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"State of the Nation" is a song by American band Industry taken from their sole studio album Stranger to Stranger. The song peaked at No. 3 in Italy, No. 10 in Sweden, No. 78 in Australia, and No. 81 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
"State of the Nation" (1986) "Bizarre Love Triangle" (1986) "State of the Nation" is the twelfth single by New Order. Critical reception.
The band's best-known single, "State of the Nation", entered the Swedish and Italian charts between 1983 and 1984, earning them a place as the support act for artists such as Billy Idol, Talk Talk and INXS. The second single from the same album, "Still of the Night", was less successful. The band split up in 1984.
The album includes "Bizarre Love Triangle", the band's breakthrough single in the United States and Australia; it was the only track from the album released as a single and as a video (although "State of the Nation" was added to most CD editions). The album sleeve, created by Peter Saville, is a photograph of a sheet of titanium–zinc alloy. [2]
"State of the World" is a song recorded by American singer Janet Jackson for her fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). It was written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis , with additional writing by Jackson.
The original 1987 version ended in a fade-out while repeating the last line of the outro, "I will always feel free". The "94 album mix", also included on the international edition of (The Best of) New Order as "1963-94", had all new orchestration and is similar in structure to the original version, except that the outro is removed and replaced with a repeat of the final bridge and chorus ...
"Oregon, My Oregon" is the regional anthem of the U.S. state of Oregon. Written for a song contest in 1920, the 16-line, 2-verse song became the state's official state song in 1927. The lyrics, widely considered to convey racist sentiments, were updated by an act of the Oregon Legislature in 2021. [1]
Hatikvah (Hebrew: הַתִּקְוָה, romanized: hattiqvā, ; lit. ' The Hope ') is the national anthem of the State of Israel.Part of 19th-century Jewish poetry, the theme of the Romantic composition reflects the 2,000-year-old desire of the Jewish people to return to the Land of Israel in order to reclaim it as a free and sovereign nation-state.