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500 Miles" (also known as "500 Miles Away from Home" or "Railroaders' Lament") is a song made popular in the United States and Europe during the 1960s folk revival. The simple repetitive lyrics offer a lament by a traveler who is far from home, out of money and too ashamed to return.
The lyrics also include a change, with the words "roll 500 miles" replacing "walk 500 miles", because the characters Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin are both in wheelchairs. "(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles" was released as a charity single for Comic Relief immediately following its performance on the Comic Relief 2007: The Big One television show on ...
Hedwig Grace "Hedy" West (April 6, 1938 – July 3, 2005) was an American folksinger, songwriter and song catcher. She belonged to the same generation of folk revivalists as Joan Baez, Judy Collins and Carolyn Hester. Her most famous song "500 Miles" is one of America's most popular folk songs.
17. “Father and Son” by Cat Stevens. Release Year: 1970 Genre: Folk Like most of Cat Stevens’ music, this touching tune about fathers and sons is sappy in the best way possible.
The song was originally written in 1944 by music teacher Donald Yvette Gardner, who later admitted, "I was amazed at the way that silly little song was picked up by the whole country." 5. "I Want ...
All This for a King: The Essential Collection garnered critical acclaim from music critics.At CCM Magazine, Andy Argyrakis gave it four stars writing that "While all the major singles are present, added value comes with a trio of electronically-leaning remixes, plus the new, acoustic folk hand clapper 'This I Know,' all of which showcase Crowder's complacency shattering lyrics."
The Proclaimers are a Scottish rock duo formed in 1983 by twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid (born 5 March 1962). [1] They came to attention with their 1987 single "Letter from America", which reached No. 3 in the United Kingdom, and the 1988 single "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", which topped the charts in Australia, [2] [3] Iceland and New Zealand. [4]
"Grave Robber" is a song by American Christian musician musician Crowder. The song was released as a single on November 10, 2023, through Sixstepsrecords/ Capitol CMG . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was the lead single of Crowder's 2024 studio album The Exile .