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The popularity of the song surged following the September 11 attacks and during the 2003 invasion of Iraq; after the former, the song was re-released as a single and peaked at number 16 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts in 2001. [8] A re-recorded version of the song was released in 2003, under the "God Bless the U.S.A ...
The song alludes obliquely to a gay truck driver. [2] In February 1978, the band released the live extended play Rising Free, which peaked at No. 18 in the UK Singles Chart and included his anthemic song "Glad to Be Gay", originally written for a 1976 London gay pride parade. [4] The song was banned by the BBC.
In 2008, the song was covered by the Finnish group Eläkeläiset. In the last episode of the first series of the BBC One drama Ashes to Ashes, a 31-year-old fictionalised version of Tom Robinson (portrayed by Mathew Baynton) is incarcerated with several members of the Gay Liberation Front. He sings "Glad to Be Gay" in his police-station cell.
"Glad to Be Unhappy" is a popular song composed by Rodgers and Hart. [1] It was introduced in their 1936 musical On Your Toes , sung by Doris Carson and David Morris, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] although it was not popular at the time, as there was only one recording of the song.
Musical theatre fans have issued a complaint to Spotify about their real-time lyrics feature. The music streamer introduced on-screen lyrics across its mobile and desktop apps in 2021.
GLAD is one of the pioneers of Christian pop/rock and a cappella music, forming as a progressive rock group in 1972 and discovering a large audience for their a cappella music in 1988. [1] Today, with over 1.5 million albums sold, they continue to perform concerts and release occasional recordings.
The Secret Service 1962–1966 The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On) 1927–1931 The Song of the Metronome 1937–1941 The Sterling Silver Moon 1917–1921 The Sun Dollars 1912–1916 The Syncopated Vamp 1917–1921 The Syncopated Walk 1912–1916 The Ten Best Undressed Women in the World 1962–1966 The Train 1947–1951
I was glad' (Latin incipit: Laetatus sum) is an English text drawn from selected verses of Psalm 122. It has been used at Westminster Abbey in the coronation ceremonies of British monarchs since those of King Charles I in 1626.