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The Royal March had often preceded "Giovinezza" on official occasions, [31] as required by official regulations following an abortive attempt to conflate the two songs. [5] Many considered the Royal March "long-winded and gaudy", and these faults were thrown into sharp relief by back-to-back ceremonial presentations. [ 32 ] "
Published in 1926, the song was first recorded by Clarence Williams' Blue Five with vocalist Eva Taylor in 1927. [1] It was popularized by the 1930 recording by McKinney's Cotton Pickers, who used it as their theme song [2] and by Louis Armstrong's record for Okeh Records (catalogue No.41448), both of which featured in the charts of 1930. [3]
"Hourglass" is the first single released from Squeeze's seventh album, Babylon and On. Aided by an optical illusion-filled music video directed by Ade Edmondson, it received substantial airplay on MTV, and "Hourglass" became the highest-charting hit the band ever had in the United States, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, while reaching number 16 in the UK Singles Chart.
"Now Is the Hour" (Māori: Pō Atarau) is a popular song from the early 20th century. Often erroneously described as a traditional Māori song, [ 1 ] its creation is usually credited to several people, including Clement Scott (music), and Maewa Kaihau and Dorothy Stewart (arrangement and lyrics).
The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" is a 1968 pop song, which was the theme song for the children's television program The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. [1] Originally released by Decca Records on the album titled We're the Banana Splits , the single release peaked at No. 96 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 8, 1969, [ 2 ] and No ...
The keyboardist, Jerry Harrison, said the lack of chord changes and the "trance"-like feeling made it hard to delineate the song into verses and choruses. [8] [9] However, Byrne had faith in the song and felt he could write lyrics to it. Eno developed the chorus melody by singing wordlessly, and the song "fell into place". [7]
Vice President JD Vance’s White House portfolio is coming into sharper focus. President Donald Trump has tapped Vance, along with National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, to oversee a deal to ...
"Convoy" is a 1975 novelty song performed by C. W. McCall (a character co-created and voiced by Bill Fries, along with Chip Davis) that became a number-one song on both the country and pop charts in the US and is listed 98th among Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time. [1]