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A teenage tragedy song is a style of sentimental ballad in popular music that peaked in popularity in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Lamenting teenage death scenarios in melodramatic fashion, these songs were variously sung from the viewpoint of the dead person's romantic interest, another witness to the tragedy, or the dead or dying person.
Kerosene Hat is the second studio album by American rock band Cracker, released on August 24, 1993. It reached number 1 on Billboard ' s Top Heatseekers chart, and number 59 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The singles from the album, "Low" and "Get Off This", helped Cracker gain widespread notice. According to frontman David Lowery, the album ...
Meaning. The lyrics tell of Brandy, a barmaid in a busy seaport harbor town which serves "a hundred ships a day." Though lonely sailors flirt with her, she pines for one who has long since left her because he claimed his life, his love, and his lady, was “the sea.”. The urban myth that Brandy was based on Mary Ellis (1750–1828), a ...
English. Published. 1911. Composer (s) Harry Von Tilzer. Lyricist (s) William Dillon. " I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad) " (sometimes shortened to "I Want a Girl") is a popular song of 1911 composed by Harry Von Tilzer and with lyrics by William Dillon, which has become a barbershop quartet standard.
About a Girl (Nirvana song) " About a Girl " is a song by American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It is the third song on their debut album, Bleach, released in June 1989. Frequently described as one of Cobain's strongest and most melodic early compositions, [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] "About a Girl" was written about his ...
The lyrics begin to describe an ideal fantasy woman, beginning with the simple desire for a woman with a short skirt and a long jacket, but then the descriptions go on to become much more elaborate and very specific, as if to tell a story about a particular woman. John McCrea said the song was "about prosperity and depression" and the strange ...
Syndicate of Sound singles chronology. "Prepare for Love". (1966) " Little Girl ". (1966) "Rumors". (1966) " Little Girl " is a song recorded by the California garage rock group the Syndicate of Sound, and written by Don Baskin and Bob Gonzalez of the band. It reached the US national pop charts in June 1966, peaking at #5 on Cash Box and #8 on ...
Hours. (Funeral for a Friend album) The cover for the special edition version of Hours. Hours is the second album by Welsh post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend. The album was released on 13 June 2005, through record labels Atlantic and Ferret . Four singles were released from the album: "Streetcar", "Monsters", "History" and "Roses for the ...