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The song, which deals with the less glamorous side of celebrity, was inspired by silent film actress Louise Brooks and is named after the 1929 film Pandora's Box in which she starred. The single was a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe.
The song narrates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, detailing how he was nailed to the cross, "whooped up the hill", speared in the side, and hung his head and died, all the while keeping a dignified silence. Like all traditional music, the lyrics vary from version to version, but maintain the same story.
The hymn "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" was written by Isaac Watts, and published in Hymns and Spiritual Songs in 1707. It is significant for being an innovative departure from the early English hymn style of only using paraphrased biblical texts, although the first couplet of the second verse paraphrases Galatians 6:14a and the second couplet of the fourth verse paraphrases Gal. 6:14b.
The song was written by lead-singer, Steven Tyler, and drummer, Joey Kramer, the first writing credit for Kramer. The song was featured on Guitar Hero: Aerosmith as a bonus track. "Pandora's Box" was written when Kramer found an acoustic guitar in a dumpster outside their apartment, the same guitar Tyler used to write the ballad " Seasons of ...
Margaret Allison Bonds (March 3, 1913 – April 26, 1972) [1] was an American composer, pianist, arranger, and teacher.One of the first Black composers and performers to gain recognition in the United States, she is best remembered today for her popular arrangements of African-American spirituals and frequent collaborations with Langston Hughes. [2]
Pandora's Box is a compilation album, released on November 19, 1991, [4] by Aerosmith. Issued by Columbia Records to capitalize on the band's newfound success with Geffen , the box set consists of three discs that cover Aerosmith's output from the 1970s and early 1980s.
This generated two distinctive African American slave musical forms, the spiritual (sung music usually telling a story) and the field holler (sung or chanted music usually involving repetition of the leader's line). [1] We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder is a spiritual. [1] As a folk song originating in a repressed culture, the song's origins are lost.
Original Sin is a concept album performed by Pandora's Box and produced by Jim Steinman. It was released on November 6, 1989. [5] Steinman wrote the majority of this album, although there are a couple of cover versions. It was the group's only album, and was a commercial flop.