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Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.) " Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.) " is a song by jazz trumpeter Tom Browne. The single—a memoir of the Jamaica neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens where Browne was born and raised—is from his second solo album, Love Approach. Browne got the idea for the song while he was at his parents' home. [2]
Producer (s) Paul Simon. Art Garfunkel. Roy Halee. " The Only Living Boy in New York " is a song written by Paul Simon and performed by Simon & Garfunkel. It is the eighth track from the duo's fifth and final studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water. The song was also issued as the B-side to the duo's "Cecilia" single.
The chorus has a rising bass progression composed of four chords (Am 7 –G 6 /B–C–D) and the song ends on G 5. The song's lyrics make allusions to New York, a theme shared with other songs on Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea. [4] Harvey lived in New York prior to the recording of the album.
Reggae (/ ˈ r ɛ ɡ eɪ /) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. [1] A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first popular song to use the word reggae, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience.
Label. Asylum Records. Songwriter (s) Jackson Browne. Producer (s) Richard Sanford Orshoff. " Jamaica Say You Will " (alternately "Jamaica, Say You Will" [citation needed]) is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne. It is the first song on his 1972 self-titled debut album.
The musical content of "Groovin '" was largely derived from the time Cavaliere spent working at mountain resorts in Upstate New York, where he was introduced to Latin rhythms, something that compelled him. [8] The song was composed at an upright piano in the shared apartment of Brigati and Cavaliere, before the duo collaborated on the lyrics. [10]
Led Zeppelin singles chronology. " Over the Hills and Far Away " (1973) " D'yer Mak'er " (1973) " Trampled Under Foot " (1975) Audio sample. file. help. " D'yer Mak'er " (/ dʒəˈmeɪkə / " Jamaica ") is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, from their 1973 album Houses of the Holy. The title is a play on the words "did you make her?"
The song seems to have first been recorded (as "Tomato") in New York in 1949, by singer June Nelson, with her piano and trio, and with Manning credited as the writer. The recording was listed as a calypso, and was released by Herb Abramson 's Jubilee Records , catalogue number 5014.