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The German version has lyrics by Hans Bradtke, and is titled "Kalkutta liegt am Ganges" (Calcutta lies on the Ganges). In the English-speaking world, the song was released under the title "Calcutta", and the American songwriting team of Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss wrote English lyrics, celebrating the charms of the "ladies of Calcutta."
The National Anthem of India is titled "Jana Gana Mana". The song was originally composed in Bengali by India's first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on 11 December 1911. [11] [12] [13] The parent song, 'Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata' is a Brahmo hymn that has five verses of which only the first verse was adopted as the national anthem.
An accompanying music video for the song was produced in 1998. It shows Jakobsen clad in a kurta, pagri and dark glasses, driving the streets of Calcutta in an Austin FX4 as he collides with pedestrians and debris, steals the lunch of an unsuspecting restaurant customer, steals a newspaper in a similar manner and hangs outside his taxi window in roller skates as various engine parts are ...
The song "Oroscopo", produced by Takagi & Ketra, was released as a stand-alone single in May 2016. [4] Since its release, Calcutta considered the song as something which did not represent himself; despite this, it became his first commercial success and his first single to be certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. [5] [2]
The following is a list of songs written about Kolkata or Calcutta, the capital city of West Bengal province of India: "Hymn for Kolkata" – by The Geek's Guitar [1] "Ami Miss Calcutta" – sung by Aarti Mukherjee in Basanta Bilap (1972) film "Kolkata" – sung by Nachiketa Chakraborty in Ei Besh Bhalo Achhi (1993) album
"Calcutta" (song)", 1961 instrumental by Lawrence Welk " Calcutta (Taxi Taxi Taxi) ", 1998 song by Dr. Bombay (Jonny Jakobsen) Calcutta , Italian singer-songwriter, born Edoardo D'Erme
"Oroscopo" is a 2016 song by Italian singer-songwriter Calcutta, featuring record producers Takagi & Ketra. It was released on 12 May 2016 by Bomba Dischi. [1] [2] The song peaked at number 80 in the Italian singles chart and was certified triple platinum in Italy.
බී. මකුලොලුව), (17 February 1922 – 8 September 1984), popularly as W. B. Makuloluwa, was a folk music composer, promoter and director of theater and film in Sri Lanka. [1] Considered as a legend in Sri Lankan folk music history, Makuloluwa is the pioneer to introduce "Jane Gee" folk music in popular culture. He was also a ...