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[5] [6] In 2006 the state of Louisiana formally linked the name "Bonnie Blue" to the West Florida banner, passing a law designating the Bonnie Blue flag as "the official flag of the Republic of West Florida Historic Region". [7] The Bonnie Blue flag was used as an unofficial flag during the early months of 1861.
"Take Me Home, Country Roads", or Country Roads, Take Me Home also known simply as "Country Roads", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number two on Billboard ' s US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971.
The left flag on the sheet-music is the Bonnie Blue Flag. The song was premiered by lyricist Harry McCarthy during a concert in Jackson, Mississippi, in the spring of 1861 and performed again in September of that same year at the New Orleans Academy of Music for the First Texas Volunteer Infantry regiment mustering in celebration. [citation needed]
List of songs based on a film Song Artist Film Ref. "2HB" Roxy Music: Casablanca [1] [2] "Alice" Avril Lavigne: Alice in Wonderland [3] "The American Nightmare" Ice Nine Kills: A Nightmare on Elm Street [4] "Attack of the Fifty-Foot Woman" The Tubes: Attack of the 50 Foot Woman [5] "Attack Ships on Fire" Revolting Cocks: Blade Runner [6 ...
Movie title Song title Artist Writer US charts UK charts Miscellaneous July 21 The High and the Mighty “The High and the Mighty” LeRoy Holmes: music by Dimitri Tiomkin, lyrics by Ned Washington: 9 20 also charted in the US in 1954 by Victor Young, # 8, Les Baxter #6 and Johnny Desmond # 28
In 1861 he wrote the song "The Bonnie Blue Flag," about the unofficial first Confederate flag, using the tune from "The Irish Jaunting Car." The song was extremely popular, rivaling "Dixie" as a Confederate anthem. The song lost some of its popularity when, late in the war, McCarthy left the South for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A version of the song with rewritten lyrics was used in Honda television commercials in 2017. [30] In 2023, the song appeared in the fourth episode of the second season of the FX television series The Bear. [31] In late 2024, the song is the backdrop for a Coca-Cola TV advertisement featuring people travelling home for the holiday season. [32]
"Country Road" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, released in February 1971 by Warner Bros. Records. It is the third single from Taylor's second studio album, Sweet Baby James. "Country Road" is also featured on James Taylor's 1976 Greatest Hits record. The song has been played at most of his concerts ...