The Keane Brothers
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| - | "'''Dancing in the Moonlight'''" is a song by the French-[[United States|American]] rock group [[King Harvest]] that was released as a single in 1972 and reached number 13 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The band released other singles, but they were never able to match the success of "Dancing in the Moonlight". The track used a [[Wurlitzer electric piano]] throughout. | + | '''The Keane Brothers''' was an [[United States|American]] [[pop music]] duo from 1976 to 1982, composed of pre-teens Tom Keane on piano and John Keane on drums. The duo released four albums and briefly hosted a television variety show on [[CBS]]. The brothers subsequently went on to solo careers as songwriters and music producers. |
| - | In 2000, English [[alternative rock]] band [[Toploader]] released a cover of "Dancing in the Moonlight". It was originally released in February 2000 as the third single from their debut studio album ''[[Onka's Big Moka]]'' (1999) and peaked at number 19 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. It was re-released in November of the same year and then reached number 7. The song has been certified Platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] for sales of over 600,000 copies. | + | ==Soundtracks== |
| + | ;Film | ||
| + | * ''[[Zapped!]]'' (1982) | ||
| + | * ''[[Two of a Kind (1983 film)|Two of a Kind]]'' (1983) | ||
| + | * ''[[Kidd Video]]'' (1984) | ||
| + | * ''[[St. Elmo's Fire (film)|St. Elmo’s Fire]]'' (1985) | ||
| + | * ''[[White Nights (1985 film)|White Nights]]'' (1985) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Secret of My Succe$s]]'' (1987) | ||
| + | * ''[[Win Win (film)|Win Win]]'' (2011) | ||
| + | * ''[[Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil]]'' (2011) | ||
| + | * ''[[Spotlight (film)|Spotlight]]'' (2015) | ||
| - | ==Other versions== | + | ;Anime |
| - | *[[Liza Minnelli]] on her 1973 album ''[[The Singer (Liza Minnelli album)|The Singer]]'' | + | * [[One Pound Gospel]] (1988) (Theme Song Arrangements) |
| - | *[[Johnny Rivers]] on his 1975 ''New Lovers and Old Friends'' album | + | * [[After War Gundam X]] (1996) (music and arrangements for ending theme songs) |
| - | *[[Joe Esposito (singer)|Joe "Bean" Esposito]] on his 1996 album ''[[Treated and Released]]'' | + | * Chōja Reideen (1996) (main composer with Kiyoshi Murakami) |
| - | *[[Baha Men]] on 1994's ''[[Kalik (album)|Kalik]]'' | + | * [[The Dog of Flanders (1997 film)|The Dog of Flanders]] (1997) (composer for ending theme "When I Cry") |
| - | *[[Masters of the Obvious]] | + | * [[Silent Möbius]] (1998) (composer for second ending theme song) |
| - | *[[The Keane Brothers]] — who created a [[disco]] version in 1979 | + | |
| - | *[[Aswad (band)|Aswad]] on their 2002 album ''[[Cool Summer Reggae]]'' | + | |
| - | *[[Orleans (band)|Orleans]] | + | |
| - | *[[My Morning Jacket]] | + | |
| - | *[[Jack Wagner (actor)|Jack Wagner]] | + | |
| - | *[[Ted Raimi]] (in the ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' musical episode "[[Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire]]") | + | |
| - | *[[Alyson Stoner]] for the 2009 Disney movie ''[[Space Buddies]]''. | + | |
| - | *[[Jumping Jacks]] (named "Jumping in the Moonlight") | + | |
| - | * Japanese singer [[:ja:大橋トリオ|ohashiTrio]] on his 2010 album ''[[:ja:FAKE BOOK|Fake Book]]'' | + | |
| - | * [[Yonder Mountain String Band]] on their 2017 album ''Love, Ain't Love'' | + | |
| - | <!--Do not be tempted to add The Smashing Pumpkins, Diana Vickers, or alt-J to this list. They covered Thin Lizzy's track "Dancin' In the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" - a completely different song--> | + | |
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The Keane Brothers was an American pop music duo from 1976 to 1982, composed of pre-teens Tom Keane on piano and John Keane on drums. The duo released four albums and briefly hosted a television variety show on CBS. The brothers subsequently went on to solo careers as songwriters and music producers.
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Soundtracks
- Film
- Zapped! (1982)
- Two of a Kind (1983)
- Kidd Video (1984)
- St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)
- White Nights (1985)
- The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
- Win Win (2011)
- Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011)
- Spotlight (2015)
- Anime
- One Pound Gospel (1988) (Theme Song Arrangements)
- After War Gundam X (1996) (music and arrangements for ending theme songs)
- Chōja Reideen (1996) (main composer with Kiyoshi Murakami)
- The Dog of Flanders (1997) (composer for ending theme "When I Cry")
- Silent Möbius (1998) (composer for second ending theme song)
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