Lar Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Yep, it's true. Just as DJ and PMT put out two albums apiece in the 80's, so did Bruce Willis. I've known about these for awhile, I found the vinyl of his first album in our basement years ago, and recently took the plunge and bought used copies of the CD releases. They're surprisingly good. I even burnt a CD for the car. Very fun albums, especially the first one. I genuinely like them.(I have a feeling Viceman Cometh will know of these, even if he doesn't share my opinion of them!)And just so you get a little taste of the actual singing, here's some Youtube clips (these were all songs featured on his more well-known first album):Respect Yourself (yep, that Willis' song in S3's "Lend Me an Ear!") Under the Boardwalk:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKtt5oeKa8wComin' Right Up (my favorite of his):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L50tlMzdwR4Secret Agent Man (a tribute video to Alias, but that't Bruce singing): Fun Time:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBzKwEetWnYDown in Hollywood:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NbXlhByWvkJackpot (Bruno's Bop)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctC8PKM_gdEAnyone else get a kick out of this? Maybe I'm a sucker for these celebrity albums; Both of DJ's are excellent (and underrated), PMT's, well, not so much;). Willis doesn't have a great singing voice, but since it's more party, sing-along rock, it doesn't really matter, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocketsgrl Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Lar, I forgot that Bruce Willis sang. I remember hearing him and he was good. Jazzy type song I heard years ago. And heard he sang at a club. Doesn't he own one with someone else or perhaps he sang with John Goodman and the Blues club. I don't remember this was so long ago..And he has a voice, different from DJ, but Dj can also sing and wrote music, his and with friends like Dickie Betts and the Almans sang it. I saw a photo on Org. him singing with the Almans and believe it was a well know song that he and Dickie wrote. Thanks for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyDaytona Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 That version of 'Respect yourself' was a pretty big hit for a while....I remember the video being in high rotation. I think he still tours with his band once in a while, as does Gary Sinise of CSI: New York/Forrest Gump fame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viceman Cometh Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Yeah, if y'all remember the David Addison character on Moonlighting, he was always singing -- Good Love, Limbo Rock, etc. It probably seemed like a natural fit to release a Bruce album. In truth, his vocal range is very limited (DJ is a much better singer), but his album definitely was fun. You can hear Respect Yourself in the S3 Vice ep Lend me an Ear, when Duddy is doing the sweep for bugs (but I'm sure you already knew that).Bruce continues to sing and play harmonica to this day, and even goes on little tours from time to time with his band. The name escapes me now, it's something like the Radiators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchan Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Don't forget his wine cooler commercial: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viceman Cometh Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Yessss! That commercial rocks! "It's wet and it's dry ... MYMYMYYYY!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himenokuri Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 yeah that song repect yourself was in THE MV Ep Lend me an Ear while Duddy was sweeping the house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MV86 Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Thanks for the clips. He isn't that bad of a singer,I've heard worse. I'm a sucker for celebrity albums. Although PMT's albums are really hard to find... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lar Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Thanks for the clips. He isn't that bad of a singer' date='I've heard worse. I'm a sucker for celebrity albums. Although PMT's albums are really hard to find...[/quote']PMT's albums, hoo boy. His debut ("Living the Book of My Life", the title track of which he sings accapella in "The Maze") was never released on CD, only on vinyl and cassette. Would you believe I have both? The cassette is still sealed, and the vinyl I transferred over to mp3, and then to CD, obviously (despite the conversion, the vinyl sound quality is actually well retained). That said, the album is pretty terrible.His second album, "Somebody" was released on vinyl and CD, and I'd presume cassette, though I've never seen one. I payed out the nose for a CD copy, which is ridiculously rare. His second album is a bit better, though still no prize.But, I'm digressing. Bruce Willis put out better albums than PMT (sorry PMT). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MV86 Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 PMT's albums' date=' hoo boy. His debut ("Living the Book of My Life", the title track of which he sings accapella in "The Maze") was never released on CD, only on vinyl and cassette. Would you believe I have both? The cassette is still sealed, and the vinyl I transferred over to mp3, and then to CD, obviously (despite the conversion, the vinyl sound quality is actually well retained). That said, the album is pretty terrible.His second album, "Somebody" was released on vinyl and CD, and I'd presume cassette, though I've never seen one. I payed out the nose for a CD copy, which is ridiculously rare. His second album is a bit better, though still no prize.But, I'm digressing. Bruce Willis put out better albums than PMT (sorry PMT).[/quote']I knew there was a reason why I've never seen his stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lar Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I knew there was a reason why I've never seen his stuffhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv2iLzhS-SgThis is edited (maybe a single version?), the album version is a bit longer (mostly due to an electronic version of PMT breaking in to talk/sing periodically. It's actually better than it sounds, and believe it or not, this is one of the album's better tracks, IMO).But I don't want to get too off track here. That Willis commercial posted earlier is awesome. And no, he doesn't have great range, I'd agree that DJ is a better singer, but like I said, it's supposed to be an album you sing along to. Real party rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MV86 Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 That is terrible. I didn't know that Bruce Willis sang though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lar Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 LOL yeah it is!Bruce singing on "Moonlighting":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvsIb6lAEjo"Young Blood":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjXn1kh_70E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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