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"Bill" is a song heard in Act II of Kern and Hammerstein's classic 1927 musical, Show Boat. The song was written by Kern and P. G. Wodehouse for their 1917 musical Oh
"Me" is a song written by Alex Zanetis that was first recorded by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released as a single in 1964 via Decca Records and became a major hit. Background and release
The song crossed over to the pop chart, peaking at number eight. [2] Anderson performed this song on the finale of the 1977-1978 ABC game show The Better Sex which he co-hosted with Sarah Purcell. [3] This song is mostly spoken in the two verses, rather than sung, except for the repeated refrains, that are done with a female chorus.
"Thanks" is a song written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter and first recorded by J. Vincent Edwards in 1969. Edwards recording charted in the Netherlands. [2] American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson's version was released as a single in 1975 via MCA Records and became a major hit the same year.
"This Is a Love Song" was released as a single by MCA Records in February 1979. [3] The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number 20 in April 1979. [4] It was Anderson's final major hit as a recording artist in his career. His final top 40 single would be released the following year. [3]
The song was written by Lennon as mocking what he saw as Rik's bravado and unenlightened attitude. [1] Lennon later told his version of the story in a Playboy interview, stating that: "'Bungalow Bill' was written about a guy in Maharishi's meditation camp who took a short break to go shoot a few poor tigers, and then came back to commune with God.
The song spent 17 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number six in September 1971. [4] In Canada, the single reached number two on the RPM Country Songs chart. [ 5 ] It was the only single spawned from his 1971 compilation Bill Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 .
Sheet music cover featuring Margaret Young, 1924 "Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)" is a song with music by Milton Ager and lyrics by Jack Yellen, written in 1924. [1] The song became a vocal hit for Margaret Young accompanied by Rube Bloom, and an instrumental hit for the Don Clark Orchestra.