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Sing the song that's in your hearts, Sing of the great Southwest. Thank God, for Arizona, In splendid sunshine dressed. For thy beauty and thy grandeur, For thy regal robes so sheen, We hail thee Arizona Our Goddess and our queen. [4] Second Stanza Come stand beside the rivers Within our valleys broad. Stand here with heads uncovered,
"Arizona" is a song written by Kenny Young and recorded in 1969 by Mark Lindsay, a solo effort while still lead singer for Paul Revere and the Raiders. Lindsay was backed by L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew . [ 1 ]
Red Dirt Road (song) Road Rage (song) The Road to Hell (song) (We're Off on the) Road to Morocco; Road Trippin' Road Trippin' (Dan + Shay song) Roads (Red Army Choir song) (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
"Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" is a popular rhythm and blues song, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. The lyrics relate a westward roadtrip on U.S. Route 66, a highway which traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California.
In 2011, amidst the backdrop of the same immigration legislation, Chuck D collaborated with painter Ravi Dosaj for an artwork based on the song. [9] The song's title was used for a 2012 paper on young Mexican Americans in Arizona and their experiences with racism. [10] The song was on the soundtrack for the 2002 video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.
World events at this time gave the song a resonance as an anthem for the US troops in the Gulf War—underscored by the lyrics "You can reach me by caravan / Cross the desert like an Arab man"—which sent Adams's single into the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1991. [3] [4] [5] The music video for the song was directed by ...
Song of Arizona was released to US theaters in April 1946 [1] and well-received, playing throughout the remainder of 1946. [ 2 ] Reviews include such comments as, "...a fine western.
"Kyrie" is a song by American pop rock band Mr. Mister, from their album Welcome to the Real World. Released around Christmas in 1985, it hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1986, where it was number 1 for two weeks. It also hit the top spot on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart for one week. In the UK, the song peaked at number ...