Ray Parker Jr. background with backup singers. Parker's "Ghostbusters" video, helmed by the film's director, Ivan Reitman, was one of the first movie-themed videos to find success on MTV. Parker also wrote and produced hits for New Edition ("Mr. Telephone Man"), Randy Hall, Cheryl Lynn ("Shake It Up Tonight"), Deniece Williams ("I Found Love"), and Diana Ross. He performed guitar on several songs on La Toya Jackson's 1980 debut album. In 1989, he also wrote "Ghostbusters", a rap performed by Run-D.M.C., for the movie "Ghostbusters II". 1989 also saw Parker work with actor Jack Wagner ("General Hospital") on an album for MCA Records
The Best Things in Life Are Free (Ray Henderson song) group of kleptomaniac prairie dogs sang the song as they looted the set. The song was sung by Bonnie Bedelia in the 1969 Sydney Pollack film "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" Robert Morse performed the song in the "Mad Men" (season 7) episode "Waterloo" (May 25, 2014), in a dream sequence. Also featured in the film "Nanny McPhee Returns" during the piglet feeding in the beginning of the movie. Sung by Bing Crosby. The Best Things in Life Are Free (Ray Henderson song) "The Best Things in Life Are Free" is a popular song written by the songwriting team of