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3 unusual facts about Tumbling Down


Tumbling Down

On 23 August 1974, Dutch pop music singer Yvonne Keeley released her own version of the song as a single.

The fictional band who covered the song for the film soundtrack were Venus in Furs and lead vocals were handled by Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

The song was used in the 1998 British/American drama film Velvet Goldmine, directed and co-written by Todd Haynes.



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'Opaeka'a Falls

The name dates back to days when the native freshwater shrimp Atyoida bisulcata were plentiful in the stream and were seen rolling and tumbling down the falls and into the churning waters at the fall's base.

St Andrew's Church, Woodwalton

After being declared redundant, the church was used as a major location in the 1984 TV film "And the Wall Came Tumbling Down", an episode of Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (known as Fox Mystery Theater in the U.S.).

Stevens Pass

Over a century later, an avalanche occurred on February 19, 2012 near Tunnel Creek Canyon Road, killing three of four experienced backcountry skiers, including the Stevens Pass Ski Area's marketing director; professional skier Elyse Saugstad, who was wearing an avalanche airbag backpack, survived after tumbling down for more than 2,000 feet (600 m).