I often joke that John Denver was the only thing my parents ever agreed on, and that’s why I have such a fondness for him. This song is interesting in that it isn’t a song from what we consider the “formative
Bang The Drum Slowly Robert De Niro, Michael Moriarty, Vincent Gardenia 15 votes Named After: 'Bang The Drum Slowly' by Emmylou Harris When hotshot pitcher Henry Wiggen (Michael Moriarty) is signed to the New York Mammoths, his confident ways quickly win over his teammates. He's quite the ...
Seniors may remember when Bing Crosby’s recording of the sentimentalI’ll Be Home for Christmas(1943) was first released. WhileWorld War IIraged on, songwriter Kim Gannon (with credit also to Buck Ram) said he was thinking of all people not able to make it home for Christmas, not just ...
Most of the Malian music we get to hear in this country bears Western trappings--the drum machines in Issa Bagayogo's songs, for example, or the funk bass that undergirds Oumou Sangare's circular grooves. Rokia Traore's three remarkable albums are no exception, but their subtlety and ...
Its upbeat, singsong melody is easy to follow and the lyrics are fairly basic, which has helped the song cross generations: Kids and seniors alike adore it. 10.“Makenaide” by ZARD Play Good for:Intermediate learners Makenaideliterally means “don’t lose” or “don’t give up.” So it...
the world.If it wasn’t for The Beatles adding “Till There Was You” to their repertoire, they no doubt would have had the same fate of most of the "beat groups" of the Liverpool music scene, such as Cass and The Casanovas, Derry and The Seniors and Rory Storm and The Hurricanes....
swellnet drum circle *** Songwriter / Drummer / Vocalist Dez Dyer + Clive Scott (Keyboards) 1973 This pair earlier wrote "Who do you think you are" Bens Tunesmiths : "We can include that track as an equally embarrassing song...pretty cool double act!" This...
Kenny and Dolly always had chemistry. At a time when pop music was going through a youth revolution, they sang “Islands in the Stream” like a pair of sassy seniors in a lavender haze, drawling every “ah-haaaa” with a sensual post-coital glow. The Bee Gees wrote this for Kenny, ...
and white shoe polish for ked sneakers. Apple Brown Betty in Swanson tv dinners, buitoni ravioli in the can and potato sticks. Sewing class, emenee toy trumpets and the morning show “Just for Fun.” The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance and Flower Drum Song. Won-ton soup, chopped suey and ...
In the Bob’s Burgers fan-art episode, Bob asks Gene to drum up business in his burger costume and Beefsquatch match, to which Gene responds, affirmatively, that he’s a “sexy little tiger.” With a few backup singers and a small horn section, the song essentially writes itself from ...