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"Run-Around" was first played in 1993, during a solo show featuring Blues Traveler frontman John Popper. The first full band performance of the song took place in 1994. [6] The 1994 show was significant because it took place at the famous CBGB and the show introduced a number of songs that were to be on their next album, Four.
"Long Distance Runaround" is a song by the progressive rock group Yes first recorded for their 1971 album, Fragile. Written by lead singer Jon Anderson , the song was released as a B-side to " Roundabout ", but became a surprise hit in its own right as a staple of album-oriented rock radio.
The song originated in March 1971 when the band were on tour promoting The Yes Album (1971), travelling from Aberdeen to Glasgow after a gig in Aviemore, Scotland. [7] [8] They encountered many roundabouts on the way; Anderson claimed "maybe 40 or so", which inspired Anderson and Howe to write a song about the journey as they sat in the back of the band's transit van, and include the ...
"Runaround Sue" was covered by then 15-year-old Leif Garrett in 1977. The song was the second of four releases from his debut album, all of which became U.S. chart hits. All four songs were covers of major hits from 1959 to 1963, including Dion's two biggest hits. Of the four, "Runaround Sue" was the most successful for Garrett.
[157] [158] [159] The song also peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 [160] and the music video has over 130 million views on YouTube. [161] OK Go music videos – several of the band's award-winning videos incorporate unique concepts, such as dancing on treadmills in "Here It Goes Again", [162] a giant Rube Goldberg machine in "This Too ...
A Texas Southern tuba player barely missed a beat -- and didn't miss a punch -- when dealing with a heckler during the Jackson State football game Texas Southern band member punches heckling fan ...
A fact from Run-Around (song) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 June 2006. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the song "Run-Around" by jam band Blues Traveler was first played at the CBGB club in New York City? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2006/June ...
There's certain perennial Christmas songs that stand the test of time, and Brenda's got one of them." Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around is streaming now on PBS as part of its American Masters series ...