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3 unusual facts about Ladies and Gentlemen


Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen

The original idea for the film had involved documenting a tour of Canadians poets, including Irving Layton and Earle Birney; however, that idea was abandoned when the filmmakers decided the other poets would not serve as charismatic film subjects.

Michael R. Long

Long was mentioned in the book Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning, which documents the 1977 New York City mayoral election.

The Stains

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, a 1981 film containing a fictional band called The Stains


Blood Stained Love Story

The song "Ladies and Gentlemen" was the official theme song for the WWE PPV WrestleMania 23.


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Adriaan de Lelie

By the advice of Professor Camper, he established himself at Amsterdam, where he painted a great number of portraits and cabinet pictures; among the latter is one of the celebrated amateur Jan Gildemeester showing his collection to a party of ladies and gentlemen, in which the principal pictures are readily recognised.

Azúcar Moreno

Two minutes of absolute silence ensued with much confusion both on and off stage, with the musicians staring blankly into the TV cameras, then a sudden false start of the backing track, then embarrassed applauds from the audience and legendary BBC commentator Terry Wogan dryly saying "Let's hope it doesn't go on like this or we're in for a very long night, ladies and gentlemen".

GodsGirls

GodsGirls models have been featured in music videos such as The Sounds' "Tony the Beat," Kelis' "Bossy," Teddybears' "Cobrastyle," Saliva's "Ladies and Gentlemen," Hollywood Undead's "No. 5" and Good Charlotte's "The River".

Kryz Reid

Reid and Third Eye Blind lead singer Stephan Jenkins wrote the track "Ladies and Gentlemen", which was released in Japan for Japanese singer and actress Chiaki Kuriyama's debut album Circus.

Radio Radio

However, after a few bars, he turned to the Attractions, waving his hand and yelling "Stop! Stop!," then said to the audience, "I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, there's no reason to do this song here," possibly referring to the fact "Less than Zero" was written as a reply to British fascist politician Oswald Mosley.

Sophie's World

Space rock band Spiritualized adopted a part of the story, "Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space", to become one of their songs.

Stuyvesant Handicap

Sportscaster and Aqueduct track announcer Chic Anderson called the race's climax movingly: "Ladies and gentlemen, here he is, the champion of the world, Seattle Slew!"

Tarantula / Fasten Your Seatbelt

"Fasten Your Seatbeat" samples a line from Spider-Man 2 where Dr. Otto Octavius (Doc Ock) is firing up the fusion reactor for the first time ("Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seatbelts.").

The Great Garrick

Based on the play Ladies and Gentlemen by Ernest Vajda, the film is about the famous eighteenth century British actor David Garrick, who travels to France for a guest appearance at the Comédie Française.

Win Butler

Murphy immediately responded, "ladies and gentlemen, for our live record entitled 'Shut Up and Play the Hits'" and Butler's cry later became the title of the well-received documentary of the concert.