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According to the co-writer and longtime group member Bob Gaudio, the song's lyrics were originally set in 1933 with the title "December 5th, 1933", celebrating the repeal of Prohibition, [6] but after the band revolted against what Gaudio would admit was a "silly" lyric being paired with an instrumental groove they knew would be a hit, [7] Parker, who had not written a song lyric before by ...
"1963" is a track by English rock group New Order. It was originally released as a B-side to "True Faith" in 1987 and appeared on the Substance compilation of the same year. It was then released as a single in January 1995, in a radio mix by Arthur Baker. "1963"'s B-sides are all remixes of the title track or songs previously released.
"Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by Belgian singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic , a Spanish-born priest and founder of the Dominican Order , of which she was a member (as Sister Luc-Gabrielle). [ 2 ]
I think it's one of the top 10 Christmas songs of all time now. [5] Although Williams recorded multiple other versions throughout his life, [6] [7] the original 1963 version remains the most popular and well-known. [8] The song was selected as the theme song for Christmas Seals in 1968, [9] 1976, [10] 2009 and 2012.
"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)", a song by the Four Seasons, 1975 "Oh What a Night", a song by Elle Varner from Perfectly Imperfect, ...
In 2011, Time included the song on its list of the All-TIME 100 Songs. [48] As of December 2018, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" was the 18th best-selling single of all time in the UK. [49] Starting at the song's final week at the top of the American charts, the Beatles have the all-time record of seven number-one songs in a one-year period.
Sam Cooke's iconic song 'A Change is Gonna Come' became an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement, speaking to the struggles of Black Americans, echoing Cooke's own feeling sparked by a 1963 ...
In December 1970, in the wake of the band's break-up, the UK fan-club sent out a compilation LP of all seven of the Beatles' Christmas recordings, entitled From Then to You. The master tapes having been mislaid, the LP was mastered from copies of the original flexi discs . [ 29 ]