Vanderpump Rules fans may be hate listening to Tom Sandoval’s “Schwartz’s Mom” cover of “Stacy’s Mom” but many are certainly loving any other music surrounding their favorite Bravo show.
Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras changed the words of the Fountains of Wayne song “Stacy’s Mom” to “Schwartz’s Mom” in a dedication to (former?) best friend Tom Schwartz. Sandoval has further changed some of the lyrics at some shows, filmed singing about mistress Raquel Leviss and most recently shading Schwartz.
Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras | Ralph Bavaro/Bravo via Getty Images
And while Sandoval continues to perform different variations of “Schwartz’s Mom” on tour, Vanderpump Rules fans are rapidly searching for other tunes associated with the show including Scheana (Marie) Shay’s party anthem “Good as Gold.” Shay presented Vanderpump Rules reunion host Andy Cohen with a gold record version of “Good as Gold” when he...
Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras changed the words of the Fountains of Wayne song “Stacy’s Mom” to “Schwartz’s Mom” in a dedication to (former?) best friend Tom Schwartz. Sandoval has further changed some of the lyrics at some shows, filmed singing about mistress Raquel Leviss and most recently shading Schwartz.
Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras | Ralph Bavaro/Bravo via Getty Images
And while Sandoval continues to perform different variations of “Schwartz’s Mom” on tour, Vanderpump Rules fans are rapidly searching for other tunes associated with the show including Scheana (Marie) Shay’s party anthem “Good as Gold.” Shay presented Vanderpump Rules reunion host Andy Cohen with a gold record version of “Good as Gold” when he...
- 6/23/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Tom Sandoval may really be done with Raquel Leviss.
The “Vanderpump Rules” star was performing a concert with his cover band The Most Extras in New York when he changed the lyrics of a song to shade his co-star.
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Singing the Fountains of Wayne hit “Stacy’s Mom”, Sandoval changed the lyrics to reference both Leviss and co-star Tom Schwartz.
“Schwartzy’s mom has got it going on. She’s all I want and I waited for so long,” he sang in a clip obtained by Page Six. “Schwartzy, can’t you see that Raquel is not for me.”
Concert-goers could be heard responding with cheers and laughter, though some were also heard shouting at him over his affair with Leviss, yelling “screw you” and chanting the name of his ex-girlfriend, Ariana Madix.
The “Vanderpump Rules” star was performing a concert with his cover band The Most Extras in New York when he changed the lyrics of a song to shade his co-star.
Read More: Ariana Madix Screams At Tom Sandoval, Says She Regrets ‘Ever Loving’ Him In ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Finale Trailer
Singing the Fountains of Wayne hit “Stacy’s Mom”, Sandoval changed the lyrics to reference both Leviss and co-star Tom Schwartz.
“Schwartzy’s mom has got it going on. She’s all I want and I waited for so long,” he sang in a clip obtained by Page Six. “Schwartzy, can’t you see that Raquel is not for me.”
Concert-goers could be heard responding with cheers and laughter, though some were also heard shouting at him over his affair with Leviss, yelling “screw you” and chanting the name of his ex-girlfriend, Ariana Madix.
- 5/9/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Ivy crafted one of the Nineties’ great lost indie-pop gems with their 1997 cult classic Apartment Life. It’s one of the decade’s sharpest portraits of modern urban romance: exquisitely moody adult love songs, all purred by Paris-born chanteuse Dominique Durand in her groovy French accent. And now is a great time to discover it, with the the new 25th Anniversary Edition featuring two superb outtakes. The whole album has the vibe of the excellent cover photo—a mod French woman putting on her makeup, maybe for a touch of glamour,...
- 3/5/2023
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
A wide array of artists touched by Schlesinger's life pay tribute to the many musical projects of which he was a part via a Bandcamp-exclusive benefit compilation, Saving for a Custom Van. Featured on the album is Crazy Ex-Girlfriend co-creator, executive producer and star Rachel Bloom, who turns Fountains of Wayne's 'Stacy's Mom' into a jazzy cabaret moodpiece.
- 6/16/2020
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
A tribute album to Adam Schlesinger being released today on Bandcamp includes cover songs by two actors who collaborated with the late songwriter on projects, Rachel Bloom and Sarah Silverman, as well as contemporaries of Schlesinger’s from the rock world like Kay Hanley, Nada Surf and Tanya Donnelly.
“Saving for a Custom Van,” which takes its name from the title track of the essential Fountains of Wayne album “Utopia Parkway,” is a 31-track collection that covers the breadth of Schlesinger’s performing and songwriting career. Besides familiar FoW songs from the late ’90s and 2000s, the collection also includes songs from his six-season run as the core house writer for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” the films “Music and Lyrics” and “That Thing You Do!,” and Schlesinger’s other long-standing band, Ivy. Even two of the songs he wrote for “Josie and the Pussycats” figure into the expansive track list.
“Saving for a Custom Van,” which takes its name from the title track of the essential Fountains of Wayne album “Utopia Parkway,” is a 31-track collection that covers the breadth of Schlesinger’s performing and songwriting career. Besides familiar FoW songs from the late ’90s and 2000s, the collection also includes songs from his six-season run as the core house writer for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” the films “Music and Lyrics” and “That Thing You Do!,” and Schlesinger’s other long-standing band, Ivy. Even two of the songs he wrote for “Josie and the Pussycats” figure into the expansive track list.
- 6/16/2020
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Rachel Bloom, Sarah Silverman and Charly Bliss have all contributed songs to a new tribute album to late songwriter Adam Schlesinger, Saving for a Custom Van, out Tuesday, June 16th, on Bandcamp via Father/Daughter Records and Wax Nine.
The extensive 31-song compilation boasts an array of artists covering songs Schlesinger wrote with his bands Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, as well as material he penned for TV shows and films like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, That Thing You Do and Music and Lyrics. The compilation’s lead single is Letters to...
The extensive 31-song compilation boasts an array of artists covering songs Schlesinger wrote with his bands Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, as well as material he penned for TV shows and films like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, That Thing You Do and Music and Lyrics. The compilation’s lead single is Letters to...
- 6/16/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
A day after Adam Schlesinger’s death from coronavirus complications at age 52, Conan O’Brien has weighed in with a Fountains of Wayne video performance culled from his Late Night archives.
Schlesinger, an Emmy and Grammy winner, is best known for “Stacy’s Mom,” a hit he cowrote that reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2003. He also was Oscar nominated for the title track to the Tom Hanks film That Thing You Do! and contributed music to other film and television projects, including serving as executive music producer for the CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend for its four-year run.
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The Late Night performance by Schlesinger and band took place shortly after the 9/11 attacks.
Schlesinger, an Emmy and Grammy winner, is best known for “Stacy’s Mom,” a hit he cowrote that reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2003. He also was Oscar nominated for the title track to the Tom Hanks film That Thing You Do! and contributed music to other film and television projects, including serving as executive music producer for the CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend for its four-year run.
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The Late Night performance by Schlesinger and band took place shortly after the 9/11 attacks.
- 4/2/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
I first met Adam 14 years ago outside the Juice Bar in Nantucket. I quickly introduced myself because my awkward gawking would’ve made any ordinary person uncomfortable. I’d been a fan for years.
Like most songwriters, I was completely in awe of his power pop songbook. From “That Thing You Do” and “Stacy’s Mom” to Tinted Windows’ “Kind of a Girl” and Click Five’s “Just The Girl” — it was all brilliantly crafted. But on a slightly subversive note, I equally dug the fact that he scribed both The Crank Yankers and Howard Stern themes. Those are some Adam deep cuts, but classics nonetheless. You see, Adam straddled musical worlds like a champion. If he was a seesaw of song, one half was indie cool as f–k, while the other side was hilarious Borscht Belt brilliance — and yet underneath it all were these moments of melancholy that made it all mean something.
Like most songwriters, I was completely in awe of his power pop songbook. From “That Thing You Do” and “Stacy’s Mom” to Tinted Windows’ “Kind of a Girl” and Click Five’s “Just The Girl” — it was all brilliantly crafted. But on a slightly subversive note, I equally dug the fact that he scribed both The Crank Yankers and Howard Stern themes. Those are some Adam deep cuts, but classics nonetheless. You see, Adam straddled musical worlds like a champion. If he was a seesaw of song, one half was indie cool as f–k, while the other side was hilarious Borscht Belt brilliance — and yet underneath it all were these moments of melancholy that made it all mean something.
- 4/2/2020
- by Sam Hollander
- Variety Film + TV
When he needed to be, Adam Schlesinger was one of the most talented chameleons in the musical world. Whether as the lead singer of the band that would eventually achieve global notoriety or through his more translucent contributions to the soundtracks of beloved TV series and films, he had a knack for being able to deliver the precise feeling or atmosphere from whatever genre you could name.
It was how Schlesinger filled in those gaps with his own particular wit and care that made him not just an invaluable musician or songwriter, but an evocative storyteller. He died on Tuesday at the age of 52, leaving behind a legacy across TV, film, and music for which he was rarely the face, but so often the heart.
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It was how Schlesinger filled in those gaps with his own particular wit and care that made him not just an invaluable musician or songwriter, but an evocative storyteller. He died on Tuesday at the age of 52, leaving behind a legacy across TV, film, and music for which he was rarely the face, but so often the heart.
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- 4/2/2020
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
From all walks of life, from the arts community to film and politics, there was mourning for the passing of Adam Schlesinger, who died today at age 52.
Most saluted his work with his band, Fountains of Wayne. But others gave a shout-out to his film and television work. No matter what aspects of his work were discussed, though, his affable personality and kindness were at the forefront of the thoughts shared.
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Here are some of the reactions:
There would be no Playtone without Adam Schlesinger, without his That Thing You Do! He was a One-der. Lost him to Covid-19. Terribly sad today.
Most saluted his work with his band, Fountains of Wayne. But others gave a shout-out to his film and television work. No matter what aspects of his work were discussed, though, his affable personality and kindness were at the forefront of the thoughts shared.
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Here are some of the reactions:
There would be no Playtone without Adam Schlesinger, without his That Thing You Do! He was a One-der. Lost him to Covid-19. Terribly sad today.
- 4/1/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Musician Adam Schlesinger, a founding member of Fountains of Wayne who won an Emmy for his songwriting work on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, has died at the age of 52.
Schlesinger was hospitalized earlier this month in upstate New York after contracting the coronavirus and was placed on a ventilator. He passed away Wednesday morning, our sister site Variety reports.
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Schlesinger was hospitalized earlier this month in upstate New York after contracting the coronavirus and was placed on a ventilator. He passed away Wednesday morning, our sister site Variety reports.
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- 4/1/2020
- TVLine.com
Adam Schlesinger, the lead singer-songwriter from the rock band Fountains of Wayne and a music producer and composer on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” has died due to complications from the coronavirus, his lawyer Josh Grier told The New York Times. He was 52.
Schlesinger had been hospitalized due to Covid-19 for the past week and was on a ventilator, TheWrap reported on Tuesday. Representatives for Schlesinger and for Fountains of Wayne did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Schlesinger earned three Emmy Awards for his work on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and was a Tony Award nominee in 2011 and 2012. He also won a Grammy Award for the 2008 comedy album “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!”
In 1996, he also earned an Oscar nomination for the title song to Tom Hanks’ movie “That Thing You Do!” as well as a Tony nomination for the score to the 2008 Broadway musical version of John Waters’ “Cry-Baby.
Schlesinger had been hospitalized due to Covid-19 for the past week and was on a ventilator, TheWrap reported on Tuesday. Representatives for Schlesinger and for Fountains of Wayne did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Schlesinger earned three Emmy Awards for his work on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and was a Tony Award nominee in 2011 and 2012. He also won a Grammy Award for the 2008 comedy album “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!”
In 1996, he also earned an Oscar nomination for the title song to Tom Hanks’ movie “That Thing You Do!” as well as a Tony nomination for the score to the 2008 Broadway musical version of John Waters’ “Cry-Baby.
- 4/1/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Adam Schlesinger, co-founder of the New Jersey power-pop group Fountains of Wayne and Emmy- and Grammy-winning songwriter for film, television, and theater, died Wednesday from complications related to Covid-19. He was 52.
Schelsinger’s lawyer, Josh Grier, confirmed the musician’s death to Rolling Stone. Schlesinger was hospitalized in March and tested positive for the coronavirus. At the time, he was placed on a ventilator and heavily sedated.
Schlesinger had one of the most unique and busiest careers in pop. With Fountains of Wayne — a group that blended power-pop delight with...
Schelsinger’s lawyer, Josh Grier, confirmed the musician’s death to Rolling Stone. Schlesinger was hospitalized in March and tested positive for the coronavirus. At the time, he was placed on a ventilator and heavily sedated.
Schlesinger had one of the most unique and busiest careers in pop. With Fountains of Wayne — a group that blended power-pop delight with...
- 4/1/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Adam Schlesinger, a musician and songwriter highly regarded for his work as a member of Fountains of Wayne and an Emmy-winning songwriter for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” has died as a result of coronavirus complications, Variety has confirmed. He was 52.
Schlesinger died Wednesday morning. He was divorced and is survived by two daughters.
He had previously been reported Tuesday morning as “very sick and heavily sedated” by his attorney of 25 years, Josh Grier. He had been in an upstate New York hospital for more than a week at that time, Grier said.
An Egot contender, Schlesinger has been nominated for Oscars, Tonys, Grammys and Emmys and won the latter two awards. At the 2018 Emmys, he was up for two trophies for his “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” work and picked up one, winning in the outstanding original music and lyrics category for the song “Antidepressants Are So Not A Big Deal”. He was...
Schlesinger died Wednesday morning. He was divorced and is survived by two daughters.
He had previously been reported Tuesday morning as “very sick and heavily sedated” by his attorney of 25 years, Josh Grier. He had been in an upstate New York hospital for more than a week at that time, Grier said.
An Egot contender, Schlesinger has been nominated for Oscars, Tonys, Grammys and Emmys and won the latter two awards. At the 2018 Emmys, he was up for two trophies for his “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” work and picked up one, winning in the outstanding original music and lyrics category for the song “Antidepressants Are So Not A Big Deal”. He was...
- 4/1/2020
- by Chris Willman and Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar nod in 1997 for song from That Thing You Do!
Adam Schlesinger, the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated composer and co-founder of rock band Fountains Of Wayne, has died of complications from coronavirus. He was 52.
New Jersey-born Schlesinger died on Wednesday morning after his condition deteriorated following his admission to a hospital in upstate New York more than a week ago.
The musician won an original music and lyrics Emmy last year for TV show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and earned Oscar, Tony, and Grammy nominations in his career.
The Oscar nod came in 1997 for writing That Thing You Do! for the Tom Hanks film of the same name.
Adam Schlesinger, the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated composer and co-founder of rock band Fountains Of Wayne, has died of complications from coronavirus. He was 52.
New Jersey-born Schlesinger died on Wednesday morning after his condition deteriorated following his admission to a hospital in upstate New York more than a week ago.
The musician won an original music and lyrics Emmy last year for TV show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and earned Oscar, Tony, and Grammy nominations in his career.
The Oscar nod came in 1997 for writing That Thing You Do! for the Tom Hanks film of the same name.
- 4/1/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Songwriter Adam Schlesinger, best known for co-founding Fountains of Wayne, has been hospitalized due to the coronavirus, but has not been placed in a medically induced coma as suggested elsewhere. Variety first reported the news and Schlesinger’s long-time attorney, Josh Grier, confirmed the details to Rolling Stone.
Schlesinger has been in a hospital in upstate New York for over a week and is receiving good care. Grier said that while he is unable to visit Schlesinger, the doctor reports he’s received have not once used the term “coma.
Schlesinger has been in a hospital in upstate New York for over a week and is receiving good care. Grier said that while he is unable to visit Schlesinger, the doctor reports he’s received have not once used the term “coma.
- 3/31/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Updated: Adam Schlesinger, a musician and Emmy-winning songwriter highly regarded for his work as a member of Fountains of Wayne and songwriter for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” has been hospitalized with coronavirus and is on a ventilator but is not in a coma, contrary to initial reports, his attorney of 25 years Josh Grier confirmed to Variety early Tuesday morning.
“He’s very sick and is heavily sedated, as are all people on ventilators, but no one has used the word ‘coma’ to me,” Grier said. Schlesinger has been in an upstate New York hospital for more than a week and is receiving excellent medical care, Grier noted, adding that doctors were reluctant to make predictions because so much about the disease remains unknown.
His Fountains of Wayne bandmate Chris Collingwood posted a note from Schlesinger’s family stating that “his condition is improving and we are cautiously optimistic.”
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“He’s very sick and is heavily sedated, as are all people on ventilators, but no one has used the word ‘coma’ to me,” Grier said. Schlesinger has been in an upstate New York hospital for more than a week and is receiving excellent medical care, Grier noted, adding that doctors were reluctant to make predictions because so much about the disease remains unknown.
His Fountains of Wayne bandmate Chris Collingwood posted a note from Schlesinger’s family stating that “his condition is improving and we are cautiously optimistic.”
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- 3/31/2020
- by Jem Aswad and Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Less than a month before releasing her band’s debut album, Honeymoon, Beach Bunny’s Lili Trifilio tweeted something unexpected. “Love honeymoon but I cannot relate to her,” she wrote, confessing to the all-too common dissonance artists feel from the lag between recording and releasing an album. “I’m not saying I won’t ever write an emo song again,” she continued, “but 2020 is definitely the decade of diss tracks ft. criticism of humankind and anyone that thinks they can fck me over.”
Even if some part of her has already moved on,...
Even if some part of her has already moved on,...
- 2/14/2020
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
Brittany Murphy and "Avatar" look poised to dominated Twitter-Wood's thoughts this holiday week, even if most of the tweeters are leaving their offices to tweet from home and last-minute shopping expeditions right now. Alyssa Milano retweeted a photo taken when she and Murphy appeared on a Uso tour together, reflecting on the time they spent there. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Banks, Samm Levine and David Spade all had different reactions to "Avatar" in 3D.
You can sort out what they had to say after the jump along with a former "Saved By the Bell" star's denial of drunken behavior, Kevin Smith's response to a tweeter about his wife's Playboy photos and former Karate Kid Ralph Macchio on whether or not he plans on coming back to "Ugly Betty." It's all retweeted in the Twitter-Wood report for December 22, 2009.
Twitter Pic of the Day:
@Alyssa_Milano http://twitpic.com/ujz98 Thank you so much for sharing these,...
You can sort out what they had to say after the jump along with a former "Saved By the Bell" star's denial of drunken behavior, Kevin Smith's response to a tweeter about his wife's Playboy photos and former Karate Kid Ralph Macchio on whether or not he plans on coming back to "Ugly Betty." It's all retweeted in the Twitter-Wood report for December 22, 2009.
Twitter Pic of the Day:
@Alyssa_Milano http://twitpic.com/ujz98 Thank you so much for sharing these,...
- 12/22/2009
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Movies Blog
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