Adam Schlessinger passed away today at the age of 52 from complications of Coronavirus after being on a respirator according to Variety.
You might not know his name, but you know his music. He wrote the Oscar-nominated That Thing You Do for the movie, the Grammy-nominated Stacy’s Mom with his band Fountains of Wayne, the Tony-nominated music for the Broadway musical Cry-Baby and he won the Emmy for writing the lyrics to It’s Just Not For Gays Anymore for Neil Patrick Harris to sing at the Tony’s.
That means he was an EGOT nominee. He also won an Emmy for co-writing the music for Crazy Ex Girlfriend with Rachel Bloom. The two of them were working on The Nanny musical when he died.
Today, let’s honor him by singing his songs like the Emmy nominated Tapped That Ass by rewatching CEG, and smiling!
He is survived by his daughters, Sadie and Claire.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/B-b9UHqgn8d/ Last week, Prince Charles revealed that he tested positive for Coronavirus. Today, he did a video message showing us that he is looking healthy, and he is just that. That is because the heir to the throne said that his symptoms were mild.
Once he reassured us that he is OK, he wanted to let the older people in the United Kingdon know that they will get through this. There are a lot of organizations out there to help them in this time of need.
He also wanted to thank all of the people who are stepping up and helping others during this crisis. He is grateful for everything that everyone is doing.
Prince Charles is a calming voice during all of this madness.
Scott Grimes has voiced Steve Smith on American Dad since 2005, and the Coronavirus is not going to stop him now. The Orville actor shared a photo of himself recording some tracks for the TBS sitcom from his laundry room. That is the cleanest the show has ever been. Which is why we love it so much, no matter what network it is on.
Back to Grimes, doesn’t it make you feel better that Hollywood stars also have to work at home in whatever room they can? I wonder what room his co-star Seth MacFarlane is using at his house.
Fun fact, Grimes is two years old than his TV dad, MacFarlane.
There are hundreds of songs reworked for the Coronavirus, but I think Adrian Grimes’ take is the best one. It is so spot-on. It will be our new rhapsody. At least, until this crisis is over.
If you need a smile, then listen to the lyrics. Especially, when he gets to the part where he killed a man. OK. That didn’t make me smile, but it made me think. We all should think about that.
ack in 1983, Rick Springfield told us we all need the Human Touch. In 2020, you don’t dare say that because of Coronavirus. Therefore, he rewrote his tune to make it appropriate for today’s world.
Since we all need to sing and laugh, he posted his version of We Don’t Need the Human Touch on Instagram. I cannot say it is better than the original. What I can say is that it is exactly what we all need!
If you never heard the catchy tune that was ahead of its time, then click here!
