This, in turn, creates a deeper meaning for most who hear it, cherishing it in a form of nostalgia. This same popularity is why it is considered ‘the funeral song’ as people request it as their last ballad at the refrain of their own lives. What makes the song so popular and so...
Davis delivered the moving eulogy at the funeral of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X (which he repeated for the extended coda to Spike Lee's 1992 biopic). As a playwright, screenwriter, director, producer, and actor, Davis has often been associated with works that celebrate and inculcate...
The 19th-century work has had multiple uses, and been adored by kings and politicians alike. Said to be a favourite of King George V, the music was performed at his funeral and was later sung at his granddaughter,Queen Elizabeth II’s, wedding. ...
One of the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame upon its opening in 1986, he’s remembered for having “laid the groundwork for not only a rock and roll sound but a rock and roll stance.” Truly, one of the greatest of all time. Advertisement Carlo...
Jane Byrne, too, was Irish and Catholic. All Chicago mayors since 1933 were Irish. Jane, 46, had just returned from a trip to Ireland. She went there after her September 5, 1979, appearance in London at the funeral ofLord Louis Mountbatten, assassinated August 27 by Irish radicals of the...
Another Stones’ tune from 1965, “Paint It Black,” a funeral dirge for a lost lover, came to be associated with Vietnam, used in film and TV. And another, “Street Fighting Man,” had its inspiration in part from 1960s rioting and protests. Rolling Stones' 1968 album, "Let It ...
for which he wrote the lyrics and was accompanied by members of future pop band Stadio. He also acted in 17 films and was musical director for 17 others. During his funeral, Dalla was outed as gay by long-term associate and partner Marco Alemanno, with whom Dalla shared a home. The ...
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Jane Byrne, too, was Irish and Catholic. All Chicago mayors since 1933 were Irish. Jane, 46, had just returned from a trip to Ireland. She went there after her September 5, 1979, appearance in London at the funeral ofLord Louis Mountbatten, assassinated August 27 by Irish radicals of the...