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"Sun King" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. Written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney , it is the second song of the album's climactic medley .
"Mean Mr. Mustard" is a song by English rock band the Beatles, released on their 1969 studio album Abbey Road. Written by John Lennon [1] and credited to Lennon–McCartney, it is the third track of the album's medley. It was recorded with "Sun King" in one continuous piece. [1]
Smackwater Jack (song) So Far Away (Carole King song) So Much Love (Ben E. King song) Some Kind of Wonderful (The Drifters song) Some of Your Lovin' Someone Who Believes in You; Star Collector; Sweet Seasons; Sweet Young Thing
He released That's Right, co-written with Johnny Cash, backed with the ballad Forever Yours, as Sun single 274 in August, 1957. Neither side made it onto the charts. The 1957 film Jamboree included Perkins performing Glad All Over. The song was written by Aaron Schroeder, Sid Tepper, and Roy C. Bennett, [54] Sun released it in January, 1958. [55]
Like many folk songs, "The House of the Rising Sun" is of uncertain authorship. Musicologists say that it is based on the tradition of broadside ballads, and thematically it has some resemblance to the 16th-century ballad "The Unfortunate Rake" (also cited as source material for "St. James Infirmary Blues"), yet there is no evidence suggesting that there is any direct relation. [4]
"Up on the Roof" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and recorded in 1962 by The Drifters. Released late that year, the disc became a major hit in early 1963, reaching number 5 on the U.S. pop singles chart and number 4 on the U.S. R&B singles chart . [ 2 ]
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow", sometimes known as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", [3] is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was first recorded in 1960 by the Shirelles for their album Tonight's the Night; released as a single that November, it became the first song by an African-American girl group to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [4]
King's song is also included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll". [14] Music writer Charles Shaar Murray commented "tunes like 'Crosscut Saw', 'Oh Pretty Woman' and, most of all, 'Born Under a Bad Sign' rapidly became blues standards" and showed King's influence among blues-oriented artists. [15]