In the movie, Stand By Me, what is the name of the background music on the very first scene?

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The movie Stand By Me was titled Stand By Me after the song, ‘Stand By Me’, by Ben E. King.  The novella the movie is based on is called ‘The Body’, and that was written by Stephen King. The movie opens with the main character, Gordie Lachance, sitting in his car as an adult, reminiscing.  The movie couldn’t open [...]

Who wrote Jingle Bell Rock and in what year?

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Jingle Bell Rock was written by Bobby Helms in 1957.  Many have since rerecorded the song, but the Helms version is the more commonly known version. If you’re interested in the lyrics, here they are: Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun [...]

Where does the song ‘Believe it or not’ appear?

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Many of us remember a show called ‘The Greatest American Hero’ in which a regular man finds an alien suit that gives him super powers.  Of course like anyone else would, he becomes a super hero, one that has difficulty flying, and even greater difficulty landing. The show had an equally popular theme song entitle [...]

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