Candyman
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| - | "[[Socrates]] in ''[[Gorgias (dialogue)|Gorgias]]'' warns against the dangers of [[demagoguery]] by asking us to imagine an [[election]] debate attended by little boys. The contestants are a [[physician]] who administers [[bitter potion]]s and a 'sweet shop owner' who hands out [[candy]]. He predicts that the [[candy man]] would win."--Sholem Stein | + | "[[Socrates]] in ''[[Gorgias (dialogue)|Gorgias]]'' warns against the dangers of [[demagoguery]] by asking us to imagine an [[election]] debate attended by little boys. The contestants are a [[physician]] who administers [[bitter potion]]s and a 'sweet shop owner' who hands out [[candy]]. He predicts that the [[candyman]] would win."--Sholem Stein |
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| - | ==Music== | ||
| - | ===Albums=== | ||
| - | *[[Candyman (album)|''Candyman'' (album)]], by Steve Lukather | ||
| - | *''The Candy Man'', by [[Mississippi John Hurt#The Candy Man|Mississippi John Hurt]] | ||
| - | ===Songs=== | + | ==Songs== |
| - | * [[Candyman (Christina Aguilera song)|"Candyman" (Christina Aguilera song)]] | + | *"[[You Goin' Miss Your Candyman]]" (1968) is a song by Terry Callier. It was featured in the French movie ''Intouchables''. |
| - | * [[Candyman (Ratcat song)|"Candyman" (Ratcat song)]] | + | |
| - | * [[Candyman (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)|"Candyman" (Siouxsie & the Banshees song)]] | + | |
| - | * "[[The Candy Man]]", from the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'', notably covered by Sammy Davis, Jr. | + | |
| - | * "Candy Man", a Roy Orbison song and B-side of "[[Crying (Roy Orbison song)|Crying]]". | + | |
| - | * "Candyman", by [[Primus_(band)|Primus]] | + | |
| - | * "Candy Man", by [[Brown Eyed Girls]] | + | |
| - | * "Candy Man", by Suzi Quatro from ''[[Main Attraction (album)|Main Attraction]]'' | + | |
| - | * "Candyman", by Cornershop from ''[[When I Was Born for the 7th Time]]'' | + | |
| - | * "Candyman", by Da Boy Tommy; an [[Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 2000|Ultratop 50 number-one hit of 2000]] in Belgium | + | |
| - | * "Candyman", by the Grateful Dead from ''[[American Beauty (album)|American Beauty]]'' | + | |
| - | * "Candyman", by Kahimi Karie from ''[[Kahimi Karie (album)|Kahimi Karie]]'' | + | |
| - | * "Candy Man", by the Mary Jane Girls from ''[[Mary Jane Girls (album)|Mary Jane Girls]]'' | + | |
| - | * "Candy Man", by Reverend Gary Davis; covered by Hot Tuna on ''[[First Pull Up, Then Pull Down]]'' | + | |
| - | * "Candyman", by Spacehog from ''[[Resident Alien]]'' | + | |
| - | * "Candyman", by Vertical Horizon from ''[[Running on Ice]]'' | + | |
| - | * "Candy Man Blues", by [[Mississippi John Hurt]] | + | |
| - | * "[[Lollipop (Candyman)]]", by Aqua | + | |
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| - | ===Performers=== | + | |
| - | * [[Candyman (rapper)]], an American rap artist | + | |
| - | * [[Candyman (singer)]], a Cuban reggaeton singer | + | |
| - | *[[The Candymen]], an American band | + | |
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| - | ==Film, television and comics== | + | |
| - | * [[Candyman (franchise)|''Candyman'' (franchise)]], a horror film franchise, consisting of four films: | + | |
| - | ** [[Candyman (1992 film)|''Candyman'' (1992 film)]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh|''Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh'' (1995 film)]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Candyman: Day of the Dead|''Candyman: Day of the Dead'' (1999 film)]] | + | |
| - | ** [[Candyman (2020 film)|''Candyman'' (2020 film)]] | + | |
| - | * [[Candyman (2010 film)|''Candyman'' (2010 film)]], a documentary about David Klein, originator of Jelly Belly jelly beans | + | |
| - | * [[The Candy Man (film)|''The Candy Man'' (film)]], a 1969 crime thriller film | + | |
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| - | ==People nicknamed Candyman== | + | |
| - | * [[Brad Armstrong (wrestler)]], American professional wrestler | + | |
| - | * [[Zeca Baleiro]], Brazilian MPB artist, nicknamed "Baleiro" ("Candyman") | + | |
| - | * [[John Candelaria]], American baseball pitcher | + | |
| - | * [[Tom Candiotti]], American baseball pitcher | + | |
| - | * [[Dean Corll]], American serial killer | + | |
| - | * [[Candy Maldonado]], American baseball player | + | |
| - | * [[Ronald Clark O'Bryan]], American Halloween child poisoner | + | |
| - | * [[Lamar Odom]], American basketball player | + | |
| - | * Candyman, a pseudonym for one of [[The Humble Guys]], a cracking group for the IBM PC | + | |
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| - | ==Fictional characters nicknamed Candyman== | + | |
| - | * [[Candyman (character)|Candyman/Daniel Robitaille]], the antagonist of the ''Candyman'' franchise | + | |
| - | * [[Kandy Man]], a robot in the ''Doctor Who'' universe | + | |
| - | * [[Officer Conrad "Candyman" Jones]], a recurring police officer from the television series ''Third Watch'' | + | |
| - | * Candyman, a character in [[Fringe (season 3)#ep50|Season 3 of the television series ''Fringe'']] | + | |
| - | * Candyman, in the comics series ''[[The Tick]]'', a member of the supervillain team The Phalanx of Gloom | + | |
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| *[[Candy]] | *[[Candy]] | ||
| + | *[[Candyman (1992 film)]] | ||
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"Socrates in Gorgias warns against the dangers of demagoguery by asking us to imagine an election debate attended by little boys. The contestants are a physician who administers bitter potions and a 'sweet shop owner' who hands out candy. He predicts that the candyman would win."--Sholem Stein |
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Candyman may refer to a person who performs candy making.
Candyman may also refer to:
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Songs
- "You Goin' Miss Your Candyman" (1968) is a song by Terry Callier. It was featured in the French movie Intouchables.
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