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"Walking in Memphis" is a song written and originally recorded by American singer-songwriter Marc Cohn, for whom it remains his signature song. [3] It received a Song of the Year nomination at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards in 1992, the same year that the 32-year-old Cohn won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist .
Come Get It! is the debut album by Rick James and the Stone City Band. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was released in April 1978 via the Motown sub-label Gordy Records . The singles " You and I " and " Mary Jane " propelled Come Get It! to gold status.
Marc Craig Cohn (/ k oʊ n /; [2] born July 5, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1992. Cohn is best known for the song "Walking in Memphis", from his 1991 album Marc Cohn, which was a Top 40 hit.
"I'm Raving" is a song by German group Scooter. It was released in September 1996 as the lead single from their album Wicked! The song is based on the 1992 Shut Up and Dance track "Raving I'm Raving", which is itself based significantly on the 1991 single "Walking in Memphis" by Marc Cohn. Several lyrics were altered including the line "I'm ...
Street Songs is the fifth studio album by American musician Rick James, released in April 1981 on Gordy Records. It contained two of James's biggest hits: the singles " Give It to Me Baby " and " Super Freak ".
"Mary Jane" is a song by American musician Rick James. It was released on September 9, 1978 as the second single from his debut album Come Get It!.The song peaked in the top five on the R&B charts in the United States in 1978, [1] and crossed over to the US Hot 100.
And Rick catches that beautifully." [1] A poignant line in the song describes how the ghetto persists: "One thing 'bout the ghetto, you don't have to hurry/it'll be there tomorrow, so brother don't you worry." [1] [3] The music represents the "punk funk" dance music sound that James popularized.
The Mynah Birds was a Canadian R&B band formed in Toronto, Ontario, that was active from 1964 to 1967. [1] Although the band never released an album, it is notable as featuring a number of musicians, such as Rick James and Neil Young, who went on to have successful careers in rock, folk rock and funk.