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The Sherman Brothers, who wrote the Mary Poppins song, have given several conflicting explanations for the word's origin, in one instance claiming to have coined it themselves, based on their memories of having created double-talk words as children. [8] In another instance, they wrote:
A Day in the Life. " A Day in the Life " is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as the final track of their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Credited to Lennon–McCartney, the opening and closing sections of the song were mainly written by John Lennon, with Paul McCartney primarily contributing the ...
Procol Harum singles chronology. " A Whiter Shade of Pale ". (1967) "Homburg". (1967) " A Whiter Shade of Pale " is a song by the English rock band Procol Harum that was issued as their debut record on 12 May 1967. The single reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June and stayed there for six weeks. [9]
Renaissance features 16 songs including lead single “Break My Soul,” which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as tracks like “Energy,” “Virgo’s Groove” and ...
" There have been many recordings, most notably by: the British progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer for their Brain Salad Surgery album; the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, whose version was played in medal ceremonies for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, a 1965 song cycle by Benjamin Britten.
Spirituals (also known as Negro spirituals, African American spirituals, [1] Black spirituals, or spiritual music) is a genre of Christian music that is associated with African Americans, [2] [3] [4] which merged varied African cultural influences with the experiences of being held in bondage in slavery, at first during the transatlantic slave trade [5] and for centuries afterwards, through ...
Music video. "Bohemian Rhapsody" on YouTube. " Bohemian Rhapsody " is a song by the British rock band Queen, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, A Night at the Opera (1975). Written by lead singer Freddie Mercury, the song is a six-minute suite, [ 4 ] notable for its lack of a refraining chorus and consisting of several ...
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French chanson balladée or ballade, which were originally "dancing songs" (L: ballare, to dance), yet becoming "stylized forms of solo song" before being adopted in England. [ 1 ] As a narrative song, their theme and function may originate from ...