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August 17

I just got laid

I remember hearing a part of a rock (metal?) song of a man saying ‘I just got laid.’ I don’t know much else about it, other than the song probably came out before 2007. Does anybody know what I’m talking about? --Romanophile (talk) 01:24, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Could be "AIDS & Armageddon" by David Baerwald, covered by Fishbone? --Canley (talk) 11:55, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Possibly it's "Kiss Me Deadly" by Lita Ford, which contains the line "I went to a part last Saturday night/I didn't get laid, I got in a fight." It was definitely a rock (pop metal) song from the late 1980s, which would qualify as before 2007. --Jayron32 19:17, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Singers and Actors

Many singers are also actors. Many actors are also singers. Why? Desklin (talk) 03:54, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Why not? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:02, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

In the olden days it was good to be able to sing, act, and dance, called a "triple threat" (and maybe we can toss comedian in there, too). Quite simply, the more skills a performer had, the more value they had to a movie studio, or before that, a Vaudeville act. And, for those who like the sound of applause, any means will do. These days, it's more common to make a living as one or the other, but some still do more than one. Also, there are many competent singers who you never hear, because they have no means of getting exposure, but if they were an actor they might get to sing as part of a movie/TV show. So, in that sense it just seems like more of them can sing than the general population. And, I suppose the reverse is true, where a singer is offered a chance to act they wouldn't get if not for their fame as a singer. This also applies to those famous for sports, etc. StuRat (talk) 04:05, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

In the recent era, a lot of actors and singers have also attended a form of Music school, Drama school or a centre for Performing arts (or Higher Education establishment that offers them all) to learn their trade such as the Juilliard School, Conservatoire for Dance and Drama and BRIT School. These all encourange students to learn both acting and singing as part of (e.g.) musical theatre and for other disciplines. Nanonic (talk) 06:44, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

IMO, good singing generally requires a bit of acting to connect with the audience. The reverse is not true: e.g. Clint Eastwood in Paint Your Wagon (not for the faint of heart, or ear). Clarityfiend (talk) 10:13, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

I was going to mention that example. I presume Clint was rather forced into that, not that he had a lifelong dream to sing in a movie. :-) StuRat (talk) 22:45, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

He occasionally sang on Rawhide, too.[1] Not a great singer, but I've heard worse. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:07, 20 August 2015 (UTC)