid it would change her voice.

Regards
Popol Vuh

I'd like to give the left-wing witch a nose job........with my fist.:smile:

I'd like to give the left-wing witch a nose job........with my fist.:smile:
So you are not the guy who refused to do it in the first place then.

I wish you would stop sugar coating your words and get to the point Jim.

Regards
Popol Vih

I guess the doctor who refused to do it wasn't necessarily opposed to her viewpoint, or he might have taken the opportunity, while she was under anesthesia, to perhaps do a frontal lobotomy . . . .

Chester :newyear:

I wish you would stop sugar coating your words and get to the point Jim.

Regards
Popol Vih

If I did, PV, I'd be banned. I've already been kicked off 3 other boards for saying things that were politically incorrect. They just couldn't handle the plain truth.:hyper:

Yes, Jim but what possessed you to join the Barbara Streisand Fan Club, Elect Hilary 2008 and I Love Jane Fonda forums in the first place:stunned:


Mike

Yes, Jim but what possessed you to join the Barbara Streisand Fan Club, Elect Hilary 2008 and I Love Jane Fonda forums in the first place:stunned:


Mike

You'll have to give me a minute, Mike, I just threw up. :stunned:

Well hope you hit the bucket. Could have been I Love Hilary !!

Yes, Jim but what possessed you to join the Barbara Streisand Fan Club, Elect Hilary 2008 and I Love Jane Fonda forums in the first place:stunned:


Mike

So you two guys are posting there too? Great! I thought I was the only one here!

And I thought of you two as friends. :wink_smile:

Popol you promised you wouldnt tell!!

Jim has the signed 8x10 photos by his bed. Cant go to sleep without them.

Mike

Hey, I'm really sorry about that Mike. I misunderstood. I thought you meant I wasn't supposed to tell anyone about you being in the Pelosi fan club. Or was that Jim I made that promise to?

Regards
Popol Vuh

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To Mike with all my Love,

Barbara x

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To Popul Vuh,

I'll be in Norway soon,
Love Jane xxx

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To my love Stumpy,

I'm waiting for you honey!!

Forever yours,
Hil xxx

Gee, thanks Keith. I was so moved I registered your e-mail adress at the Readers Digest e-mail notification list.

Regards
popol Vuh

This post is going to go down like a lead balloon but politics aside does nobody else think that Jane Fonda and Barbara Streisand were very good looking when they were younger.

Right after making that post I'm going to hightail it out of here.

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Speechless

Meeting the Fockers Part 3 has arrived.


Mike

does nobody else think that Jane Fonda and Barbara Streisand were very good looking when they were younger.



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Just to remind you of me Robbie,

Lots of Love Jane xxx

I think I am emotionally scarred for life after that . It too near my bed time Ha Ha

Are they not both Jane Fonda?


I hear Jim was last seen running into the night screaming!!



Mike


Mike

Mike,

Yep even the one with her legs up in the air is Fonda!!

I am getting really confused, how did you guys go from ripping on Kevin to slamming Jane, Babs and Billary?? Ahh never mind, I am just glad you guys found something that I could agree on!!

They must have merged several threads in one to keep it "On Topic"

Chester :newyear:

I am getting really confused, how did you guys go from ripping on Kevin to slamming Jane, Babs and Billary?? Ahh never mind, I am just glad you guys found something that I could agree on!!

And a good old wind up it was Todd!! Ha Ha

Hello dolly with Walter Matthau, Funny Girl with Omar Sharif are two B Streisand movies I liked. I think both she and Jane Fonda are attractive. Don't know Barbs politics and don't much care for Ms Fonda's. Kevin Costner's version of Lib Valance was not the best imo.
I have enjoyed a number of his films. I think Gene Pitney does an excellent job with the song.

I got to looking at those pictures that Keith posted and that top one of Hanoi Jane, one of her ahh, umm well one is lower or higher then the other. Makes you wonder what was going on before that, like was she running??? Or did something deflate??? :wink_smile:

Check this out or maybe not!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN536ss9DDA&feature=related

Too funny!!!

You have a lot to answer for Todd. Makes Barbarella look like a classic.

I've just finished practicing the routine it's pretty good,
you should try it Todd
lol

In the green leotard I'm sure you looked a vision!!:teeth_smile:

I cannot be critical of his performance as I cannot sing worth a hoot myself. It does sound horrible, I will give you that.

But, I think that most of you Costner hater's should be happy he is singing a John Wayne movie song. That should count for something. Might make some people curious and go out and buy/rent a Duke film and expand the fan base.

Nobody's going to mistake my voice for Pavarotti's either, but hearing him sing that song was brutal.

I think they should use his recordings at Quantanamo on some of the enemy combatants there in an effort to extract some information from them. Five minutes of hearing that and I would say anything..!!

Oh god!! Lets not start this up again!!!!! :) hehehe!!!