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Richard Harris singles chronology. "Here in My Heart (Theme from This Sporting Life)" (1963) " MacArthur Park ". (1968) "The Yard Went on Forever". (1968) " MacArthur Park " is a song written by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb that was recorded first by Irish actor and singer Richard Harris in 1968. Harris's version peaked at number two ...
The Yale Whiffenpoofs is a collegiate a cappella singing group at Yale University. Established in 1909, it is the oldest such group in the United States. Best known for "The Whiffenpoof Song", [1] the group is composed of 14 senior students who compete for admission in the spring of their junior year. [2] Former members include Cole Porter and ...
For the Sopranos episode, see The Weight (The Sopranos). Not to be confused with The Wait (disambiguation). " The Weight " is a song by the Canadian-American group The Band that was released as a single in 1968 and on the group's debut album Music from Big Pink. It was their first release under this name, after their previous releases as ...
The song's Spanish title, "Viva la Vida", is taken from a painting by 20th-century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. In Spanish, viva translates to "long live", [4] so "Long Live Life" is an accurate translation and the painting reflects the artistic irony of acclaiming life while suffering physically. [5] When asked about the album's title ...
Finnegan's Wake. " Finnegan's Wake " (Roud 1009) is an Irish-American comic folk ballad, first published in New York in 1864. [1][2][3] Various 19th-century variety theatre performers, including Dan Bryant of Bryant's Minstrels, claimed authorship but a definitive account of the song's origin has not been established.
Creeque Alley. " Creeque Alley " is an autobiographical hit single written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas in late 1966, narrating the story of how the group was formed, and its early years. The third song on the album Deliver, it peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard pop singles chart the week of Memorial Day ...
Jeremy (song) " Jeremy " is a song by American rock band Pearl Jam, with lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music composed by bassist Jeff Ament. "Jeremy" was released in August 1992 as the third single from Pearl Jam's debut album, Ten (1991). The song was inspired by a newspaper article Vedder read about Jeremy Wade Delle, a high ...
A real Character at the late Masquerade", a 1773 mezzotint by Philip Dawe. The tune of "Yankee Doodle" is thought to be much older than the lyrics, being well known across western Europe, including England, France, Netherlands, Hungary, and Spain. [3] The melody of the song may have originated from an Irish tune "All the way to Galway" in which ...