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The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus is a painting by the Spanish artist Salvador Dalí, begun in 1958 and finished in 1959. [1] It is over 14 feet tall and over 9 feet wide (410 x 284 cm; 161.4 x 111.8 in), [ 1 ] one in a series of large paintings Dalí did during this era.
America's best-known song is their 1972 debut single, "A Horse with No Name". It was the lead-off single to their self-titled debut album and became their first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song was also a Top 5 hit in the United Kingdom reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart .
Don McLean, "American Pie" Don McLean penned this hit about "The Day the Music Died" (when a plane carrying Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper crashed), but most people just love it ...
America is the debut studio album by America, released in January 1972. It was initially released without "A Horse with No Name", which was released as a single in Europe in late 1971 and in the US in January 1972. When "A Horse with No Name" became a worldwide hit in early 1972, the album was re-released with that track.
As Bugs serves Columbus the little portion of food left, Columbus pictures Bugs as a piece of meat and begins to chase him with the intent to eat him. As this chase is going on, the boat hits land and Bugs falls overboard onto it. As he claims to have discovered America, Columbus (standing on high ground with the Spanish flag) makes the same claim.
"America" was inspired by a five-day road excursion Simon undertook in September 1964 with Chitty. Producer Tom Wilson had called Simon, living in London at the time, back to the United States to finalize mixes and artwork for their debut studio album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. [3] Simon, reluctant to leave Chitty, invited her to come with him; they spent five days driving the country together ...
"Americanos" is a song by English singer Holly Johnson, released in 1989 as the second single from his debut solo album, Blast (1989). It was written by Johnson, and produced by Andy Richards and Steve Lovell, with additional production from Dan Hartman.
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