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Inspired by the movie, Carlile wrote the first lyrics of the song and presented it to John, who submitted it to Andrew Watt and longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin. [5] [7] After the song's production and rewriting, John decided to change the documentary's name to Elton John: Never Too Late, inspired by the song title. [8] [9]
The song also appeared at number 53 on the year-end Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. [47] Outside the United States, "Cancer" charted on the Canadian Hot 100 (75), [48] on the UK Singles chart (93), [49] in Slovakia (96), [50] and in the Czech Republic (99). [51] The song also topped the Heatseekers chart in New Zealand. [52]
The song's lyrics center on experiencing life to its fullest, while also becoming a better person. Released in June 2004 as the lead single from the album, the song became an enormous success in the U.S. It spent seven weeks atop of the Billboard country music
"The idea was to make it like a 'We Are the World' for breast cancer," Mike explained. %shareLinks-quote="The Grateful Dead heard about it and said, 'We want to be a part of it.'
"Forever Country" is a 2016 mashup performed by Artists of Then, Now & Forever, a one-time gathering of 30 American country music artists. The song combines elements of three previous country hits: John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" (1971), Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again" (1979), and Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" (1973).
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Henson Cargill (February 5, 1941 [1] – March 24, 2007) [2] was an American country music singer best known for the socially controversial 1968 Country No. 1 hit "Skip a Rope". His music career began in Oklahoma in clubs around Oklahoma City and Tulsa. He earned national recognition after getting a Nashville producer to agree to produce "Skip ...