# One Night In Bangkok, what is this about? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 17, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395 "2003-04-17T19:32:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/21 "2003-04-18T04:11:42Z")
I had a horrible version of the song by [Robey](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Robey,%20Louise), the lead actress on the Friday the Thirteenth TV series. The song was scarier than the show ever was. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/22 "2003-04-18T05:00:12Z")
Here’s a link to a thread from two years ago in which we answered this question. Within this thread, I give a link to a thread from four years ago in which we answered this quesion: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=177978](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=177978) Everything has already been asked and answered. Twice, in fact. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/23 "2003-04-18T05:02:39Z")
Wasn’t Murray Head in the music video playing the game, not watching it? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/24 "2003-04-18T05:17:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wendell Wagner \* > Here’s a link to a thread from two years ago in which we answered this question. Within this thread, I give a link to a thread from four years ago in which we answered this quesion: Your link is to this thread. Which, if you did it on purpose, is hysterical. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/25 "2003-04-18T05:22:59Z")
Sorry. Here’s the thread I intended to link to: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=70427](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=70427) ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/26 "2003-04-18T05:41:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Robot Arm \* > \*\*Your link is to this thread. Which, if you did it on purpose, is hysterical. \*\* And rather amusing if it was an accident! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/27 "2003-04-18T13:20:16Z")
Just to keep the record straight: In addition to the London and Broadway casts, there is also a cheap C.C. Productions of songs from Chess, a live English concert, and the full version that was recorded in Denmark. The last one originally had every one of the 31 songs and was the best version ever done. It flew off the shelves (and good thing I called Footlight Records to have them hold a copy for me). Unfortuately, the rights to 4 of the songs were in dispute, and they were only included on the first pressing. All subsequent pressings have 27 songs, plus a Remix of “One Night in Bangkok.” Chess pa svenska, or the long awaited Swedish version of Chess is now out. A 2CD set that DOES NOT INCLUDE ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![InTransit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47774/32.png) [@InTransit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InTransit)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/28 "2003-04-18T17:54:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Annie-Xmas \* > \*\*Trivia note: Murray Head, who did the original song, is the brother of actor Anthony Head. It was Head’s biggest hit, though he doesn’t sing a note. Kind of an early rap song. \*\* I was just going to mention this. The mental lightbulb **click** was mighty loud when I connected the dots. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/29 "2003-04-18T18:55:03Z")
I just wanted to say that i love that song! That is all! ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/30 "2003-04-19T17:16:10Z")
Murray Head btw was also the original Judas in the album JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. I think he died a few years ago, HIV-related. Murray, that is. ---
**Author:** ![Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/31 "2003-04-19T21:58:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wendell Wagner \* > \*\*Here’s a link to a thread from two years ago in which we answered this question. Within this thread, I give a link to a thread from four years ago in which we answered this quesion: > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=177978](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=177978) > > Everything has already been asked and answered. Twice, in fact. \*\* Yes, yes Let us drag **rsvp** out on the street and whip him with heck I dunno what. I am just grateful he did not BUMP those long dead threads. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/32 "2003-04-19T22:48:58Z")
Osip, what’s your point? Would you prefer that every time someone new has a question that they don’t do any searching and ask the question again so that a completely new thread will thread will be produced with exactly the same information rehashed as before? Do you want every thread to be reproduced once every two weeks when a new person joins the SDMB and asks questions that have already been asked and answered dozens of times? ---
**Author:** ![brianmelendez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@brianmelendez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianmelendez)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/33 "2003-04-19T22:58:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wendell Wagner \* > \*\*Osip, what’s your point? Would you prefer that every time someone new has a question that they don’t do any searching and ask the question again so that a completely new thread will thread will be produced with exactly the same information rehashed as before? Do you want every thread to be reproduced once every two weeks when a new person joins the SDMB and asks questions that have already been asked and answered dozens of times? \*\* This topic was recently covered in the thread [Resurrected Threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=174442). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/34 "2003-04-19T23:18:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wendell Wagner \* > \*\*Sorry. Here’s the thread I intended to link to: > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=70427](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=70427) \*\* Heh – that thread _also_ contains a “previously discussed in this thread” link! I’ll have to remember to start a thread on this topic two years from now, just so someone can link to this one. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/35 "2003-04-19T23:25:04Z")
BTW, I believe Mr. Head is still alive – at least, a quick Google search turned up no information about him dying or being HIV positive. He even released a new album this year. ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/36 "2003-04-20T23:09:39Z")
For those of you in the New York City area, just wanted to let you know that I’ll be playing keyboards for a production of _Chess_ for the [Gallery Players](http://www.galleryplayers.com) in Brooklyn. It really is a great show, even _with_ the aforementioned White Man’s Rap! ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/37 "2003-04-20T23:22:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KGS \* > \*\*BTW, I believe Mr. Head is still alive – at least, a quick Google search turned up no information about him dying or being HIV positive. He even released a new album this year. \*\* And according to his [IMDB entry](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Head,+Murray+(I)), he’s still involved in showbiz. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395/38 "2003-04-24T12:15:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FriarTed \* > \*\*Murray Head btw was also the original Judas in the album JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. > > I think he died a few years ago, HIV-related. > > Murray, that is. \*\* If you want to hear the ORIGINAL first ever song realized from JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, a version of “Heaven on Their Minds” released as a 45 with alternate lyrics by Tim Rice, click over to [www.tiretracks.co.uk](http://www.tiretracks.co.uk) and click on “Jukebox.” I like it much more than the album version. Murray Head is still alive and doing fine. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-night-in-bangkok-what-is-this-about/169395.md?page=1)