This is the amazing and fascinating story of ray parker jr. Around this time, huey lewis sued columbia pictures and ray parker jr. Ghostbusters is a 1984 funk rock song written and recorded by ray parker, jr. As potawatomi continues to monitor cdc safety guidelines, all property events and operations have been temporarily suspended.
As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song to the 1984 movie ghostbusters. His voice is so emotional that even simon started to cry. Before the movie was made a magazine reported that dan ackroyd was writing the screenplay. Parker at the montreux jazz festival 2009, montreux, switzerland parker also wrote and produced hits for new edition mr. Original theme singer ray parker jr is not keen on the. Ray parker jr ghostbusters video 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Telephone man, randy hall, cheryl lynn shake it up tonight, deniece williams i found love, as well as diana ross.
Ernie hudson, dan aykroyd, bill murray and harold ramis in 1984s ghostbusters rex. To the best of my knowledge, ghostbusters was not taken from a book. When he saw the ghostbusters tv commercial in the film, he decided to write the song like an advertising jingle. Title ghostbusters extended version released 1984 type single format vinyl, 12, 45 rpm, maxisingle label arista. While still a teenager in the 1960s, ray was an indemand session guitarist, playing on records by 100 proof, aged in soul and the spinners, among others. Ray parker jr ghostbusters video 1984 plot keywords imdb. While the new book doesnt dive into all the namebrand actors in contention for various roles like michael. One of the greatest and cheesiest songs of the 1980s, this track was made exclusively for the 1984 film of the same name. The movie spawned comics, tv shows, sequels, toys, games, and is considered a modern classic. Debuting at number 68 on june 16, 1984, the song reached number one on. Ghostbusters ost ray parker jr, air supply, busboys and more. He also performed with his band, raydio, and with barry white. Debuting at number 68 on june 16, 1984, the song reached number one on the billboard hot 100 on august 11, 1984, staying there for three weeks, and at number two on the uk singles chart. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now.
If theres something strange in your neighborhood who you gonna call. It hit number one on the us billboard hot 100 on 11 august 1984, and stayed there for three weeks. Ivan reitman posted on october 30, 2017 by valerie troutman i wish the literal video for this was still up. When sony dropped the trailer for the new ghostbusters movie a few weeks ago, there were multiple references to the original 1984 film. Oct 17, 2011 ray parker junior ghostbusters 1984 ghostbusters. Ghostbusters est une chanson ecrite, produite et interpretee par ray parker, jr. Nov 09, 2018 guitaristsongwriterproducer ray parker jr. It also reached number two on the uk singles chart for three weeks in the summer of. The smart blend of comedy, scares, and action was well received by critics.