The song she is most closely associated with is “We’ll Meet Again,” which she often sang as she visited army bases throughout the war. Roger Waters, in his inimitable ironic fashion, mentions Vera Lynn and “We’ll Meet Again” while implying that his character in "The Wall" will...
though he later said, “It’s just a look back at the period in every boy’s life where he has pinups.” Daltrey sang the song with what he called “complete innocence,” and the band promoted it with a series of risqué postcards, causing a mild controversy that helped assure its To...
During his career, he won two Academy Awards for his work, including one for Titanic's iconic theme song, "My Heart Will Go On.”More James Horner obituaries:Billboard, Hollywood Reporter Also ranks #4 on The Best Soundtrack Composers Also ranks #4 on The Best Film Score Composers Also ...
his monologue, he awkwardly refered to himself in the third person, and as a sketch performer, he was noticeably stiff, but at least loosened up to perform "2 Legit 2 Quit" and The Addams Family theme "Addams Groove," which would go on to win the Razzie Award for Worst Original Song...
She previously compared lovers to toys in 2019's "Cruel Summer," in which she sang, "Bad, bad boy, shiny toy with a price / You know that I bought it." Buda Mendes/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management "Down Bad":In the lyrics to this song, Taylor reflects o...
Boyd later recalled that Clapton played her the song several times a row in an empty flat where the band was recording. He was watching her face for reactions. It put her in an uncomfortable position, she said, but realized, “I could resist no longer.” At a party that evening, ...
Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen. He co-wrote hits for Jackson –“P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing” – and Donna Summer –“Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger) – and had songs sampled by Tupac Shakur, Kanye West and other rappers. He even composed the theme song for ...
Boyd later recalled that Clapton played her the song several times a row in an empty flat where the band was recording. He was watching her face for reactions. It put her in an uncomfortable position, she said, but realized, “I could resist no longer.” At a party that evening, ...
“Best Song” for “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)”), two Golden Globes, and a host of other awards, Bacharach enjoyed a 50-year career in music steeped in jazz, bossa nova, pop, and soul — as well as scores for Broadway and cinema. He partnered with lyricist Hal David...
When I sang this part live on stage, I would often become furious, thrashing at my guitar until I could thrash no more, frantically forgiving my mother, her lover, my grandmother, her lovers, and most of all myself." ---Chapter Nine, Acid in the Air "Seeing Jimi play for the first...