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"Mr. P.C." is a twelve-bar jazz piece in minor blues form, composed by John Coltrane in 1959. The song is named in tribute to the bass player Paul Chambers , [ 1 ] who had accompanied Coltrane for years.
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. [4] The song is about a student named Maxwell Edison who commits murders with a hammer, with the dark lyrics disguised by an upbeat sound. [1]
The sequencer line from its 1984 song "Automan" was adapted by euro-dance project Snap! on the group’s 1992 single "Rhythm is a Dancer," which featured lyrics written and performed by American singer and songwriter Thea Austin as well as hip hop rhymes by American rapper Turbo B, and became a major international hit. [3]
The group was formed in 2001 [1] by T.I., alongside his longtime friends and fellow Atlanta-based rappers Big Kuntry King, C-Rod, AK, Dollar D.P and Mac Boney. They made their commercial debut on the track "Heavy Chevys", taken from T.I.'s debut solo album, I'm Serious (2001). [2]
Armstrong's popularity among African-American audiences dropped because of the song, but at the same time it helped the trumpeter to make his fan base broader. [6] In protest during the 1950s, African Americans burned their copies of the song, which forced Armstrong to re-evaluate and change the song's lyrics in a reissue. [7]
A house music cover version with altered lyrics was released by American R&B singer Adeva in 1989, reaching No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart [58] and was featured on her debut album. In 2012, Melanie Amaro recorded an uptempo version of the song for a Pepsi commercial alongside Elton John as a part of her prize for winning the first season of The ...
Another topic of discussion among music critics was the nonsensical nature of the song's lyrics. While this was criticized by Libertatea 's Petre Dobrescu, who likened this aspect to the band's other work, [ 1 ] Harald Peters of Die Tageszeitung regarded it as something that "Dragostea din tei" had in common with other worldwide hits such as ...
Before recording this song, he made a track called "Wobble (Skit)" to introduce the song "Wobble". Both tracks are on the album. Atlanta's V-103 former radio personality Frank Ski is featured on the song on the intro and bridge, but isn't credited as a featured artist. The song grew in popularity after inspiring a dance.