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"A Thousand Miles" (originally titled "Interlude") is the debut single of American pop singer Vanessa Carlton. Produced by Curtis Schweitzer and Ron Fair, the song was released as the lead single for Carlton's first album, Be Not Nobody (2002).
The lyrics as given in The Scottish Students' Song Book of 1897 are as follows: [2] Sing Ho! for a brave and a valiant bark, And a brisk and lively breeze, A jovial crew and a Captain too, to carry me over the seas, To carry me over the seas, my boys, To my true love so gay, She has taken a trip on a gallant ship Ten thousand miles away. Refrain
"A Thousand Miles Away" is a 1956 song recorded by the American doo-wop group The Heartbeats. The song was written by James Sheppard and William H. Miller. [ 1 ] The sequel, "Daddy's Home," also written by Sheppard and performed by his group Shep and the Limelites, was released in 1961.
The song details the journey of the narrator, told in first person, to Bakersfield, saying "I came here looking for something/ I couldn't find anywhere else/ I don't want to be nobody/ Just want a chance to be myself" and "I've done a thousand miles of thumbing/ And I've wore blisters on my heels/ trying to find me something better/ here on the streets of Bakersfield".
The lyrics also include a change, with the words "roll 500 miles" replacing "walk 500 miles", because the characters Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin are both in wheelchairs. "(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles" was released as a charity single for Comic Relief immediately following its performance on the Comic Relief 2007: The Big One television show on ...
“The goal was to walk at least 1,000 more steps a day,” Miller says, adding that her goal long-term was to get to 7,500 steps a day. Starting the second week, Miller received text messages ...
"1000 Miles Away" is a song by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released in May 1991 as the second single from the group's fifth studio album, Kinky . "1000 Miles Away" peaked at number 37 on the Australian singles chart.
Seven countries, an ocean and over a thousand miles stand between them and their dreams for a future.