COLD OPEN!
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"Runaround Sue" - Dion cover by
The Creature Sings feat. Gill Mann
Kicking-off this special edition of
SCREAM QUEENS...
SHADY'S LEADING LADIES...
that was an act called The Creature Sings featuring Gill Mann
doing a killer cover of "Runaround Sue," a #1-charting hit
in 1961 and one of Dion DiMucci's signature songs.
Hi, I'm Scream Queen Joline from the funny fright flick Dam Sharks.
Two things you should know:
A: There are too many fish in the sea.
B: I'm quite a catch.
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Unleashed in 2016 and based on actual events 😜 Dam Sharks is
about an hour too long bull sharks that invade a freshwater lake
and build a dam using human body parts harvested from tourists and locals.
Oh, those Dam Sharks!
But that's not all. Returning to the big screen in 2017 as
the star of the fish tale Toxic Shark, I have a new name -
"Eden" - and the beach boys all wanna spend quality time in my garden.
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Okay, enough about me....
and that's more than enough pics, Shady.
It's time to learn more about our special guest and featured artist.
We all know The Creature, the amphibious (and amorous) humanoid with an eye
for pretty women that inhabits the waters in the upper reaches of the Amazon
in the 1954 horror flick The Creature From the Black Lagoon and its sequels
Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).
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Whenever he spots a beautiful leading lady in the arms of a handsome
leading man, The Creature turns green with envy. He lurks and lurks and
lurks some more until the gal's finally alone, then grabs her and carries her
off to his lair to make whoopee. But who knew The Creature could sing?
Here he is, the fabulous Gill Mann, accompanied by guitarist Lewis
Cutts (like a knife), covering the Beatles biggie-- "Because!"
"Because" - Beatles cover by The Creature Sings
feat. Gill Mann with Lewis Cutts
Hola and buenos dias! I am Scream Queen Elena Santos...
star of the drama mystery thriller TV series The Watchful Eye.
I'm a live-in nanny, not to be confused with the sitcom star The Manny.
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I just moved into The Greybourne...
a storied Manhattan apartment building that harbors many secrets.
In every episode, I put myself and my friends at great risk
as I take a deep dive into the Greybourne and
try to solve mysteries surrounding its residents.
Now, let's hear Gill Mann croon another tune, a cover of a
top 3 charting Roy Orbison hit from the summer of 1960.
Watch, listen and enjoy as The Creature Sings-- "Only The Lonely!"
"Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)" - Roy Orbison
cover by The Creature Sings feat. Gill Mann
I'm Scream Queen Constance Sandra Nicole, the only member of the
Shady Bunch with three first names. That's because I am the breakout
shooting star character in not one, but three cool horror-comedy movies.
In the 2004 Canadian sci-fi horror film Decoys, I'm known
as Constance Snowden, a sorority babe from outer space.
Foaming at the mouth, admiring frat boys think I'm out of this world,
and they'd be right about that... but beware. If a guy makes the
mistake of hooking up with me, I grow tentacles and freeze
his internal organs. Yep, I take frigidity to the next level.
Hold that gruesome thought while I pause for the cause
and introduce the next number by you know who.
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Here he is, your fiend and mine, Gill Mann, with a song
by Hall & Oates that was a top 5 hit for the duo in 1981.
The Creature Sings- "You Make My Dreams (Come True)."
"You Make My Dreams Come True" - Hall & Oates
cover by The Creature Sings feat. Gill Mann
Me again. In the 2011 Canadian horror comedy film Silent But Deadly,
I'm Sandra Gibson, a documentary filmmaker who gets caught up in
a hot mess of mass murder and mayhem - country style. The story
revolves around a quiet, goat loving farm boy who snaps and goes
berserko when members of a movie company trespass on his land.
Jethro grabs pitchforks, shovels, rakes, saws, knives, machetes, power tools
and anything else he can find and goes on a killing rampage targeting the
city slickers. One of these days, I gotta have a long talk with that boy.
Speaking of killing, our buddy The Creature is set to do another killer cover.
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Here he is, direct from Amazon (the river, not the e-commerce company),
a veritable fish out of water, doing his very beast to entertain you, the one
and homely Gill Mann. Once again, he is accompanied by Lewis Cutts
on guitar as they cover the 1978 hit by the prog rock band Kansas.
Listen as The Creature Sings- "Dust In The Wind!"
"Dust In The Wind" - Kansas cover by
The Creature Sings feat. Gill Mann with Lewis Cutts
Lastly but not leastly, I am Eric Roberts' daughter
Nicole in the 2018 indie comedy film No Solicitors.
We're The Cuttermans, but you could call us the Fine Young Cannibals.
You see, whenever a pesky salesman or other unwelcome visitor
comes knocking on our door, we invite them in and tell them
we'd love to have them for dinner. Little do they know that
we mean "with some fava beans and a nice chianti."
Before they know it, the clueless saps are locked in a cage in our
basement and we're upstairs at the dinner table chowing down
on their limbs and entrails. (above) Papa Eric loves finger food.
Come to think of it, we're like The Cleavers, the family on
Leave It To Beaver, because that's what we use to chop up
our captives. (above) I'm especially fond of pickled tongue.
Now, it's time for our new bestie, The Crooner from the Black Lagooner,
to perform another golden oldie. This time, The Creep From the Deep
covers a ditty by The Shirelles that hit #1 in the early weeks of 1961.
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Gill Mann will put you in a coffin as you hear him sing this song from
Carole King & Gerry Goffin-- "Will You Loathe Me Tomorrow!"
"Will You Still Loathe Me Tomorrow" - Shirelles
cover by The Creature Sings feat. Gill Mann
Hi! You can call me Cami or you can call me Sara because I am
another Scream Queen who has starred in three great horror films.
In the 2005 horror thriller Insecticidal, I'm a bookworm named Cami,
a goody two-shoes college girl who takes a hard pass on frat parties
so that I can have fun my way - by studying insects.
When my bugs suddenly mutate, grow to the size of Buicks and start
devouring my sorority sisters, I first give them a darn good scolding,
then try to figure out how to stop them. (SPOILER ALERT! -
I order a jumbo fly swatter from Acme Corporation.)
In Shrine (2010), I am journalist named "Sara" who travels with a pair
of colleagues to a remote European village to investigate disappearances.
The "Village People" do not sing our praises or invite us to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
As it turns out, the town has some dark secrets, and my friends and I wind up in
a desperate battle against industrial strength evil. It's fun for the whole family!
And finally... in the 2013 horror mystery thriller
Home Sweet Home, I'm another woman named Sara.
So... me and my hubs come back home after a night on the town.
To our chagrin, we are greeted by an intruder with murder in mind.
The masked menace ties us up, threatens and terrorizes us.
Worst of all, we learn that the creep has been sitting in
our chairs, sleeping in our beds and eating our porridge.
Okay, here's another old gold classic sung by our ghost of honor The Creature.
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As he sings a #1 hit by The 4 Seasons, Gill Mann reminds us that he
knows how to do "The Swim" and he can also-- "Walk Like A Man!"
"Walk Like A Man" - 4 Seasons cover
by The Creature Sings feat. Gill Mann
Hi everyone! I'm bringing up the rear as the
last presenter of this Scream Queens special.
As you can see, I'm the "Marilyn Munster"
of the group... a real ugly duckling.
My name? Well, like most of the
other girls on today's show, I have
gone by several different names
in my career as a Scream Queen
appearing in a string of groovy
horror flicks. This I can
tell you -- "Terror" is
my middle name.
First, I was "Jen" in the 2004 TV movie Monster Island.
Six young friends win a vacation to an island in the Bermuda Triangle
(no squares allowed) only to find that they must fight for their
lives doing battle with a deadly swarm of colossal critters.
(above) Me in Monster Island - based on the incredible true story.
In Snakehead Terror, another made for TV spooker released in 2004,
I play Amber, a small town girl tryin' to stay alive as a school of
voracious mutated Snakehead fish starts attacking and eating
anybody dumb enough to get in the water.
Alright, our pal Gill Mann is patiently waiting in the wings to belt out
another biggie for you. Listen as he nails his cover of a song that
was the biggest hit of David Bowie's career, an international
smash in 1983. The Creature Sings-- "Let's Dance!"
"Let's Dance" - David Bowie cover by
The Creature Sings feat. Gill Mann
Me again. So then in 2005, I was "Jenny," the daughter
of a luxury cruise ship captain in another terrible tale...
this one entitled The Loathe Boat Chupacabra Terror.
Smooth sailing abruptly ends when a vampire creature of myth & legend,
smuggled aboard the ship, busts loose and goes on a rampage... killing
passengers, the Ship's Doctor "Doc," Your Yeoman Purser "Gopher,"
Bartender Isaac, Cruise Director Julie McCoy and anyone else in its path.
And guess who was responsible for bringing the hellish hulk on board.
None other than Gustavo "Gus" Fring - "The Chicken Man" from Breaking Bad!
Gus Fring Captain Stubing
And then in 2006, I was "Ashley" in Final Destination 3 - a rollercoaster ride
to hell. Will I survive to become the lucky "Final Girl"? Watch the movie!
A-ha! - I've been Hunting High and Low for another
worthy song to introduce and a-ha! - I finally found one.
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Here he is, The Amazon Assassin - The King of Croon from The Black Lagoon -
with his rousing rendition of a song by the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha
that was a worldwide chart-topping hit in 1985. Watch, listen and learn
more than you care to as The Creature Sings-- "Take On Me!"
"Take On Me" - a-ha cover by The Creature Sings feat. Gill Mann
That just about wraps up our special
CREATURE
FEATURE
presented by the Shady's Place
SCREAM QUEENS...
SHADY'S LEADING LADIES...
Now for all the Scream Queens, this is Jen-Jenny-Amber-Ashley
(remember, "Terror" is my middle name) wishing you a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and closing
the show with a sound of the season.
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To play us off, here again is everybody's favorite swamp thing.
The Creature Sings-- "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year!"
"It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" -
Andy Williams cover by The Creature Sings feat. Gill Mann
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
HAPPY APRIL FOOLS' DAY!
Oh my gosh Shady, where do you find these clips? The songs are great but who knew there were people out there dressing up to sing them? I always get a little sad hearing "Dust in the Wind". Now I'll just imagine the creature singing it and there goes the sad...so sad. Not to mention one of my fav Christmas songs now burned into my retinas of the creature singing it. Oh my. Shady you are not right. I may be the first commenter this morning but this will probably be my last comment ever! WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!!! Just kidding Shady! Yaya's April Fools comment! You know I love the Shady Place and always enjoy your April Fool post! So thanks for the songs, even with the creature and who knew there were so many horror flicks out there? I guess I never saw any of them at the Oscars. So enjoy your April and don't forget to wear your glasses on April 8th for the solar eclipse! Hugs from Ohio that's right in the path of this event!
ReplyDeleteHi, YaYa!
DeleteWOW - thank you for taking the Early Bird title this month, dear friend! Happy April to you. I hope you and your family had a wonderful Easter. (I am expecting a post at Whispering Pines at some point detailing your Easter celebration. If you don't publish anything, I will go back and comment on your previous post. Okay?)
To answer your question, I recently found The Creature Sings' channel on YouTube when one of his videos appeared in my recommendations as I was searching for covers of boomer hits. To my delight, I discovered that The Creature has covered quite a few old songs, crossing over several genres in the process, and that he actually has a good singing voice. Yessum, Andy Williams has now been replaced in your noggin by Gill Mann singing that Christmas classic. :) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, dear YaYa, and I am willing to bet that the Yeti in Creepy Woods thinks The Creature is quite a handsome fellow.
You are right about the movies represented in this edition of my series Scream Queens. They garnered few if any Oscar awards among them, but they are a hoot to watch. I typically find and play them on Tubi. I run them while exercising and they help me forget about the pain as I go through the range of motion. As soon as one funny fright flick ends, another similar one begins, allowing me to keep going on the aerobic step or whatever else I'm doing without having to search for something else to watch. That's why I have seen so many. The Watchful Eye was actually a TV series. Woe is me - it was canceled after only one season despite being a very entertaining mystery.
I'll bet you are excited to witness the eclipse. I looked it up and see that you folks in Ohio will indeed have a great view of it. Where Mrs. Shady and I now live, we will have a much better angle than we would have had in Florida. I'll make a note of it.
Thanks again for being here for my annual April Fools' Day special and for bringing along your sense of humor. I'll be looking for your Easter roundup in the days ahead, but will pay you a visit at The Pines regardless. Take care and have a wonderful April, dear friend YaYa!
You tied up your April Fool's Day post with loads of fun content beautiful Scream Queens and a creepy swamp thing that sings. Gill Mann is the real star here today. He's a fabulous cover artist. My favorite recording might be "Dust in the Wind" but honestly he's a talented fella with a weird sense of humor. 😆Thanks for the giggles and music. Have a boogietastic week!
ReplyDeleteHi, Cathy!
DeleteI know that April 1 marks the beginning of the hectic A to Z month and that it is also a BOTB day, and therefore I thank you very much for making time to visit me this morning, arriving early enough to take second place in the race.
I'm thrilled that you were able to see beneath the mask and hear the quality of Gill Mann's vocals on these 10 covers of boomer oldies. By the way, I made up the name "Gill Mann" for the purpose of this post. I have not been able to find any info on the singer, so I can't give you his real name. Modestly, he states on his channel that he used a cheap microphone and recorded all these songs and videos just for fun but, if you close your eyes and just listen, you realize that he sounds better than a lot of cover artists on YouTube. Thanks for singling out his version of the Kansas hit "Dust In The Wind."
It is my pleasure to put a smile on your face to start the week and the month. Take good care of yourself until I see you again. At this point, I plan to return with my next post at the end of the month.
Thank you again for coming and blessings to you and your family, dear friend Cathy!
I don't know where you find them. I mean all the good pictures to keep old men alive. The cover of Only the Lonely is my favorite, but they are all good. it is your day so have a good one!!! Jerre
ReplyDeleteHi, Jerre!
DeleteThanks for arriving early enough to take home the bronze, good buddy! I'm glad you were here to meet the new undisputed King of Doo-wop, Gill Mann aka The Creature Sings. Thanks for singling out his cover of "Only The Lonely." As I am sure you noticed, he was wearing Roy's trademark shades for the performance. Too bad Gill didn't cover "My True Story" or "Sixteen Candles" so that we could find out how he well he measures up against Pitt and Maestro.
I'm glad you appreciate the assortment of Scream Queen celebrity presenters. There are more of them coming up in future volumes of Scream Queens and in another new series I created to run during Halloween season called Retrosonic Radio Roulette. Stay tuned!
Thanks again for dropping by and have a great April, good buddy Jerre. I plan to return with my next post at the end of the month, and I'll send you a "Program Note" when the time comes. See you then!
Who knew the Creature from the Black Lagoon got around so much!?! (and the creature sings!!)
ReplyDeleteI remember when the "shark week" phenomenon began and it sure has produced its share of campy films!
I hope you and the Mrs. have a great April, Shady!
Hi, Kelly & Pat!
DeleteI'm delighted that you could swing by and meet "Mr. Show Business" - Gill Mann of The Creature Sings. He kinda reminds me of The Unknown Comic from the Gong Show. Remember that guy? The surprise for us is that, in spite of the gimmick he uses - wearing the horror mask of The Creature - he can actually croon a tune. Yessum, when it comes to singing talent, the "scales" are tipped in Gill's favor. :)
Imagine - I was only four year old in 1954 when my big brother took me to see The Creature From The Black Lagoon. By then, however, I had already been watching horror films for more than a year. The earliest I remember seeing were The Thing (1951) and House of Wax (1953). Yessum, ever since Jaws made such a splash, there have been more shark movies produced than you can count. Most attempt to be serious in tone, but Dam Sharks is a horror comedy.
Thanks again for coming over for a visit and happy April to you and your canine clan, dear friend Kelly!
Hey Shady! It's been a few months since I've stopped by and I'm sorry for that. Seems like when I remember that you may have a post up it's already past your three day window. So glad I remembered today!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate all of these songs. "Because" is one that I didn't remember very well but it is very pretty. We may be seeing Frankie Valli and the "Four Seasons" and Kansas this year at the Mountain Winery. Those songs are a great set up for that.
I was never one for the "creatures" movies but watching these guys sing was pretty funny. Hope you and Mrs. Shady have a great April. I'm about to take our Benny for his morning walk. It's sunny but a little chilly here in CA. I certainly don't expect you to catch all of my A to Z's but if you want to stop by once in a while I'd be happy to see you!
Hi, Janet!
DeleteWelcome back to Shady's Place, dear friend!
Yessum, "it seems like a mighty long time," as Barbara Lewis sang. I know you are starting another April A to Z Challenge, and I wanted to wait until you stopped in here so that I could remind you about the problem I have had leaving comments on your blog. I will be over shortly to read your "A" offering and attempt to submit a comment. If it does not show up in print, I ask that you please look for it in your spam folder. Thank you!
I'm pleased that you recognize the talent of the unknown vocalist who chooses to disguise himself as The Creature From The Black Lagoon. "Because" is a lovely song from The Beatles' Abbey Road album, and The Creature and his guitarist deliver a fine rendition. That'll be great if you and Bill get to see Kansas and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons this year at your favorite venue The Winery. I hope they will permit audience members to take pictures and record videos.
i hope you and my buddy Benny are well and in good spirits. I've been missing you both. Have a great week and month. I will stop in shortly to see your first post of the A to Z run and will be on hand again when you cross the finish line at the end of the month, at which time I will be returning with my next post. Thanks again for joining the fun, dear friend Janet!
Janet - I just tried to submit my comment on your post and it did not publish. Please check your junk bin. Thank you, dear friend!
DeleteRunaround Sue is such a good song. I've always liked that one. The creature was fun and the songs were great.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen Dam Sharks but that sounds fun.
Another show I haven't seen is The Watchful Eye or any of the other shows and movies with the exception of the Final Destination movies. Those were so good.
But I do know Breaking Bad! lol
Happy April Fool's Day to you too. I hope you have a good week.
Hi, Mary & Falcor!
DeleteWelcome back to Shady's Place for my annual April Fools' feature, dear friend! Thanks for coming to see and hear The Crooner From The Black Lagooner as he covers boomer classics like the song you mentioned, "Runaround Sue." I'm glad you got a kick out of him.
Most of these horror films are in the comedy horror category. I was able to watch them on Tubi and Freevee. Dam Sharks is a hoot. Eric Roberts' gory film No Solicitors about a family of cannibals, is another great one, but I loved them all. Final Destination 3 is arguably the best in that series. The TV series Watchful Eye is currently available on Freeform. It was an excellent mystery show and I am upset that it didn't survive to season 2. I'm glad you watched Breaking Bad and therefore know who Gus Fring is. it was hilarious to see the notorious Chicken Man on that cruise ship trying to figure out how to contain the bloodthirsty beast he smuggled aboard.
Thanks again for dropping in and for your kind comment, dear friend Mary. Have a great month. I hope to see you a few weeks from now when I return with Saved By The Dell, Vol. 13!
Chupacabra Terror. Davies was desperate to star in that one.
ReplyDeleteQuite the gore fest today. I've actually seen a couple. I take it the true part of that one film is bull sharks coming into fresh water. Unless the beavers taught them, I don't think they know how to build a dam.
Hi, Alex!
DeleteThanks for reporting in, good buddy!
That's right. Accomplished Welsh actor John Rhys-Davies, known for Raiders, Indiana Jones and Lord Of The Rings, starred as the equivalent of the Love Boat's Captain Stubing in Chewbacca Terror (Oops - I mean Chupacabra Terror) with gorgeous blonde Scream Queen Chelan Simmons playing his daughter Jenny. To top it off, it has Gus Fring from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul as the villain. The movie's a hoot, and so is Dam Sharks. It might be true that sharks occasionally find their way into bodies of fresh water inland, but I never heard of them using body parts to build dams. Fact or fiction, it didn't matter much to me, because I was too busy watching Scream Queen Kabby Borders in the role of Joline.
Thanks again for your visit and comment, good buddy Alex, and have a super month!
Hi Shady,
ReplyDeleteAh, Creature from the Black Lagoon. One of my dad's favourite movies and I always loved watching it with him. The other shows and movies you highlighted sounded interesting too.
That Creature Feature was interesting. I never knew these existed and now I'l have to check out more. April Fool's screams?
Hi, Jessica Marie!
DeleteThanks for coming by for my April Fools' Day Creature Feature, dear friend!
Yessum, your dad should remember the slippery, slimy gill man from the Creature horror movie trilogy of the mid 1950s. I certainly do. Now, we have an unknown YouTuber disguised as the infamous beastie boy and performing very listenable covers of boomer tunes. Your dad should be familiar with most or all of the songs Gill sang here.
Thanks again for stopping in, dear friend JM. Have a safe and happy month and I'll see you around April 30 when I publish my next post. By the way, I am having a lot of difficulty leaving comments on Wordpress sites, so if you don't see a comment on your blog from me by the end of the evening, please look for it in your spam folder. Thanks!
Hi Shady, this post was so much fun. I love this man's voice. He has an amazing range. He certainly chooses fantastic songs to sing, or you chose some of his best, I don't know.
DeleteI had to go on Youtube and listen to a few originals. His voice is just as good. A little different maybe, but very good. I really laughed at the Andy Williams Xmas song! So funny. It's one of the most popular Christmas songs ever, I think. My parents had that album, and I bought it and my kids heard it. Their favorite Christmas album is the Cheetah Girls. It's great. I love it too.
I hope you have a lovely April. You always get me with an April Fools post.
Hi, Belle!
DeleteI'm delighted that you remembered my April 1 post and made time for a visit, dear sister - friend. Thank you very much for coming!
I am also happy to know that you were able to see through this mystery singer's grotesque disguise and appreciate the quality of his vocals on his covers of these ten oldies but goodies.
The YouTube channel The Creature Sings contains a total of 51 videos. The artist began uploading them around the time the pandemic started in 2020. For some reason, he stopped posting his performances in December, 2022, after he uploaded the Andy Williams Christmas classic "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year." I hope The Creature "resurfaces" someday and shares more of his vocal talent with us.
it was my turn to head over to YouTube after your mention of Cheetah Girls. I was not aware of the 2003 Whitney Houston-produced musical TV movie, nor had I ever heard of the Disney-created girl group. I found and watched this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BnVVTJqL7w
I'm delighted to know that I always put a smile on your face with my April Fools surprises. Thank you again for being here this month. It's back to business next time when I return on April 30 with the 13th volume of my series Saved By The Dell featuring old gold records from the Shady Dell jukebox salvaged by Jim and Nancy Sieling. I hope you can join me for the fashion parade and doo-wop serenade. In the meantime, please keep your spirits up and stay well. Many blessings to you and your family, dear sister Belle!
I'm here! I felt like death warmed over yesterday bit better today plus crazy at work. I love this creature and I love him even more! He has a great voice and one that can mimic these great singers. Love his Roy Orbison and his Winter Wonderland in his Liverace outfit.
ReplyDeleteThese gals know how to bring on their inner Meryl Streep starring in these flicks. Yes, sharks have been found in fresh water but no damage building using tourist bones. That actually sounds like a good comic bit for Gary Larson. This was lots of fun and u enjoyed listening to it all . Have a wonderful week ahead. Harley says Woof!
Hi, Birgit!
DeleteI'm excited and delighted to see you, dear friend! Sorry you've been ill lately and hope you are on the road to recovery now with no more detours or off ramps.
I'm pleased that you like the original Creature from the 1950s film series and also like the unknown masked zinger who croons a tune from the lagoon. He does handle all of these songs well, doesn't he? You and others that commented especially appreciate his versions of Roy Orbison's biggie and Andy Williams' seasonal song. Unfortunately, the YouTube channel The Creature Sings has not attracted much attention or many likes since it launched in early 2020, and Gill Mann hasn't uploaded anything new in the last year-and-a-half. Let's hope The Creature makes a curtain call someday soon.
I am also glad you like the bevy of beauties who served as presenters for the Creature's song fest. Shady's Leading Ladies might not win any acting awards, but they make horror movies even more fun to watch. Thanks for assuring us that sharks do not build dams with human body parts. In my book, that would be crossing the line! :)
Thank you again for making time for a visit in the midst of your busy work week and while feeling poorly. Get well and stay well and I hope to see you back here at Shady's Place at the end of the month when I bring your Part 13 of my series Saved By The Dell. Woof woof woof to my buddy Harley. Enjoy the rest of your week and month, dear friend BB!
As always when a vocalist or musician covers a song and tries their hardest to sound as much like the original as possible, all I can say is how close they were on or how far they were off the mark, and whoever Gill Man really is (I got the pun), he came pretty close on all of these songs. I'm a little curious why he sang in black-and-white and minus Gill hands on all but the final Christmas number.
ReplyDeleteHi, Kirk!
DeleteThanks for being here for my annual April Fools' gag post, good buddy!
I'm glad you enjoy the song styling of mystery singer Gill Mann from the much neglected YouTube channel The Creature Sings. Based on the low number of likes on his channel, I'll bet most people take one look at his monster makeup, assume his singing is going to be atrocious and leave without giving him a chance to prove himself. They are missing out on some entertaining performances. Here's my thinking on his use of Creature hands in the video for the holiday song. It is Gill's most recent upload, and perhaps his last. Therefore, he shot it in living color wearing a festive cap and a jacket covered in colored lights. Unlike his sparse black & white productions singing in front of a bare well, he created a deluxe set this time with a Christmas tree behind him and yule logs burning on what appears to be a large monitor - the whole nine yards - perhaps indicating it was his swan song with no more uploads planned. I hope I'm wrong about that, because watching his performances is a hoot.
Thanks again for your visit and comment, good buddy Kirk. FYI - I will be back at the end of the month, April 30, with my next post. Stay well until we meet again!
I've caught up with you at last after these four last days, Shady!
ReplyDeleteI have yet to play any of those videos embedded, so I'll get back to you, at length, on them, but I got quite a bit of that Czech tennising pin-up, Petra Kvitová in Kabby - who is a new name to me and I'm very glad that you have drawn my attention to her - so I had to get that in!
Furthermore, I see that there's a link, in 'Dam Sharks', with none other than - you guessed it! - Valérie ÄŒižmárová. It was directed by the Kondelik brothers, Pavel KondelÃk being the saxophonist out of Skupina GroÅ¡ who, after her marriage to Dr. JaromÃr Langer had collapsed, became her later-life partner. I wonder if there's any relationship between that native of the Czech Republic and those members of the Czech diaspora, like I often do in the case of those two top-class sportswomen, the Czech Republic's skiing/snowboarding sensation, Ester Ledecká and the U.S.A.'s swimming distance queen, Katie Ledecky.
This last April Fool's Day was also my Tenth Anniversary on YouTube and I hope you enjoy how I celebrated at the 'Christopher Bentley' channel and I carried on in the same to-camera vein at today's 'Hotlips On The Horse Tram' Blog post.
...oh and since last time, with that other collapse around Baltimore I ended up on a few road trips around that part of the States on YouTube, including one around downtown York, going over the West Market Street Bridge over the Codorus Creek, amongst other things and another northbound on the I-83 from the outskirts of Baltimore to York, through some rather attractive scenery, in similar manner to the 'attractive scenery' of this 'Shady's Place' Blog post! ;-)
Hi, Christopher!
DeleteThanks for connecting those dots, proving once again that it is a small world after all. I'm happy that you enjoyed the scenery in your travels up and down the states and up and down this April Fools' feature. Next post: April 30. Until then, do take care, my friend.