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The song was inspired by the 1961 Shirelles hit "Mama Said", written by Luther Dixon and Willie Denson. [3] Before making his big break as a solo artist, Irish singer-songwriter Brian Kennedy performed backing vocals for this song, as well as others throughout the album, and features heavily in the music video.
"On Days Like These" is a pop ballad by English singer Matt Monro. It was composed by Quincy Jones, written by Don Black, and produced by George Martin.It was first released on Quincy Jones' soundtrack album The Italian Job by Paramount Records, [1] as it was written for the 1969 film of the same name, where it is played in the opening credits, uninterrupted by background soundscape.
At the time of its release in 1995, Days Like This was Morrison's best selling non-compilation album and was nominated for the Mercury Music Award. [6] David Sinclair in Q describes the album as a "glorious return to form", while the Entertainment Weekly reviewer found that "Days Like This, is too perfunctory to call it a return to form, but surprisingly, there is real spark."
The lyrics to "On Days Like These" and "Getta Bloomin' Move On! (The Self Preservation Society)" were written by Don Black. "Getta Bloomin' Move On! (The Self Preservation Society)" was the closing theme of the film and was performed by members of the cast; the lyrics feature Cockney rhyming slang. [4]
To promote Then & Now, "Days Like These" was released as a single. The song gained substantial airplay during the summer of 1990 and was a number two hit on the Mainstream Rock chart. [7] Despite this, the single stumbled at number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 [8] and has been the last to date chart entry for Asia in the United States.
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Irish TikTok creator and budding Spotify artist Aimee Carty (@AimeeCarty), 20, posted a video to TikTok on Dec. 6, 2023, singing her newest song, “2 Days Into College,” while accompanying ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... "Days Like These", a song by Billy Bragg from Reaching to the Converted, 1999