Ray Parker jr. - Ghostbusters | Het verhaal achter het nummer | Top 2000 a gogo

Een interview met Ray Parker jr. over zijn hit 'Ghostbusters'.
Een reportage van Top 2000 a gogo uit 2022.

[@ajdc88]

brilliant. and this series you guys have been doing forever is so great.

[@Top2000agogo]

Thank you so much! Spread the word 🙂

[@neriashleycabajar1985]

Ghostbusters went to number one in charts!

[@thesuncollective1475]

The best thing about this movie was the soundtrack. When I saw it in cinema everyone sang along in the house..I mean everyone shouting it!

[@Rieske1969]

Wat een leuk verhaal! Met een glimlach zitten kijken, ik was de clip helemaal vergeten. Busting makes me feel good

[@londonroulette]

Brilliant brilliant song probably the most catch song of the 80s, love or hate you’ll be singing that chorus! Lol

[@johannesvandermarliere8544]

Amazing , was and still is one of my favorite eighties songs and film

[@forearthbelow]

I think it was 1978 or thereabouts I had the immense pleasure, and privilege, of seeing Ray and his band Raydio play live at the London Hammersmith Odeon venue. Although a rock music fan, I had gone through a disco appreciation phase and had their albums which I thought were quite superb. They were OUTSTANDING live, man could they SING!!

[@monkeycrunchie]

Bustin' makes me feel good!

[@MORTICIA008]

❤ Excellent ❤

[@caspervanelli6502]

Wat een leuke video! En dit is echt het verhaal achter het nummer, hoe hij op het idee is gekomen 🥰🥰

[@CA999]

That was a whole bunch of fun! A great parody song on banal corporate advertising culture.

[@johnpresnell]

That. Was. Terrific!

[@utjmg]

Uitstekende inhoud... zoals gewoon! 😊 Tx

[@pinkyhandle]

It’s the call and response element people love, make no mistake!

[@jonthomas8569]

A few folks have pointed out his not mentioning the Huey Lewis song. The fact that a lawsuit was settled suggests that they all knew there was some overlap. But he still had to come up with a way to incorporate the title, and make it work with the movie. He certainly did something to make it his own.

[@Rawsz-jk2rn]

Some overlap? Hahaha

[@edwinreid8355]

This song always reminds me of Disco's at Boarding School. Such a unique song for Blur. Britpop does Grunge.

[@kiereluurs1243]

Had no idea 'who that gonna write'. Nice story. Never saw the clip, nor his face.

[@plan7a]

There was the controversy between the Huey Lewis song and this one; this wasn't mentioned but was a thing, of course. 👻

[@Top2000agogo]

This is a segment of an one hour show, in the studio part of the show we have talked about it. But it only being in Dutch we don't put it here on KZbin 🙂

[@MrTektonik]

I was hoping for a studio interview, and they would talk about the Korg Poly 61. That's the lead synth rif for anybody interested btw. Anyway, interesting story, and nice guy, this Ray Parker.

[@londonroulette]

Nobody cares, just the song. Your average chick would not care they would just sing the song!

[@berryvanaelzen564]

Genius!

[@firsteerr]

it says a lot about a song when Randoms pipe up into conversations because you ask your pal" who you gonna call" when referring to one pal or other in the pub of course the answer IS "ghostbusters " every single time

[@michaelstaunton1632]

👻🎵🎥👌👌👌

[@LucianoLopesLima]

She's Like the Wind by Stacy Widelitz. Please 🙏🙏

[@Stephan5150]

No mention of Huey Lewis then? We're just going to ignore that part of the song's history?

[@fu6817]

We don't always have to dig the same dirt, and this channel is more of a feel good channel imo.

[@Top2000agogo]

This is a segment of an one hour show, in the studio part of the show we have talked about it. But it only being in Dutch we don't put it here on KZbin 🙂

[@FionanOMurchadha]

Ghostbusters! 🚫👻

[@donniecatalano]

No mention about the big trouble with Huey Lewis And The News...

[@Top2000agogo]

This is a segment of an one hour show, in the studio part of the show we have talked about it. But it only being in Dutch we don't put it here on KZbin 🙂

[@donniecatalano]

@@Top2000agogo Thanks for your reply

[@HT.100]

people claim that he plagiarised or was inspired by huey lewis and the news

[@Top2000agogo]

This is a segment of an one hour show, in the studio part of the show we have talked about it. But it only being in Dutch we don't put it here on KZbin 🙂

[@HT.100]

@@Top2000agogo do you interview these people when they are on holland or do you fly out to interview them?

[@Top2000agogo]

@@HT.100 We do both!

[@nw8000]

Whos the bird?

[@TheFratHouse69]

They forgot to mention the stolen bass line from Huey Lewis’ “I want a new drug”.

[@cbmx1x1]

There’s a confidentiality agreement regarding the case and settlement so he’s not allowed to comment much about it. Though it should be noted that even after the case was settled, the song remains credited to Ray Parker Jr.

[@darkstar7742]

Would be tacky to ask him I suppose.

[@starblazers01]

I didn't hear it. Now that you mentioned it, there is a slight similarities. But nothing worth mentioning...👻🚫👻🚫

[@rasraccoon1270]

Which was in turn lifted from M’s Pop Muzik 😊

[@londonroulette]

Most songs have similarities?

[@GijsvanDam]

He should at least mention the interpolation from the "Huey Lewis and the News" song "I Want a New Drug"

[@Top2000agogo]

This is a segment of an one hour show, in the studio part of the show we have talked about it. But it only being in Dutch we don't put it here on KZbin 🙂

[@johnny5805]

Come on Ray ! He didn't even mention that he had to pay Huey Lewis for completely stealing his song "Brand New Drug" !!

[@kiereluurs1243]

Hmm, I hear the bass line, to start with... And that guitar... Keys...

[@Top2000agogo]

This is a segment of an one hour show, in the studio part of the show we have talked about it. But it only being in Dutch we don't put it here on KZbin 🙂

[@G.u74]

I went to the USA on holiday with my girlfriend and we rented a car, the woman who did the “intake” asked me if I wanted to be insured for everything and when I asked what that ment she said , accidents and car trouble sir , because you’re gonna drive in remote places and if u have car trouble , who you gonna call? Before I knew it I said GHOSTBUSTERS 😂😂😂 and I’m from holland so it is really worldwide spread😂😂

[@davidellis2021]

Why was this filmed in Zürich? I don't see a concert scheduled there?

[@EMkaEL]

I was asking myself the same thing.

[@dopeman2007]

In 1984 werd het titelnummer van de film Ghostbusters uitgebracht door Ray Parker jr. Huey Lews and the News klaagde deze zanger later dat jaar aan omdat zij het nummer te veel op hun hit "I Want a New Drug" vonden lijken. Dit was volgens Huey Lewis and the News extra schadelijk omdat het "Ghostbusters"-titelnummer erg populair werd en zelfs drie weken op 1 in de VS stond. Parker en Lewis hebben de zaak uiteindelijk buiten de rechtszaal geschikt. Blijkbaar niet noemenswaardig genoeg of te schaamtevol om in deze making of te melden.

[@Top2000agogo]

Dit hebben wij in het studio gedeelte van de A Gogo besproken voordat deze reportage werd uitgezonden...

[@ernestoborrego5102]

And we shall thank Huey Lewis and the News!

[@reinpost]

Nope ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYHSmqlmqL9nqZY

[@Top2000agogo]

This is a segment of an one hour show, in the studio part of the show we have talked about it. But it only being in Dutch we don't put it here on KZbin 🙂

[@miknes12345]

No mentioning of Huey Lewis I got a new drug which the song's bass line was copied from.

[@billschlafly4107]

Ray Parker steals a song and then explains how he wrote it.

[@phatato]

lol I was wondering if they would reference that part. In his defense he didn't really steal the whole song he just stole that riff and it's not exactly the most unique thing ever

[@csmcrckrs]

It's quite an accomplishment to rip off a great song and make it even better!

[@thesuncollective1475]

That is BS..you reffering to Huey lewis. There are two songs which similar to the music in the verse only. The melody is completely original and the rest of the music pre chorus . chorus all original. Hook he explains is original 90% original go back a check I did

[@christophermanley3602]

I heard that while they were filming, they played “New Drug” for the crowd to dance to, and told Ray Parker that the song has to have a similar rhythm for the editing, so he was kind of stuck with it and got screwed legally.

[@Top2000agogo]

This is a segment of an one hour show, in the studio part of the show we have talked about it. But it only being in Dutch we don't put it here on KZbin 🙂