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Songwriter Harlan Howard once said "country music is three chords and the truth." [2] Lou Reed said "One chord is fine. Two chords is pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz." [3] Reed nevertheless wrote many songs with unique or complex chord progressions himself, such as the material on Berlin.
"It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)" is a song written and recorded by the British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was released as the fourth and final single from their 1985 album Be Yourself Tonight . The song was produced by Dave Stewart , and the song's brass arrangement was devised by Michael Kamen .
[6] The song tells the story of teenage lovers of different social classes whose parents forbid their love. The girl drowns herself in the "dirty old river." The singer concludes: "It may not be right, but I'll join you tonight/ Patches I'm coming to you." Because of the teen suicide theme, it was banned by a number of radio stations.
The original title was "Hold On, I'm Comin '", but some radio stations objected to its "suggestive nature", and labels on most copies of the single gave the title as "Hold On! I'm A Comin ' ". [ 3 ] Released as Stax 189 in the spring of 1966, the single peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B singles chart and at number 21 on the Billboard ...
Coming Out is the third album by The Manhattan Transfer, released August 19, 1976, on Atlantic Records. The single " Chanson d'Amour " hit the No. 1 spot in the United Kingdom for three weeks. [ 3 ]
"Keep On Jumpin'" is a song written by musician Patrick Adams and Ken Morris. This track has been remade, remixed, and sampled numerous times, but only the 1978 original by Adams's group Musique and Todd Terry's 1996 updated version with Martha Wash & Jocelyn Brown (who was also a member of Musique) reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
"The Sound of Silence" (originally "The Sounds of Silence") is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon. The duo's studio audition of the song led to a record deal with Columbia Records, and the original acoustic version was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia's 7th Avenue Recording Studios in New York City for their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M ...
It noted that the song alternates between 2/4 and 3/4 time signatures, the word-setting is mostly syllabic (one word to a syllable), and that the song includes many examples of triplets. It also explains "'Something's Coming' does not follow a standard song structure such as verse and chorus.