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Initially, it was assumed that Streisand would play the main role in the film Eyes of Laura Mars, but she refused the role, limiting herself to recording the song. [ 3 ] The song was released as a single in July 1978 along with a film's soundtracks, [ 4 ] the film itself was released in early August.
It spent two weeks atop the Billboard easy listening chart in July and August 1978, her fifth song to accomplish this feat. [ 2 ] One theory as to why "Songbird" was less successful on the U.S. pop chart is that Streisand recorded the theme to the 1978 film Eyes of Laura Mars , which was released as a single a few weeks after "Songbird" came out.
The poem is one of Lovelace's best-known works, and its final stanza's first line "Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage" is often quoted. Lovelace wrote the poem while imprisoned in Gatehouse Prison adjoining Westminster Abbey due to his effort to have the Clergy Act 1640 annulled.
James Brown revived "Prisoner of Love" in 1963. It charted at No. 6 R&B and at No. 18 Pop. [15] The studio recording was arranged by Sammy Lowe. [16] Brown performed the song live with his vocal group, The Famous Flames, in the concert film T.A.M.I. Show and on a mid-1960s telecast of The Ed Sullivan Show. It also appears on many of his live ...
Short Love Quotes for Him and Her. 61. "Take my hand, take my whole life too. For I can't help falling in love with you." — Elvis Presley. 62. "Love is being stupid together."
St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, so we've got 31 quotes about luck--making your own, being ready when it arrives, even bemoaning its absence--from quotable people ranging from Marc ...
"Michael Caine" is a song by English ska band Madness, released on 30 January 1984 as the lead single from their fifth studio album Keep Moving (1984). [1] The song was written by Carl Smyth and Daniel Woodgate, [2] and features Smyth on lead vocals in place of usual Madness vocalist Suggs. "Michael Caine" spent eight weeks on the British chart ...
"Love Is in the Air" is a 1977 disco song by Australian singer John Paul Young. It was written by George Young (no relation) and Harry Vanda, and released as the lead single from Young's fourth studio album, Love Is in the Air (1978). The song became a worldwide hit in 1978, peaking at No. 3 on the Australian charts and No. 5 on the UK Singles ...