This year marked the 30th anniversary of Major League. It's streaming on Amazon Prime at the moment and you might notice one of the fictional baseball players in the movie used Leff's name ("Billy Leff"). Keen observers will notice the centerfield scoreboard contains an advertisement for WTMJ--which are call letters for a Milwaukee TV and radio station. Even though the movie was based in Cleveland, it was actually filmed at Old County Stadium in Milwaukee. Scheduling conflicts with the Indians and Browns caused producers to head north to film. While Major League came out around the same time as Ton Loc's "Wild Thing", the movie used a different version of the song.
Phil Collins, Elton John, and Gloria Estefan dominated Adult Contemporary radio back in the 1980s and '90s, yet have disappeared from modern radio. Seemingly, the only time you ever hear them is at the grocery store or your local CVS. This blog remembers the music, the stories and the quirky characters from my days working in Adult Contemporary radio.
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Ton Loc "Wild Thing"
This year marked the 30th anniversary of Major League. It's streaming on Amazon Prime at the moment and you might notice one of the fictional baseball players in the movie used Leff's name ("Billy Leff"). Keen observers will notice the centerfield scoreboard contains an advertisement for WTMJ--which are call letters for a Milwaukee TV and radio station. Even though the movie was based in Cleveland, it was actually filmed at Old County Stadium in Milwaukee. Scheduling conflicts with the Indians and Browns caused producers to head north to film. While Major League came out around the same time as Ton Loc's "Wild Thing", the movie used a different version of the song.