Barbara Streisand’s hits have been written by numerous famous musicians – and sometimes by actors. For example, one of his No. 1 singles would not have existed without the actor’s contribution to the Bert Reynolds comedy. Smoky and bandit. Interestingly, the actor in question was expected to pursue a hit song written for a song Streisand from the same album.
Helen Reddy’s successful film ‘Smoky and Bandit’, which inspired the song Barbara Streisand
Paul Williams may not be a household name but he has been in many notable films. For example, he had roles Battle for the Planet of Ephesus, The Phantom of Heaven, And Oliver Stones Doors. He also played Little Enos Bardet in Smoky and bandit. However, it did not appear in the 1970s version A star is born, When he wrote one of his signature songs it had a huge impact on him.
Williams told The Tennessee that he sang Helen Reddy’s song “You and the World Against Me.” Streisand wanted them to write a similar track A star is born. The final product was “Evergreen (to Love Theme.) A star is born) Williams was surprised by Streisand’s actions during the creation of “Evergreen”.
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How Paul Williams and the world reacted to ‘Evergreen’ (Love theme of ‘A Star Is Born’))
“She did the first thing, she said, ‘Can you use this?’ “Williams remembered.” He picked up the guitar and (played the melody). I said, ‘Oh my God, she’s cute.’ She was like a little kid.
Williams’ Psalms and Streisand’s Melody were awarded during the awards season. According to Billboard Book of No. 1 Hits, Trek won both the Academy Award for Best Song and the Grammy for Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female.
In addition, “Evergreen” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It did better on the charts than Straisend’s other singles, with the exception of “The Way We Were”, tied to one of his other movies. Oddly enough, Williams expected another song from the soundtrack A star is born To outperform “evergreen.”
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Paul Williams’ song is more believable than ‘Evergreen’ (‘A Star Is Born’s Love Theme’).
Strictly speaking, the song I thought was going to come out of the picture was a song called ‘With One More Look You You’, which I wrote with Kenny. [Ascher], ”Williams told Tennessee. “She sings in the part taken at the end of that picture, which I think is one of her brightest performances.”
However, Williams noted how Streisand continues to include “Evergreen” on his albums, in contrast to “one more look with you.” She also recorded “Evergreen” as the era with R&B superstar Babyface on her album Partners: Movie Partners Sing Broadway. Regardless of Williams’ expectations, “Evergreen” is an evergreen example of 1970s pop music.
