question: who sang how can you mend a broken heart first

answers: Bee Gees

answers: the Bee Gees

title: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

text: "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" is a song released by the Bee Gees in 1971.  It was written mainly by Barry and Robin Gibb and was the lead and first single on the group's 1971 album Trafalgar. It was their first US No. 1 single and also reached No. 1 in Cashbox magazine for two weeks.

title: A Broken Heart Can Mend

text: & Tracks. A Broken Heart Can Mend "A Broken Heart Can Mend" is a song written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and recorded by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal. It is the third single from the singer's self-titled debut solo album, "Alexander O'Neal" (1985). Following the moderately successful chart performances of the "Alexander O'Neal" singles "Innocent", and "If You Were Here Tonight", "A Broken Heart Can Mend" was released as the album's third single. Alexander O'Neal's 3rd hit single and it reached #53 in the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, the single reached #62 on Billboard's Hot

title: A Broken Heart Can Mend

text: A Broken Heart Can Mend "A Broken Heart Can Mend" is a song written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and recorded by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal. It is the third single from the singer's self-titled debut solo album, "Alexander O'Neal" (1985). Following the moderately successful chart performances of the "Alexander O'Neal" singles "Innocent", and "If You Were Here Tonight", "A Broken Heart Can Mend" was released as the album's third single. Alexander O'Neal's 3rd hit single and it reached #53 in the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, the single reached #62 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles

title: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

text: 2013 film "American Hustle" and on its soundtrack. Barry and Robin Gibb wrote the song in August 1970 with "Lonely Days" when the Gibb brothers had reconvened following a period of break-up and alienation. "Robin came to my place," says Barry, "and that afternoon we wrote 'How Can You Mend a Broken Heart' and that obviously was a link to us coming back together. We called Maurice, finished the song, went to the studio and once again, with only 'Broken Heart' as a basic structure, we went in to the studio with that and an idea for 'Lonely Days', and

title: Lovie Austin

text: Armstrong, with whom she worked on the song "Heebie Jeebies". Austin's skills as songwriter can be heard in the classic "Down Hearted Blues", a tune she co-wrote with Alberta Hunter. The lament of a woman with a broken heart, the song describes how the man she loved "wrecked her life." Singer Bessie Smith turned the song into a hit in 1923. Austin was also a session musician for Paramount Records. Austin and the Blues Serenaders recorded with Paramount Records during their temporary shift from New York to Chicago in 1923. When the classic blues craze began to wane in the

title: Some Broken Hearts Never Mend

text: Austria and No. 4 in Netherlands. The Bellamy Brothers covered the song in 1999 in a reggae style for the album "Reggae Cowboy". This version was also a single, but did not chart. Some Broken Hearts Never Mend "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" is a song written by Wayland Holyfield, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in January 1977 as the first single from the album "Visions". "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" was Don Williams' sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent

title: Some Broken Hearts Never Mend

text: Some Broken Hearts Never Mend "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" is a song written by Wayland Holyfield, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in January 1977 as the first single from the album "Visions". "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" was Don Williams' sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 12 weeks within the top 40. The song was also an international hit for Telly Savalas. It topped the Swiss charts for two weeks, and peaked at No. 2 in

title: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

text: co-writer of the song, for both the "Ultimate" CD and DVD, and it was credited to the moniker Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. The song was recorded on 28 January 1971 in London same day as "We Lost the Road", "When Do I", "If I Were the Sky", "Bring Out the Thoughts in Me" and "Ellan Vannin". The group's later song "My World" followed along the same musical ideas on this song. Robin Gibb's remarked on the song, "The whole thing took about an hour to complete. The song reached the number one spot, to our great satisfaction." The song

title: Men with Broken Hearts

text: Heart" - with Fred Rose producing. He was backed by Jerry Rivers (fiddle), Don Helms (steel guitar), Sammy Pruett (electric guitar), Chet Atkins (rhythm guitar), Ernie Newton or Howard Watts (bass). It was released as a single in 1951 with "Just Waitin'" as the B-side. Men with Broken Hearts "Men with Broken Hearts" is a song written and recorded by Hank Williams under the pseudonym "Luke the Drifter." It was released on MGM Records in 1951. "Men with Broken Hearts" was a song of which its composer was extremely proud; in the liner notes to the 2001 Mercury album "Hank

title: Don't Break the Heart That Loves You

text: Falling in Love With You Tonight," "When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart)," "'Baby's First Christmas" (another Davis and Mencher composition), "'Mon Cœur est un Violon," and "Personne au Monde." The ballad, recorded by Francis in two-part harmony with a spoken bridge, is a plea from a heartbroken lover who is trying to understand why her lover is going out of his way to treat her unkindly. The song ends with her begging him not to break her heart. The "Billboard" Hot 100 dated 31 March 1962 ranked "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You"

title: Men with Broken Hearts

text: as before he fell, ain't he?" In the "American Masters" film, Danny Dill recalls, "He was simply "overwhelmed" by that song, 'Men with Broken Hearts.' And it was so sad, it was awful! But he loved it." The song, like most of the Luke the Drifter recordings, is a recitation, and Hank's delivery, infused with compassion and sadness, gives it a moral authority that is immediately arresting and would influence countless singers from George Jones to Bob Dylan. Williams recorded the song on December 21, 1950 in at Castle Studio in Nashville - the same session that produced "Cold, Cold

title: Mythology Tour

text: the band to sing "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart". Barry Gibb sang "I Started a Joke" for the first time with Robin singing the rest of the song on the video screen with the band. In April 2013, Gibb announced his first solo UK tour and that he would play five dates in the United Kingdom and Ireland between 21 September and 3 October. The UK leg of the Mythology tour was promoted by Stuart Galbraith of Kilimanjaro Live. The US leg of the tour started in Boston in May 2014. Mythology Tour The Mythology Tour is the

title: A Cowboy's Born with a Broken Heart

text: A Cowboy's Born with a Broken Heart "A Cowboy's Born with a Broken Heart" is a song written by Chris Farren and Jeffrey Steele, and recorded by American country music band Boy Howdy. It was released in June 1993 as the second single from their album "Welcome to Howdywood". The song reached number 12 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1993. The singer talks about how alone and pensive a cowboy is and has been since birth, implying that there is some mythical(if not genetic) and shared trait among cowboys that make them unique. The

title: Only Love Can Break a Heart

text: Only Love Can Break a Heart "Only Love Can Break a Heart" is the title of a popular song from 1962, performed by the American singer-songwriter Gene Pitney. The song was written by Hal David (words) and Burt Bacharach (music) and appears on Pitney's second album "Only Love Can Break a Heart". Pitney had enjoyed some success as a songwriter prior to breaking through as a performer in his own right. He wrote the songs "Hello Mary Lou", "Rubber Ball", and "He's a Rebel", the latter a number-one "Billboard" Hot 100 hit for The Crystals in 1962. Ironically, Pitney's success

title: Barry Gibb

text: withdrawn at the last minute in the US while Polydor planned to release "One Bad Thing" (2 October 1970). In 1971, the group released "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" which was their first American #1 hit. In October 1971, Gibb recorded three songs for his fan club called "Barry Gibb Fan Club"; one of the songs, "King Kathy" was released as a single on Lyntone Records. Gibb had remained a constant creative force for the group and, by 1972, had set aside the idea of a parallel solo career and was ready to devote full attention to the

title: Don't Break the Heart That Loves You

text: Don't Break the Heart That Loves You "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" is an American song written by Benny Davis and Murray Mencher (using the pseudonym Ted Murry). The song was a success for two artists in two different genres: Connie Francis in the pop field in 1962, and Margo Smith as a country version in 1978. Benny Davis and Murray Mencher (1898-1991) became associated with Connie Francis by suggestion of Francis' father, George Franconero. The idea was to combine the skills of Tin Pan Alley veterans Davis and Mencher with the current sound of the day. Francis

title: Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart

text: featured on the "Debby Boone" album. In 1980 Boone would attempt a third Connie Francis hit remake with her version of "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" which would fall short of the C&W Top 40 at #48. A German rendering of the song: "Das kommt davon...", was recorded in 1961 by Gitte. Elda Viler () recorded the Slovenian rendering "Dolina Brez Odmeva" in 1964 and also recorded "La Valle Senzo Eco" in 1965. Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart "Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart" is a popular song written by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller. It was recorded by

title: Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart

text: time. In some ways it has come full circle. In recent years it was recorded by Dion DiMucci who is from the Bronx, the first by a New York singer since 1965; it was recently performed at Brooklyn College in New York by the Mighty Sparrow, a few blocks from where the song was first written. It has been recorded in most styles including pop, blues, r&b, c&w, rock, and reggae, and can be found on internet lists from ‘Words of Inspiration’ to ‘The Most Depressing Songs of All Time’, and is even mentioned on a website devoted to vampires.

title: Men with Broken Hearts

text: Men with Broken Hearts "Men with Broken Hearts" is a song written and recorded by Hank Williams under the pseudonym "Luke the Drifter." It was released on MGM Records in 1951. "Men with Broken Hearts" was a song of which its composer was extremely proud; in the liner notes to the 2001 Mercury album "Hank Williams as Luke the Drifter: Beyond the Sunset", he is quoted asking journalist Allen Rankin, "Ain't that the awfulest, morbidest song you ever heard in your life? Don't know how I happen to write that thing, except that somebody that fell, he's the same man

title: A Cowboy's Born with a Broken Heart

text: song emphasizes a cowboys honesty and good character while also hinting at a typical anti-social tendency. The music video was directed by Sara Nichols and produced by Tom Forrest. A Cowboy's Born with a Broken Heart "A Cowboy's Born with a Broken Heart" is a song written by Chris Farren and Jeffrey Steele, and recorded by American country music band Boy Howdy. It was released in June 1993 as the second single from their album "Welcome to Howdywood". The song reached number 12 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1993. The singer talks about how

title: The Way We Make a Broken Heart

text: in Berlin". The Way We Make a Broken Heart "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" is a song written by John Hiatt. It was recorded by Ry Cooder in 1980 on his album Borderline. "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" was covered by both John Hiatt and Rosanne Cash in 1983 as a duet. The single was produced by Scott Mathews and Ron Nagle, however, Geffen Records did not release the single. Willy DeVille performed this song twice in Berlin 2002; once in an unplugged version and once with his electric band. This is documented on his 2002

title: Bless the Broken Road

text: of the song, for a planned second album on Epic Records that would have been released in 1998. This album was not released, due to a dispute between the band and its label. Since then, many artists have recorded the song including Melodie Crittenden, Geoff Moore, Selah, Jamie Slocum, Carrie Underwood, Buddy Greene, and Rascal Flatts. Also in 1998, Melodie Crittenden recorded the song under the title "Broken Road," and included it on her self-titled debut album for Asylum Records. Released as the first of two singles from it, this version was a number 42 single on the "Billboard" Hot

title: The Way We Make a Broken Heart

text: The Way We Make a Broken Heart "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" is a song written by John Hiatt. It was recorded by Ry Cooder in 1980 on his album Borderline. "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" was covered by both John Hiatt and Rosanne Cash in 1983 as a duet. The single was produced by Scott Mathews and Ron Nagle, however, Geffen Records did not release the single. Willy DeVille performed this song twice in Berlin 2002; once in an unplugged version and once with his electric band. This is documented on his 2002 album "Live

title: Broken Heart (album)

text: group were included with songs by Jack Conrad and Ray Kennedy, Mike Japp and Chas Sandford. Broken Heart (album) Broken Heart is The Babys second album. The album produced The Babys first big hit "Isn't It Time", which reached No. 13 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1977. "Broken Heart" is currently out of print, but it can be found released as a double album with the self-titled album "The Babys". Producer Ron Nevison seemed to help create a clearer sound and the album ranges from frantic guitar and drum solos to quiet ballads like "Silver Dreams". Waite's vocals received

title: Don't Break the Heart That Loves You

text: Hot Country Singles chart in February 1978, and crossed over to the Easy Listening chart peaking at number forty. "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" has also been recorded by Arthur Alexander (album "You Better Move On"/ 1962), the Lennon Sisters (album "#1 Hits Of The 1960's"/ 1964), Tatjana Hubinská ("Vieš, Čo Je Žiaľ" / 1965), and by Dominic Kirwan (album "Unconditional Love"/ 1999). Guy Lombardo recorded a version that appeared on his 1962 Decca album By Special Request. Don't Break the Heart That Loves You "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" is an American song written by

title: Jimmy Powell (singer)

text: 1968. They made two singles for Decca "Time Mends Broken Hearts/Unexpected Mirrors" and "I Just Can't Get Over You/Real Cool" recorded at Hollick & Taylor in Birmingham. They were managed at this time by BBC presenter St.John Howell and an appearance on the TV soap The Newcomers followed. A highlight of 1967 was a gig on 2 July at the Savile Theatre, London appearing with Cream, John Mayall, and Jeff Beck/Rod Stewart group. However, according to Bruce Eder at Allmusic, "their singles failed to register with the public despite a high-energy sound strongly reminiscent of the early Stones, solid attack

title: Broken Down Heart

text: Broken Down Heart "Broken Down Heart" was the a song with the dubious distinction of first being on the A-side, and then subsequently flipped to the B-side of a 45 rpm record by the band Arrows in 1975. On the other side of this vinyl single record was the first released version of a song that has gone on to become an internationally known rock standard, the anthemic sing-along, "I Love Rock 'N Roll."<br> A medium tempo song, Broken Down Heart was written by Roger Ferris, produced by Mickie Most on RAK Records , and sung by Arrows lead vocalist

title: I'll Never Break Your Heart

text: I'll Never Break Your Heart "I'll Never Break Your Heart" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys. It was released as the second single from their self-titled debut album. The song was written by singer-songwriters Eugene Wilde and Albert Manno and produced by Veit Renn and Timmy Allen. It was later included on their US debut album as well as their fourth single in the US right after "Backstreet's Back" reissue on March 31, 1998. The song was first released in December 1995, then in 1996 for a few other markets, and subsequently was re-released June 1998 of

title: Bee Gees

text: the group's official drummer. Bridgford had previously worked with the Groove and Tin Tin and played drums on Maurice's unreleased first solo album. In 1970, "2 Years On" was released in October in the US and November in the UK. The lead single "Lonely Days" reached No. 3 in the United States, promoted by appearances on "The Johnny Cash Show", Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show", "The Andy Williams Show", "The Dick Cavett Show" and "The Ed Sullivan Show". Their ninth album, "Trafalgar", was released in late 1971. The single "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" was the first to hit

title: Give Your Heart a Break

text: Give Your Heart a Break "Give Your Heart a Break" is a song by American singer Demi Lovato for her third studio album "Unbroken" (2011). It was released on January 23, 2012 by Hollywood Records, as the second and final single from the album. The song was written and produced by Josh Alexander and Billy Steinberg. "Give Your Heart a Break" incorporates drums, violin and strings. The latter two, according to music critics, are reminiscent of those used in Coldplay's "Viva la Vida". Lyrically, the song chronicles the protagonist's attempt to win over her lover who has been hurt in

title: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart


question: who was the original host of what's my line

answers: John Daly

title: What's My Line?

title: What's My Line?

text: the original series, Goodson-Todman went to ABC News to seek out a host, whose title had ceased to be that of "moderator," and hired Wally Bruner to take over for John Charles Daly. Bruner left the series at the conclusion of its fourth season, the 1971-1972 season, and actor Larry Blyden stepped in at the beginning of the 1972-1973 season to host the remaining three seasons. The syndicated edition had two regular panelists for its entire run, with Soupy Sales joining the returning Arlene Francis. Bennett Cerf appeared as a guest on an irregular basis until he died during production

title: What's My Line?

text: then was revived on March 1 until August 26, 2013 on TVRI, it was one of the most successful and legendary quiz show in Indonesia. Created by Ani Sumadi. After 15 years, the show is aired again on Trans 7 TV station starting from October 27, 2014 until March 1, 2015. The hosts were Aom Kusman, Denny Chandra and Ananda Omesh. The Lithuanian version began in late 2010 under the name "Kas tu toks?" (Who Are You?). It is broadcast on Lietuvos Rytas Television. A Puerto Rican version aired, and Puerto Rican panelist Sylvette de Aldrey appeared as a contestant

title: What's My Line?

text: a fourth guest panelist. After Kilgallen's mysterious death in 1965, she was similarly not replaced with a permanent panelist. For the show's final two years, the panel consisted of Cerf, Francis and two guests. Regular announcers included Lee Vines, who served from 1950 to 1955, Hal Simms, who served from 1955 to 1961, Ralph Paul, whose tenure was confined to 1961, and Johnny Olson, perhaps the best known of Goodson-Todman's television announcers, whose tenure began in 1961 and ran till 1967. "What's My Line?" was a guessing game in which the four panelists attempted to determine the occupation ("i.e.", "line

title: What's My Line?

text: of the fourth season in 1971. Other panelists included Alan Alda, his father Robert Alda, Joanna Barnes, Joyce Brothers, Jack Cassidy, Bert Convy, Joel Grey, Elaine Joyce, Ruta Lee, Meredith MacRae, Henry Morgan, Gene Rayburn, Nipsey Russell, Gene Shalit and Dana Valery. Unlike its predecessor, the syndicated "What's My Line?" did not emphasize formality as the panelists dressed in normal attire. In addition, the panelists were simply referred to by name and only their first names were displayed in front of them. The show did manage to keep some elements of the original series intact, as the cartoon introduction used

title: What's My Line?

text: which referred to differently-colored piggy banks. Playing rules were almost identical to the original American rules on "What's My Line" with two notable exceptions: The series returned from 1961 and ran until Lembke's unexpected death in 1989. The series returned as a weekly program on Kabel 1 from 1999 to 2005, hosted by Björn Hergen Schimpf. The panel consisted of entertainer/comedians Herbert Feuerstein and Tanja Schumann, talk-show host Vera Int-Veen, and former German minister of labour and social affairs Norbert Blüm. The Indonesian version is called "" ("Who He/She Is"). First premiered on August 3, 1992 until June 26, 1998

title: What's My Line?

text: What's My Line? What's My Line? is a panel game show that originally ran in the United States on the CBS Television Network from 1950 to 1967, with several international versions and subsequent U.S. revivals. The game requires celebrity panelists to question a contestant in order to determine his or her occupation, "i.e.", "line [of work]," with panelists being called on to identify a weekly celebrity "mystery guest" with specificity. It is the longest-running U.S. primetime network television game-show. Moderated by John Charles Daly and with panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis, and Bennett Cerf, "What's My Line?" won three Emmy

title: Who Said That?

text: took over as the second television emcee during an interrupted schedule from April 5 to 26, 1952, and April 13, 1953, to July 5, 1954. John Charles Daly, long-time host of "What's My Line?" on CBS, was the emcee for the final shortened season of the series, February 2 to July 26, 1955, when it aired on ABC. Recurring panelists included Morey Amsterdam, Al Capp, June Lockhart, Kitty Carlisle, Bennett Cerf, Oscar Levant, and columnists Bob Considine and Earl Wilson. Sometimes, the source of the quotation was featured in silhouette delivering his own quotation. A home viewer who submitted a

title: What's My Line?

text: March 24, 2008 for an announced run of six shows. The show is now an authorized production as it is licensed by FremantleMedia, the owners of "What's My Line?". As of April 12, 2008 the New York mystery guests have been George Wendt, Moby, Natalia Paruz and Tony Roberts. Panelists have included Jonathan Ames, Dr. Joy Browne, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Frank DeCaro, Michael Riedel, and original TV version veterans Betsy Palmer and Julia Meade. The first guest on the New York show (#75 in the production overall) was Pat Finch, who was the first guest on the first CBS episode. In

title: What's My Line?

text: 2014, another pilot for a revival was shot to offer to stations in 2015, but it also failed to sell. It was during the run of the syndicated version that Woody Allen parodied "What's My Line?" in his 1972 film "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex," with the segment "What Are Sex Perverts?" featuring a game show called "What's My Perversion?" Appearing as panelists were Robert Q. Lewis, who had been a panelist on the original "What's My Line?", and Pamela Mason, who had been a mystery guest. Jack Barry, partner of Dan Enright, both of whom had

title: What's My Line?

text: the contestants. On the initial program of February 2, 1950, the panel was former New Jersey governor Harold Hoffman, columnist Dorothy Kilgallen, poet Louis Untermeyer, and psychiatrist Richard Hoffmann. The panel varied somewhat in the following weeks, but after the first few broadcasts, during the show's earliest period the panel generally consisted of Kilgallen, actress Arlene Francis, Untermeyer and comedy writer Hal Block. At various times, a regular panelist might take a vacation or be absent from an episode due to outside commitments. On these occasions, a guest panelist would take their spot. The most frequent guest panelist was Arlene

title: What's My Line?

text: Line?" was called "Adivinhe o que ele Faz?" ("Guess What He Does?") and was hosted by Heloísa Helena. On December 16, 1956 Helena appeared as a contestant on the American version. "Chacun son métier" ("To Each His Job" or "To Each His Trade") ran on Radio-Canada from 1954 to 1959 and was hosted by Louis Morisset. On January 23, 1955 panelist Nicole Germain appeared as a contestant in the first round on the American version, then sat on the panel next to Bennett Cerf for the second round. On January 18, 1959, near the end of the Canadian run, host

title: What's My Line?

text: additional year. With this in mind, Goodson-Todman offered host Blyden the hosting position on "Showoffs," a charades-based game show that the company was developing for ABC's daytime lineup. He accepted and shot a pilot shortly after "What's My Line?" ended production. However, Blyden never got to host the series as he was killed in an automobile accident while traveling in Morocco just before taping was to begin. At the time of Blyden's death, a handful of new episodes of "What's My Line?" had yet to air in certain markets; by the fall of 1975, the last of these episodes had

title: What's My Line?

text: revived by HTV West and Meridian from 20 September 1994 to 17 December 1996 hosted by Emma Forbes. A special one-off edition hosted by Hugh Dennis was produced for BBC Four in 2005, as part of a season about British culture in the decade following World War II, along with an episode of the original series, from 5 October 1957. A one-off episode aired on the BBC website on 7 March 2011 as part of the BBC's Red Nose Day fundraiser "24 Hour Panel People". Stephen K. Amos served as presenter, with David Walliams, Christopher Biggins and Holly Walsh on

title: Arlene Francis

text: chat show on WOR-AM that ran from 1960 to 1984. Francis was a panelist on the weekly game show "What's My Line?" from its second episode on CBS in 1950 until its network cancellation in 1967, and in its daily syndicated version from 1968–75. The original show, which featured guests whose occupation, or "line," the panelists were to guess, became one of the classic television game shows, noted for the urbanity of its host and panelists. She appeared on other game shows, including "Match Game", "Password", "To Tell the Truth", and other programs produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman,

title: What's My Line?

text: game elements. "What's My Line?" announcer Johnny Olson was the announcer, and Bob Barker was the host for the show which ran for two seasons on CBS. From November 2004 to July 2006, Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten produced one-hour live stage versions of the show at the ACME Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles, California, titled "What's My Line? — Live On Stage". The Los Angeles version of the live show went on hiatus when van Straaten relocated to New York, then resumed in June 2007. The production debuted in New York at the Barrow Street Theatre on

title: What's My Line?

text: The series returned, on BBC2 with David Jacobs as host, from 23 August 1973 to 18 May 1974. Regular panelists were William Franklyn, Isobel Barnett (Lady Barnett), Kenneth Williams, and Anna Quayle; later in the run, Quayle was replaced by Nanette Newman. Eamonn Andrews returned to host a revival on ITV from 26 March 1984 with John Benson as announcer. This version aired at night and, although mainly recorded, some episodes were screened live. Taped episodes may be identified as opening with "Tonight from London it's time for "What's My Line?"", while those broadcast live began with "Live from London".

title: What's My Line?

text: Morisset appeared as a contestant on the American version. "Was bin ich?" ("What am I?") ran on ARD (First German Television) from 1955 to 1958 and from 1961 to 1989 with Robert Lembke (a Bavarian) as host. Lembke was head of the news division of the public Bavarian Broadcasting Establishment "Bayerischer Rundfunk" (BR) at the time and had bought the rights to the series during a visit to the BBC in 1954. The best-known panel consisted of district attorney Hans Sachs, actress Marianne Koch, TV announcers Annette von Aretin and Anneliese Fleyenschmidt, and Guido Baumann, head of the entertainment division

title: What's My Line?

text: during the final two seasons on CBS was reused with new music added. The panelists also entered in the same manner as they had before with Soupy Sales (or the panelist occupying the seat farthest left when he was absent) coming out first and introducing the person sitting next to him, and continuing down the line to Arlene Francis (or whoever occupied her seat while she was absent), who would then introduce the host. In the 1960s and 1970s syndicated run, whenever there was extra time, a special game was instituted called "Who's Who". This was where four members of

title: John Charles Daly

text: foray into television was as a panelist on the game show "Celebrity Time". This led to a job in 1950 as the host and moderator on a new panel show produced by Goodson–Todman, "What's My Line?" The show lasted 17 years with Daly hosting all but four episodes of the weekly series. In 1954–55, in addition to his duties with "What's My Line?", Daly also hosted the final year of the NBC Television game show "Who Said That?", in which celebrities tried to determine the speaker of quotations taken from recent news reports. On "What's My Line?", each panelist introduced

title: That's My Line

text: That's My Line That's My Line was a summer CBS reality show developed by Mark Goodson, one of the creators of "What's My Line?". The show highlights the unusual occupations of ordinary people, but unlike "What's My Line?", it has no panel or game components; the show is rather along the same lines as NBC's "Real People" and ABC's "That's Incredible!". It was hosted by Bob Barker and announced by Johnny Olson, both associated with Goodson-Todman's hit game show, "The Price Is Right". The series was co-hosted by Suzanne Childs and Tiiu Leek, and joined during the 1981 run by

title: What's My Line?

text: to 13 May 1963. The host (called "chairman") on the premiere was Gilbert Harding, who was replaced by Eamonn Andrews for the remainder of the run. Regular panelists included Harding, Isobel Barnett, Barbara Kelly, David Nixon and Cyril Fletcher, while Katie Boyle, Jerry Desmonde, Ghislaine Alexander, Marghanita Laski, Frances Day and Elizabeth Allan were among the others. There was also a radio version for British listeners on Radio Luxembourg. As Andrews and Harding had exclusive contracts with the BBC, their places were taken by Peter Martyn (later Bernard Braden) and Richard Attenborough. Original-series regulars Nixon, Barnett and Kelly also appeared.

title: What's My Line?

text: aired across the United States. (Comedian Bobby Van ended up hosting "Showoffs.") New versions of "WML" were planned as early as 1981, then in 1996, the show was going to be revived by a joint venture between All-American Television and Miramax Films (which also would have been Miramax's first foray into television game shows) as it was being described as "a new model" that would have blended the original features such as having a celebrity panel question contestants in an effort to guess their occupation and also having the panel blindfolded to guess the identity of a famous person, with

title: What's My Line?

text: them are more complicated. Alpha Video released a DVD containing four episodes on February 26, 2008. This is an unofficial release of public domain episodes, and it is unclear if an official release will occur. The original "What's My Line?" based on the Daly era was released by Lowell in 1955. The second version based on the Bruner/Blyden era was released by Whitman in 1969. In order to commemorate the shows 50th Anniversary at the time, this version was released by Endless Games in 2001. Released by Dot in 1955, audio recordings of eight "mystery guest" segments from the original

title: Johnny Olson

text: (on which he greeted each team of challengers with the question, "What is your name, please?"). The following year, he added duties on sister show "What's My Line?", and in 1962 began announcing in the original "Match Game" in daytime on NBC until that series ended in 1969. Olson was also announcer for "The Jackie Gleason Show" from 1962 until its cancellation in 1970. The first few seasons of the variety show were recorded in New York City while the last few seasons were produced in Miami Beach, Florida. Olson continued to announce "What's My Line?" and "To Tell the

title: What's My Line?

text: Daly appeared on-camera in 1975 having a conversation that introduced the old kinescope clips. Hosts of the syndicated version, Wally Bruner and Larry Blyden, were alive at the time but did not participate. With the exception of Bruner's 1969 appearance with mystery guest Gerald Ford, the 25th anniversary special consisted entirely of highlights from the CBS Sunday night version of the series. In 1980, Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions, creators of "What's My Line?", produced "That's My Line" which also highlighted the unusual occupations of ordinary people. However, the show was developed as a reality show and had no panel or

title: It's News to Me

text: It's News to Me It's News to Me was a weekly panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS Television. It was a derivative of Goodson-Todman's own panel show "What's My Line?". Originally aired as a one-time special on May 11, 1951; It debuted as a series July 2, 1951 and ran until September 12, 1953. The show returned July 9 – August 27, 1954 as a summer replacement for "Person to Person". The original series was hosted by veteran radio and television newsman John Charles Daly, concurrent with his regular hosting duties on "What's My

title: What's My Line?

text: Los Angeles, panelists have included Carlos Alazraqui, Alison Arngrim, E.G. Daily, Andy Dick, Paul Goebel, Danny Goldman, Annabelle Gurwitch, Mariette Hartley, Elaine Hendrix, Marty Ingels, Cathy Ladman, David L. Lander, Kate Linder, Ann Magnuson, Jayne Meadows, Lee Meriwether, Patt Morrison, Rick Overton, Jimmy Pardo, Lisa Jane Persky, Nancy Pimental, Greg Proops, Mink Stole, Nicole Sullivan, Marcia Wallace, Matt Walsh, Len Wein, Wil Wheaton, Gary Anthony Williams, Debra Wilson, April Winchell, and Andy Zax. Mystery guests have included Ed Begley, Jr., Stephen Bishop, Mr. Blackwell, LeVar Burton, Brett Butler, José Canseco, Drew Carey, Andy Dick, Michael and Kitty Dukakis, Hector Elizondo,

title: What's My Line?

text: campaign. Just days after disbanding their technical crew, Goodson and Todman pitched the idea of a retrospective network special to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the program's CBS debut, called "What's My Line at 25". The programming department at CBS turned down the idea but ABC bought it. The special was broadcast by ABC on May 28, 1975 as a late-night "Wide World Special", and is currently available for viewing at The Paley Center for Media. It made a return twice on television as a one-time rerun on GSN (Game Show Network) on December 25, 2014 at 1:00 A.M. EST

title: What's My Line?

text: Regular panelists included Angela Rippon, Ernie Wise, George Gale, Jeffrey Archer, Barry Sheene. novelist Jilly Cooper and Patrick Mower. Mower was starring in a West End theatre production at the time the series aired and for the live editions, was seen walking off set as the final credits rolled. After Andrews died in 1987, actress Penelope Keith assumed the role of chairperson in 1988. The programme aired for a further two series from December 13, 1988 to August 28, 1990 with Rippon as host. The Keith and Rippon episodes were taped and screened in ITV's daytime schedule. The show was

title: What's My Line?

long_answer: What's My Line? is a panel game show that originally ran in the United States on the CBS Television Network from 1950 to 1967, with several international versions and subsequent U.S. revivals. The game requires celebrity panelists to question a contestant in order to determine his or her occupation, i.e., "line [of work]," with panelists occasionally being called on to identify a celebrity "mystery guest" with specificity. It is the longest-running U.S. primetime network television game-show. Moderated by John Daly and with panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis, and Bennett Cerf, What's My Line? won three Emmy Awards for "Best Quiz or Audience Participation Show" in 1952, 1953, and 1958 and the Golden Globe for Best TV Show in 1962.


question: who played big enos in smokey and the bandit

answers: Pat McCormick

title: Pat McCormick (actor)

text: Pat McCormick (June 30, 1927 – July 29, 2005) was an American actor and comedy writer known for playing Big Enos Burdette in Smokey and the Bandit and its two sequels.  He wrote for a number of performers such as Red Skelton, Phyllis Diller and Johnny Carson as well as for shows including Get Smart. McCormick had a distinctive appearance being six feet, seven inches tall, weighing 250 pounds and having a walrus mustache.

title: Smokey and the Bandit

text: escape in one of Big Enos' thirteen Cadillacs as the police flood the racetrack. They pass Sheriff Justice's badly damaged police car by the side of the road. Over the radio, Bandit first directs Justice to Big and Little Enos, but then, in a gesture of respect, reveals his true location and invites Justice to give chase, leaving Junior behind. Director Hal Needham originally planned the film as a low-budget B movie with a production cost of $1 million, with Jerry Reed as the Bandit. It was not until Needham's friend Burt Reynolds read the script, and said he would

title: Smokey and the Bandit

text: star, that the film was aimed at a more mainstream release; Reed would now portray Bandit's friend Snowman (Reed would eventually play the Bandit in "Smokey and the Bandit Part 3"). At that time Reynolds was the top box office star in the world. In the original script Carrie was called Kate while Big Enos and Little Enos were called Kyle and Dickey. Bandit's car was a second generation Ford Mustang and the prize for completing the run was a new truck rather than $80,000. Burt Reynolds revealed in his autobiography that Needham had written the first draft script on

title: Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

text: films. Big Enos and Little Enos offer retiring Sheriff Buford T. Justice a wager, betting $250,000 against his badge on his ability to transport a large stuffed fish from Florida to Texas. Buford picks up the fish and starts driving with his son, Junior. The Enoses set many traps, but Buford dodges them, so they try to hire the Bandit to stop him. Deciding that the original Bandit is too hard to manage, they hire the Snowman to act as the Bandit. The new Snowman/Bandit parks his truck so he can drive a black and gold 1983 Pontiac Trans Am.

title: Buford T. Justice

text: the Bandit Part II", Sheriff Justice is the primary antagonist to the Bandit (played by Burt Reynolds), while in "Smokey and the Bandit Part 3" he is the primary protagonist, as Big and Little Enos Burdette challenge him to make a run for them from Miami, Florida to their ranch on the outskirts of Austin, Texas in 24 hours, while carrying a stuffed shark (which is the logo of their "Fish & Chips" fast food franchise), for the prize of $250,000. Justice seems to have no love for Big and Little Enos, and doesn't hide it, as their hiring of

title: Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

text: Buford T. Justice and a different "Bandit". The original version was shot in October 1982. Reportedly test audiences reacted poorly, finding Gleason's two roles confusing, so the studio opted to do reshoots in April 1983. The Bandit scenes were re-shot with Jerry Reed playing the role. Other accounts indicate that the title was more literal: that Gleason was to play only Sheriff Justice, but the character would also fill the "role" of "Bandit", by taking the Enos family's challenge (as Reynolds' character had done in the previous films). In a teaser trailer for the film (billed as "Smokey Is the

title: Smokey and the Bandit II

text: the Bandit to sober up, since Big Enos has raised the stakes to $400,000. Frog abandons her second attempt at marrying Buford T. Justice's son Junior. She is initially persuaded more by the money than her love for Bandit. She buys him a 1980 Pontiac Trans Am named "Son of Trigger," powered by the Pontiac 301 Turbo, by trading in Junior's car. A race ensues as the trio once again tries to outrun and outwit Justice and Junior. They make it to Miami with little trouble, even fooling a Florida Highway Patrol speedtrap along the way. Their cargo is in

title: Smokey and the Bandit II

text: three years later, "Smokey and the Bandit Part 3" (1983), in which Reynolds appeared only in a brief cameo appearance, and Sally Field was absent completely. The plot centers on Bo "Bandit" Darville (Burt Reynolds) and Cledus "Snowman" Snow (Jerry Reed), transporting an elephant to the GOP National Convention, with Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason) in hot pursuit once again. Big Enos Burdette is running for Governor of Texas against another candidate, John Coen. After a figurative and literal "mudslinging," both are confronted by the outgoing governor and given a thorough tongue-lashing. Burdette overhears the governor yelling at an

title: Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

text: he found the Bandit in the sauna, but it turns out to be a muscular woman who bonds with him. The next day, two of Buford's tires are blown by the "Enos Devil Darts". The Bandit retakes the fish. Buford pursues on the remaining two tires, first through a herd of cattle, then through parked boats, then through a field where the Eniuses set off explosions, one of which destroys all the exterior protection save the engine, seat, and lights, which Junior is holding above his head. The Bandit decides to surrender the fish to let Buford win. Just after

title: Smokey and the Bandit

text: tells of some of The Bandit's escapades prior to the events of the film, and the ballad "The Bandit", which features in several versions in the movie and on the soundtrack. Reed's hit notwithstanding, Bill Justis is the first name on the credits for the soundtrack as he composed and arranged original music throughout the film. Musicians such as Beegie Adair and George Tidwell played on the soundtrack as part of long careers in music. Legendary five-string banjo player Bobby Thompson is also heard prominently towards the end of "East Bound and Down." The soundtrack album was released in 1977

title: Smokey and the Bandit

text: as in the film industry, he was better known as a stuntman. He managed to obtain studio attention after his friend Reynolds agreed to portray the Bandit in the film. The movie was primarily filmed in Georgia in the cities of McDonough, Jonesboro and Lithonia. The scenes set in Texarkana were filmed in Jonesboro and the surrounding area, and many of the chase scenes were filmed in the surrounding areas on Highway 54 between Fayetteville and Jonesboro for a majority of the driving scenes, Mundy's Mill Road, Main Street in Jonesboro, Georgia State Route 400, I-85 (Pleasant Hill exit), and

title: Smokey Bites the Dust

text: of which they already had the footage. It was more bricklaying than writing." Smokey Bites the Dust Smokey Bites the Dust is a 1981 car chase film from New World Pictures directed by Charles B. Griffith. Despite the title, the film is not connected to the "Smokey and the Bandit" series. The stock plot deals with Roscoe Wilton (Jimmy McNichol), a teenage joyriding car thief, evading Cyco (psycho) County Sheriff Turner (Walter Barnes) and his unintelligent deputies. Turner becomes even more obsessed with catching Roscoe when he kidnaps his overly-sheltered daughter Peggy Sue (Janet Julian) just as she is about

title: Buford T. Justice

text: the Bandit to do their runs in the past had led Buford into many humiliating predicaments while hunting the Bandit, and berates them (especially on Little Enos, attacking him for his small stature). While Justice enjoys the idea of capturing and imprisoning the Bandit for all the things he has done to him in the past, in "Smokey and the Bandit Part 3" this changes when he finally captures the Bandit (not knowing it was Cledus Snow posing as the Bandit in a plan by the Enoses to make Justice lose the bet). Justice proceeds to have an open "heart

title: Smokey and the Bandit II

text: Smokey and the Bandit II Smokey and the Bandit II is a 1980 American action comedy film directed by Hal Needham, and stars Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason and Dom DeLuise. The film is the sequel to the 1977 film "Smokey and the Bandit". The film was originally released in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and several other, mainly Commonwealth countries as Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again. Early video releases and TV broadcasts also used this title, but in more recent years have reverted to the original U.S. title. It was followed by a sequel

title: Paul Williams (songwriter)

text: Williams Jr.'s song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight". In 2014, he appeared on "Community" as an illegal textbook dealer who declines to purchase a batch of misprinted chemistry textbooks. Williams appeared in the 2017 film "Baby Driver" as the Butcher, an arms dealer. He portrayed the character of Little Enos Burdette in "Smokey and the Bandit" (1977), "Smokey and the Bandit II" (1980), and "Smokey and the Bandit Part 3" (1983). He has a recurring role as a former lawyer and information source in 2018's season 2 of "Goliath". Williams has been married three times. He has

title: Smokey and the Bandit II

text: by a car rental agency in Phoenix, who refused delivery when they discovered the cars were not equipped with air conditioning. Pontiac took the cars back and eventually gave them to the producers to be used in the film. "Smokey and the Bandit II" was filmed simultaneously with "The Cannonball Run", in which Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise also starred. Football player Joe Klecko also appears in both films. Smokey and the Bandit 2: Original Soundtrack was released on vinyl, cassette tape and 8-track tape by MCA Records in 1980. The film received almost completely negative reviews from critics who

title: Bandit (film series)

text: Bandit (film series) Bandit is a series of four American made-for-television film spin-offs based on the popular "Smokey and the Bandit" film series. The four films in the series are: "Bandit Goes Country", "Bandit Bandit", "Beauty and the Bandit" and "Bandit's Silver Angel". The films were produced for Universal Television's Action Pack syndicated programming block in 1994 from original director/writer Hal Needham. Brian Bloom stars in the series as a younger version of Bandit, the character originated by Burt Reynolds in the films "Smokey and the Bandit" (1977) and "Smokey and the Bandit II" (1980). The series also serves as

title: Smokey and the Bandit

text: puke" (a roadside diner) was not in the original story, but rather was Gleason's idea. Before Gleason was cast in the film, Richard Boone was originally considered for the role of Buford T. Justice. Sally Field only accepted the part after her agent advised her that she needed a big movie role on her resume. Reynolds actively pushed for her casting after Universal initially resisted, claiming Field was not attractive enough. Field enjoyed making the film, but remembers that virtually the entire project was improvised. Reportedly, Needham had great difficulty getting any studios or producers to take his project seriously,

title: Smokey and the Bandit

text: "scum bum" emblazoned on its tail. The TV prints of the first two "Bandit" films are still shown regularly on television, although a few TV stations aired the unedited version in recent years as some of the phraseology (i.e. "(son of a) bitch", "ass", etc.) became more acceptable on TV. The original actors mostly redubbed their own lines for the television version, except for Gleason. Actor Henry Corden, who voiced Fred Flintstone after original performer Alan Reed died, was used to replace a considerable amount of Sheriff Justice's dialogue. In the UK, the heavily dubbed version was shown for a

title: Smokey and the Bandit

text: on vinyl, cassette and 8-track through MCA Records. "Smokey and the Bandit" was a sleeper hit. The film premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York City where it performed badly. It then opened in just the South of the United States over the Memorial Day weekend and grossed $2,689,851 in 386 theatres. By the end of June it had played in major Southern markets including Charlotte, Atlanta, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Memphis, Dallas and Oklahoma City grossing $11.9 million. It opened in other Northern states at the end of July. With an original budget of $5.3 million (cut to

title: Smokey and the Bandit II

text: felt that that it suffered badly in comparison to the original. It received an approval rating of 17% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 6 reviews. Roger Ebert gave it a 1 out of 4 stars and stated that there was "[in 1980] no need for this movie. That's true of most sequels, but it's especially true of 'Smokey and the Bandit II', which is basically just the original movie done again, not as well ... how can I say it's lazy when it has 50 trucks doing stunts in it? Because it takes a lot less thought to

title: Sonny Shroyer

text: Bryant in "Forrest Gump", Delbert Birdsong in "The Rainmaker", and Governor Jimmie Davis in "Ray". He is also a country and gospel singer. Sonny Shroyer Otis Burt "Sonny" Shroyer, Jr. (born August 28, 1935) is an American actor who has appeared in various television and movie roles. He is known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Enos Strate in the television series "The Dukes of Hazzard". He also starred in a spin-off called "Enos" based on his "Dukes of Hazzard" character. Shroyer is married and has two sons, Chris and Mark. Shroyer was born in the town of Valdosta, Georgia.

title: Smokey and the Bandit

text: 30th anniversary of the movie, The Bandit Run was the brainchild of Dave Hall, owner of Restore A Muscle Car. A group of Trans Am owners and fans of the movie take part in an annual road trip from Texarkana to Jonesboro, Georgia, recreating the route taken by the characters in the film. The Bandit Run quickly caught on and has become a fixture, most recently celebrating the 40th anniversary of the movie with a special screening of the film attended by Burt Reynolds and a recreation of the jump undertaken by Bandit and Frog across a river. In 2014,

title: Smokey and the Bandit

text: audience. However, the scene and the obscured expletive was played for comedy value and written as such, with the passing truck being the gag of the scene more than a way to avoid the censors. In 2006, a DVD re-release was issued of "Smokey and the Bandit" featuring a digitally-remastered audio track with 5.1 Dolby-compatible surround sound. It should be noted however that many of the film's original sounds were replaced. For instance, the diesel engine start and run up sequence in the opening sequence of the film was completely dubbed over with a totally new sound. A few other

title: Sonny Shroyer

text: Sonny Shroyer Otis Burt "Sonny" Shroyer, Jr. (born August 28, 1935) is an American actor who has appeared in various television and movie roles. He is known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Enos Strate in the television series "The Dukes of Hazzard". He also starred in a spin-off called "Enos" based on his "Dukes of Hazzard" character. Shroyer is married and has two sons, Chris and Mark. Shroyer was born in the town of Valdosta, Georgia. He attended Florida State University on a football scholarship, but his career was cut short by an injury. He finished his degree at

title: Smokey and the Bandit

text: original film. The updated version of the film features sounds inaccurate for what would be produced by the Trans Am or the numerous other Pontiac vehicles in the film. The original film had correct sounds that were usually recorded live as the action took place. A series of four made-for-TV spin-off films ("Bandit Goes Country", "Bandit Bandit", "Beauty and the Bandit" and "Bandit's Silver Angel") were produced in 1994 for Universal Television's Action Pack with actor Brian Bloom playing a younger version of Bandit. The three original films introduced two generations of the Pontiac Trans Am, and the Dodge Stealth

title: Smokey and the Bandit

text: tow truck driver was a local garage owner, Berlin Wike. The film features the custom clothing and costuming of Niver Western Wear of Fort Worth, Texas. Niver provided much of the western attire worn in the film, as well as the custom-made sheriff's uniforms (waist size 64 inches) that Jackie Gleason wore throughout the film. Reynolds and Sally Field began dating during the filming of "Smokey and the Bandit". While made to take advantage of the ongoing 1970s CB radio fad, the film added to the craze. Though the film "Moonrunners" (1975) is the precursor to the television series "The

title: Smokey and the Bandit

text: Dukes of Hazzard" (1979-1985), from the same creator and with many identical settings and concepts, the popularity of "Smokey and the Bandit" and similar films helped get the "Dukes" series on the air. Three actors from the main cast of "The Dukes of Hazzard" appear in small uncredited roles in "Smokey and the Bandit": Ben Jones, John Schneider and Sonny Shroyer (who played a police officer in both). In return, Reynolds portrayed the "Dukes" character Boss Hogg (originally portrayed by Sorrell Booke) in the film adaptation "The Dukes of Hazzard" (2005). Reynolds is also referenced by name in several early

title: Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

text: getting the prize money, Buford finds the Bandit, but he is shown as the original Burt Reynolds bandit, who sweet talks him to letting him go and starting a new pursuit. Junior is left behind, dropping all the money. The film was originally entitled "Smokey IS the Bandit", and did not include Jerry Reed in the cast. Contemporary newspapers refer to original plans to feature Gleason as both "Smokey" and "Bandit", and Reed's name does not appear in early promotional materials or newspaper accounts during the film's production. According to some accounts, Jackie Gleason was to play two roles: Sheriff

title: Smokey and the Bandit II

text: fill up a movie with stunts than to create a comedy that's genuinely funny." Burt Reynolds later stated that he did not enjoy working on the movie at all, feeling that it was an unnecessary sequel put together by Universal purely for money-making reasons rather than to try making a good picture. It was the eighth-most-popular 1980 film at the United States and Canada box office earning $66,132,626. This box office income inspired a third film where Reynolds appeared only in a cameo appearance before the end credits, Field had no involvement whatsoever, and Gleason practically filled the film. Smokey

title: Pat McCormick (actor)


question: who sings you can't get what you want

answers: the Rolling Stones

title: You Can't Always Get What You Want

text: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a song by the Rolling Stones on their 1969 album Let It Bleed.  Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it was named as the 100th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in its 2004 list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

title: You Can't Always Get What You Want

text: Get What You Want" was recorded on 16 and 17 November 1968 at Olympic Sound Studios in London. It features the London Bach Choir opening the song (the choir opening is only on the album version), highlighting throughout, and bringing it to its conclusion. Jimmy Miller, the Stones' producer at the time, plays drums on this song instead of Charlie Watts. Al Kooper plays piano and organ, as well as the French horn intro, while Rocky Dijon plays congas and maracas. In his review of the song, Richie Unterberger of AllMusic said: "If you buy John Lennon's observation that the

title: MP4 (band)

text: November 2016 they recorded a single "You Can't Always Get What You Want" together with Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs, KT Tunstall, David Gray, Steve Harley of Cockney Rebel and some members of the Parliamentary Choir under the name "Friends of Jo Cox" in tribute to the late MP who was murdered earlier in the year. A 6 minute full version of the track and a 4 minute edit, together with a video was released by Chrysalis Records on 16 December with all proceeds going to charity. In support of the initiative, the composers of the song, Mick Jagger

title: You Can Get It If You Really Want

text: You Can Get It If You Really Want "You Can Get It If You Really Want" is a famous late rocksteady song written and performed by the Jamaican reggae singer songwriter Jimmy Cliff. A version was recorded by Jamaican singer Desmond Dekker, becoming a hit in its own right as a single released in a number of markets, reaching number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. It was classified as number 27 on the 1970 Year-end Chart in the UK. The UK's Jamaican origin reggae band The Cimarons released it as a single in 1974. The song has been covered

title: Jimmy Hutmaker

text: received a regular Coca-Cola instead, then dismissed his own complaint, saying "You can't always get what you want." Five years later, on their 1969 album "Let It Bleed", the Stones released a song titled "You Can't Always Get What You Want" - and references to a drugstore, a cherry soda, a prescription, and "Mr Jimmy" (Hutmaker's nickname around town) all appear in the song. It is also told that Hutmaker just so happened to be ill, as it is said in the song. A shorter version of the song was released as the "B" side of "Honky Tonk Women" in

title: Get What You Want

text: "Get What You Want" were released in the UK and Australia. In the Australian music video it features all band members in a cartoon-like setting, singing and dancing as hands and skeletons chase each other. The second music video was released in the UK, and was shot while the band was on tour. The music video film was lost and the band had to re-film the music video. The video begins with members playing their instruments in a white room with taped black sheets on the wall and a speaker on the side. Wilkinson begins singing through a megaphone, while

title: You Can Get It If You Really Want

text: by a great number of artists including by Italian pop singer Sabrina (Sabrina Salerno) in her 1991 album "Over the Pop" and by Stiff Little Fingers on their 1999 album "Hope Street" where the song is retitled "You Can Get It (If Yu Really Want It)". French singer Johnny Hallyday sang it in French under the title "T'as le bonjour de l'amour" released on his album "Hollywood" in 1979. The Jimmy Cliff song was famously used in the 1972 film "The Harder They Come". In 1990, the song was used in the album "Sebastian from The Little Mermaid" as most

title: You Can Get It If You Really Want

text: in the triple-disc compilation album released "Now That's What I Call Reggae" in June 2012. You Can Get It If You Really Want "You Can Get It If You Really Want" is a famous late rocksteady song written and performed by the Jamaican reggae singer songwriter Jimmy Cliff. A version was recorded by Jamaican singer Desmond Dekker, becoming a hit in its own right as a single released in a number of markets, reaching number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. It was classified as number 27 on the 1970 Year-end Chart in the UK. The UK's Jamaican origin reggae

title: Can't Get Enough (Patty Loveless song)

text: is one of what Loveless calls "Radio Songs", which means it's uplifting, has a fast beat and is easy to dance to. In March 1999, Loveless and her producer/husband Emory Gordy, Jr., went back into the studio and recorded some remixes of the song in a more pop/rock & roll genre which Loveless and Gordy believed came out well. These remixes were never commercially released, the CD being a scarce collector item. Can't Get Enough (Patty Loveless song) "Can't Get Enough" is a song written by Kent Blazy, Will Rambeaux and Blair Daly, and recorded by American country music artist

title: What a Girl Wants (Christina Aguilera song)

text: real ballad-singer, she can do it'." However the announcement then came that "What a Girl Wants" would be released as the follow-up single, with Aguilera saying "The next single will be 'What a Girl Wants', but a totally cool remix of it". The single was not chosen by Aguilera, but instead her record label RCA and label executive Ron Fair. Aguilera herself had little control over the entire project, and a marketing strategy foresaw that Aguilera would have better success as a "teen idol" so in an effort to maintain her persona, music was chosen and recorded under the basis

title: What You Want (Evanescence song)

text: the song three stars writing, "Amy Lee trades anguish for defiance, goosing her wail with welcome sass. Still, she's nearly overrun by the music, a collision of two-ton guitars, strings and piano." Steven Hyden of "The A.V. Club" wrote: "Lee really can sing, and the opener 'What You Want' shows she has the pipes (and even the submerged spunk) to become the new Pat Benatar this generation desperately needs." Rick Florino of Artistdirect gave the song five out of five stars praising the hook as one of the best in the band's career adding that it managed to make the

title: I Always Get What I Want

text: with her guitar as pink paint oozes out. One of her bandmates also breaks a side of the wall, also with pink paint coming out. The video concludes with the band finishing the rest of the song in the paint and Lavigne throwing her guitar at the wall. I Always Get What I Want "I Always Get What I Want" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, written by herself and Clif Magness for her second studio album, "Under My Skin" (2004). The track was released digitally on May 24, 2004 by Arista Records as a promotional tool for

title: What You Want (Evanescence song)

text: was further described as dynamic, "slamming" and loud. As the song progresses, the melody goes through "dramatic crashes" and crescendos. "What You Want" opens with rapid drums and soon moves into a guitar-driven mode, accompanied by synthesizers. Throughout the song, Lee uses "pseudo operatic" and "poppy" vocals. In the opening lines, she sings: "Do what you, what you want / If you have a dream for better / Do what you, what you want / 'Til you don't want it anymore." Those sounds are followed by a hard rock surging guitar and strings which were noted to be part of

title: You Got Nothing I Want

text: You Got Nothing I Want "You Got Nothing I Want" is a 1981 single from Australian rock band Cold Chisel, the first released from the album "Circus Animals". One of the band's heaviest and most aggressive songs, it was written by singer Jimmy Barnes in response to the treatment they received at the hands of a record company executive during a U.S. tour earlier in the year. Don Walker said, "After we came back, Jim wrote 'You Got Nothing I Want' more or less as a personal tribute to Marty Schwartz." "You Got Nothing I Want" was also the first

title: Can't Get You Out of My Head

text: strings push the song along with a tightly coiled electricity that is impossible to resist." He also picked the song as a highlight on the album. Sal Cinquemani from "Slant Magazine" chose the song as one of the "standouts" on the album, saying that its arrangement "compensate for the lack of synthetic dance beats and vocal effects." Tania Zeine from ARIA Charts described the track as a "powerful violin ballad with the accompaniment of a large orchestra throughout the remainder." Simon Price from "The Independent" said that while the original version of "Can't Get You Out of My Head" would

text: a song". Author Pier Dominquez of "A Star is Made" called the song "a lightweight but pleasant Pop/R&B confection" and stated Aguilera performed "vocal acrobatics" and labelled it a "less effective" Mariah Carey style vocal performance. Nana-Adwoa Ofori of the AOL Radio blog compiled a list of Aguilera's ten best tracks in which she listed "What a Girl Wants" at number nine writing "The huge success of this Christina Aguilera song solidified her as a strong musical force". The song was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 43rd Grammy Awards held on February 21, 2001. Spanish version

title: Get What You Want

text: Get What You Want "Get What You Want" is a song by Operator Please and is the second single released in Australia on 27 October 2007 and the third in the United Kingdom on 17 February 2008 from their debut album, "Yes Yes Vindictive". It debuted at number 40 on the ARIA Singles Chart on 5 November, before later peaking at number 27. The song was used by airline Virgin Blue airline for its television advertising campaign in 2007. It also featured as soundtrack in the video games "UEFA Euro 2008" and Test Drive Unlimited 2. Two music videos for

title: Whatever You Want (Tina Turner song)

text: Whatever You Want (Tina Turner song) "Whatever You Want" is a song performed by American recording artist Tina Turner from her ninth studio album "Wildest Dreams" (1996). It was written by Arthur Baker, Fred Zarr, and Taylor Dayne and is noted for its different levels of energy and strong vocal performance, as well as its orchestral arrangement and complex production, courtesy of producer Trevor Horn. The song was released as the lead single from the album and was the opening number on her Wildest Dreams Tour (1996). The song became a moderate success on the charts, reaching top ten in

title: Who Says You Can't Go Home

text: was released to the country music format as a duet with Jennifer Nettles, lead singer of the duo Sugarland. The country music version was originally recorded as a duet with Keith Urban, who also played banjo on the song. After Jon Bon Jovi decided that Urban's voice was too similar to his own, he asked a representative of Mercury Records to recommend a female duet partner. The music video for the country/Jennifer Nettles version, released in November 2005 and directed by Jon's brother, Anthony M. Bongiovi, features Habitat for Humanity volunteers, including members of the Philadelphia Soul Arena Football League

title: Whatever You Want (Status Quo song)

text: it can be played with two: rhythm guitar and solo guitar. The other instruments are a bass guitar, keyboards and drums. The lyrics are multi-vocal; for instance the 'Whatever you want' part is sung entirely with two voices. The guitar low 'E' string is tuned to a D (the song is in the key of D). This is required to play the intro and also the low strumming after the intro. In this later part a flanger effect is used together with the ever-present overdrive/distortion effect. Whatever You Want (Status Quo song) "Whatever You Want" is a rock song by

title: Jennifer O'Connor (musician)

text: critically but not popularly. O'Connor felt burned out and discouraged, and went back to working odd jobs around New York, including bartending on Broadway. After she got back to recording, she decided to release the album "I Want What You Want" on her own label largely because she did not want to wait to have to find a record deal somewhere. "I happen to have a record label, so I figured why not?" she told NBCNewYork.com in October 2011. O'Connor released "I Want What You Want" on Kiam Records on November 8, 2011, which is her birthday. "Guitar World" called

title: Get What You Want

text: intercut scenes of the band members show them dancing in the background while Wilkinson sings in front of them. It also shows various scenes of each member playing separately, the band singing under an umbrella and on the floor. Get What You Want "Get What You Want" is a song by Operator Please and is the second single released in Australia on 27 October 2007 and the third in the United Kingdom on 17 February 2008 from their debut album, "Yes Yes Vindictive". It debuted at number 40 on the ARIA Singles Chart on 5 November, before later peaking at

text: to editing rhythmic changes. The second recording came in September 1999 after the success of her debut single "Genie in a Bottle", with Aguilera's label wanting to produce a similar tone. "What a Girl Wants" is a teen pop-R&B track with some similarities to her debut single "Genie in a Bottle". Written in the key of C major, the track begins with the lyrics "What a girl wants, what a girl needs, whatever makes me happy sets you free" and is set at a tempo 142 beats per minute. The vocal range is F♯-E♭. Anthony from "Buffalo News" described the

title: You Can't Always Get What You Want

text: a role: "Obviously I also contributed to 'You Can't Always Get What You Want' and 'Dear Doctor' – junk songs... I know they used me as a muse for those tough drug songs. I knew I was being used but it was for a worthy cause." The song was originally released on the B-side of "Honky Tonk Women" in July 1969. Although it did not chart at the time, London Records re-serviced the single in 1973 and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" reached number 42 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 34 on the "Cashbox" Top 100

title: What You Want (Evanescence song)

text: What You Want (Evanescence song) "What You Want" is a song by American rock band Evanescence. It was released as the lead single from the band's third eponymous album on August 9, 2011 through Wind-up Records. The song was written by Amy Lee, Terry Balsamo and Tim McCord and produced by Nick Raskulinecz. Lee described "What You Want" as a departure from the band's previous sound and said she was inspired to write the song by several experiences she had with her fans. Musically "What You Want" contains a variety of musical elements and it uses drums, guitars, synthesizers and

title: Can't Hold Us Down

text: the dancehall elements that emerged at the end of the track. Josh Kun of "Spin" praised the lyrics for being more confrontational than the works of her contemporary Britney Spears. Jacqueline Hodges writing for BBC Music appreciated Lil's Kim's inclusion on the track for adding "a bit of edge". "Can't Hold Us Down" was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 2004 Grammy Awards, but lost to "Whenever I Say Your Name" by Sting and Mary J. Blige. On reviewing Aguilera's greatest hits album, "" in 2008, Nick Levine from Digital Spy shared disappointment because the song could

title: Can't Get Enough (Becky G song)

text: Can't Get Enough (Becky G song) "Can't Get Enough" is a song by Latin singer Becky G featuring American rapper Pitbull. It was originally released on July 13, 2013, as the second single from her EP, "Play It Again". It was later released as a song to Latin radio on May 29, 2014. The single was able to chart at number one on the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart in the United States. The music video for the song was then released on June 4, 2014. A Spanish version was released on May 1 to digital platforms; it features Gomez singing

title: What You Want (Evanescence song)

text: Evanescence performed the song during their concert at the 2011 Rock in Rio festival on October 2, 2011. What You Want (Evanescence song) "What You Want" is a song by American rock band Evanescence. It was released as the lead single from the band's third eponymous album on August 9, 2011 through Wind-up Records. The song was written by Amy Lee, Terry Balsamo and Tim McCord and produced by Nick Raskulinecz. Lee described "What You Want" as a departure from the band's previous sound and said she was inspired to write the song by several experiences she had with her

title: What I Want (Daughtry song)

text: Publishing Group, "What I Want" was originally composed in the key of E major and set to a "driving rock" tempo of 140 BPM. Daughtry's vocals range from F – B. The single was one of the most added tracks to rock radio upon its release and peaked at number six on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock chart. It also charted in Canada despite limited promotion, peaking at 93 on the Canadian Hot 100. What I Want (Daughtry song) "What I Want" is a song recorded by American rock band Daughtry for their self titled debut album (2007). It was released

title: The Rolling Stones

text: album of the sixties was "Let It Bleed" which reached No. 1 in the UK and No. 3 in the US. It featured "Gimme Shelter" with guest lead female vocals by Merry Clayton (sister of Sam Clayton, of the American rock band Little Feat). Other tracks include "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (with accompaniment by the London Bach Choir, who initially asked that their name be removed from the album's credits after apparently being "horrified" by the content of some of its other material, but later withdrew this request), "Midnight Rambler" as well as a cover of Robert

title: You Can't Always Get What You Want


question: product-market fit means being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market

answers: Mark Andreessen

title: Product/market fit

text: Mark Andreessen defined the term as follows: “Product/market fit means being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market.”.  Many people interpret product/market fit as creating a so called minimum viable product that addresses and solves a problem or need that exists.

title: Product/market fit

text: Product/market fit Product/market fit, also known as product-market fit, is the degree to which a product satisfies a strong market demand. Product/market fit has been identified as a first step to building a successful venture in which the company meets early adopters, gathers feedback and gauges interest in its product(s). Marc Andreessen defined the term as follows: “Product/market fit means being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market.” Many people interpret product/market fit as creating a so called "minimum viable product" that addresses and solves a problem or need that exists. Sean Ellis is often

title: Product/market fit

text: high degree of product/market fit, or "extreme" product/market fit. Product/market fit Product/market fit, also known as product-market fit, is the degree to which a product satisfies a strong market demand. Product/market fit has been identified as a first step to building a successful venture in which the company meets early adopters, gathers feedback and gauges interest in its product(s). Marc Andreessen defined the term as follows: “Product/market fit means being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market.” Many people interpret product/market fit as creating a so called "minimum viable product" that addresses and solves a

title: Product/market fit

text: It is important to differentiate between product/market fit and problem/solution fit when measuring a company's customer base. More specifically, when gauging a customer's desire, companies need to be sure they are measuring desire for the product or service—not just for a solution. Misinterpreting customers' desire for a solution as desire for a company's product or service will end up being a false positive for product/market fit. Product/market fit is not binary. For a fledgling startup, a "minimum" degree of product/market fit will not be adequate in order to achieve market traction and success. Rather, what is actually required is a

title: Product/market fit

text: associated with popularizing the term. He placed product/market fit as a precondition for effectively scaling marketing for a company in his startup marketing pyramid. Steve Blank referred to the concept of product/market fit as a step in between customer validation (step #2 in his book "The Four Steps to the Epiphany") and customer creation (step #3). In Alexander Osterwalder's Business Model Canvas paradigm, product/market fit could be interpreted as a business model's value proposition, customer segment, relationship, and channel are fixed without requiring additional pivots. One metric for product/market fit is if at least 40% percent of surveyed customers indicate

title: Competitive advantage

text: perfect balance between price and quality, it usually leads to a successful product or service. A product or service must offer value through price or quality to ensure the business is successful in the market. To succeed, it’s not enough to be "just as good as" another business. Success comes to firms that can deliver a product or service in a manner that is different, meaningful, and based on their customers' needs and desires. Deciding on the appropriate price and quality depends on the business's brand image and what they hope to achieve in relation to their competition. Positioning is

title: Market cannibalism

text: find any computer not produced in China. At the same time companies like Foxconn achieved not only low production costs, but also made it possible for innovative products to get on the market. A company has a product A which is well established within its market. The same company decides to market a product B, which happens to be somewhat similar to product A, therefore both belonging to the same market, attracting similar clients. This leads to both products being forced to share the market, reducing the market share of product A, as part of it is eaten up by

title: Substitute good

text: significant in the era of deregulation, since there are usually several competing providers in a field (e.g. electricity suppliers) each retailing exactly the same product. The result is often aggressive price competition between the retailers. One of the requirements for perfect competition is that the products of competing firms should be perfect substitutes. When this condition is not satisfied, the market is characterized by product differentiation. "Unit-demand goods" are goods from which the consumer wants only a single item. If the consumer has two items, then his utility is the "maximum" of the utilities he gains from each of these

title: Market penetration

text: targeted market and by improving the quality of products, businesses are able to attract and out-quality the competitors' products to match customers' requirements and eventually lead to more sales made. Product improvements can be utilised to create new interests in a declining product, for example by changing the design of the packaging or material/ingredients. Market development aims at non-buying shoppers in targeted markets and new customers in order to maximise the potential market. Before developing a new market, companies should consider all the risks associated with the decision including its profitability. If a company is confident about their products, believes

title: Market penetration

text: developed the Product-Market Growth Matrix to help firms recognize if there was any advantage to entering a market. The other three growth strategies in the Product-Market Growth Matrix are: Market penetration refers to the successful selling of a product or service in a specific market, and it is a measure of the amount of sales volume of an existing good or service compared to the total target market for that product or service. Market penetration involves targeting on selling existing goods or services in the targeted markets to increase a better market share/value. It can be achieved in four different

title: Marketing management

text: want the company, product, or brand to occupy in the target customer's mind. This positioning is often an encapsulation of a key benefit the company's product or service offers that is differentiated and superior to the benefits offered by competitive products. For example, Volvo has traditionally positioned its products in the automobile market in North America in order to be perceived as the leader in "safety", whereas BMW has traditionally positioned its brand to be perceived as the leader in "performance". Ideally, a firm's positioning can be maintained over a long period of time because the company possesses, or can

title: Self-referential marketing

text: Product A and Product B. Product A is in the form of a medium (e.g., film, online platform, etc.) and Product B is a good or service (e.g., consumer good product) placed within Product A. Because Product B is placed within Product A, as one product’s exposure increases so does that of the other product, so that any increased exposure is mutually reinforcing. As shown in the diagram below, as the collective exposure of both products increases so does the degree of self reference for Company XYZ. This process ultimately benefits Company XYZ by increasing its overall marketing effectiveness and

title: Point of difference

text: criteria for PODs look at their: In order to achieve product differentiation, that particular product needs to have other unique features and stands out from its competing products, or that particular product becomes the only product that offers certain features to consumers by entering a new industry. Achieving product differentiation is one of the ways for businesses to become the market leader. However, if the product differentiation were too radical, it would lead to acceptance problems on the consumer side, because the product might not meet the expected standards, or it could be quickly obsolete. Products can be differentiated in

title: Market analysis

text: market saturation, the emergence of substitute products, and/or the absence of growth drivers. A market opportunity product or a service, based on either one technology or several, fulfills the need(s) of a (preferably increasing) market better than the competition and better than substitution-technologies within the given environmental frame (e.g. society, politics, legislation, etc.). While different organizations in a market will have different levels of profitability, they are all similar to different market conditions. Michael Porter devised a useful framework for evaluating the attractiveness of an industry or market. This framework, known as Porter five forces analysis, identifies five factors that

title: Cannibalization (marketing)

text: for other brands in other categories + primary demand (Van Heerde, Srinivasan, & Dekimpe, 2012). This model needs to try and deal with three problems with accurately estimating the success of a new product. Market volatility that means lots of new products entering and leaving the market making it harder to understand what specific product is affecting the market share. Slowness of the market to react to new products that have been introduced, meaning that there has to be time scope allowing for seasonal changes and the consumers to act accordingly. Correlated error structures may permeate the brand as not

title: Target market

text: can be identified. In other words, the market is looking for market-based opportunities that are a good match its current product offerings or whether new product/service offerings need to be devised for specific segments within the overall market. Markets generally fall into two broad types, namely consumer markets and business markets. A consumer market consists of individuals or households who purchase goods for private consumption and do not intend to resell those goods for a profit. A business market consists of individuals or organisations who purchase goods for one of three main purposes; (a) for resale; (b) for use in

title: Product life-cycle management (marketing)

text: should be managed efficiently for the buyers to get value from it. Before entering into any market complete analysis is carried out by the industry for both external and internal factors including the laws and regulations, environment, economics, cultural values and market needs. From the business perspective, as a good business, the product needs to be sold before it finishes its life. In terms of profitability, expiry may jolt the overall profitability of the business therefore there are few strategies, which are practiced to ensure that the product is sold within the defined period of maturity. Extending the product life

title: Plant layout study

text: be able to shift quickly from one product line to another without major retooling, resource reconfiguration, or replacement of equipment. Investment efficiency also requires that manufacturing facilities be able to simultaneously make several products so that smaller volume products can be combined in a single facility and that fluctuations in product mixes and volumes can be more easily accommodated. In short, manufacturing facilities must be able to exhibit high levels of flexibility and robustness despite significant changes in their operating requirements. In industry sectors, it is important to manufacture the products which have good quality and meet customers’ demand. This

title: Core product

text: further includes defining the scope of the product line, identifying potential markets for a product and determining optimal pricing. As mentioned, the core product directly affects customers' interest level. A company usually does research and development (R&D) before creating a new product. In order to meet customers' needs, the core product is an important element that attracts people to buy the firm's product. In an international marketing research conducted by the University of Southern California, it has been founded that customers and professionals usually emphasize on service characteristics such as heterogeneous products (variation in standards among providers, frequently even among

title: Product marketing

text: for outbound marketing for their product. A product market is something that is referred to when pitching a new product to the general public. Product market definition focuses on a narrow statement: the product type, customer needs (functional needs), customer type, and geographic area. Product marketing addresses four strategic questions: To inform these decisions, Product Marketing Managers (PMMs) act as the Voice of the Customer to the company. This includes gaining a deep understanding of—and driving—customer engagement with the product, throughout its lifecycle (pre-adoption, post adoption/purchase and after churning). PMMs collect this customer information through surveys and interviews and when

title: Decarbonisation measures in proposed UK electricity market reform

text: Floor Price, the Government must achieve a balance between encouraging investments in low-carbon generation without unfairly impacting existing generators, undermining the competitiveness of UK industry or increasing electricity prices unduly. For these reasons, the introduction of a Carbon Floor Price is insufficient on its own to deliver sufficient investment and is supplemented by a proposed change in the support mechanism for low-carbon generation to a form of Feed-in tariff, discussed below. A Feed-in tariff (FIT) provides a fixed level of income for a low-carbon generator over a specified period of time. There are three main types: a Premium FIT offers

title: Fast Fit

text: to capture, share and annotate vital product data, speeding development of the company’s latest garments and reducing the costs associated with prototyping, sampling and global collaboration. By eliminating costly intermediary steps in production and sampling (and providing a centralised, timezone-independent repository of product images, collaborative feedback and lifecycle milestones) the production process under Fast Fit is intended to be better suited to the rapid and cost-effective production of all types of fashion. With a typically short implementation and training period, businesses can begin to realise the benefits of an investment in Fast Fit sooner than is seen in other, larger

title: Agile manufacturing

text: agile manufacturing approach tend to have very strong networks with suppliers and related companies, along with numerous cooperative teams which work within the company to deliver products effectively. They can retool facilities quickly, negotiate new agreements with suppliers and other partners in response to changing market forces, and take other steps to meet customer demands. This means that the company can increase production on products with a high consumer demand, as well as redesign products to respond to issues which have emerged on the open market. Markets can change very quickly, especially in the global economy. A company which cannot

title: Product planning

text: new product on a small scale or regional basis. During this time, the company will distribute the products in one or more cities. The company will run advertisements and sales promotions for the product, tracking sales results to determine the products potential success. If sales figures are favorable, the company will then expand distribution even further. Eventually, the company may be able to sell the product on a national basis. Product planning must also include managing the product through various stages of its product life cycle. These stages include the introduction, growth, maturity and decline stages. Sales are usually strong

title: Strategic fit

text: Strategic fit Strategic fit expresses the degree to which an organization is matching its resources and capabilities with the opportunities in the external environment. The matching takes place through strategy and it is therefore vital that the company has the actual resources and capabilities to execute and support the strategy. Strategic fit can be used actively to evaluate the current strategic situation of a company as well as opportunities such as M&A and divestitures of organizational divisions. Strategic fit is related to the Resource-based view of the firm which suggests that the key to profitability is not only through positioning

title: Product planning

text: Product planning Product Planning is the ongoing process of identifying and articulating market requirements that define a product’s feature set. Product planning serves as the basis for decisions about price, distribution and promotion. Product planning is the process of creating a product idea and following through on it until the product is introduced to the market. Additionally, a small company must have an exit strategy for its product in case the product does not sell. Product planning entails managing the product throughout its life using various marketing strategies, including product extensions or improvements, increased distribution, price changes and promotions. The

title: Marketing exposure

text: A company is capable of taking their product and selling it to potential buyers only if company understands their buyers. That is why companies must ask important questions such as: Who are potential customers? Where do they buy? When do they buy? How do they buy? What do they buy? Having a deeper understanding of these questions helps companies analyze their consumer and determine how to best approach them. The company's product is something that the company already has a deep understanding of. What makes the product such an important factor is determining its purpose and value in the marketplace.

title: Honda Fit

text: Honda Fit The , also marketed as the , is a five-door, front-engine, front-wheel drive B-segment subcompact car manufactured and marketed by Honda since 2001 and now in its third generation. Marketed worldwide and manufactured at ten plants in eight countries, sales reached almost 5 million by mid-2013. Sharing Honda's global small-car platform with the City, Airwave, Mobilio, Mobilio Spike, Freed and Freed Spike, the Fit is noted for its one-box or monospace with an interior design concept that achieves a re-configurable cargo volume competitive with larger vehicles. Honda released hybrid petrol-electric versions of the Fit in Japan in October

title: Diversification (marketing strategy)

text: group of customers.This also helps the company to tap that part of the market which remains untapped, and which presents an opportunity to earn profits. The company adds new products or services that are often technologically or commercially unrelated to current products but that may appeal to current customers. This strategy tends to increase the firm's dependence on certain market segments. For example, a company that was making notebooks earlier may also enter the pen market with its new product. Horizontal diversification is desirable if the present customers are loyal to the current products and if the new products have

title: Product lining

text: of many similar products defined by its functions and customer market while short product line consists of fewer related products. Longer product lines may fulfill the satisfaction of customers, that said, overly dense product lines may result in competition within the same line and lead to loss of revenue and customers. If product lines are too short, consumer options are limited, forcing them to switch to competitors with a wider range of products. The depth of product mix pertains to the total number of variations of product in a product line. For example, a brand would be considered to have

title: Product/market fit