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>> the following is a paid advertisement from star vista entertainment and time life. -- ♪ that's how much i feel ♪ cherishede moments, memories come a unforgettable
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romances. which of love can be felt in many ways and nothing ignites you like the power of love. >> ♪ i will always love you for the rest of my days ♪ a million chance of a lifetime ♪ >> ♪ stuck on you got to feeling down deep in my soul guess i am on my way ♪ >> high i am jim and this is my wife cassie. show "one lifee to live." >> i'm happy to say we are still very much in love. >> ♪ because i am your lady
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♪ and you are my fella >> ♪ i have been waiting for a girl like you to come into my life ♪ >> ♪ i know ♪ i know you mynd a new -- in endless love ♪ >> there is something so very special about how a love song makes you feel. had the time of my life ♪ ♪ i never felt this way before >> ♪ i'm never going to let you go. going to hold you in my arms forever. wherever you go
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whatever you do i will be right here waiting for you ♪ >> we are here to tell you about a brand-new music collection called the power of love. >> it contains music from a special time. the mid-70's to the -- singing about our favorite subjects, love and romance. >> it was the time when music was such a part of our everyday lives. >> a sit back am a or snuggle up -- >> and that kathy and me take you on a journey to all of the love songs you grew up to. some that you danced to, and the ones that remind you of those wonderful moments. >> ♪ love lifts us up where we belong where the eagles cry on a mountain high ♪ >> ♪ i know it's not much
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but it's the best i can do my gift is my song and this one's for you ♪ >> ♪ lady i'm your knight in shining armor and i love you ♪ kassie: wow, kenny rogers singing a great love song. it doesn't get much better than that, does it? jim: when you have amazing lyrics and a great singer, you have a love song that really hits home. >> ♪ tonight's the night it's gonna be all right ♪ >> ♪ so i sing you to sleep
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after the loving with a song i just wrote yesterday ♪ >> ♪ even now when i have come so far i wonder where you are ♪ >> ♪ you were always on my mind you were always on my mind ♪ kassie: you know, a love song can remind us of special times and special people in our lives, and nothing feels as personal and speaks to our hearts better than a great love song. >> ♪ just when i thought our chance had passed you go and save the best for last ♪ >> ♪ ohhhh, i hear laughter in the rain walking hand in hand with the one i love ♪ >> ♪ you don't know what it's like baby, you don't know what it's like to love somebody
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to love somebody the way i love you ♪ jim: one of the things i like best about this era of music is that women started telling men exactly how they felt and what they wanted and needed. >> ♪ do that to me one more time once is never enough with a man like you ♪ >> ♪ i want a man with a slow hand i want a lover with an easy touch ♪ kassie: and men realized it was
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ok to really express their true feelings. >> ♪ and i swear by the moon and the stars in the sky ♪ >> ♪ you are so beautiful to me ♪ kassie: imagine having all of your favorite love songs from the 1970's, 1980's, and 1990's in one incredible collection. it is unbelievable. "the power of love" has it all. jim: if you are any kind of a romantic, or just love great music, then this is your chance to own all of these hits and enjoy them over and over again. kassie: this is really the greatest collection of love songs ever. so don't wait. call now and bring "the power of love" into your home. announcer: intimate moments. cherished memories. unforgettable romances. the language of love can be spoken in many ways and nothing ignites your emotions like "the power of love." >> ♪ have i told you lately that i love you?
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have i told you there's no one else above you? ♪ >> ♪ and i can't fight this feeling anymore i've forgotten what i started fighting for ♪ >> ♪ every time you go away you take a piece of me with you ♪ announcer: for the first time ever, 150 of the most timeless love songs of the 1970's, 1980's, and 1990's are together in one collection. time life music proudly presents "the power of love." >> ♪ you light up my life you give me hope ♪ >> ♪ there's a new sun rising i can see a new horizon and it keeps me realizing you're the biggest part of me ♪ announcer: you'll hear all of
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your favorite artists like lionel richie, elton john, whitney houston, michael bolton, neil diamond, phil collins, fleetwood mac, rod stewart, and chicago. ♪ >> ♪ you're the meaning in my life you're the inspiration ♪ >> ♪ and tell me now how do i live without you? i want to know ♪
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>> ♪ you are once, twice three times a lady ♪ announcer: every cd in "the power of love" collection is filled with great songs and great memories, along with complete liner notes with photos and stories about the artists and their music, and it all comes in this exclusive collector's box. >> ♪ tell me how am i supposed to live without you? now that i've been loving you so long ♪ >> ♪ i want to know what love is i want you to show me ♪ announcer: all the great love songs and romantic hits in "the power of love" collection have been digitally remastered for studio-perfect sound. >> ♪ because i am your lady and you are my man ♪ >> ♪ baby, come to me let me put my arms around you this was meant to be ♪ announcer: you could spend hours of time and hundreds of dollars trying to collect all of the fantastic music in "the power of love" collection, but if you order now, you can own the entire collection of eight cd's for just four easy payments of $29.99 each. our lowest price ever. >> ♪ if you're lost you can look and you will find me time after time if you fall i will catch you i will be waiting time after time ♪
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>> ♪ wouldn't you agree baby, you and me we've got a groovy kind of love ♪ announcer: but wait, that's not all. call in the next 18 minutes and we will pay your shipping and handling. that is a savings of nearly $13. and there is more. if you order with your credit card, we will send you a free bonus cd with 18 of the most feel-good love songs ever. >> ♪ bring me a higher love bring me a higher love whoah ♪ >> ♪ we can build this thing together standing strong forever nothing's gonna stop us now ♪ announcer: and here's the best part. now you can get the collection for nearly $30 less. this offer is only available
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here, so call now. kassie: welcome back to "the power of love." jim: the great love songs are a celebration of life and love. kassie: the songs remind you what it is like to have real romance in your life. >> ♪ we should cherish the love we have we should cherish the life we lead ♪ >> ♪ suddenly life has new meaning to me ♪ >> ♪ here i am the one that you love asking for another day ♪ jim: kassie, take a look at just one of the cd's in this collection. the artists, the songs, it is unbelievable. you have got phil collins, celine dion, michael bolton. reo speedwagon, heart, cyndi lauper. kassie: and one of my favorites, the great lady from miami, gloria estefan. >> ♪ and i'd do anything for you in spite of it all i learned so much from you ♪
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>> ♪ these dreams go on when i close my eyes every second of the night i live another life ♪ >> ♪ once upon a time there was light in my life but now there's only love in the dark nothing i can say total eclipse of the heart ♪ kassie: wow. jimmy, take a look at this: air supply, john denver, barry manilow, kenny rogers, kenny g., hall and oates, the pointer sisters. jim: and this classic from whitney houston, which is a
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testament to a special kind of love. >> ♪ because the greatest love of all is happening to me ♪ >> ♪ sailing takes me away to where i'm going ♪ >> ♪ can't live if living is without you i can't live ♪ >> ♪ dreamweaver i believe you can get me through the night ♪ kassie: you know, jim, through our lifetimes, we have all learned that love and heartbreak sometimes go together all too well. jim: and those emotions are shared in some of the most expressive love songs of all-time. >> ♪ baby, come back any kind of fool could see there was something in everything about you ♪ >> ♪ all by myself i don't wanna be all by myself ♪ >> ♪ if ever you're in my arms again
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this time i'll love you much better ♪ >> ♪ i know i'll never love this way again so i keep holding on ♪ kassie: but that pain can be very well worth it when you do find that special someone. >> ♪ love love will keep us together think of me, babe, whenever ♪ >> ♪ and she believes in me i'll never know just what she sees in me ♪
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>> ♪ reunited and it feels so good reunited 'cause we understood ♪ kassie: this collection is just loaded with music that goes together so well. jim: so many times, we want a special cd for those romantic moments, and we can't find one that has all the songs we love. kassie: and if i try to download, i can't remember all the artists and the songs titles that i would want. jim: time life did all the work for us. 150 phenomenal love songs that bring 20 years of unbelieveable music to life. kassie: and you don't have to push the skip button once. jim: don't look for "the power of love" collection in stores, though. it is only available right here through this special offer. kassie: and it comes in this
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wonderful collector's box, so don't wait, call now. announcer: time life proudly presents "the power of love." >> ♪ i'll always love you for the rest of my days ♪ >> ♪ that's how much i feel i feel for you, baby that's how much i need i need your touch ♪ >> ♪ turn on your heart light let it shine wherever you go ♪ announcer: every cd in "the power of love" collection is filled with great songs and great memories, along with complete liner notes, with photos and stories about the artists and their music. and it comes in this exclusive collector's box.
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>> ♪ how can we be lovers if we can't be friends? how can we start over when the fighting never ends, baby? ♪ >> ♪ i've been waiting for a girl like you to come into my life ♪ >> ♪ wherever you go whatever you do i will be right here waiting for you ♪ >> ♪ i love you i honestly love you ♪ announcer: all the great love songs and romantic hits in "the power of love" collection have been digitally remastered for studio-perfect sound. >> ♪ and tell me now
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how do i live without you? i want to know ♪ >> ♪ a one in a million chance of a lifetime ♪ >> ♪ tonight's the night it's going to be all right ♪ announcer: if you order now, you can own the entire collection for four easy payments of $29.99. call now for the lowest price ever. >> ♪ hungry eyes one look at you and i can't disguise ♪ >> ♪ because i'm truly truly in love with you, girl ♪ announcer: call now and we will pay your shipping and handling. that is a saving of nearly $13. plus, we will send you a bonus cd with 18 of the most feel-good love songs ever. >> ♪ tell me lies tell me sweet little lies
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tell me lies tell me, tell me lies ♪ >> ♪ i ain't missing you at all since you've been gone away ♪ announcer: call now and you can get it for $.18 a song. that is a total savings of $62.97. call now. kassie: this collection and era of music is very special. jim: it shows that love songs can be in many shapes and rhythms. >> ♪ because your kiss is on my list because your kiss i can't resist ♪ >> ♪ you know it's you, babe whenever i get weary and i've had enough ♪ >> ♪ she seems to have
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an invisible touch she reaches in and grabs right hold of your heart ♪ kassie: it is also an era that has created some of the greatest love song duets of all time. >> ♪ islands in the stream that is what we are no one in between how can we be wrong? ♪ >> ♪ baby, come to me let me put my arms around you this was meant to be ♪ >> ♪ i don't know much but i know i love you ♪ jim: and kassie, i know you remember all the wonderful love songs that came from those great romantic movies. kassie: my favorite scene was at the end of "an officer and a gentleman" when richard gere literally swept debra winger off her feet. and they played that unbelievable song. >> ♪ love lifts us up where we belong
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where the eagles cry on a mountain high ♪ >> ♪ because i had the time of my life ♪ >> ♪ what a feeling keep believing ♪ >> ♪ i know >> ♪ i know >> ♪ i found in you my endless love ♪ jim: there are also those songs that spoke the kind of love that made distance between lovers something unbearable. >> ♪ i miss you like crazy i miss you like crazy ever since you went away ♪ >> ♪ love will lead you back someday i just know that love will lead you back to my heart ♪ >> ♪ i don't care how you get here
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get here if you can ♪ >> ♪ sad eyes turn the other way i don't want to see you cry ♪ kassie: also in this collection are the songs that describe the true, deep emotions, feelings, and desires that love can bring. >> ♪ i'll make love to you like you want me to and i'll hold you tight ♪ >> ♪ when i get that feeling i want sexual healing sexual healing ♪ >> ♪ and i'd do anything for you in spite of it all i learned so much from you ♪ kassie: this collection is absolutely fantastic. all my favorite songs and artists are right here on the cd. jim: it is like you are living the special memories. kassie: but do not go looking for "the power of love" in stores.
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it is only available right here from time life. jim: just call the number on your screen or order online. kassie: listen in your home, and if it isn't the best collection you've ever heard, just send it back and time life will refund your purchase price, no questions asked. so don't wait, call now. announcer: intimate moments, cherished memories, unforgettable romances. the language of love can be spoken in many ways, and nothing ignites your emotions like "the power of love." >> ♪ have i told you lately that i love you? have i told you there's no one else above you? ♪ >> ♪ and i can't fight this feeling anymore i've forgotten what i started fighting for ♪ >> ♪ every time you go away you take a piece of me with you ♪ announcer: for the first time ever, 150 of the most timeless love songs of the 1970's, 1980's, and 1990's are together
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in one collection. time life music proudly presents "the power of love." >> ♪ you light up my life you give me hope ♪ >> ♪ wherever you go whatever you do i will be right here waiting for you ♪ announcer: you will hear all of your favorite artists like celine dion, michael bolton, billy joel, phil collins, barry
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manilow, rod stewart, michael mcdonald, neil diamond, and foreigner. >> ♪ i want to know what love is i want you to show me ♪ >> ♪ you're the meaning in my life you're the inspiration ♪ >> ♪ stuck on you got this feeling down deep in my soul that i just can't lose yes, i'm on my way ♪ announcer: every cd in this "power of love" collection is filled with great songs and great memories, along with complete liner notes, with photos and stories about the artists and their music. and it all comes in this exclusive collector's box. >> ♪ tell me how am i supposed to live without you
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now that i've been loving you so long? ♪ >> ♪ there's a new sun a rising i can see a new horizon that will keep me realizing you're the biggest part of me ♪ announcer: all the great love songs and romantic hits in the "power of love" collection have been digitally remastered for studio-perfect sound. >> ♪ because i'm your lady and you are my man ♪ >> ♪ turn on your heart light let it shine wherever you go ♪ >> ♪ just when i thought our chance had passed you go and save the best for last ♪ announcer: and if you order now, you can get our entire collection for four very easy payments of $29.99. our lowest-cost ever. >> ♪ if you're lost you can look and you will find me time after time ♪ >> ♪ wouldn't you agree baby, you and me we've got a groovy kind of love ♪ announcer: but wait, call in the next two minutes and we will pay your shipping and handling. >> ♪ bring me
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a higher love bring me a higher love, oh ♪ >> ♪ and we can build this thing together standing strong forever nothing's going to stop us now ♪ announcer: and here is the best part. now you can of the collection for nearly $30 off of the original price. plus the bonus cd. do not wait, this price will not last long. this offer is only available right here so call now. jim: i cannot begin to tell you how much we have enjoyed sharing this music with you today. kassie: this music is wonderful and there are so many memories in this box. old ones and new ones. and we know you are going to love it. jim: thank you for watching and enjoy the music. announcer: the preceding was a paid advertisement from time life. ♪ >> the following is a paid
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advertisement for time life's music collection. >> it is the attitude. >> ♪ all right now it's all right now ♪ >> the killer guitars. ♪ american woman stay away from me ♪ ♪ american woman mama let me be ♪ >> those unforgettable album
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covers. >> ♪ come sail away come sail away come sail away with me ♪ the roar of the crowd. you show me the way ♪ ♪ i want you ♪ to show me the way >> experiencing that feeling for the very first time. >> ♪ feels like the first time feels like the very first time ♪ >> the raw energy. >> ♪ crazy on you >> rockstar style. >> ♪ that's a drag ♪ ♪ school's out for summer
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♪ goodman and i am here to share with your time life's heart of classic rock. these are the songs and the albums, the rock stars who created classic rock. >> ♪ you ain't seen nothing yet ba-ba-ba-ba-baby, you ain't seen nothing yet ♪ >> ♪ mama's all right, daddy's all right. they just seem a little bit weird. surrender surrender ♪ mark goodman: these are the songs our generation that feel as good today as the day we first heard them. >> ♪ in the deep dark night, i can see paradise by the dashboard lights ♪ mark goodman: these are rock &
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roll heroes. rock's royalty. >> ♪ because when the loving stops, and the lights go down, and there's not another living soul around, you woo me until the sun comes up, and you say that you love me ♪ mark goodman: and of course, there are those songs that have withstood the test of time. >> ♪ don't stop believin', hold on to that feelin' streetlights, people, oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ mark goodman: so, sit back and relive the excitement, the lasting sound, and the
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incredible feelings. >> ♪ more than a feelin' more than a feelin' ♪ announcer: time life proudly presents "the heart of classic rock." mark goodman: from the 1960's into the 1970's, classic rock artists transformed their music and gave us sounds we never heard. >> ♪ and i know that it's true that all the things that i do will come back to me in my sweet time, so keep on a rockin' me, baby keep on a rockin' me, baby ♪ >> ♪ got a black magic woman, got a black magic woman,
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i've got a black magic woman ♪ >> ♪ it's all part of my rock & roll fantasy it's all part of my rock & roll dream ♪ mark goodman: albums overtook singles, and fm radio djs were free to play longer and more expressive songs that did not fit the usual top 40 format. >> ♪ if i leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? ♪ >> ♪ dust in the wind. all we are is dust in the wind ♪ >> ♪ i'm not in love so don't forget it's just a silly phase i am going through ♪ >> ♪ you made a fool of me, and those broken dreams forgot in ♪ mark goodman: as classic rock grew, artists began to
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experiment with expanded instrumentation and more dramatic production. >> ♪ e-evil woman, e-evil woman ♪ >> ♪ there are times when all the world's asleep, when questions run into deep for such a simple mind ♪ >> ♪ hold me closer tiny dancer, count the headlights on the highway ♪ mark goodman: and the audiences kept growing, from clubs to halls to arenas. and the sound was as big as the venues themselves. >> ♪ and i'm gonna keep on lovin' you 'cause it's the only thing i wanna do ♪ >> ♪ you know it's you, babe, whenever i get weary and i've had enough, feel like giving up ♪ >> ♪ anyway you want it, that's the way you need it, any way you want it. she said, anyway you want it, that's the way you need it, any way you want it ♪ >> ♪ hit me with your best shot. why don't you hit me with your best shot? ♪
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mark goodman: and now, you can enjoy all of the greatest classic rock hits together in one collection. relive the passion, the sound, and the feelings you can only get from classic rock. >> ♪ hold the line, love isn't always on time ♪ mark goodman: all these songs and great memories are part of time life's "heart of classic rock," and you're just a phone call or an easy click away from having your own collection. it is the sound of our generation. announcer: the guitars, the attitude, the passion. >> ♪ get it on bang a gong get it on ♪
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announcer: presenting "the heart of classic rock" from time life. >> ♪ i want to rock & roll all night and party every day i want to rock & roll all night ♪ >> ♪ what's your name little girl? what's your name? ♪ announcer: you will hear the original songs that defined classic rock. >> ♪ i can't get enough of your love i can't get enough of your love ♪ announcer: artists like bad company, fleetwood mac, foreigner, journey. >> ♪ the wheel in the sky keeps on turning. i don't know where i'll be tomorrow ♪ announcer: santana, rod stewart with faces. >> ♪ stay with me
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stay with me tonight you better stay with me ♪ announcer: you will go back to real rock & roll when you hear all of the best guitar riffs, hard rock, soft rock, southern rock, and of course, those unforgettable rock ballads. >> ♪ i want you, i need you, but there ain't no way i'm ever going to love you. now don't be sad, don't be sad, because two out of three ain't bad ♪ >> ♪ oh baby, i love your way every day wanna tell you i love your way ♪ announcer: why bother putting this together on your own? time life has done all of the
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work, and every song song has been digitally remastered for studio-perfect sound. >> ♪ baby, hold on to me whatever will be, will be ♪ announcer: plus, you will get this 32-page booklet about the artists and their music. >> ♪ take it on the road baby, if that is the way you want it, baby, then i don't want you around ♪ announcer: so don't waste your time and money trying to get all of these hits yourself. just call now, and you can own "the heart of classic rock" on 10 cds for just five payments of $29.99 each. >> 1, 2. announcer: but wait, order right now, and you will get the rock & roll hall of fame concert bonus dvd.
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26 performances from what has been called the greatest rock concert ever. >> ♪ in the day, we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway american dream. at night, we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines ♪ announcer: bruce springsteen, billy joel, john fogerty. >> ♪ save me announcer: that is a total of 10 cds plaza dvd, 170 performances in all. that is just $0.88 per song. >> ♪ come on baby, (don't fear the reaper.) baby, take my hand. (don't fear the reaper.) announcer: order in the next 10
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minutes and get free shipping and handling. that is a savings of nearly $17. >> ♪ carry on, my wayward son, there'll be peace when you are done. lay your weary head to rest, don't you cry no more ♪ announcer: and remember, if "the heart of classic rock" is not the best collection you've ever heard, just send it back, and we will refund your purchase price, no questions asked. >> ♪ smoke on the water announcer: and here's the best part, you get the entire "heart of classic rock" collection plus the rock & roll concert dvd, 170 performances in all for just $0.88 per song, plus your 32-page booklet and free shipping. that is a total savings of $31.99. this is not available in stores. just here. so don't wait, call now.
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♪ mark goodman: in late 1960's and early 1970's, bands used to play massive festivals like altamont, watkins glen, and of course, woodstock. >> ♪ you've got to change your evil ways, baby before i come running ♪ >> ♪ don't you want somebody to love? don't you need somebody to love? ♪ >> ♪ when i tell all the world that i love you ♪ mark goodman: radio introduced us to a new programming format which was originally called aor, or album oriented rock, but it was not until many years later that the term for classic rock was born. >> ♪ don't you know that you are some kind of wonderful? some kind of wonderful? ♪ mark goodman: the format exploded across the country and into the south, where some good ole boys gave us the southern version of rock and this all-time classic anthem. >> ♪ sweet home alabama where the skies are so blue ♪ >> ♪ lord, i was born a rambling man, tryin' to make a living and doin' the best i can ♪ >> ♪ can't you see, can't you see
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what that woman, she been doin' to me? ♪ mark goodman: up north in detroit, ted nugent was cranking it up with the sound we called hard rock. >> ♪ cat scratch fever cat scratch fever ♪ >> ♪ oh yeah, all right take it easy, baby ♪ >> ♪ walking in the ballroom smoking in the ballroom ♪ >> ♪ seems to me that you don't want to talk about it. seems to me you just turn your pretty head and walk away ♪
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mark goodman: artists like hall & oates, steely croft, and america focused on acoustic guitars and breezy sounds and called it soft rock. >> ♪ and i keep on thinking 'bout you, sister golden hair surprise, and i just can't live without you. can't you see it in my eyes? ♪ >> ♪ she's gone. oh i, oh i, i better learn how to face it. she's gone. ♪ >> ♪ dance with me. i want to be a partner, can't you see? ♪ mark goodman: and it is all here in the "heart of classic rock." all the variety, all the great hits, all the feelings, and all the memories. >> ♪ oh-oh-oh, listen to the music oh-oh-oh, listen to the music ♪ mark goodman: so call now or order online to get your own "heart of classic rock"
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collection. announcer: it's the sound of our generation. the guitars, the attitude, the passion. >> ♪ it's been such a long time, i think i should be going, yeah ♪ announcer: presenting "the heart of classic rock" from time life. >> ♪ i guess you're just what i needed i needed someone to bleed ♪ announcer: you will hear the original songs that defined classic rock. >> ♪ it's all right now baby, its all right now ♪ announcer: artists like foreigner, styx, journey, bachman turner overdrive. >> ♪ you ain't seen nothing yet. you ain't seen nothing yet ♪ announcer: boston, lynyrd skynyrd, santana, heart. >> ♪ baby, don't you leave me ♪ announcer: fleetwood mac.
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>> ♪ when the lovin' stops and the lights go down, and there's not another living soul around, you woo me until the sun comes up and you say that you love me ♪ announcer: you will go back to real rock & roll and hear all the best guitar riffs, hard rock, soft rock, southern rock, and of course, those epic rock ballads. >> ♪ i want to know what love is. i want you to show me ♪ announcer: why bother putting this together on your own? time life has done all of the work and every song has been digitally remastered for studio-perfect sound.
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>> ♪ talking about diamond girl oh, diamond girl ♪ announcer: plus, you will get this 32-page book with photos and stories about the artists and their music. >> ♪ blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce another runner in the night ♪ announcer: so don't waste your time and money trying to get to all of these hits your self. just call now and you can own "the heart of classic rock" for just five payments of $29.99 each. but wait, order right now and you will also get the 25th anniversary rock & roll hall of fame concert, classic performances from the greatest rock concert ever. >> ♪ it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away ♪ >> ♪ it's a beautiful day, don't let it get away. a beautiful day ♪ announcer: that is a total of 10 cds plus the dvd. 170 performances in all.
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that is just $0.88 per song. >> ♪ i'm living for giving the devil his due i'm burning, i'm burning, i'm burning for you ♪ announcer: plus, order in the next 10 minutes and get free shipping and handling. that is a savings of nearly $17. >> ♪ i've got two tickets for paradise. won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight ♪ announcer: and remember, if "the heart of classic rock" is not the best collection you've ever heard, just send it back, and we will refund your purchase price no questions asked. >> ♪ come sail away, come sail away, come sail away, lads ♪ announcer: "the heart of classic rock" is not sold in stores. it is only available right here. call right now and get the 10 cds, plus the "heart of rock" dvd, plus free shipping and handling. mark goodman: welcome back to "the heart of classic rock." when we think back to all the music we've ever heard, there is a reason we keep coming back to
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the sounds and artists of classic rock. >> ♪ you're as cold as ice, you're willing to sacrifice our love ♪ >> ♪ doctor, doctor, give me the news i've got a bad case of loving you ♪ no pill's gonna cure my ill, i've got a bad case of loving you ♪ >> ♪ you're a heartbreaker, dream-maker, love-taker don't you mess around with me no, no, no, no ♪ >> ♪ hold your head up, woman hold your head up, woman hold your head up, woman hold your head high ♪ mark goodman: i still remember that feeling of going to the record store to pick up a
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brand-new album. i would get it home, be examining the cover, taking out the vinyl, laying it down on the turntable, and i would listen to it over and over and over again. >> ♪ more than a feeling (more than a feeling) when i hear that old song they used to play (more than a feeling) ♪ >> ♪ middle of the evening is hold you tight, rosanna, rosanna ♪ >> ♪ she's my best friend's girlfriend she's my best friend's girlfriend she used to be mine ♪ >> ♪ ah-oooo, werewolves of london ♪ mark goodman: and then seeing it all live, what an experience. >> i want you to want me. mark goodman: the anticipation,
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the crowds, good friends, and of course, the music. >> ♪ i want you to want me. i need you to need me. i'd love for you to love me ♪ mark goodman: in 1996, the rock concert experience was celebrated in the biggest live concert ever. >> ♪ oh baby, i love your way every day. i want to tell you i love your way every day ♪ mark goodman: classic rock gave us some of the most enduring songs, and that is why we still love hearing them today. >> ♪ winding your way down to baker street light in your head and dead on your feet, well, another crazy day ♪ >> ♪ smile, just smile a while for me, girl ♪ >> ♪ i've been waitin'
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for a girl like you to come into my life ♪ >> ♪ but what a fool believes he sees no wise man has the power ♪ mark goodman: when you get right down to it, it is really about our lives. our memories. our feelings. and the greatest music we will ever know. >> ♪ don't stop believin' ♪ mark goodman: and now is your chance to relive all of the great music of the classic rock era and to enjoy it for years to come. all the stars. boston, cheap trick, foreigner, kiss, bad company, fleetwood mac, heart, and the list goes on and on. >> ♪ war, children,
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>> the following is a paid program. >> the following is a paid vistaisement from star entertainment. reaching for the stars. hollywood's biggest stars. america's funniest comedians and the greatest talents of all time. to meet you were about
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a legend when you heard this. >> the supremes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the beatles. introducing, the best of the ed sullivan show. from star vista entertainment. for 23 years, ed sullivan was the host and ringmaster of the greatest show on earth. >> well, tonight we've got a real big shoe. announcer: he was always imitated. >> a really big shoe. >> knock 'em dead at the cop-per. ed: wait a minute. i never say cop-per. >> his show. >> do it right. >> here he is. knock them dead. at the copp-er. caban--ner.
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announcer: but never duplicated. gracie: i think that he is the greatest master of ceremonies on television. george: well i think so too, but tell me why. gracie: well, most men introduce guest stars, they try to get too familiar. george: not ed? gracie: no, ed sounds like he has never heard of any them before. announcer: all across america, sunday night was ed sullivan night. ed: when i introduce them, you will make a lot of noise. then you will be quiet so the country can enjoy it. >> ♪ you just have to wait love don't come easy it's a game of give and take ♪ announcer: each week, we could not wait for that magic moment when the whole family would sit down together to enjoy an hour of spectacular, delightful, classic entertainment. jack benny: what do you do on "the ed sullivan show?" [laughter] ed: i introduce the acts.
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jack: i see, you introduce the acts. you don't sing? you can't dance? you don't tell jokes? you merely introduce the acts. and you have been doing this for 19 years. [laughter] ed: uh-huh, that's right. jack: well, ed, if i may be so bold, and i do not like to ask this, but how much do you make? i mean, how much money do you get for this particular job? ed: approximately $800 million. $800,000. jack: he is reading it and he got it wrong. announcer: from legends in the making. to the wildest novelty acts. >> what are you doing? >> i am just hanging around. announcer: ed sullivan put on the ultimate variety show.
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he was the man who introduced an american generation to its most beloved, thrilling, and inspiring entertainers. >> ♪ it's wonderful it's marvelous that you could care, that you should care for, that you should care for me ♪ >> ♪ it is wonderful it is marvelous ♪ >> ♪ yeah [applause] ed: when these youngsters grow up and the people at home can say that they saw the two of you together, they heard the two of you together, they going to start it out by saying you are wonderful. >> listen to him sing. ed: i listen and learn. let's have a wonderful hand.
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announcer: this incredible collection is truly the best of ed sullivan. all the most memorable moments from over 1000 precious american sunday nights. >> let's stop fooling around. here we go. >> i am not ready yet. [laughter] >> you are going to listen to me. because when i sing about those things -- milton berle: i never liked ed sullivan -- i'm kidding. i loved ed sullivan. phyllis diller: he just happened to be the right person with the right kind of interest in entertainment. >> he put on a beautiful show. he had a concept as old as time and he brought it to television. vaudville. announcer: in ed sullivan's time, families gathered to enjoy the show together. >> ♪ it is not unusual to be loved by anyone it is not unusual to have fun with anyone
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it happens every day no matter what you say ♪ >> ♪ babe, i got you babe announcer: future legends were introduced live to the whole country. to give us their stunning performances. these moments defined a generation and changed entertainment history overnight. >> you know that the beatles first appeared in america. it is in quotes, it was on "the sullivan show." they didn't. they first appeared on "the cbs evening news." my gosh, we weren't off the air five minutes and ed was on the phone to me. hey cronkite, how do i get a hold of them? these bugs, or whatever they call them? announcer: that night changed the world. he had the highest ratings in the history of television. >> did you know anybody who did not watch the show? >> 72 million people were watching. >> ladies and gentlemen, the beatles. >> back then, musicians --
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>> ♪ baby give me one more chance won't you please let me back? ♪ >> comedians. >> mom always liked you best. >> i don't like you. >> every time you get mad you have to say that. >> while my mom liked my brother best. >> of course she liked me best. >> i never knew this. >> everyone knew. announcer: you just were not famous until ed sullivan made you famous. >> ready to rock and roll. ♪ ed: i can't figure this out. you know, he just does this and everybody yells. let's have a tremendous hand for a very nice -- [fans screaming] announcer: ed made history. he made legends. he made america gasp with wonder
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every sunday night. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is showtime you son of a gun! -- try that. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is showtime. you son of a gun. >> what do we have? [applause] >> ♪ california dreaming on such a winter's day california dreaming on such a winter's day ♪ >> the minute you got on "the ed sullivan show," your sales just skyrocketed. >> it was phenomenal. when he had elvis on and the beatles, all those great acts. >> he said, i will make you a star. >> it was live. ed: one of finest singing stars across broadway. now starving -- [laughter] announcer: it was electrifying. and everyone was watching. ed: i am here for all the youngsters. announcer: introducing "the best of the ed sullivan show" from starvista entertainment and time life.
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for 23 years, america spent sundays with sullivan. families bought their first televisions just to watch the show together. back then, all of the greats got their start on "the ed sullivan show." the legends of music, comedy, stage, and screen. >> let's go. announcer: plus, all those amazing acts you just do not see on tv anymore. >> maybe you should step back for this one. >> i think i will take a step back. announcer: now, starvista entertainment and time life has gathered america's most precious memories into one incredible collection. order now to relive the most thrilling moments. from over 1000 sundays with sullivan. >> suppose i would have boxed you. about how far would i go? >> if you run, i will cut it to one. >> one what? >> one punch. announcer: that is nine dvd's jampacked with classic entertainment for just five easy payments of $19.99 each.
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plus, exclusive bonus features. including a rare interview with ed himself. >> the word "show" was never pronounced "shoe." where did that come from? announcer: if you order in the next 18 minutes, we will send you a free bonus dvd, "elvis, the first ed sullivan show." you will be there when the king of rock 'n roll thrilled america and changed music forever. elvis: as a great philosopher once said, ♪ you ain't nothing but a hound dog crying all the time you ain't nothing but a hound dog howlin' all the time well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine ♪ [crowd screaming] announcer: and that is not all. we're so sure that your family will love the classic entertainment of ed sullivan that we will ship it to you absolutely free. >> ♪ 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 rock
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4:00, 5:00, 6:00 rock 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 rock we're going to rock around the clock tonight ♪ announcer: you will not find this collection in stores. it is only available through this exclusive offer. you will get all the best of the most entertaining variety show of all time. plus, your satisfaction is guaranteed. >> did you ever find anything onstage more amusing? >> i love the dancers. announcer: if ed's guests cannot make you feel more than they did yesterday, we will refund your purchase price, no questions asked. this is your chance to own "the best of the ed sullivan show." 10 dvd's jampacked with classic sullivan. including a free bonus, "elvis, the first ed sullivan show." for just five easy payments of $19.99. and we will ship it for free. satisfaction guaranteed. >> i love ed sullivan. announcer: spend sundays with sullivan. any night of the week. order now. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are
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all in for a great treat. announcer: the ed sullivan show was a true variety show. everyone had something special to look forward to. ed: let's have a really big hand for them. >> for every huge star making a debut. >> you bought yourself a bike? >> yeah. announcer: there was a quirky personal favorite you could not wait to see week after week. >> what number is mr. sullivan holding up? >> [dog barking] announcer: remember this? >> difficult. >> louder. >> difficult. >> louder. >> difficult. >> louder. >> difficult. good. very difficult. >> for you. for me very easy. announcer: how about this? >> hello. i love you. >> can you believe it? he talks to this thing and he really believes it. announcer: the plate twirlers and the acrobats, the comic acrobats, not to mention the ventriloquist.
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>> sullivan, the first thing you got to do. the ventriloquist has got to put a big smile on your face. [laughter] i can see already i am working against impossible odds. [laughter] ed: here is an act that will delight all of the youngsters of the nation and canada. [applause] the amazing skill of jugglers. one of the greatest circus quintets we've ever seen. now the thrilling head to head specialty of germany. how you do it? the incredible plate spinning wizard. ♪ announcer: and the most groundbreaking comedians would shake things up on sullivan.
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>> our weather tonight is dominated by a large low pressure center. [laughter] a lot of people have written in and asked, what is a low-pressure center. this is a low pressure center. dangerfield: i tell you, when it comes to girls, i do not think like other guys. a lot of guys want to go out with a girl who is fast. a girl who has been around. i want to go out with a good girl who has never played around. a good girl. i figure, she is due. [laughter] flip wilson: three dresses in a week. another dress. and she tells him, i did not want to buy this dress. the devil made me buy this dress. [laughter] rich little: my first shot on the ed sullivan show, and ed introduced me this way. and now, ladies and gentlemen, we have a young improv -- a young comic from canad-er. who is really making a name for himself up there in that country.
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let's have a big welcome for young buddy rich. and when i heard that, i thought, what, and i came out and i thought, i do not even have a drum. but, of course, ed said, i am sorry. it is little richard. isn't it? i said, no, ed, it is rich little. he said, oh that's right, richard little. >> the girls cried when he came out to play. get on with the next card. >> here is henny youngman. >> take my wife, please. ed: here is our daffy little friend, joan rivers. rivers: i am 30 years old and not married, you know me. i am an old maid. a man who is 90 years old and not married is a catch. [laughter] ed: young alan king. king: i do not usually drink in the afternoon, but when i fly -- i fly.
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[laughter] i don't know how they get those things up in the air. and until i do, i go on loaded or in handcuffs. that is the only way i am going up. >> say it backwards. martin: it was fun meeting all of these people. victor borge was marvelous. borge: is this the first time you have loved? [laughter] >> she answered, yes. but it is so wonderful, i hope it will not be the last. >> getting a little messy here. announcer: it was spectacular. it was hilarious. "the ed sullivan show" was the greatest show on earth. >> ♪ i get misty just holding your hand ♪
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>> the only thing i would like to do is, i would like to resurrect ed sullivan and go back on his show and sing the way i sing today as opposed to how the frightened kid that was on at the time. allen: he has given us a museum, a library of what was the best in show business. rivers: we were all in it together. we were like a whole band. announcer: it was live. it was electrifying. you are truly a great and glorious man. and everyone was watching. ed: this is a real, decent, fine boy. announcer: introducing "the best of the ed sullivan show." from starvista entertainment and time life. everyone spent sundays with sullivan. families bought their first televisions to watch the show together. back then, all of the greats got their start on his show. the legends of music, comedy, stage, and screen.
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>> doodly doodly do, you know. announcer: plus, all those amazing acts that you do not see on tv anymore. >> england's strongest woman. don't fuss around with me. she is on my side. announcer: we have gathered america's most special memories in one collection. >> ♪ when the sun comes out and the rain comes beating on my window pane ♪ announcer: order now for the most thrilling moments with sullivan. that is nine dvd's. jampacked with classic entertainment. for just five easy payments of $19.99 each. plus, exclusive bonus features, including a rare interview with ed. >> you ever get the urge to go back and work for a small town newspaper? ed: i am perfectly content to be in the big leagues in new york. announcer: and, if you order in the next 10 minutes, we will send you a free bonus dvd,
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"elvis, the first ed sullivan show." you will be there when the king of rock 'n roll thrilled america and changed music forever. >> ♪ you know i can be found sitting home all alone if you can't come around at least please telephone don't be cruel to a heart that's true i don't want no other love baby, it's just you i'm thinking of ♪ announcer: and that is not all. we are so sure that your family will love the classic entertainment of ed sullivan that we will ship it to you absolutely free. >> ♪ i am walking my baby back home ♪ announcer: you will not find this collection in stores. it is only available through this exclusive offer. ed: wait until they get me on the phone after the show. announcer: you will get all the best and only the best of the most entertaining variety show of all time.
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>> i will do it again. announcer: plus, your satisfaction is guaranteed. >> $.10. announcer: if his guests do not delight you today more than they did yesterday, we will refund your purchase price. no questions asked. this is your chance to own "the best of the ed sullivan show." 10 dvd's jampacked with classic sullivan, including your bonus, "elvis, the first ed sullivan show," for five easy payments of $19.99 each. and we will ship it for free. satisfaction guaranteed. >> it is certainly a pleasure being here on "the ed sullivan show." announcer: spend time with sullivan any night of the week. order now. >> you're too much. announcer: "the ed sullivan show" was one of a kind. and for decades, it helped define our culture. and make our memories. ed: here is one of our greatest -- announcer: when american talent took the world by storm. ed brought it to you live. >> ♪ when the saints go marching in when the saints go marching in yes, i want to be in that number
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when the saints go marching in ♪ [applause] [troops marching] announcer: if you could not make it to broadway, ed sullivan brought broadway to you. >> ♪ camelot camelot that's how conditions are in short, there's simply not a more congenial spot for happily-ever-aftering than here in camelot ♪
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>> ♪ i am sure that there is simply not a more congenial spot for happily-ever-aftering than here in camelot ♪ carol: i was in "west side story." ed loved the show and he wanted me to sing something from the show. like "i feel pretty tonight." or "tonight." he said, do the balcony scene. it was the first time the american public saw young lovers in today's world, in the ghetto, re-creating what shakespeare wrote years ago. >> ♪ tonight, tonight the world is alive and bright shooting stars ♪
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anouncer: if you spent your saturday at the movies, you spent sundays with ed. and your favorite stars. ed: carol, i have to borrow that hat from you. >> i was born in new york city. bed number 21, sloan's maternity hospital. [laughter] cagney: and then you say, look here sullivan, i'm telling you. no more nonsense out of you. you will smile whether you like it or not. i am telling you, smile, now. smile! >> ♪ the world is a stage the stage is the world of entertainment ♪ announcer: iconic american entertainers. the magic was made at the ed sullivan theater. and now, you can bring your family together to enjoy it all over again. >> ♪ if you feel like loving me if you've got the notion i second that emotion ♪
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>> i absolutely loved when we sang it on the ed sullivan show. >> there was a reason the people like him. they felt at home in their homes watching ed sullivan. joan rivers: it's -- show business is not like that anymore. announcer: it was live. it was electrifying. >> leave me alone, will you? announcer: everyone was watching. ed: what you think of our program? >> well i think you are lucky you aren't opposite --. announcer: introducing "the best of the ed sullivan show." from starvista entertainment and time life. for 23 years, american spends sundays with sullivan. families bought their first televisions just to watch the show together. back then, all the greats got their start on "the ed sullivan show." the legends of music, comedy, stage and screen.
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>> ♪ here is the best part you have a head start if you are amongst the very young at heart ♪ announcer: plus all of those amazing acts that you just don't see on tv anymore. >> kiss me. [laughter] announcer: now, starvista entertainment and time life have gathered america's most precious memories into one collection. order now to have all the most thrilling moments from over 1000 sundays with sullivan. skelton: i was a devil with the girls. not to brag, but i was a dickens. nothing in a skirt was safe. nothing. not until i met that scotsman. he almost beat my brains in. >> ♪ reach out i will be there with a love that will shelter you ♪
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announcer: that is nine dvd's. jampacked with classic entertainment. for just five easy payments of $19.99 each. plus, exclusive bonus features, including a rare interview with ed sullivan himself. >> is sally with you tonight? ed: she is here looking very lovely. and feeling very nervous. announcer: and, if you order in the next three minutes, we will send you a free bonus dvd. "elvis, the first ed sullivan show." you will be there when the king of rock 'n roll thrilled america and changed music forever. >> ♪ love me tender love me true all my dreams fulfill for my darling i love you and i always will ♪ announcer: and that is not all. we are so sure that your family will love the classic entertainment of ed sullivan that we will ship it to you for
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free. >> ♪ somewhere beyond the shore the moon will be waiting for more beyond the shore ♪ announcer: you will not find this collection in stores. it is only available through this offer. you will get all the best and only the best of the most entertaining of variety show of all time. plus, your satisfaction is guaranteed. if these guests do not delight you today more than they did yesterday, we will refund your purchase price. no questions asked. this is your chance to own "the best of the ed sullivan show," 10 dvd's jampacked with classic sullivan. including your free bonus, "elvis, the first ed sullivan show," for just five easy payments of $19.99 each. we will ship it for free. satisfaction is guaranteed. >> ♪ the show is over we gotta go ♪ >> ♪ the show is over we gotta go ♪ announcer: spend sundays with sullivan.
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any night of the week. order now. for decades, ed sullivan brought you the best. and now starvista entertainment and time life are bringing you "the best of ed sullivan." this is your chance to re-create a classic american family tradition. enjoy moments from "the ed sullivan show." together. >> and now, before i go to sleep, kiss me good night. ed: good night. >> ♪ let's go on with the show ♪ ed: good night. >> the preceding was a paid advertisement for the new face of time life, starvista entertainment. the brand you trust, now reaching for the stars.
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