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"In the Ghetto" (originally titled "The Vicious Circle") is a 1969 song written by Mac Davis and recorded by Elvis Presley. [5] It was a major hit released in 1969 as a part of Presley's comeback album, From Elvis in Memphis , and was also released as a single, with " Any Day Now " as its B-side .
The song "What a Catch, Donnie", from Fall Out Boy's fourth studio album, Folie à Deux (2008), is named for Hathaway and mentions Roberta Flack, his writing partner. Bizzy Bone's song entitled "A Song for You", is a track that includes an interpretation of Donny Hathaway's original recording of the same name.
The video for the song was filmed between July 17–19, 2006, in New York, Baltimore and Los Angeles and was directed by Chris Robinson of HSI Productions. Pre-production and casting by Robin Frank Management, Snoop Dogg, MC Eiht, Westurn Union, Daz Dillinger, Warren G, Spliff Star, Rah Digga, DJ Green Lantern, Papoose and Ty James, the daughter of Rick James, made video cameo appearances.
The instrumental is based on the Donny Hathaway song of the same name. The single peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 12 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number three on the Hot Rap Songs in the United States. The song was later featured on the fictional radio station Radio Los Santos in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto ...
The song was a 6-minute and 50 second extravaganza which built upon a cinematic feel with its lengthy instrumental though it did feature vocal ad-libs from Hathaway, who played Wurlitzer electronic piano on the song, and constant chants of the song's title. The song has a distinctive Afro-Cuban sound with congas.
The song was written by Scott Davis (also known as Mac Davis) and recorded by Elvis Presley on January 15 and 21, 1969 and released as a single. The rhythm track was laid down on 15 January and Elvis' vocal overdub on the 21 January. The song reached number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] and number 8 in the UK Singles Chart. [4] "
In text threads, social media comments, Instagram stories, Tik Toks and elsewhere, more people are using words like "slay," "woke," "period," "tea" and "sis" — just to name a few. While some ...
The song's lyrics describe the stress of inner-city poverty. In the final verses, a child born in the ghetto without prospects in life is lured away into a life of crime, for which he is jailed until he commits suicide in his cell. [4] The song ends with a brief skit in which the band members are arrested by white cops for no clear reason. [3]