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"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 ...
Dan McGinty dressed so fine, Stood looking at a very high stone wall, When his friend, young Pat McCann, Says, “I’ll bet five dollars, Dan, I could carry you to the top without a fall.” So on his shoulders he took Dan, to climb the ladder he began, And soon commenced to reach up near the top; When McGinty, cute old rogue,
And dressed herself up in her dead brother's clothes. She cut her hair close, and she stained her face brown, And went for a soldier to fair London Town. Then up spoke the sergeant one day at his drill, "Now who's good for nursing? A captain, he's ill." "I'm ready," said Polly. To nurse him she's gone, And finds it's her true love all wasted ...
"Express Yourself" was written by Charles Wright and performed by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. It became their signature song after its release in 1970 on their album, Express Yourself. [1] The song was produced by Wright. [2] It reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also their biggest hit on the U.S. R&B chart ...
You're gonna foul up your life if you don't write another verse of that song!' " Martin told EW . The lyrics were changed to, “Have yourself a merry little Christmas; let your heart be light.
In 1925, a version of the song was recorded onto phonograph cylinder by a folk collector. This was the first documentation of "The Longest Train" variant of the song, which includes a verse about "The longest train I ever saw". This verse probably began as a separate song that later merged into "In the Pines".
"Dress" was recorded at Yeovil's Icehouse Studio as part of the Dry sessions. The song, like the album, generated an overwhelmingly strong critical response, though the song failed to chart. The lyrics tell the story of a woman who's trying to impress a certain man with a dress ("Must be a way that I can dress to please him").
Diana indeed wore a lavender purple suit in the 1990s, a look recreated for the fifth season of "The Crown."