Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
He wrote "Ragged Old Flag" to "reaffirm faith in the country and the goodness of the American people." [2] The song tells a story of an old man in a town square describing what the flag and country have been through together. [3] "Ragged Old Flag" is typical of Cash's particular style of patriotism characterized by his appreciation for the land ...
"You're a Grand Old Flag" is an American patriotic march. The song, a spirited march written by George M. Cohan, is a tribute to the U.S. flag. In addition to obvious references to the flag, it incorporates snippets of other popular songs, including one of his own. Cohan wrote it in 1906 for his stage musical George Washington, Jr. [1]
Ragged Old Flag is the 47th album by American country music singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1974. The album addresses several political as well as ethical issues, like many of Cash's other releases. The title track, and the only single from the album, is a spoken word tribute to patriotism amid the Watergate scandal. "Don't ...
Convoy" also peaked at number two in the UK. The song capitalized on the fad for citizens band (CB) radio. The song was the inspiration for the 1978 Sam Peckinpah film Convoy, for which McCall rerecorded the song to fit the film's storyline. [4] The song received newfound popularity with its use during the 2022 Freedom Convoy.
"We'll Never Let Our Old Flag Fall" is a World War I song written by Albert E. MacNutt and composed by M. F. Kelly. The song was first published in 1915 by Chappell & Co., in New York, NY . [ 1 ] The sheet music cover was illustrated by Starmer and features words with an eagle on a shield.
The song, under the original title "Jock-A-Mo", was written and released in 1953 as a single by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford and his Cane Cutters but it failed to make the charts. The song first became popular in 1965 by the girl group the Dixie Cups, who scored an international hit with "Iko Iko". In 1967, as part of a lawsuit settlement between ...
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
"Wavin' Flag" is a song by Somali-Canadian artist K'naan from his album Troubadour (2009). The song was originally written for Somalia and aspirations of its people for freedom. The original single was a hit in Canada and reached number two on the Canadian Hot 100 as the second official single from the album, after the single " ABCs ", a minor hit.