- Charlene originally recorded this in 1976, and it got to #97 in the American charts. Six years later, it was re-released after a Florida radio station started playing it to great public acclaim, by which time Charlene had moved to England and was working in an Ilford, Essex sweet shop. The re-release became a huge hit in England as well. (thanks, Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England)
- The song was originally written from a male perspective but was rewritten by Ron Miller for Charlene. The use of the line "I've been to crying for unborn children" was not written about abortion. The line refers to a woman who is at a point in her life that she wished she had taken the time to have children.
- There are many misconceptions about this song. The spoken bridge in the song was not about or did it mention abortion - it was deemed too feminist and when Charlene's first album was re-released in 1977, the spoken bridge had been deleted. When the song became an unexpected hit in 1982 it was the version WITH the spoken bridge intact that was released. It has also been widely reported that the 1982 single was a re-recording, it is not. (thanks, Shawn - Los Angeles, CA)
- Charlene was signed to Motown Records, but this was her only hit.
- When this song was first released in America in 1976, Charlene's full name was Charlene Duncan through her marriage to record producer Larry Duncan, but when the song was released for a second time in 1982, her name was then Charlene Oliver because of her marriage to Englishman Jeff Oliver. (thanks, Terry - Northampton, England)
- This was used in the 1994 movie The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert.
- There have been several cover versions of this song by both male and female artists, including Nancy Wilson, Randy Crawford, The Temptations, Walter Jackson and Howard Keel.
- Charlene filmed the video for the song at Blicking Hall, Norfolk, England in the very same dress that she got married in. (thanks, Terry - Northampton, England)
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
HELPS SPECIAL PROJECT: BRING SANTINO'S CHILDREN TO AMERICA (https://youtu.be/MySGGZw7f8Y)
HELPS SPECIAL PROJECT:
BRING SANTINO'S CHILDREN TO AMERICA
Santino Nyang is one of the
original “Lost Boys of Sudan” as accurately depicted in the movie, “The Good
Lie”, starring Reese Witherspoon. He now lives in Phoenix, AZ and works
at the Fry’s Foods (a division of Kroger) near his home. (SEE: http://nevalleynews.org/5184/lifestyles/ae/frys-foods-holds-fundraiser-for-paradise-valley-community-college-student/)
At age 11 the North Sudanese Muslim Army raided his village killing raping the women, killing the men and any children they found. They killed Santino’s father but his mother lived through that ordeal. Santino was sent to run into the jungle by his mother so he would live. For four days he ran through the jungle coming across lions, tigers and snakes before he found another human, and that was his cousin. They met thousands of others fleeing the Muslims all heading to safety in Ethiopia. They had to keep hiding from the Muslim soldiers who patrolled the paths they had to take to get to Ethiopia.
After walking for 3 months and 1,000 miles they arrived in an Ethiopian refugee camp. After 2 years there the U.N. sent them to southern Sudan, so they had to walk another 1,000 miles --- as a boy of only 13 – to another refugee camp in Kenya.
At age 11 the North Sudanese Muslim Army raided his village killing raping the women, killing the men and any children they found. They killed Santino’s father but his mother lived through that ordeal. Santino was sent to run into the jungle by his mother so he would live. For four days he ran through the jungle coming across lions, tigers and snakes before he found another human, and that was his cousin. They met thousands of others fleeing the Muslims all heading to safety in Ethiopia. They had to keep hiding from the Muslim soldiers who patrolled the paths they had to take to get to Ethiopia.
After walking for 3 months and 1,000 miles they arrived in an Ethiopian refugee camp. After 2 years there the U.N. sent them to southern Sudan, so they had to walk another 1,000 miles --- as a boy of only 13 – to another refugee camp in Kenya.
In 2000 Santino and his
cousin were relocated to Phoenix, Arizona where he became a U.S citizen in
2007, works at a Fry’s grocery store in NE Phoenix and is working toward a degree
in Retail Management at Maricopa Community Colleges
In 2010 Santino went to Africa to visit his family and was very surprised when they announced to him they had found a bride for him and they were to get married on this visit. Santino’s wife is very attached to her mother and was not ready to come to the U.S. but she is now ready to come with the children to be a complete family.
In 2010 Santino went to Africa to visit his family and was very surprised when they announced to him they had found a bride for him and they were to get married on this visit. Santino’s wife is very attached to her mother and was not ready to come to the U.S. but she is now ready to come with the children to be a complete family.
Over the past few years,
from subsequent visits to Africa Santino is now the very proud father of a
4-year-old boy and a girl who is nearly 2. When he went to Africa for 2
months recently neither of his children left his side for a second … that is
how much they miss him and need him.
With the rapidly growing spread of ISIS and other radical Muslims in Africa, Santino fears for the safety of his 2 beautiful, loving children and wants to bring them to the safety of the United States … HE NEEDS YOUR HELP. He does not want them to have to flee to the jungle when the Muslim Soldiers decide to attack the village where his children live.
With the rapidly growing spread of ISIS and other radical Muslims in Africa, Santino fears for the safety of his 2 beautiful, loving children and wants to bring them to the safety of the United States … HE NEEDS YOUR HELP. He does not want them to have to flee to the jungle when the Muslim Soldiers decide to attack the village where his children live.
John Chandler is working
hard to help; “All I am asking for is a few dollars from many people to reach
the $20,000 Santino will need to cover all of the costs for him to fly to
Africa, complete the stacks of paperwork the African government and the U.S. Consulate
/ Embassy will require for him to bring his children here --- because Santino
is a U.S. citizen, so are his children.”
(To learn more about Santino Nyang and his fundraising
goals, visit http://www.gofundme.com/stqzsk)
If you have any questions
you may phone – John Chandler – if I do not have the answers you want, he
will ask Santino personally for the answers.
John
Chandler - Chandler
Search
P.O.
Box 54445, Phoenix,
AZ 85078
If you like, you may send a
“Friend” request to Santino on Facebook at Santino Nyang. https://www.facebook.com/santino.nyang?fref=ts
THANK YOU FOR ANYTHING,
THANK YOU FOR ANYTHING,
YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS CAN DO
TO HELP SANTINO.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
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Friday, July 17, 2015
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015
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HELL A REAL PLACE Our curiosity about the abode of the dead is not completely satisfied by biblical terms or verses. What we do know is that either eternal torment in hell or eternal joy in heaven awaits all people after death, based on whether they trust in Christ's payment for sin or reject Christ. I WAS THERE! The Bible calls hell dark, lonely and miserable, a place of eternal separation from God. But God doesn't want anyone to go there. He wants a relationship with us through His Son, Jesus Christ, so we can spend eternity with Him in heaven. You don't have to fear hell. Take time now to be assured of your place in heaven. DIANA S. ZIMMERMAN, AUTHOR: This is a fascinating book and a remarkable read on may levels--not the least of which is the straight-forward sincerity with which it is written. Whether you believe in heaven or hell, or even in God, it is a book that unfolds with concepts and beliefs that are as intriguing as they are controversial. Larry "Buck" Hunter writes with a passion that defines his journey to hell and back with clarity and depth. DR. VIN SMITH, PHD - AUTHOR: 7 Days in Hell will jerk you awake, and shake you by the scruff of the neck. It isn't God wanting to send you to Hell, it is Satan. The misery is unbearable in Hell, and there is no chance of release. Step by step, Hunter shows the exact truth of a very real place... A place you do not want to go... KATHERINE BILLINGSLEY DUKE, READER: This book tells the Bible chapter and verse where no one wants to go. "Don't play with matches" and make way for Jesus. For seven days we see an out of body experience. No question we hang tight with Jesus!
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