| “It's Not Unusual” | |||||
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| Single by Tom Jones | |||||
| B-side | "To Wait For Love" (Bacharach) | ||||
| Released | January 1965 (UK) | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | 11 November 1964, Decca Studios, West Hampstead | ||||
| Genre | Pop music | ||||
| Label | Decca (UK) | ||||
| Writer(s) | Les Reed, Gordon Mills | ||||
| Producer | Peter Sullivan | ||||
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The song was written by Les Reed and Gordon Mills. Les Reed OBE (born Leslie David Reed 24 July 1935, Woking, Surrey, England) is an English Songwriter Gordon William Mills ( May 15, 1935 - July 29, 1986) was a London based Songwriter and manager, whom although It was the second Decca-single Jones released, and reached number one in the UK charts in 1965. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. It was also the first hit for Jones in the US, peaking at #10 in May of that year. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The single was released in the US on the Parrot label and also reached #3 on Billboard's easy listening chart.
Backing musicians were The Ivy League with Clem Cattini on drums. Clem Cattini (born Clemente Anselmo Cattini 28 August 1937, Stoke Newington, North London, England) was the Drummer for Arranger was Les Reed. Les Reed OBE (born Leslie David Reed 24 July 1935, Woking, Surrey, England) is an English Songwriter Guitar was provided by Jimmy Page. James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer [1]
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References in Pop Culture
The song was famously featured on the 1990s United States television sitcom series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as dancing music for Carlton Banks as he performed his Carlton Dance. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an award winning American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10 1990 to May 20 1996 The following is a list of characters from the NBC Sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. [2] The song's recurring role on the program not only made many associate the song to the dance, but it also helped to introduce a new generation of people to the song and Tom Jones. Jones himself appeared in an episode of the series during a dream sequence as Carlton's guardian angel. Jones counsels Carlton on some of his neuroses and the two subsequently perform a duet version of the song that incorporates (and addresses) Carlton's concerns.
It appears in two of film director Tim Burton's movies, first in Edward Scissorhands and then again in Mars Attacks!, in which Tom Jones has a cameo role. Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American Fantasy film, written by Tim Burton and Caroline Thompson, and directed by Mars Attacks! is a 1996 Black comedy and Science fiction Movie by Tim Burton based on the popular card series Mars
The song was also played in one of the episodes of Will & Grace, "The HoneyMoon's Over", and in Part I of the Friends Vegas episode. Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award -winning American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006 Friends was an
Cover Versions
- The Supremes recorded a version of this song for their Supremes A' Go-Go album, but was not included. The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes It still remains unreleased.
- The Italian rocker Little Tony performed a local version with the title "Non è normale " ("It's not usual") [sic]).
- The song was covered by the American Alternative band Wild Colonials and appeared on their album Reel Life vol 1 (2000) and the original soundtrack to the Ellen Degeneres film Mr. Wrong. Wild Colonials are an American Alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1992 (see 1992 in music Reel Life vol 1 is the third Album by American alternative band Wild Colonials, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music) Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26 1958 is an eleven time Emmy Award -winning American stand-up comedian, Television host and actress Mr Wrong is 1996 romantic comedy starring Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Pullman.
- Five Iron Frenzy covered this song on their live album Five Iron Frenzy LIVE: Proof That the Youth Are Revolting, and later released a studio recorded version on their album All The Hype That Money Can Buy. Five Iron Frenzy (also known as Five Iron or FIF) was a Christian Ska band formed in Denver, Colorado in 1995 and disbanded in Proof That The Youth Are Revolting is Five Iron Frenzy 's first live album released November 1999 by Sarabellum Records and Five Minute Walk All The Hype That Money Can Buy, Five Iron Frenzy 's third full-length studio album released April 25, 2000, on Five Minute Walk
| Preceded by "I'll Never Find Another You" by The Seekers |
UK number one single "It's Not Unusual" March 11, 1965 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "The Last Time" by The Rolling Stones |
References
- ^ "Jimmy Page: Magus Musician Man" by George Case, 2007 Hal Leaonard Books
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxdauqh3epw Carlton Dance
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