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"Levon" is a song written and recorded by Elton John with lyrics written by Bernie Taupin. It is from John's fourth album Madman Across the Water and was recorded on February 27, 1971. The song reached #24 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Bernie Taupin, who wrote the lyrics for "Levon", was inspired by The Band's co-founder, drummer, and singer Levon Helm to name the title character after him. The Band was apparently Elton John's and Bernie Taupin's favourite group in those days. The "Alvin Tostig" mentioned in the song (Levon's father) is, according to Taupin, merely fictional.
Elton John and his civil partner, David Furnish, named their son "Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John", in part as he was born on Christmas Day 2010 (as Levon was born on Christmas Day in the song).
"Levon" has since been covered by several artists, including Jon Bon Jovi (who covered the song on the tribute album Two Rooms and claims that "Levon" is his favourite song of all time and that he looks up to Elton John as his idol). Phil Lesh and Friends started playing the song in April 2012 shortly after the passing of Levon Helm.
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date.
In his four-decade career John has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single "Candle in the Wind 1997" has sold over 33 million copies worldwide, and is the best selling single in Billboard history. He has more than 50 Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums, 56 Top 40 singles, 16 Top 10, four No. 2 hits, and nine No. 1 hits. He has won six Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him Number 49 on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.
John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Having been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996, John received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for "services to music and charitable services" in 1998.
Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940), better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He joined the Beatles in August 1962, taking the place of Pete Best. In addition to his drumming, Starr is featured on lead vocals on a number of successful Beatles songs (in particular, "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", and the Beatles version of "Act Naturally"). He is credited as a co-writer of the songs "What Goes On" and "Flying", and as the writer of "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden".
As drummer for the Beatles, Starr was musically creative, and his contribution to the band's music has received high praise from notable drummers in more recent times. Starr described himself as "your basic offbeat drummer with funny fills". Drummer Steve Smith said that Starr's popularity "brought forth a new paradigm" where "we started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect" and that Starr "composed unique, stylistic drum parts for The Beatles songs". In 2011, Starr was picked as the fifth-best drummer of all-time by Rolling Stone readers.
Actors: Jason D. Morris (producer), Jason D. Morris (editor), West Ramsey (actor), Robert D. Parham (actor), Robert D. Parham (miscellaneous crew), James E. Meyer (actor), David L. Peters (actor), James E. Meyer (writer), James E. Meyer (producer), Tressa Ohler (actress), Warren Marcus (actor), Gretta Sosine (actress), Seamus Seanachaoi (actor), Kristina Hagan (actress), Jeslen Mishelle Saenz (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Horror,Actors: Francie Brown (miscellaneous crew), Erika Canchola (miscellaneous crew), Chloë Grace Moretz (actress), Sam Worthington (actor), Michael Mann (producer), Michael Jaffe (producer), Sheryl Lee (actress), Tom Proctor (actor), Stephen Graham (actor), Logan Douglas Smith (actor), Jessica Chastain (actress), Annabeth Gish (actress), Joe Chrest (actor), Frank Duffy (miscellaneous crew), Judy Dickerson (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Souder, a homicide detective in a small Texan town, and his partner, transplanted New York City cop Detective Heigh, track a sadistic serial killer dumping his victims' mutilated bodies in a nearby marsh locals call 'The Killing Fields'. Though the swampland crime scenes are outside their jurisdiction, Detective Heigh is unable to turn his back on solving the gruesome murders. Despite his partner's warnings, he sets out to investigate the crimes. Before long, the killer changes the game and begins hunting the detectives, teasing them with possible clues at the crime scenes while always remaining one step ahead. When familiar local girl Anne goes missing, the detectives find themselves racing against time to catch the killer and save the young girl's life.
Keywords: abusive-parent, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, actress-shares-first-name-with-character, based-on-fact, based-on-novel, car-chase, double-homicide, inspired-by-true-events, multiple-murders, murder-spreeActors: Damien Gilbert (actor), Andrew Paulsen (actor), Kevin Fratpietro (director), Kevin Fratpietro (producer), Kevin Fratpietro (editor), Kevin Fratpietro (writer), Trevor Zurkan (actor), Nicholas Palinka (producer), Stephanie Kiessig (actress), Shannon Everett (actor), Caleb Hawkins (actor), Sheldon Steinbach (actor), Mike Dohan (actor), Colin Donnelly (actor), Jamaal Frap (actor),
Plot: One night, Sadie Shires, a girl in a small town suddenly vanishes. Soon after, her brother Stanley, is presented with information on his sister. In disbelief Stanley searches for his sister, and realizes what has taken her may be supernatural.
Genres: Horror,Actors: Ruben Kochar (writer), Ruben Kochar (director), Narine Lalayan-Kochar (actress), Hovik Babakhanian (actor), Kevin Khachatryan (actor), Tereza Jerejyan (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Susan Vaill (editor), Jeff Van Hanken (writer), Jeff Van Hanken (producer), Jeff Van Hanken (actor), S.E. Hinton (actress), Edward Ornelas (editor), Edward Ornelas (director), Edward Ornelas (producer), Heather Brooker (actress), Andrew Wilson (actor), Andrew Wilson (actor), Brian Ross (actor), Joe Cappa (actor), Robert S. Ball (actor), Celeste Cash (actress),
Genres: Adventure,Actors: Jon Welch (actor), Marie Nicole Cormier (producer), Marie Nicole Cormier (editor), Marie Nicole Cormier (director), Marie Nicole Cormier (writer), Chris Urquhart (actor), Chris Urquhart (actor), Chris Urquhart (actor), Ellen Manchee (actress), Ellen Manchee (actress), Corey Tomicic (actor), Corey Tomicic (actor), Tom Antoni (actor), Heather-Claire Nortey (actress), Markes Cormier (producer),
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Plot: Because of a feature article on him in the Advocate, Albany based Donald Strachey has gained some notoriety as a gay private detective. His latest client, Paul Hale, a scared young man, provides Donald with a $5,000 retainer to find "someone", that person unspecified before Paul is scared off. Soon thereafter, Paul is found dead. The official cause of death is deemed suicide by the coroner's office, but Donald wants to do right by Paul by finding who killed him as the police unofficially believe he was murdered. Another person who believes Paul was murdered is his mother, Phyllis Hale. Donald learns that homophobic Mrs. Hale sent Paul to the Phoenix Foundation, run by Dr. Trevor Cornell and his wife Lynn Cornell and for which Paul was the poster child. The Foundation's raison d'etre is repairative therapy i.e. to help people turn from gay to straight. Donald believes Paul's death has something to do with the Foundation, whether it be a connection to one of the Cornells or one of the other patients. As such, Donald goes undercover as a patient at the Foundation to find the killer. This case ends up hitting home for him as he opens up for the first time to his partner Tim Callaghan about his own less than happy gay past.
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Genres: Drama, War,Levon wears his war wound like a crown
He calls his child Jesus
'Cause he likes the name
And he sends him to the finest school in town
Levon, Levon likes his money
He makes a lot they say
Spends his days counting
In a garage by the motorway
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day
When the New York Times said, "God is dead
And the war's begun, Alvin' Tostig has a son today"
And he shall be Levon
And he shall be a good man
And he shall be Levon
In tradition with the family plan
And he shall be Levon
And he shall be a good man
He shall be Levon
Levon sells cartoon balloons in town
His family business thrives
Jesus blows up balloons all day
Sits on the porch swing watching them fly
And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus
Leaving Levon far behind
Take a balloon and go sailing
While Levon, Levon slowly dies
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day
When the New York Times said, "God is dead
And the war's begun, Alvin' Tostig has a son today"
And he shall be Levon
And he shall be a good man
And he shall be Levon
In tradition with the family plan
And he shall be Levon
And he shall be a good man
He shall be Levon
And he shall be Levon
And he shall be a good man
And he shall be Levon
In tradition with the family plan
And he shall be Levon
And he shall be a good man