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"Polka Power!" is the eighth polka medley recorded by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It appears on his 1999 album, Running with Scissors. The title of the song is a reference to "Girl Power!" a phrase made popular by the Spice Girls, the first act to be featured in the polka. [citation needed] The song was released as a single in Germany.
As reproduced in I, Me, Mine, Harrison's original handwritten lyrics show the song title as "For You Blues". [22] The song was named "George's Blues (Because You're Sweet and Lovely)" when the Beatles recorded it in late January 1969, and then "Because You're Sweet and Lovely" when mixing began on the unreleased Get Back album two months later ...
"Free Fallin '" is the opening track from American musician Tom Petty's debut solo album, Full Moon Fever (1989). The song was written by Petty and his writing partner for the album, Jeff Lynne , and features Lynne on backing vocals and bass guitar.
"Pennsylvania Polka" is a polka song written in the United States in 1942. [1] The song was written by Lester Lee and Zeke Manners, and published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. It became an almost immediate hit for The Andrews Sisters. [2] Frankie Yankovic also made a successful recording of the "Pennsylvania Polka". [3]
Böhmischer Traum ("Bohemian Dream") is a polka written by the German composer Norbert Gälle in 1997. [1] [2] It was first played and recorded by the music group Scherzachtaler Blasmusik, of which Norbert Gälle is a member. [2] The piece became a success far beyond the borders of Germany. [1] [2]
New York Girls", also known as "Can't You Dance the Polka," is a traditional sea shanty. [1] It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 486. [ 2 ] It was collected by W. B. Whall in the 1860s. [ 3 ]
Fučík was born in Prague, Bohemia, on 18 July 1872 when Prague was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.As a student, he learned to play the bassoon with Ludwig Milde, violin with Antonín Bennewitz, and various percussion instruments, later studying composition under Antonín Dvořák.
The first recording of "Strip Polka", which featured the vocals of Mercer, Phil Silvers, and Margaret Whiting, with piano by Jimmy Van Heusen, and an arrangement by Paul Weston, was a significant early hit (charting at #7) for Capitol Records, selling more than a million copies. [7] [8] [9] [4]