Rising Star

The Hereafter sings "Like a Rising Star" from A year at the Top. 70's pop. Don Scardino (Jesus in Godspell), Paul Shaffer (with hair), Greg Evigan (before BJ and the Bear), and Josh Mostel (son of Zero). Song by Scardino and Shaffer.

[@ginaivy6925]

Love Greg Evigan's voice!

[@jamesedinger4956]

Paul looks so much like an Elton wanna be here...fun

[@UnkaHeshie]

I keep playing it over and over. How I remember when you sang like that; it was heavenly!

[@bradyguy7701]

WHAT a GREAT piece of trivia this is...on SO many levels! Thanks for posting, Don....I JUST found out that you and Josh were in this unaired pilot before the show finally made it to air (2-3 years later???) with just Paul and Greg. Loved the song...I JUST bought the album on eBay!! Here's my favorite part - All four of you guys...on a show about selling your soul to the DEVIL...TWO of you came from Godspell...and TWO of you from Jesus Christ Superstar. Huh??? Huh?

[@ninacoe6649]

What a beautiful way to wake up this morning!!!!!!!!

[@70sfaithshumate]

You wouldn't by any chance have any other videos that were part of A Year At The Top? If you did that'd be great.

[@nancymyers6597]

Oh Greg Evigan ,...you are so talented!!!

[@bryanmcwhite9335]

2021, Rules forever

[@palsyddad]

This is kidney stones level painful

[@conradpoos2859]

Discovered this thanks to the Gilbert Gottfried podcast, just fantastic!

[@jimlaregina]

+Conrad Poos So did I.

[@RLucas3000]

Sadly Gilbert has passed.

[@tomflorio3639]

@0:59 - Stick flip for the win

[@antoniodepaiva3503]

Greg. Was a Genius. .

[@CoCotheTurtle]

Good Bye Pop!

[@daveroth9168]

...GROSS!...thanks, though, for takin th time to upload it...i found a copy of their LP probly 15 yrs ago & never got th nerve t try playin it....now i don't hafta & can go ahead & set it on fire...

[@teresapflaumer5717]

A Year at the Top August 1977?

[@PopFictionVideos]

Elton Shaffer

[@muscleryan1]

Yeah, I vaguely remember this song from the late 1960s. it really captures the ethos of that late, 60s Rock ‘n’ roll, When Rock ‘n’ roll became a good bit more melodically sophisticated. of course as a music school student I’m going to tell you that it could’ve used a lot more development in the build up, and then perhaps one extra iteration in the chorus… But what the hell, you had something of a hit with it, and it’s 55 years too late for the critique. The best to you, Mr. Scardino.😊

[@axelkyster2642]

Hmmm...except this song is from the mid-70s...

[@sandradias3228]

Greg Evigan y David Cassidy son lo más.

[@EliteWorksATeBay]

Is this a Kinoscope? I thought the show with shot on videotape?

[@donscardino9777]

The pilot episode, which is what this clip was taken from, was shot on film. In fact the musical sequence was shot by the great Vilmos Zsigmond (Deer Hunter, Close Encounters, etc.). Might have been his first D.P. job in the U.S. The series was shot on tape, as a multicam comedy, with a few different cast members.

[@EliteWorksATeBay]

@@donscardino9777 thank you so much I had no idea. By chance do you have these episodes? I’ve been looking for them for years and I would do anything to see them.

[@donscardino9777]

@@EliteWorksATeBay Unfortunately, I do not. I didn’t continue with the show beyond the pilot (which never aired, by the way). Your best bet would be to contact Norman Lear’s office or CBS and see if the later episodes still exist. I know that an album was released with “Greg and Paul” under the name “A Year at the Top”, I believe. Good luck!

[@EliteWorksATeBay]

@@donscardino9777 thank you Don, by chance, do you have the entire pilot you could upload?

[@donscardino9777]

@@EliteWorksATeBay no; it disappeared long ago. I thought Paul Shaffer had a copy but he didn't either, do it's lost to the ages, I'm afraid. Lucky we still have the song!

[@jimlaregina]

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