Tru Calling Theme Song

[Cristy Borovetz]

Calling You" is a song from the 1987 film, Bagdad Cafe. It was originally recorded by American R&B and gospel music singer Jevetta Steele. Bob Telson, the songwriter, also recorded his version. Both versions appeared on the movie soundtrack. The song was critically acclaimed and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 61st Academy Awards.

Film critic Julie Salamon from Wall Street Journal wrote, "The mood, dreamy and yearning, takes hold at the outset, as the terrific gospel singer Jevetta Steele sings Bob Telson's "Calling You". This theme song is hypnotic; days later you'll find it turning itself on in your head."[1] Upon the 1993 re-release, Larry Flick from Billboard stated that "this overlooked nugget from the soundtrack to Bagdad Cafe is poised for long overdue success, thanks to its exposure in an AT&T television commercial. Steele's haunting, beautiful vocal rests comfortably atop a spare keyboard and harmonica arrangement. Don't let this one slip by a second time".[2] Jerry Smith from Music Week declared it as a "startlingly simple, but highly effective ballad", made distinctive by Steele's "hauntingly soulful vocals. Could well be an offbeat hit if given the deserved exposure."[3] A reviewer from NME said, "Jevetta has a beautiful voice that haunts the heart with a moving and yet feminine piano accompaniment."[4] Jim Delmont from Omaha World-Herald viewed it as "a strangely fascinating theme song".[5] Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel wrote, "Levi Seacer's production is syrupy, but Steele sings the eerily simple melody with extraordinary strength and elegance."[6] Joe Brown from The Washington Post complimented it as "haunting", sung by the "incomparable" Steele. He added, "Okay, you can compare her to Whitney Houston - but Steele wins".[7]

Dion performed "Calling You" during her concert tours in the first half of the 1990s: Unison Tour, Celine Dion in Concert, The Colour of My Love Tour and D'eux Tour. She also sang it live on few television shows over the years.

The "Calling You" single was released in France on 19 December 1994. It peaked on the French Top 100 Singles Chart in the last week of 1994, reaching number seventy-five. "Calling You" left the chart after five weeks. Jose F. Promis from AllMusic called Dion's version of "Calling You" unique and praised her voice calling it a "technical marvel".

In 2006, Dion's version of "Calling You" was the musical accompaniment to an Emmy Award-winning routine by choreographer Mia Michaels for the dance competition reality show So You Think You Can Dance.

"London Calling" is a song by the British punk rock band the Clash. It was released as a single from the band's 1979 double album of the same name. This apocalyptic, politically charged rant features the band's post-punk sound, electric guitar and vocals.[4][5][1]

The song was written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones. The title alludes to the BBC World Service's station identification: "This is London calling ...", which was used during World War II, often in broadcasts to occupied countries.[4][6][7]

The line "London is drowning / And I live by the river" comes from concerns that if the River Thames flooded, most of central London would drown, something that led to the construction of the Thames Barrier.[1][6] Strummer references police brutality in the lines "We ain't got no swing / Except for the ring of that truncheon thing" as the Metropolitan Police at the time had a truncheon as standard issued equipment.[original research?]

The lyrics also reflect desperation of the band's situation in 1979 struggling with high debt, without management and arguing with their record label over whether the London Calling album should be a single or double album. The lines referring to "Now don't look to us / Phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust" reflects the concerns of the band over its situation after the punk rock boom in England had ended in 1977. [citation needed]

According to a retrospective assessment by Allmusic critic Donald A. Guarisco, the song "cleverly crossbreeds anthemic hard rock with reggae by juxtaposing slashing, staccato guitar riffs with an undulating rhythm section beat as Strummer lays down a snarling vocal..."[8] Guarisco finds that this gives the song "a hypnotic sense of drive."[8]

"London Calling" was recorded at Wessex Studios located in a former church hall in Highbury in North London. This studio had already proved to be a popular location with the Sex Pistols, the Pretenders and the Tom Robinson band. The single was produced by Guy Stevens and engineered by Bill Price.[4][6]

"London Calling" was released as the only single from the album in the UK and reached No. 11 in the charts in January 1980,[5] becoming at once the band's highest-charting single until "Should I Stay or Should I Go" hit No. 1 ten years later. The song did not make the U.S. charts, as "Train in Vain" was released as a single and broke the band in the United States, reaching No. 23 on the pop charts.

BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale made a bet with Strummer that London Calling would make the UK Top 10 without them appearing on Top of the Pops, the stake being a Cadillac ("Brand New Cadillac" being the second track on the London Calling album). When the record peaked at number 11, Nightingale was saved by a listener who donated a Cadillac. The Cadillac was subsequently auctioned to raise funds for the recession-hit steel town of Corby.[11]

"London Calling" was the first Clash song to chart elsewhere in the world, reaching the top 40 in Australia. The success of the single and album was greatly helped by the music video shot by Don Letts showing the band playing the song on a boat (Festival Pier), next to Albert Bridge on the south side of the Thames, Battersea Park in a cold and rainy night at the beginning of December 1979.[12][13]

Over the years, "London Calling" has become regarded by various critics as the band's finest song. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it number 15 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time;[14] in the 2021 update, the song was re-ranked at number 143.[15] In 2011, Paste ranked the song number two on their list of the 18 greatest songs by the Clash.[16] In 2020, The Guardian ranked the song number five on their list of the 40 greatest songs by the Clash.[17] It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.[18]

The Clash turned down a request from British Telecom to use the song for an advertising campaign in the early 1990s.[20] In 2002, the Clash incurred criticism from some fans of the band when they sold the rights to Jaguar for a car advertisement.[21]

The song was also used for a 2012 British Airways advertisement, picturing a jet aeroplane taxiing through the streets of London passing numerous landmarks and parking outside the Olympic Stadium.[22]

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Clash gave permission to a Ukrainian punk band named Beton to rewrite the song as an anti-invasion anthem and charity fund-raiser titled "Kyiv Calling".[24]

The opening theme, "Calling All Spider Riders" is the main theme song for the Canadian/American dubbed version of the Spider Riders series, written by songwriter Jason Gleed for Grayson Matthews Audio.

The Team Umizoomi Theme Song is the intro theme of Team Umizoomi. It is the official theme song that starts every episode of the show. This song is also meant to introduce viewers to the special team, who shows how powerful they are.

The sequence starts with two (2) people walking on a sidewalk and the show's logo highlights while the announcer says the name, and the numbers one (1) through four (4) come out. In Season 1, Milli, Geo, and Bot come out of the plants in the garden and runs and jumps to UmiCar which doesn't have a face, but he does have a face in the intro in the episode Race Around Umi City in Season 2. In Seasons 2 through 4, Milli and Geo put on their helmets and goes on the mission. UmiCar drives on the sidewalk and the helicopter flies all over Umi City and the view of the city with vehicles and buildings was shown. The helicopter brings the balloons and lands at the carnival while the children jump up and down and cheer. Milli uses her ponytails to measure and Geo builds a rocket with his shapes and he jumps into UmiCar with Milli and Bot. UmiCar drives by the candle numbers from one (1) to five (5) and stops when Milli, Geo, and Bot walk with the five (5) candle and puts it on a birthday cake, and the children clap and cheer. Bot, Geo, and Milli get juggled up and down and Milli lands on the boy's hand while Geo sits on his shoulder and Bot sits in his pocket. Geo and Bot dance together and the team are inside the clock with gears and Milli and Geo laughs and the clock ticks. Milli changes her dress into a wishing flower (aka a dandelion) and the team flies in the city and Milli, Geo, and Bot say their names in every background and they say "and you" because you are their Umi-Friend.

Nearly every summer of Christian camp that I have been involved in has had a theme song. A theme song is a way to help the campers remember something of the spiritual lessons learned at camp through singing. Colleen and I have written most of the Passport theme songs through the years.

The Pop Song Professor project is all about helping music lovers like you to better understand the deeper meanings of popular song lyrics so that you know what your artist is saying and can enjoy your music more.

I wasn't quite sure what to make of "Look What You Made Me Do" or "...Ready for It?" I honestly didn't get into Taylor Swift as an artist until after she released 1989--that was when I started taking pop music seriously. But what I found I REALLY liked. "Shake It Off" was fun, and "Blank Space" was satire, so that was literary and cool.

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