Rocky (disambiguation)

Rocky is a 1976 film starring Sylvester Stallone.

Rocky may also refer to:

Films

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.

Spike

Spike, spikes, or spiking may refer to:

Device to puncture or fasten

Technology and science

As a name

Spike (musician)

Jonathan Gray (born February 4, 1968), known professionally as Spike (sometimes also known as Spike Gray), is an English rock frontman, songwriter and vocalist, known for his times with The Quireboys with whom he has released seven studio albums to date.

Early life and education

Gray was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and grew up in Northern England.

Career

At age 17, he moved down to London where, eventually, he would form the rock band The Quireboys with Guy Bailey in 1984. After various tours and singles, Spike with The Quireboys released their debut album A Bit of What You Fancy (1990), which went to number two on the UK Albums Chart. The band gained significant success, but their second album Bitter Sweet & Twisted (1993) did not quite have the impact of the first.

After The Quireboys split up in 1993, he played in the United States, in Los Angeles, California, with a band called God's Hotel. He also sang lead vocals on a cover of Hank Williams's country classic "Hey Good Lookin'", with C.C. DeVille from the American glam-metal band Poison, for the soundtrack of the comedy film Son in Law (1993) that starred Pauly Shore.

Spike (Marvel Comics)

Spike is the names of several fictional characters in Marvel Comics. They are not to be confused with Spyke from X-Men: Evolution, not with Spike Freeman, another character in the groups X-Statix and X-Force.

The Spike (Darian Elliott) is a character in the series X-Statix from Marvel Comics. He first appeared in X-Force #121, and was created by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred. He is a mutant with superhuman powers.

Spike is also the name of a similar character from New X-Men, who also appeared in the film X-Men: The Last Stand, played by Lance Gibson.

Spike (X-Statix)

Publication history

The Spike (Darian Elliott) first appeared in X-Force #121, and was created by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred. He is a mutant with superhuman powers.

Fictional character biography

After watching video footage of independent hero the Spike in action, the Santa Monica, California-based mutant-superhero group X-Statix agrees to have him join the team. Almost from the first, his antagonistic nature creates fighting and tension among himself and team-members Vivisector, Phat, the Anarchist, U-Go Girl, and Lacuna.