Jim Dale He trained as a dancer for six years, before his debut as a stage comic in 1951. He did two years of national service in the Royal Air Force. As a songwriter, Dale is best remembered as the lyricist for the film theme "Georgy Girl", for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1966. The song (performed by the Seekers) reached number 2 in the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart the following year, it also made number 3 in Dale's native UK and Number 1
Girl (Destiny's Child song) Anthology" which contained every music video the group had filmed during their career. Destiny's Child sang "Girl" during the British show "Top of the Pops" on April 29, 2005. They later appeared on the programme "" where they performed the song. On July 2, 2005, "Girl" was part of Destiny's Child's set list during the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia as the closing song. Gil Kaufman reporting for MTV News noted, "The ladies in the audience sang their hearts out during... 'Girl.'" The trio gave a live rendition of the song again at the "Today" show on July 29, 2005