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"Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" is a song written by Frank Loesser and published in 1950. The song was introduced in the Broadway musical, Guys and Dolls, which opened at the 46th Street Theatre on November 24, 1950. In the context of the show, gambler Nicely-Nicely Johnson invents a dream about being saved from hell in order to bring ...
The song was released as the first single from their fourth studio album Suck It and See and was released as a digital download on 12 April 2011. [5] On 16 April, a "limited-edition white-label seven-inch vinyl version" was released followed by the formal release "on standard seven – and 10-inch vinyl single formats" on 30 May. [ 6 ]
The song's lyrics were written in late 1988 as a homage to author Doris Lessing and singer Patti Smith, who had inspired James' lead singer Tim Booth. [5] Booth told the Daily Record in June 2004: "Sit Down is about me feeling so alone in my 20s and reading books by a writer called Doris Lessing which made me realise I wasn't.
Sit Down. Stand Up", an electronic song, was influenced by the jazz musician Charles Mingus. [3] "Sail to the Moon" is a lullaby-like piano ballad with shifting time signatures. The lyrics allude to the Biblical story of Noah's Ark, [42] and was written "in five minutes" for Yorke's infant son, Noah. [43] "Backdrifts" is an electronic song ...
It is based, at least in part, on the gospel song "Sit Down Servant". [citation needed] This version also reached No.10 on the Hot R&B Singles chart [8] In 1962, it appeared as a cover on Booker T. and the MG's first album, Green Onions. [9] The Bar Kays and Hound Dog Taylor have recorded it (on albums Soul Finger and Natural Boogie).
"Stand Up" is a song by American metal band All That Remains. The song was released as a single from their sixth album, A War You Cannot Win, on August 13, 2012, and a music video was released to YouTube on November 19, 2012. In the U.S., it reached number one on the Mainstream Rock chart. Track listing
But most notably, it was around the time of his first Foo Fighters collab that Astley’s seventh studio album, 50, which was recorded independently in his garage, became his first U.K. No. 1 ...
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" is a 1935 popular song with music by Fred E. Ahlert and lyrics by Joe Young. [1] It has been recorded many times, and has become a standard of the Great American Songbook. It was popularized by Fats Waller, who recorded it in 1935 at the height of his fame. [2]