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We will keep you for a while, In a cell to sleep upon a prison bunk. Down went McGinty to the bottom of the jail, Where his board would cost him nix, and he stay’d exactly six; They were big long months he stopp’d, for no one went his bail, Dressed in his best suit of clothes. Now McGinty, thin and pale, one fine day got out of jail,
"Mattinata" (Italian pronunciation: [mattiˈnaːta]; English: "Morning") was the first song ever written expressly for the Gramophone Company (the present day EMI). Composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo in 1904, it was dedicated to Enrico Caruso, who was the first to record it in April, 1904 with the composer at the piano. Ever since, the piece has ...
William Shakespeare [a] (c. 23 [b] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [c] was an English playwright, poet and actor.He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
"All Is Full of Love" is a song by Icelandic musician Björk from her third studio album, Homogenic (1997). The lyrics were inspired by love in spring and Ragnarök of Norse mythology . Björk's original version is a trip hop ballad with soul influences, harp, strings, and electronic beats; the version on Homogenic is a minimalist ambient remix ...
Brian Viglione, member of the punk cabaret group The Dresden Dolls, has cross-dressed since he was 12 years old. [citation needed] The Who's song "I'm a Boy" is about a young boy dressed as a girl. The Bitch and Animal song "Drag King Bar" is about cross-dressing. "Be My Human Tonight" by Norman Iceberg also talks about the concept.
The song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is a holiday classic, but its genesis goes back to Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis. It turns out, she helped this melancholy Christmas ...
The meaning of and inspiration for the song's lyrics have been subject to much interpretation. [9] One common interpretation is that the song was inspired by the 1971 science fiction film THX 1138, directed by George Lucas, which is set in a dystopian future wherein the emotions and desires of the human population are controlled by android police. [9]
The punk band The Menzingers wrote a song titled "Richard Corry" which was inspired by the poem. The difference in spelling from Cory to Corry is because the band has a personal friend whose last name is Corry. The American composer John Woods Duke wrote Three Poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson, which includes the full text of the poem "Richard ...