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The Geezinslaw Brothers, also known as The Geezinslaws, were an Austin, Texas-based country music comedy duo consisting of Sammy Allred (vocals, mandolin; May 5, 1934 – May 9, 2018) [1] [2] and Dewayne "Son" Smith (vocals, guitar; September 19, 1942 – March 16, 2019). [3]
"When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)" is a song written by English folk rock group Oysterband and later made famous in Canada by Newfoundland folk rock band Great Big Sea. It first appeared as track 1 on Oysterband's 1993 album Holy Bandits .
"Recruiting Sargeant" is about Royal Newfoundland Regiment in World War I, and was adapted from an old Scottish traditional song "Twa Recruitin' Sergeants" about the Black Watch Regiment apparently from the time of the Napoleonic Wars, and so consequently the song has some interesting similarities to another traditional army song from the same period, Over the Hills and Far Away.
"Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj (2014) is viewed as an answer to Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back" (1992), which is heavily sampled in the song. Whereas Sir Mix-a-Lot focuses on a woman's body and the pleasure it gives him, Minaj raps from the perspective of the unnamed woman, and shows how she uses her callipygian physique to profit and empower ...
In 2023, the song gained additional traction as its use as a goal song for Team Canada at the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden, who used its chorus. This showed a theme as in the previous tournament (held in Halifax and Moncton ), Hockey Canada chose Heave Away , which also originates from Newfoundland and Labrador .
These days, you can get a deal on anything. Even salvation! Pope Benedict has announced that his faithful can once again pay the Catholic Church to ease their way through Purgatory and into the ...
Mickey Guyton's Hit Song Inspires Hallmark's New Movie, 'Heaven Down Here' K.L. Connie Wang. ... Heaven Down Here premieres on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. ET on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Al Hirt released a version of the song in 1964 on his album, Sugar Lips. The song went to #12 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #84 on the Billboard Hot 100. [9] Hirt released a live version on his 1965 album, Live at Carnegie Hall. [10] It was produced by Chet Atkins. [11] This song was also performed by Elvis Presley in the 1968 TV special ...