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Comet (song) A can of Comet. " Comet " is a well-known humorous children's song in parts of North America and other English-speaking countries. It describes the deleterious effects of consuming Comet cleanser —a powdered cleansing product. [1] The most prominent and often-occurring effect in the song is that it turns one's teeth green.
Harper's Songs are ancient Egyptian texts that originated in tomb inscriptions of the Middle Kingdom (but found on papyrus texts until the Papyrus Harris 500 of the New Kingdom), which in the main praise life after death and were often used in funerary contexts. These songs display varying degrees of hope in an afterlife that range from the ...
When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease. " When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease " is a track on the Roy Harper album HQ, a prominent example of cricket poetry. Released as a single twice, in 1975 and 1978, it is possibly Harper's best-known song. The song captures the atmosphere of a village cricket match and is an elegy to the game as ...
HQ is the eighth studio album by English folk/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper.It was first released in 1975 by Harvest Records.In the United States the album was released under the title When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease, which is also the name of the LP's most popularly known track.
The song features guest vocals and production from record producer Swizz Beatz. It was released as the third UK single taken from the album on 18 April 2011. [1][2] "Ass on the Floor" was co-written by the lead performers, as well as Leroy Watson. Incorporating pounding drums and shimmering synthesizers, "Ass on the Floor" was praised by ...
With My Own Two Hands. " With My Own Two Hands " is a single from Ben Harper 's 2003 release Diamonds on the Inside . The lyrics focus on how changes in the world can come about when a single person decides to take action. The song, which features an up-tempo reggae groove, was played in regular rotation on European radio stations.
Lifemask was written by Harper during a period of illness when HHT, which leads to polycythemia, threatened his health and incapacitated him.With thoughts of life and death upon his mind, side two of the album features a lengthy 23-minute track entitled "The Lord's Prayer" which Harper described as "my last will and testament".
In early 2011, Roy Harper signed a deal with Believe Digital to release 19 of his albums, for the first time, to the digital market place. This 2-disc, 23-track, compilation was required as an introduction to lead the release campaign and contains songs from 11 of Harpers albums released between 1966 (Sophisticated Beggar) and 1992 (Death or Glory?