"The Big Rock Candy Mountains", first recorded and copyrighted by Harry McClintock in 1928, is a country folk song about a hobo's idea of paradise, a...
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Candy Mountain is a 1987 drama film directed by Robert Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer, and starring Kevin J. O'Connor, Harris Yulin and Tom Waits. Set in New...
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The Candy Cane Mountains (Azerbaijani: Şəkər əsası dağları) are shale mountains in the Khizi and Siyazan districts of Azerbaijan, part of the Greater...
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The remaining pink spaces are named locations, such as Candy Cane Forest and Gumdrop Mountain, or characters, such as Queen Frostine and Gramma Nutt....
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Candy Mountain is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in Washington that encompasses the slopes surrounding Candy Mountain in Benton County located southwest...
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Whangdoodle (section The Big Rock Candy Mountain)
children return to their home. Some versions of the song "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" include a mention of a Whangdoodle singing in the titular hobo's paradise...
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by a blue unicorn and a pink unicorn on an adventure to the magical Candy Mountain. However, the journey turns out to be a farce, and Charlie has his kidney...
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singer, songwriter, and poet, best known for his song "The Big Rock Candy Mountains". McClintock was born on October 8, 1884, in Uhrichsville, Ohio.[non-primary...
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Candy Mountain is a small mountain located just outside West Richland, Washington. Candy Mountain rises above the Tri-Cities, located between Badger Mountain...
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The Big Rock Candy Mountain is a 1943 semi-autobiographical novel by American writer Wallace Stegner. It follows the life of the Mason family (Bo and Elsa...
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has made several film appearances. She acts alongside Tom Waits in Candy Mountain (1986), directed by Robert Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer. O'Hara has a leading...
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Flatsy doll (section Candy Mountain Series)
separately in a smaller locket shaped frame. Soda Fizz sold with the Candy Mountain track. Scoop, Creamy and Cornball sold separately, each with their own...
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few vintage tracks (such as Harry McClintock's 1928 single "Big Rock Candy Mountain"), most tracks are modern recordings. The soundtrack was reissued on...
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inspired the hobo ballad which formed the basis of the song Big Rock Candy Mountain recorded in 1928 by Harry McClintock. Lubberland is the Swedish name...
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Daniel Day-Lewis's oil man, Daniel Plainview. O'Connor also starred in John Candy's last film, Canadian Bacon; he portrayed Roy Boy, a suicidal, eccentric...
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member of the Grand Ole Opry. He is best known for his 1949 hit single "Candy Kisses". He was the father of singer Lorrie Morgan, who is also a country...
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Desperately Seeking Susan Leslie Glass 1987 Making Mr. Right Sandy 1988 Candy Mountain Alice Stars and Bars Melissa The Appointments of Dennis Jennings Emma...
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Nicholson, Waits's co-star in Ironweed In 1986, he took a small part in Candy Mountain, as millionaire golf enthusiast Al Silk. He costarred in Hector Babenco's...
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Scarface Chief Detective Mel Bernstein 1986 Short Fuse Chief Harrigan 1987 Candy Mountain Elmore Silk The Believers Robert Calder Fatal Beauty Conrad Kroll 1988...
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"Deceased" message stamped on his returned postcard "The Dying Hobo/Big Rock Candy Mountain" (two forms of the same folk song) – Referenced by key lyrics used as...
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signed by Rough Trade Records, who issued their debut single, "Big Rock Candy Mountain", which reached number 2 in the UK Independent Chart. The band were...
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Dickens Bullies (1986) – Vern Dead of Winter (1987) – Officer Huntley Candy Mountain (1987) – Buddy Burke Housekeeping (1987) – Principal And Then You Die...
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Sanitized versions of earthy songs like Harry McClintock's "Big Rock Candy Mountain" have regularly been adapted for younger audiences. The 2008 version...
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minstrel tune now better known as "Jimmy Crack Corn"), and "Big Rock Candy Mountain" (an old hobo song). He was also associated with the Almanacs, a folk-singing...
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Year Album Title Ref(s). 2006 Hoot "Coming Around" 2015 Room "Big Rock Candy Mountain" 2018 Basmati Blues "All Signs Point to Yes" "When Tomorrow Comes" "Love...
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They Go Wherever They Go?" He also appeared as Leon in the 1988 film Candy Mountain, and on an episode of the TV show Life Goes On. He narrated the 2011...
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Mount Rushmore (redirect from Rushmore Mountain)
Retrieved May 14, 2022. Freund, Charles Paul (2003). "Big schlock candy Mountain: the many meanings of Mount Rushmore". Reason. "9 Famous Pop Culture...
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breakup on March 2, 2023. Dilly Dally released three singles, one 7" ("Candy Mountain", 2014) and two full-length albums, Sore (2015) and Heaven (2018). Dilly...
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Steve Bloomfield – guitar (on "Big Rock Candy Mountain") Herbie Flowers – bass (on "Big Rock Candy Mountain") Claire Torrey, Elizabeth Lamers, Gail Lennon...
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Wurlitzer also wrote the screenplays Walker (1987) directed by Alex Cox, Candy Mountain (1988) which he co-directed with Robert Frank, and Little Buddha (1993)...
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