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"Man of Constant Sorrow" (also known as "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow") is a traditional American folk song first published by Dick Burnett, a partially blind fiddler from Kentucky. It was titled "Farewell Song" in a songbook by Burnett dated to around 1913. A version recorded by Emry Arthur in 1928 gave the song its current titles.
"It's Now or Never" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and released as a single in 1960. The song is one of the best-selling singles by Presley (20 million copies), and one of the best-selling physical singles of all time. [3] [4] It was recorded by Bill Porter at RCA Studio B in Nashville. [5] It is written in E major and has a tempo of 80 ...
"A Mess of Blues" is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley for RCA Records in 1960, and written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. Although released as the B-side to "It's Now or Never", "A Mess of Blues" reached number 32 in the U.S. It reached number 2 in the UK as an A-side. The song was published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc.
"It's Now or Never" (song), a song by Elvis Presley, based on the aria "'O Sole Mio" It's Now or Never, a UK gameshow which aired for one episode in 2006; It's Now or Never!, a stage comedy by Miles Tredinnick; It's Now or Never, by the band Make Me Famous; It's Now or Never, a 2015 Spanish romantic comedy movie (original title: Ahora o Nunca)
Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson [1] (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American flautist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright, and writer.He is perhaps best known for writing the book, music, and lyrics for the 1957 hit Broadway musical The Music Man [2] and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (1951).
Mandel was born in the borough of Manhattan in New York City on November 23, 1925. [1] [2] His father, Alfred, was a garment manufacturer who ran Mandel & Cash; his mother, Hannah (Hart-Rubin), had aimed to be an opera singer [1] and discovered her son had perfect pitch at the age of five.
The song may have been recorded by Bowie in the summer 1973 sessions for Pin Ups [6] or in late 1971 [7] for the album Ziggy Stardust. Never selected as an album track, it was used as the single B-side as it fitted with "Sorrow". In France, it was billed as the A-side of the single. "Sorrow" was featured in the 2008 John Cusack film War, Inc.
Its lyrics are cryptic and evocative, being inspired by numerous poems including the 1899 "Antigonish" by William Hughes Mearns. Bowie's vocals are heavily "phased" throughout and have been described as "haunting". "The Man Who Sold the World" went relatively unnoticed upon initial release in 1970.