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"September" is a song by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire released as a single on November 18, 1978, by ARC/Columbia Records. [1] The song was written by Allee Willis and Maurice White , based on a music sequence developed by guitarist Al McKay . [ 2 ]
The song is used in the 1987 Woody Allen film Radio Days; Allen has stated that the song may be the best American popular song ever written. [11] Milton Berle sang "September Song" when he hosted an infamously bad 1979 episode of Saturday Night Live; producer Lorne Michaels claimed that Berle loaded the audience with friends and family, who ...
A new song called "September" was released as a single, peaking to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. [130] [131] "September" also reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. [106] In January 1979, the band performed "September" and "That's the Way of the World" at the Music for UNICEF Concert.
Written by the band's front man Billie Joe Armstrong, the song is about the death of Armstrong's father in September 1982 and his life since. The song's lyrics have also been interpreted in other ways, including as a song about the victims and survivors of the September 11 attacks .
In 1963, Bobby Rydell recorded the song for his album Wild (Wood) Days. [14] Also in 1963, the Chiffons recorded a version of the song for their He's So Fine album. The track was reprised on their 1966 Sweet Talkin' Guy album. Mike Clifford had a September 1964 single release of the song but as the B-side of the non-charter "One By One The ...
"September in the Rain" is a popular song about nostalgia [1] by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, published in 1937. The song was introduced by James Melton in the film Melody for Two . It has become a standard, having been recorded by many artists since, and featured in a variety of movies, including the 1937 film of the same name .
"Yesterday" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was first released on the album Help! in August 1965, except in the United States, where it was issued as a single in September. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Bobby Vee, for whom the song was originally written, recorded the song for his 1963 album The Night Has a Thousand Eyes. The song was later included on the compilation albums The Essential Bobby Vee, [6] Legendary Master Series: Bobby Vee and Best of. British singer Helen Shapiro covered the song for her 1964 album Helen Hits Out. [7]