Why? Episode 175- Mike Kaplan on the "2001: A Space Odyssey" Pop Single
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English - December 20, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MB - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsComedy Society & Culture interview why flash strange bizarre weird luke poling heidi hedquist Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Believe it or not, MGM wasn't sure how to sell Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi masterpiece "2001: A Space Odyssey." One of the ideas suggested by PR executive Mike Kaplan was 'how about a pop single?' Encouraged by Kubrick, Kaplan took up his pen and wrote and produced a song. Kubrick ended up shelving the idea, and the record wasn't heard... until now.
"2001: A Garden of Personal Mirrors" is available wherever you get your digital music, or you can get a limited edition vinyl copy here.
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