Several of the "Russian" composers listed in this song are actually Russian-Americans whose names Gershwin altered for the purposes of his lyric. For example, one of the names in the song is "Dukelsky"; this is actually the birth name of Vernon Duke, an American composer of Russian...
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I hate Christmas. Every December, the seasonal blues hit as soon as Thanksgiving ends. I wish I could fall asleep on the last weekend in November and wake up on January 2. A friend of mine, who is in AA, suggested that I should try faking it until I make it. So, I have been d...
, sit on a festive wreath to actually recreate Carey's Christmas album, look through a lyric wall, interact with a Black Irish Christmas tree and even write a letter to Carey herself. You can snag tickets to the 90-minute experience right here. Each pass includes a welcome signature Black...
“A cigarette that bears a lipstick’s traces” is the first line of a sexy lyric. An airline ticket takes the smoker to the romantic places where sinners gather. Cigarettes were currency among the new immigrants. You could tip the delivery boy with a cigarette. My friend Ron observed the...
4. “Each lyric that I write, I do it because it’s something that I feel — not because i want to sell on the radio. It’s because I feel it.” 5. “Artists are supposed to make music because they have a reason for making it. My music always has a purpose. My lyrics, ...
we heard great material from the likes ofCharli XCX,Kid Cudi,Queens of the Stone Age, and many more. As summer approached, of course, the entire rap world was hyped up for the impending June 18 showdown betweenKanye West,J. Cole, andMac Miller. But who had the best album of the yea...
Closes with a Joe Liggins song (Dave Sewelson sings), the other dozen tracks split even among the leaders (although Forrester quotes more than the title from "Silent Night" -- nearly a deal breaker for me, until it isn't). Blues, maybe, but the key thing here is swing, which they ...
soaring optimism in a way that doesn’t so much mend their differences as it does take advantage of the vast chasm between them. There’s never been a more Johnson-esque lyric than his half-sung, “Check out Zeus, wears a noose, chased a lot of wild goose/Born to fail, yet s...
The 54 tracks come from original master recordings made in the 1940s, and the set includes previously unreleased songs, a 68-page book with liner notes, and copies of Guthrie's lyric sheets. #21. 'Love And Theft' by Bob Dylan Columbia Records #21. 'Love And Theft' by Bob Dylan - ...