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A contrafact is a musical composition built using the chord progression of a pre-existing song, but with a new melody and arrangement. Typically the original tune's progression and song form will be reused but occasionally just a section will be reused in the new composition. The term comes from classical music and was first applied to jazz by ...
"World (The Price of Love)" is a song by English band New Order, released in August 1993 by London Records as the third single from their sixth studio album, Republic (1993). Simply listed as "World" on the album, the subtitle "The Price of Love" was added for the single release, as it is repeated during the chorus.
The song was released as a single in 1989, also sung by Ball, [2] and stayed on the UK Singles Chart for 15 weeks, peaking at No. 2 and becoming Ball's signature tune. [3] The song was later featured on Ball's 1992 self-titled debut album and Love Changes Everything: The Collection. [4] [5]
Musically, the song is founded on a driving funk beat, with few chord changes and a simple melody in the key of D major. [7] [8] (The refrain is a 12 bar blues in D. The main chord is D7(♯ 9), also used in "Drive My Car" and "Taxman".) Paul McCartney said of this song, "John and I would like to do songs with just one note like 'Long Tall ...
The Chords were one of the early acts to be signed to Cat Records, a subsidiary label of Atlantic Records. [2] Their debut single was a doo-wop version of a Patti Page song "Cross Over the Bridge", and the record label reluctantly allowed a number penned by the Chords on the B-side. [3]
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Will Friedle in 'Boy Meets World' in 1998 Related: Boy Meets World Cast Breaks Down What They Call the 'Best' Episode, but Admit It 'Scared the Bejesus Out of a Lot of Kids'
"Something About What Happens When We Talk" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams. It was released in 1993 as the fourth single from her fourth album, Sweet Old World (1992). The song was featured in the 1996 drama film Unhook the Stars, [1] and the 2014 Cheryl Strayed biographical adventure film Wild. [2]
(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You is an album by jazz trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker.It follows a formula similar to two other Baker albums, Chet Baker Sings (1954) and Chet Baker Sings and Plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman & Strings (recorded in 1955, released in 1964 [2]) in which he sings traditional pop standards in a jazzy fashion.