Rocky (disambiguation)
Rocky is a 1976 film starring Sylvester Stallone.
Rocky may also refer to:
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People
Rocky (soundtrack)
Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score is a soundtrack album for the 1976 film Rocky, composed by Bill Conti. It was released on vinyl in the United States on November 12, 1976 by United Artists Records, followed by a CD release by EMI Records on November 7, 1988. The soundtrack is notable for its inclusion of "Gonna Fly Now", the theme song from Rocky.
Overview
Although the Conti version of "Gonna Fly Now" is the most recognizable arrangement, a cover of the song performed by legendary trumpeter Maynard Ferguson on his Conquistador album prior to the release of the motion picture soundtrack actually outsold the soundtrack itself. The version of Conti's "Gonna Fly Now" released on later records and CDs differs from the version used in the film. The vocals and guitars are much more emphasized in the film than on the versions released. The "movie version" has yet to be officially released.
Track listing
All music by Bill Conti.
Rocky (song)
"Rocky" is a 1975 song written by Jay Stevens (aka Woody P. Snow). "Rocky" was Dickey Lee's most successful single on the country chart, and his only number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.
Other versions were recorded by Austin Roberts (1975) and Orion (1979). Austin Roberts' version reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975. The track reached #22 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1975; Roberts' only chart appearance in the UK.
Song plot
In a paradoxically upbeat melody in major key, Rocky, the title protagonist, tells the tragic story of his young wife in first person. He first recalls the day four years earlier where, as an 18-year-old college student, he met his wife-to-be (unnamed in the song), and recalls how well they hit it off. She accepts Rocky's marriage proposal and they spend the next several months fixing up an old house to make their home. The two soon learn they are expecting their first child, a girl.
Lynch
Lynch may refer to:
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Lynch (surname)
Lynch is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin.
Lynch of Kent
The English surname of Lynch derives from the Norman de Lench family who came to England with King William the Conqueror and settled at Cranbrook in Kent as members of the Landed Gentry. The Lynch family were seated at Grove House in the village of Staple near Canterbury in Kent (now demolished), their family Arms consist of Three Lynxes Rampant and most of the family were buried in Staple parish church. Notable members of this family include: MP for Sandwich (1553-4) The Right Hon. Simon Lynch of Staple, Governor of British Jamaica Sir Thomas Lynch, High Sheriff of Kent (1714) Colonel John Lynch of Staple (whose maternal grandfather was Lord Bishop of London The Right Rev. John Aylmer), Royal chaplain & Dean of Canterbury Cathedral The Very Rev. Dr. John Lynch (who married the daughter of the Archbishop of Canterbury The Right Hon. William Wake), diplomat & MP for Canterbury The Right Hon. Sir William Lynch of Staple.
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