Hemingway used to sit there when he lived in Paris in the 1920s.” Marco, Rome, Italy “Last year, we visited the real Penny Lane in Liverpool, England, from the Beatles song, Penny Lane, by songwriters Paul McCartney and John Lennon. The lyrics(歌词) of the song were written about ...
The author discusses about 250 songs arranged alphabetically, and mostly, but not entirely or strictly, from the 1920s, with some comments about music and form (less about the lyrics), but mainly, as promised, providing context on the early recordings, reception and dissemination of the tunes....
While "My Heart Will Go On" is the theme song to the blockbuster film "Titanic," the song succeeds as a stand-alone ballad of enduring love and survival. James Horner composed both the soundtrack and the song, with lyrics by Will Jennings. Horner's soundtrack weaves the motif...
Stanley Beckfordand forHarry Belafonteto see what mento songs these artist covered. Also see theMento and Jazzpage to see what mento songs 1920s jazz menSam ManningandLionel Belascorecorded. Below is a list of other covers. Along with a who's who of ska and reggae, mento songs have been ...
小简介“小酒馆爵士乐”意指在40-50年代期间,在俱乐部或小酒馆演唱的爵士乐,节目通常在晚上举行,台上的秀者以诙谐逗趣的谈话和情歌吸引观众的视线。其著名例子是钢琴歌手鲍比-萧特(Bobby Short)。 Nightclub entertainer Bobby Short performed from the 1930s to the
Ukulele chords and ukulele tabs. Ukulele Songs is the largest collection of ukulele songs, chords and tabs on the Internet, with a variety of artists.
The tune came from the pen of Willie Dixon, the poet laureate of Chicago blues, but was loosely based on a gospel tune called “This Train (Is Bound For Glory).” With its chugging, danceable R&B groove and infectious hook, it anticipated the rock and roll style that would emerge two...
The lyrics – adapted from a poem by Meeropol that had been published in 1937 – are haunting, describing hanging corpses of lynched black Americans as if they were the fruit of a tree: “Southern trees bear a strange fruit, blood on the leaves and blood at the root” ...
lyrics, and scenes from the music video were shot in front of a courthouse that was the site of an infamous lynching in the 1920s. The backlash was so complete,CMT removed Aldean's video from its rotationand the original YouTube version was edited to rem...
The earliest entry on the list dates back to the 1920s, an era when recordings captured burgeoning artists living under Japanese occupation singing Korean lyrics atop songs from Europe or Japan. From there, the list spotlights artists throughout the 20th century who were the “idols” of their...