Written by Barry, Robin, and Maurice, “More than a Woman” was composed for theSaturday Night Feversoundtrack, and although the Bee Gees did record it, and their version is heard in the film, they never released it as a single in the US. The Tavares version is also heard in t...
,“it was spontaneously composed by the whole lot of us all just playing in the studio and recording whatever we came up with – free-form. it’s what i used to play before i had my problems.” (see the 2009 documentary peter green: man of the world for his full sad story.) on...
Despite any doubts or speculation, Barlow could take solace in the fact that he had composed a song that could hold its own in one of the most illustrious songwriting catalogues in pop music history. ‘Back for Good’'s swooning, melancholic beauty sets it apart from anything that you would...
Composed especially for the Ronettes from the Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich/Phil Spector girl-group blueprint, “I Can Hear Music” wasn’t a major hit for the band upon its release in 1966. Rather, it was the Beach Boys’ version three years later — with angelic lead vocals from Carl Wils...
“Originally composed as ‘Monotonous Melody’, for the lack of any other name, the recording was retitled ‘Limbo Rock’ for release as the B-side to ‘Tequila Twist’, the 45 rpm followup to the Champs’ Top 10 hit ‘Tequila’. ‘Tequila Twist’ debuted at #98 in February 1962 on...
As soul-pop chant-along “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” was scaling the Hot 100, Mercury Records had an interesting problem: There was no band to capitalize on its success. The song was a throwaway, composed and performed by studio musicians Gary DeCarlo and Dale Frashuer, meant to ...
From the wiki: “‘Starting Over Again’ was composed by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin as ‘Now We’re Starting Over Again’, and was first recorded in 1981 by Dionne Warwick to augment the live performance tracks released on her albumHot! Live and Otherwise. Produced by co-writer Masser...
The song took inspiration from Kurt Weill’s stage compositions, blending the wink-wink performance of theater with pop maximalism that was coming into vogue in the late 60s. The song’s orchestral arrangement was composed (and conducted) by Randy Newman, who also played the piano in the ...
Lulu hated the songs the producers of the filmTo Sir With Lovewere considering for the soundtrack. She asked her friend Mark London to write a title song she could sing. He composed the music in five minutes and the next day Don Black wrote the lyrics. “I was over the moon,” says...
playing her signature instrument, theacousticguitar. At an early age she began writing songs, and by age 14 she had composed her first social-commentarysong, “Cleveland ’78.” As a youth she also wrote poetry and short stories, frequently visited museums, and attended concerts and the opera...