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A shilling of George III, king at the turn of the 19th century.. The King's shilling, sometimes called the Queen's shilling when the Sovereign is female, [1] is a historical slang term referring to the earnest payment of one shilling given to recruits to the armed forces of the United Kingdom in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, although the practice dates back to the end of the English Civil ...
"The Ballad of Jed Clampett" is the theme song for the television series The Beverly Hillbillies and the later movie of that name, providing the introductory story for the series. The song was composed by Paul Henning, and recorded first by bluegrass musicians Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, with Jerry Scoggins singing. The single phono-album ...
The origins of the song are uncertain. It was popular during the First World War, and noted by Ralph Barton Perry as a popular marching song in Impressions of a Plattsburg Recruit from The New Republic in 1915. [4] It is referenced in military stories from that time, such as William Brown's Adventures of an American Doughboy (1919). [5]
The song was used in the first episode of season three of Channel Zero, an American horror anthology television series on SYFY. "Timothy" plays on the car radio during an awkward "intimate" scene in the film Raising Buchanan (2019). "Timothy" can be heard in "The Road to Cincinnati" episode of The Simpsons that aired Nov. 29, 2020.
Koningslied", a 2013 song written for the investiture of prince Willem-Alexander as King of the Netherlands. It was released on request of the Nationaal Comité Inhuldiging (the Dutch National Committee Inauguration)
But it was Dr. King's iconic "I Have a Dream" speech that immediately took its place as one of the greatest in U.S. history. SEE MORE: 8 Martin Luther King Jr. quotes that raise eyebrows instead ...
Dick Turpin Series 1 & 2 were released on DVD by Network in Region 0 in (2003) and (2004) [1] and 'Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure' (5-part version) (note: the end credits of part 5 are from the original feature version and list the full cast) was released on DVD in Region 2 in 2005 and a box set of the complete series was released in 2008 in ...
Musicologist James Perone describes Stern's lyrics as being less personal than the lyrics Stern and King wrote for songs on King's earlier album Tapestry. [4] However, there is one line which Perone does regard as personal, when King sings about having kids and building a life in the country. [ 4 ]