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The song's lyrics implicitly blame American politicians, high-level military officers, and industry corporations on starting the Vietnam War. McDonald composed "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" in the summer of 1965, just as the U.S.'s military involvement was increasing, and was intensively opposed by the young generation. [6]
In 2003 McDonald was sued for copyright infringement over his signature song, specifically the "One, two, three, what are we fighting for?" chorus part, as derived from the 1926 early jazz classic "Muskrat Ramble", co-written by Kid Ory. The suit was brought by Ory's daughter Babette, who held the copyright at the time.
"One, Two, Three, Four, Five" is one of many counting-out rhymes. It was first recorded in Mother Goose's Melody around 1765. Like most versions until the late 19th century, it had only the first stanza and dealt with a hare, not a fish: One, two, three, four and five, I caught a hare alive; Six, seven, eight, nine and ten, I let him go again. [1]
The music video for the song premiered on the MySpace main page January 16, 2009 [4] and was subsequently released on MTV, MTVU, VH1, Fuse, Music Choice and YouTube. [5] [6] [7] It found success on the weekly VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown, charting over five months straight between January and May, peaking at #5. It was listed on the VH1 Top 40 ...
The phrase was also used as the title and in the main hook, with altered lyrics, for the song "One for the Money" by American rock band Escape the Fate. The phrase has also been used by Argentinian rapper Dillom in his song "PELOTUDA" from the album Post mortem. [5] The phrase was also used in the song "Give it to Me" by Agust D. [6]
The song went with him, disappearing from Eagles' games for almost three decades. It was brought back to life by Bobby Mansure in 1997. He is credited with forming the "Eagles Pep Band."
In France, the video won Music Video of the Year at the Victoires de la Musique. Time magazine named "1234" one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at number two after "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse. Writer Josh Tyrangiel called the song a “masterpiece”, praising Feist for singing it “with a mixture of wisdom and exuberance that's all her ...
"1-2-3" is a 1965 song recorded by American blue-eyed soul singer Len Barry, who co-wrote it with John Madara and David White (the latter two produced the recording). The recording's chorus and accompaniment were arranged by Jimmy Wisner. The single was released in 1965 on the American Decca label. [1]