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Toby Fournier of Cross Rhythms gave a positive review of the song, saying, "Bare piano chords open the song with David Crowder coming in to deliver his message of hope, which gradually rises to a crescendo and features some killer backing vocals on the chorus and a chord progression that lifts the whole affair sky high." [7]
The sheet music for the song was published by Cinephonic Music Co Ltd. of London, at two shillings. [2] A version by Herman's Hermits, credited as "Leaning on the Lamp Post", reached number nine on the US Hot 100 in 1966. [3] The song was added into the 1985 production of Me and My Girl, but was not in the original 1937 version of the musical. [4]
The added non-chord note, or auxiliary note, is typically one degree higher or lower than the principal note, and may be chromatically altered. An appoggiatura may be added to a melody in a vocal song or in an instrumental work. The term comes from the Italian verb appoggiare, "to lean upon". The appoggiatura is often used to express emotional ...
"Dead!" was written as a commentary on the criticism towards the band. At the time of writing the song, the band repeatedly faced criticism from the general public, inspiring the band to write "Dead!" as a song that on the idea of being dead and people not caring. The band described writing the song as them stating "here we are, and we’re better.
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Johnson sang the song on the streets of towns in Texas as both entertainment and a calling to adhere to the teachings of Jesus. As with many of his songs, "You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond" is performed with Johnson on lead vocals and slide guitar and an unknown female singer accompanying him on vocals. While it was first believed that his ...
"The Lost Chord" is a song composed by Arthur Sullivan in 1877 at the bedside of his brother Fred during Fred's last illness. The manuscript is dated 13 January 1877; Fred Sullivan died five days later. The lyric was written as a poem by Adelaide Anne Procter called "A Lost Chord", published in 1860 in The English Woman's Journal. [1]
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]