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"Gotta See Jane" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter R. Dean Taylor that was co-written by Taylor with Eddie Holland (of Holland-Dozier-Holland) and Motown songwriter Ronald Miller. [ 2 ] Released in 1968, it entered the UK chart in June and reached number 17 in August, staying on the chart [ 3 ] for 12 weeks.
A person singing karaoke in Hong Kong ("Run Away from Home" by Janice Vidal). Karaoke (/ ˌ k ær i ˈ oʊ k i /; [1] Japanese: ⓘ; カラオケ, clipped compound of Japanese kara 空 "empty" and ōkesutora オーケストラ "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment system usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to pre-recorded accompaniment using a microphone.
The song tells the story of a young woman who has huge dreams and ambitions, but also discusses how she works hard and is a simple American girl who "signs her letters with XXX's and OOO's". She dreams of becoming successful in a man's world, citing her father as an example. The chorus verifies how the woman is a simple American girl.
The video begins in February, where the band are recording the song at Abbey Road. Three months later, at the Japanese bar a karaoke ascene which starts off with a Japanese man and a pair of women, both blonde and brunette, singing "This Love" and at the end, the band appears to perform the closing moments of the song.
The song went back and forth between Xenomania and their band several times before being finalised. [2] A restructure of the song placed Cheryl Cole's "I've got to heat it up" verse in the introduction as well as the middle 8, while the third attempt of creating a single turned "Something Kinda Ooooh" into a full-on dance track. [2]
"i Got a Girl" is a song by alternative rock group Tripping Daisy. Island Records released the song as the lead single from the band's second studio album, i am an ELASTIC FIRECRACKER (1995) in June 1995, [2] against the wishes of the band. [3] The song is an ode to Tim DeLaughter's partner, Julie Doyle, and lists off her characteristics. [4]
The song peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100, charting for 13 weeks after its Sept. 20, 1980 debut. It was also released as a single in Japan. "That Girl Could Sing" was the seventh-biggest hit single of Browne's Top 40 career (beating 1976's "Here Come Those Tears Again" by one position higher on the Billboard Hot 100). [1] [2] [3]
"Just to See Her" is a 1987 song written by Jimmy George and Lou Pardini and recorded by American R&B recording artist Smokey Robinson from his studio album One Heartbeat (1987). "Just to See Her" peaked at No. 7 in Cash Box and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1987.