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"Shannon" is a 1976 song by Henry Gross. It became an international hit, reaching #6 and achieving gold record status in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Cash Box Top 100. The song reached #1 in Canada and New Zealand. [2] "Shannon" was written about the death of a pet dog that belonged to Beach Boys member Carl Wilson.
"Celebrate" is a song written by Gary Bonner and Alan Gordon and performed by Three Dog Night. It was featured on their 1969 album, Suitable for Framing [1] and was produced by Gabriel Mekler. [2] In the US, "Celebrate" peaked at #15 on the Billboard chart in 1970. [3] Outside the US, "Celebrate" reached #8 in Canada. [4]
The swan song (Ancient Greek: κύκνειον ᾆσμα; Latin: carmen cygni) is a metaphorical phrase for a final gesture, effort, or performance given just before death or retirement. The phrase refers to an ancient belief that swans sing a beautiful song just before their death while they have been silent (or alternatively not so musical ...
"Celebration" is a 1980 song by American band Kool & the Gang. Released as the first single from their twelfth album, Celebrate! (1980), it was the band's first and only single to reach No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2016, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. [3]
I lost my best friend of 17 years in December, and that made it difficult to celebrate the end of the year. I'd had Sofia, a standard poodle, since she was a puppy. We were together through my ...
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.
Research has found that the loss of a pet can be more traumatic than the grief we feel after the death of family and friends. A pet’s death can hurt more than losing a fellow human Skip to main ...
Commercially, the song charted in Australia, Canada, and the United States; it has received certifications in Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Swift performed "Death by a Thousand Cuts" at the one-off City of Lover concert and on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert in 2019, and multiple times during the Eras Tour (2023-24).