Reggae legend Desmond Dekker filmed live at London's Dingwalls venue performing a host of his classic songs such as 007 (Shanty Town), You Can Get It If You Really Want and his... more
Loving5. It Mek6. King Of Ska7. Half Way To Paradise8. Rude Boy Train9. Ska Stomp10. Sing A Little Song11. Medley: 0.0.7. (Shanty Town) - All I Have To Do Is Dream - Baby Come Back - Pass The Dutchie - Wimoweh - Sugar Sugar - Jamaican Ska12. Day-O13. Ska Stomp14. Israelites15. You Can Get It If You Really Want
Plot: Reggae legend Desmond Dekker filmed live at London's Dingwalls venue performing a host of his classic songs such as 007 (Shanty Town), You Can Get It If You Really Want and his most familiar song Israelites.
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): SECRET RECORDS LTD; SNAPPER MUSIC
Release date: 15/08/2005
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: SMADVD 250
Barcode: 0636551525077
DVD Description
Reggae legend Desmond Dekker filmed live at London's Dingwalls venue performing a host of his classic songs such as 007 (Shanty Town), You Can Get It If You Really Want and his most familiar song Israelites.
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Interview, Biography, Discography
Advantages: Great sound Disadvantages: Not much happening on screen
...Jaxx have also covered the famous hit 'On My Radio' as an album track.
The DVD:
The DVD was filmed at Dingwalls inLondon when The Selecter were providing support for DesmondDekkerin 2003. Since the Selecter were formed the line-up has changed and now are just a 5-piece band.
The DVD features the gig liveinLondon where The Selecter play through a set of 16 songs, including all of their biggest hits. Also included are some covers of famous ska hits and tributes to some of the biggest names in Ska.
1. The Selecter
2. Three Minute Hero
3. Musical Servant
4. The Whisper
5. Everyday
6. Respect Yourself
7. Missing Words
8. Celebrate The Bullet
9. Train To Skaville
10. Street Feeling
11. MUrder
12. James Bond
13. On My Radio
14. Too Much Pressure
15. Carry Go Bring Come
16. My Sweet Collie
A special feature...
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Advantages: Well acted, keeps you engaged throughout Disadvantages: None
...LivingIn Oblivion is a low budget independent film written and directed by Tom DiCillo and starring Steve Buscemi and Dermot Mulroney.
Sure, these aren't A-list stars, but that lends itself to the story. If it was a film about the making of a film and you had George Clooney and Brad Pitt pretending to be small time actors you wouldn't believe it. That's why it was better to use less well known actors, it pulls you more into the story.
The film takes place during one day on set of a low budget movie, and documents all the problems that the director, Nick (Buscemi), and everyone else can encounter, from equipment malfunctioning to office politics to actors forgetting their lines. It's almost like a documentary, it is very realistic and gives you the complete story as to what it's like trying to get a film made.
There are a few...
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Advantages: Brilliant rooms, service, food, internet etc Disadvantages: expensive!!!
...In the middle of February, I was lucky enough to be whisked away for a long weekend inLondon with my grandma. I?m a huge fan of west end shows and musicals, and so our trip was booked- we would go and see various different shows. I couldn?t wait to go.
One thing I hadn?t thought of before going however was which hotel we were staying in. I reckoned that we wouldn?t be spending too much time in the hotel itself, as we were going to be very busy, so as long as it had two beds, a bathroom and some sort of wardrobe I?d have been happy. I knew the name of the hotel was The Grosvenor, however I didn?t have a clue what its reviews were like, or in fact how many stars it had.
Getting to the hotel
We had absolutely no problem finding the hotel. We took the train from our hometown, to King?s Cross inLondon. We only had to wait...
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