I love "Can You Stop the Rain" and 'If Ever You're in My Arms Again". I posted about this in an old soap themes thread we had going for a while, but "If Ever You're in My Arms Again" was heavily featured in the first episode of Santa Barbara for Joe and Kelly's reunion. The song made such a strong impression that the tune with new lyrics became the theme for SB in France.

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Edited January 10, 201213 yr by SFK

French SB theme:

Mr. Bryson singing the OLTL theme on the show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt4ZEt8vbVc

I really love from 1:57 on out, "Now second chances!", "One turn around!". He and Gospel great Daryl Coley remind me of one another, those awesome tenors. And oof, them clothes were butt even in 1987. Looks more like how a costume designer would parody the eighties in a modern show. That barfing blue cotton candy abomination.

Edited January 10, 201213 yr by SFK

If Peabo makes an appearance, I will die. That would be so awesome! I agree, I can see everyone in the audience (and perhaps my girl Agnes) getting up to groove to that smooth 80's magic. Man, I miss Peabo being a mainstream artist. His version of Beauty and the Beast with Celine Dion stills gives me the chills. He must of loved the ABC soaps. I remember he and Tonya Pinkins sang a duet on AMC when Tom and Livia tied the knot.

He was briefly kinda big on the pop charts--wasn't his pop version of A Whole New World for Aladdin--with Regina someone--a hit too (albeit not as big as Beauty and the Beast which really broke Celine into the English language pop scene). Very much adult contemporary pop, and then he seems to have fallen into sorta easy listening jazz...

Ha I used to watch Santa Barbara in French--I had no idea that was him!

I admit I used to be a bit bafled by the love of the OLTL theme with fans--but I came to OLTL pretty much right after the Satin Sheets opening happened. I get that a lot of it is nostalgia, and it is very catchy (and perhaps fits the Paul Rauch camp era well). The theme was just synth with no vocals for a year or so at first, right? I give credit to whoever wrote the vocal melody for some clever counterpoint melody, even if those lyrics really don't make much sense--and yes I've grown to love it. But when people suggest it make a comeback I do kinda wonder what planet they're on

I assumed (as I mentioned in another thread as well as here) that Peabo now did smooth , easy listening jazz. He's by far the most mainstream artist I know of on a fairly good Jazz version of Sondheim songs that came out ten+ years back--singing with the *wonderful* Nancy Wilson one of my favorite Sondheim songs Loving You

Edited January 11, 201213 yr by EricMontreal22

robinstrasser robin strasser

Here's ALL I know: feeling nervous about appearing on the View...whew! But, I'm dressing UP like DORIAN (lol) clothes for armour and amour:)

Eric, that's not him singing the French version though. Yeah, he had two great radio hits with Disney in the nineties. He had a real bad drug problem back in the day as I understand it.

I'm really looking forward to seeing Robin again. It's been years now, but she co-hosted on The View when she came back to the show her last time. I've always wanted to see it, sorry that I missed it.

KassieDePaiva Kassie DePaiva

Headed out to film the View's Farewell to #OLTL...

He was briefly kinda big on the pop charts--wasn't his pop version of A Whole New World for Aladdin--with Regina someone--a hit too (albeit not as big as Beauty and the Beast which really broke Celine into the English language pop scene). Very much adult contemporary pop, and then he seems to have fallen into sorta easy listening jazz...

A Whole New World went to number one (in the US, at least) in early 1993. So it was at least bigger here on the Hot 100!

KassieDePaiva Kassie DePaiva

Headed out to film the View's Farewell to #OLTL...

I thought it was yesterday. Hope we get some more info on the GH move.

Edited January 12, 201213 yr by Eric83

SID posted this pic on their FB page:

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The View hosts being front and center (or, rather, even in the picture at all) ruins it.

I had to laugh when I saw Whoopi Goldberg, who does not give a sh!t about these soaps - I don't mind that, because she never says or does anything wrong, she's just kind of there, but it made me laugh.

At least Baba isn't around.

It's nice to see Robin again one last time - I miss her in these last episodes.

SID posted this pic on their FB page:

https://www.facebook...&type=1

So Andrea Evans must be the surprise guest.

Hey Judith Light!

I thought it was yesterday. Hope we get some more info on the GH move.

They usually film their Friday shows on Thursdays.

And I am anxious to hear more about the Mannings and John (sounds funny, lol) to GH as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt4ZEt8vbVc

I wonder if we will hear this one last time tomorrow or if they will work the lyrics into a scene?

Edited January 12, 201213 yr by oltl1