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"The Walls Fell Down" is the second single by the English rock duo The Marbles with Lead vocals by Graham Bonnet. It was released in March 1969, and was written and produced by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, of the Bee Gees, and was produced by Robert Stigwood.
The song lyrics, when taken out of their original context, would describe the Martians landing on Earth." [4] Buchanan's "title-mangling" radio disc jockey character was supposedly based on Alan Freed. [1] The song uses clips from 17 different songs, each of which was a top 20 hit in 1955 or 1956. In order of occurrence: Side One
Some songs were original lyrics to traditional tunes, for example "Shooting Goshen's Cocks Up" (Roud 902), written by Maynard's friend Fred Holman to celebrate a poaching incident. Poaching was a favourite topic for songs in Maynard's repertoire, for example "The Gallant Poachers" (Roud 793) and "While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping" (Roud 363), as ...
Take a trip down memory lane as you try to identify these iconic '60s songs based on snippets of their lyrics. From rock legends like Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles to folk icons like Bob Dylan ...
"On Top of Old Smokey" "Fast Food Song" (a song using the names of several fast food franchises) "Popeye the Sailor Man" (theme song from the 20th-century cartoon series) "Ring Around the Rosie" "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" "Sea Lion Woman" "See Saw Margery Daw" "Singing To The Bus Driver" "Stella Ella Ola" "Ten Green Bottles" "The Song That Never ...
The band had previously used the same approach successfully with the albums Anoraknophobia (2001), Marbles (2004) and Happiness Is the Road (2008). Before the release of Sounds That Can't Be Made, two promotional songs were released on YouTube: "Power" on 17 July 2012 [4] and "Gaza" on 4 September 2012. [5]
The song is credited to Anthony September as songwriter in some sources. [1] This was a pseudonym of Anthony Mammarella, producer of American Bandstand . The original recording of the song by Charlie Gracie reached No. 1 on the Billboard Juke Box chart, No. 10 on the R&B chart and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1957.
Rolling Stone ranked it No. 199 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. [1] It was also included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981). [3] Billboard named the song No. 60 on its list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of ...