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"Word Up" was a colloquialism, popular in New York City and other US urban areas, that acted as an affirmation of what was said—a kind of a more-hip "You Bet". Blackmon said of the song: It just sounded good, and it was before its time. You can play "Word Up" anyplace anywhere, and someone is going to be grooving and bobbing their head.
"Love is Just a Four-Letter Word" is a song written by Bob Dylan, first recorded by Joan Baez, who has recorded and performed the song numerous times throughout her career. Background. Baez immediately took to the song, which was written by Dylan sometime around 1965, and began performing it, even before it was finished.
Record World said that the "effervescent tune tells of growing up absurd in Queens, N.Y." and called the song "a sheer delight." Recording. The percussion sound in the song, unusual for American pop, was created with a cuica, a Brazilian friction drum instrument often used in samba music. Music video
What the World Needs Now Is Love. " What the World Needs Now Is Love " is a 1965 popular song with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach. First recorded and made popular by Jackie DeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a release on sister label Liberty records the previous month was canceled.
Mad World. " Mad World " is a 1982 song by British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both "Mad World" and its B-side, "Ideas as Opiates", appeared on the band's debut LP The ...
"Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller. Fred Foster shares the writing credit, as Kristofferson wrote the song based on a suggestion from Foster. [1]
The World Turned Upside Down. 1646 publication of the ballad with a woodcut frontispiece. " The World Turned Upside Down " is an English ballad. It was first published on a broadside in the middle of the 1640s as a protest against the policies of Parliament relating to the celebration of Christmas. [1]
"Africa" is a song by American rock band Toto, the tenth and final track on their fourth studio album Toto IV (1982). It was the second single from the album released in Europe in June 1982 and the third in the United States in October 1982 through Columbia Records.