Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
‘The Deer Hunter’ Bar Scene Song
The 1978 Vietnam War film won 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture + Best Director. This scene with De Niro and Walken singing “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” is brilliant
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When Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Were ‘Blinded By the Light’
You can win a lot of bar bets with this one… This performance is amazingly the only song written by Bruce Springsteen to become a #1 pop single
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Moody Blues ‘Days of Future Passed’ 50th Contest
The band’s groundbreaking album is being celebrated with an expanded 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition. Enter to win this 2-CD/DVD set
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The Brilliant SNL ‘Goodfellas’ Parody
There are so many memorable moments in Martin Scorsese’s 1990 film about the mob. In 1994, Alec Baldwin narrated a great parody of the “Meet the Crew” scene
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Joe Pesci Sings Beatles and Bee Gees Hits on 1968 Record Album
Well before he won an Academy Award for Goodfellas and starred in the hit comedy My Cousin Vinny, the then-25-year-old actor was a budding recording artist
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Watch: Paul McCartney, Bob Weir +… Gronk in 2016
Sir Paul was joined on the Fenway Park stage by the Grateful Dead veteran and the NE Patriots’ massive tight end Rob Gronkowski
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Watch Queen Concert Footage From 1976
An audience member at the band’s concert in NYC used a windup 8mm movie camera to shoot some tantalizing footage of a band on the rise
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Ozzy, Joan Jett Poked Fun at Phrase ‘Rock Stars’ in Super Bowl LVII Spot
When the business world starts calling execs “rock stars” for excelling at work, the legends had something to say.
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The Prince Super Bowl Performance
After years of lackluster middle-of-the-road talent at halftime, the NFL started a run of classic rock legends. None was as electrifying as the Purple One.
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When the Bee Gees Came Back With ‘Lonely Days’
After some early success, the trio had broken up in 1969. When they reunited in 1970, they recorded what would become their biggest hit up until then
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