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"You're So Vain" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released as a single in November 1972. The lyrics describe a self-absorbed lover, whose identity has long been a matter of speculation. Simon said the song refers to three men, one of whom she has named publicly: the actor Warren Beatty.
The lyrics of Thanh Niên Hành Khúc were revised by former President Ngo Dinh Diem in 1956. The composer Lưu Hữu Phước opposed South Vietnam's use of the song and in 1949 he wrote a letter in protest; later the Voice of Vietnam sporadically broadcast Lưu Hữu Phước's criticisms. [3]
The lyrics to the Italian verse of the song sung by The Gaylords is as follows: del vino vien l'uva, dall'uva il vino, dal vino un sogno d'amore, io son' sognando con te io ritorno, Maria vicino tuo cuore, vediamo la vita della mia Maria, gli occhi piu' belli non ce', o del vino vien l'uva, dall'uva il vino, dal vino un sogno di te...
"Vienna" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 album The Stranger, released as the B-side to his "Just the Way You Are" single. [2]Despite its initial release as a B-side, the song's popularity has grown considerably in the decades after its release.
Written in January 1980, [5] "Vienna" has a dramatic grand piano in the verses and chorus, and a viola solo in the middle of the song. Other sounds include a solid synth bass line played on a MiniMoog, an Elka string synthesiser and a Roland CR-78 drum machine. The drum machine pattern created by Warren Cann was the basis of the song. [6]
"Rain, Rain, Rain" is a song, originally released in English in 1973 by German singer and music producer Simon Butterfly (real name: Bernd Simon). In the same year it was adapted into French under the title "Viens, viens" and recorded by Marie Laforêt, and in Italian as "Lei, lei" and was recorded by both Dalida and Laforet. [1] [2] [3]
The song was performed for the first time in 1929 at the 2nd International Workers' Youth Day in Vienna. The song became more widespread in 1934 during and after the Civil War between the Austrian labor movement and Social Democratic Party and the Fascist authoritarian dictatorship and its organizations .
Written during Lennon's so-called "Lost Weekend" with May Pang, the lyrics depict the pair hanging out with cohorts (including Starr, Harry Nilsson and Keith Moon) in Los Angeles. The term "Goodnight Vienna" is English slang meaning "it's all over", and the slang term " bohunk " is a mildly derogatory term for an immigrant of Bohemian descent.