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Desiderata is a 1971 album by Les Crane with music by Broadway composer Fred Werner and concept and various lyrics by David C. Wilson. It is a spoken-word album with sung refrains and instrumental accompaniment.
("Desiderata" is Latin for "desired things"; "deteriorata" is a portmanteau of the verb "deteriorate" and "desiderata".) The parody was written by Tony Hendra for National Lampoon, and was recorded for the album Radio Dinner. Narrator Norman Rose read the "poem" and Melissa Manchester sang the song. Christopher Guest wrote the music.
Desiderata"(Latin: "things desired") is a 1927 prose poem by the American writer Max Ehrmann. The text was widely distributed in poster form in the 1960s and 1970s. The text was widely distributed in poster form in the 1960s and 1970s.
Dec. 29—Honolulu has released its 2023 "Complete Streets " progress report, which details finished and ongoing projects underway for people walking, biking and accessing transit on Oahu ...
A comic version by English entertainer Billy Howard, "King of the Cops", was a British chart hit in 1976. [10] 1987, R.E.M. covered the song, in a shambolic, drunken, offhand rendering. Guitarist Peter Buck later commented, "If there was any justice in the world, Roger Miller should be able to sue for what we did to this song." [11]
Desiderata, plural of a desideratum, the objects of desire; Desiderata of the Lombards (fl. 770–771), wife of Charlemagne; Kerckhoffs's desiderata; 344 Desiderata, a main belt asteroid; Desideratum, a horse which won the Prix du Lys in 2006; Desiderata Valley, a fictional neighborhood in The Sims 2: FreeTime
Les Crane (born Lesley Stein; December 3, 1933 – July 13, 2008) was a radio announcer and television talk show host, a pioneer in interactive broadcasting who also scored a spoken word hit with his 1971 recording of the poem Desiderata, winning a "Best Spoken Word" Grammy.
The eastern part of King's Road is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. [4] King's Road is part of A3217. [5] [6] Bus. Buses 11, 19, 22, 49, 211, 319, 328, and C3 all go down King's Road, yet most of these turn off the street at one point or another. The 11 and the 22 are the only routes which run the ...