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The song also mentions her brother named Hugh, and her beloved William, and gives a name to the older sister, Anne. An early Alfred Lord Tennyson poem, "The Sisters", also bears a resemblance to the ballad: a sister scorned in love who murders the lover of her sister, and possibly the sister too, out of jealousy.
"River" is a song by Canadian singer songwriter Joni Mitchell, from her 1971 album Blue. Written on piano, it has become a standard for artists in many music styles, and has become popular as Christmas music. Although never released as a single, "River" holds second place among Mitchell's songs most recorded by other artists. [1]
If a particular song is on more than one album, all albums are listed alphabetically. A number in brackets after the album name indicates the version number of that song in chronological order. If they are the same number, it means they are the same recording. Note: Songs from the (non-English) Hillsong Ukraine albums are not listed.
The River (Jordan Feliz song) River (Bishop Briggs song) River (Eminem song) The River (Garth Brooks song) River (Joni Mitchell song) River Deep – Mountain High; River Lea (song) The River of Dreams; River Song (Dennis Wilson song) River Song (Sherman) The River (Breed 77 song) The River (Bruce Springsteen song) The River (Elgar) The River ...
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Lead vocalist Stu Mackenzie said that the song was "probably the most literal song [he's] ever written". [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Oddments consists of outtakes from the band's prior releases, with the album serving as a way to compile the songs without necessarily adhering to a sound or theme as the band had done up until that point; [ 5 ] the oddment ...
"Hungry Heart" was used on several movie soundtracks over the years, including the obscure 1982 Israeli film Kvish L'Lo Motzah (a.k.a. Dead End Street, which was the first motion picture to feature Springsteen music), the 1983 Tom Cruise hit movie Risky Business, [5] the 1992 dramedy Peter's Friends, and the 1998 Adam Sandler comedy The Wedding Singer.
"She's a River" reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's eighth top-10 hit on that chart, [2] and number five in their native Scotland. [3] Throughout mainland Europe, the song reached number three in Italy, [4] number seven in Flemish Belgium, [5] and the top 40 in several other nations, including Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland.