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"Swinging on a Star" is an American pop standard with music composed by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke. [1] It was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1944 film Going My Way, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song that year, [1] [2] and has been recorded by numerous artists since then.
A [[contr afact]] is a musical composition built using the chord progression of a pre-existing song, but with a new melody and arrangement.Typically the original tune's progression and song form will be reused but occasionally just a section will be reused in the new composition.
Johnny Duncan remade the song as "Slow Dancing" for his 1979 album "See You When the Sun Goes Down". [14] It was released as a single, the track afforded Duncan a #6 C&W hit. [15] Lisa Hartman recorded “Slow Dancing” for her 1979 album, “Hold On”. However it was eventually left off the final release.
"Moonglow" appears in jazz fake books and lead sheets in the key of G, though it is also thought to originally be in the key of C. [1] The melodic riff of the A section is composed of a repeated minor third interval followed by a major third interval and then a repeated note.
I didn't come over." Ricky Henn went on to write "I Live For The Sun" but only used the three chords of the chorus of "Run Run Run" and wrote a different melody over those chords, created a new title and concept, new lyrics for the entire song, composed original verses and bridge.
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The destination of a chord progression is known as a cadence, or two chords that signify the end or prolongation of a musical phrase. The most conclusive and resolving cadences return to the tonic or I chord; following the circle of fifths , the most suitable chord to precede the I chord is a V chord.
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