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"Shangri-La" is a song written by Ray Davies of the Kinks. The song appeared on the 1969 concept album, Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire). The song's inspiration can be traced back to when the band visited the Davies brothers' sister, Rose, and her family in Australia, the "designed community" that the family lived in serving as the initial lyrical inspiration.
The term comes from "Shangri-La" as the hidden valley of delight in James Hilton's 1933 novel Lost Horizon.The term "Shangri-La," especially in the 1930s and 1940s, was slang for heaven or paradise, [1] and the song is about the joy of being in love.
"I Can Never Go Home Anymore" is a song written by Shadow Morton and performed by the Shangri-Las. It reached number 6 on the U.S. pop chart in 1965. [1] The song was added to their 1965 album Shangri-Las-65! (reissued as I Can Never Go Home Anymore). [2] [3] [4] The single was arranged by Artie Butler and produced by Shadow Morton. [5]
Emilio Pericoli (7 January 1928 – 9 April 2013) [1] [2] was an Italian singer. He was born in Cesenatico, Romagna, Italy. [3] Pericoli's success was closely tied to the Sanremo Festival. He recorded a cover version of the song, "Al di là", by festival winner Betty Curtis. [3] The song was an international success, hitting the charts in the U.S.
Shangri-La is a musical with a book and lyrics by James Hilton, Jerome Lawrence, and Robert E. Lee and music by Harry Warren. [1]Based on Hilton's classic 1933 novel Lost Horizon, it focuses on Hugh Conway, a veteran member of the British diplomatic service, who stumbles across a utopian lamasery high in the Himalayas in Tibet after surviving a plane crash in the mountainous terrain.
They featured in the episodes "Road to Taz-Mania," "Return of the Road to Taz-Mania Strikes Back" and "Yet Another Road to Taz-Mania." The Duckman episode "Road to Dendron" spoofs the series. The 2000 animated film The Road to El Dorado is an homage to the Road movies and contains many popular beats, including creating a distraction before ...
LP Epic LN-3445: The Four Coins In Shangri-La; A: Shangri-La * Memories Of You * Heartache Street (And Teardrop Ave.) * Lovers’ Island * Manhattan Serenade * The Curly-Headed Kid In The Third Row B: You're Breaking My Heart * This Life * Ting-A-Ling Telephone * New World * I Will Never Be The Same * Maybe 1958. EP Epic ZTEP 60057/60058
UK re-issues peaked at #3 in 1972 and #7 in 1976. The song epitomized the "death disc"; songs with lyrics focusing on suicide, murders and fatal crashes, which were popular from the late 1950s until the mid-1960s. [10] Jeff Barry described their songs as "audio operas" which "makes you use your imagination." [11]