What song did Angie Stone sample?
What song did Angie Stone sample?
Incorporating a sample of The O’Jays’ classic 1972 hit “Back Stabbers,” “I Wish I Didn’t Miss You” is a Latin-tinged ballad, portraying the ache of a breakup and the melancholia of the memories of past good times. “Memories don’t live like people do,” Stone sings.
Did Billy Idol turn down don’t you forget about me?
Accounts differ as to who was offered the song after Simple Minds. Michelle Manning, who co-produced The Breakfast Club, has said it was sent to Billy Idol, who turned it down, though Forsey, who had worked with Idol on his Rebel Yell album, says it never happened.
How much money did don’t you forget about me make?
The film itself went on to make more than $50 million worldwide despite a budget of just about $1 million. No one tapped into youth culture in the 80s quite like Hughes and association with The Breakfast Club pushed the next Simple Minds album, 1985’s Once Upon a Time, to gold sales.
Who plays piano on the Rolling Stones song Angie?
Nicky Hopkins’ understated, beautiful piano playing is all over some of the top classic rock songs. He plays a rollicking solo on The Beatles’ “Revolution.” He also plays in “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Angie” by the Rolling Stones, and his artistry forms the emotional base of Joe Cocker’s hit “You Are So Beautiful.”
