But instead he spends time inside his mind pretending that he is a great lover like the Silent Film era heartthrob, Rudolph Valentino, that he is going to make an impressive entrance and win her heart. He is trying to get up the courage to introduce himself to her and let her know what his name is. Ian Thomas’ “Right Before Your Eyes” is a song about a guy who is fantasizing about getting up the courage to tell a girl he sees on a bus on his daily commute in Manhattan’s Madison Avenue. That year he also went on an extended tour across North America and Western Europe. Then in 1976 Thomas’ fourth album, Calabash, got him back on the radar in Vancouver with the hit singles “ Liars” and “Right Before Your Eyes”. Still, the album became a Gold record in Canada. Ian Thomas’ third album called Delights was released in 1975 to praise from the music critics, though the singles “Julie” and “The Good Life” were minor hits. The introspective tune questioning the notion of progress was out of synch with sentiment given the political crisis south of the border. Nixon had resigned from the presidency on August 9, 1974, due to the Watergate scandal. While “ Long Long Way” was on the charts in August and September 1974, America was going through a political crisis. However, unlike his previous Top 40 success in the USA, “Long Long Way” became the first of twenty-five single releases to fail to crack the Billboard Hot 100. The title track from the album climbed to #17 in Vancouver. In 1974 Ian Thomas released his second album, Long Long Way. He got exposure on a number of TV variety shows in Canada which included both his musical and comedic talents. Thomas won the 1974 Juno Award for Most Promising Male Vocalist and toured with April Wine. The song climbed to #9 in Vancouver and #34 on the Billboard Hot 100. By 1973 he got his own record deal with GRT Records and released “Painted Ladies”. This led to an album, but further success eluded them. They had a #3 hit in Hamilton in 1970 called “ If You’re Looking”. By 1969 he was in a folk group called Tranquility Base which began to tour across Canada. Once he began to play piano at the age of six Thomas fell in love with the world of music. In 1950, Ian Thomas was born in Hamilton, Ontario. Peak Position on Billboard Hot 100 ~ did not chart There is a People's Court parody of Flaherty and Andrea as a bickering couple blaming Road Runner cartoons for their problem.#1037: Right Before Your Eyes by Ian Thomas Band Gus asks Mrs Prickley to be his girl friend but she is not interested. he does his high pitched "la-da-dees" to Romeo And Juliet and The Godfather. There is a funny commercial for a record of Curly Howard singing great movie love themes. Count Floyd then hosts Dr Tongue's 3D House Of Slavechicks, which in addition to the usual 3D effects there is a can of Smell-O-Rama. Williams then plays Rev Gene Filler for the Church Of Unlimited Credit, where he asks for donations for a dowry to heaven. Andrea Martin plays the title role who comes to the mansion of Mr Rochester (Joe Flaherty) who talks like Eddie "Rochester" Anderson! The final scene has them stuck in the Jack Benny Show. Next is a hilarious BBC version of Jane Eyrehead. Rawl Withers shows some National Midnight Star stories and Harry the guy with the snake on his face has a commercial for de scramblers of cable TV. This turns into a Deer Hunter parody as Gabe is playing in Russian Roulette game. Sach tells him about their pal Gabe is in trouble. Some of the funniest bits are when Slip talks in his normal macho New York accent but launches into a high campy tone when he is with his gay pals. Williams plays the Leo Gorcey Slip character who is a closeted gay having a party with his gay friends while his straight pals Sach (Short) and Whitey (Candy) show up. A very funny Movie Of The Week follows, The Bowery Boys In The Band. Gus has a romantic dream sequence about Mrs Prickley in a limo during the song. America performs a song Right Before Your Eyes. Juul Haalmeyer and his dancers are rehearsing there but Gus chases them out. Gus greets musical guest America and at first will not let them in but relents when he finds out Mrs Prickley rented the studio to them. He does some dance moves and blows up real good. Farm Film Report welcomes Dance Fever host Denny Terrio (Martin Short). Robin Williams first appears as John Houseman reading the phone book. Gus the Security Guard has a crush on Mrs Prickley. Bobby Bittman has a funny PSA for the Public Library, he reads with some kids while smoking a cigarette. The first scene is a funny quick promo of Angel Cortez FBI Jockey, with John Candy in the title role of the Mexican jockey working undercover for the FBI.
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