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"The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts" is a song by the Bee Gees, written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb and released in 1967. [6] Robin Gibb sang lead vocals on this song and it would become one of his staple songs to perform during both Bee Gees concerts and his solo appearances.
This article lists songs about Boston, Massachusetts, including those set there, named after a location or feature of the city, or about a notable figure associated with the city. It is not intended to include songs where Boston is simply "name-checked" along with various other cities. "All Kindsa Girls" by Real Kids
The song has been covered numerous times, most notably by country music singer David Allan Coe and folk singer Joan Baez, who actually began her career in the Boston-Cambridge area and included "Please Come to Boston" on her 1976 live album, From Every Stage. As other female singers performing "Please Come to Boston" have done, Baez sings from ...
[1] [6] With its enactment as the state song, it entered the public domain, with the act including a "properly executed transfer of the copyright to said song to the commonwealth." [2] [7] Marsh's song beat out other contenders, including a submission by Dedham's Charlotte Parson Noyes entitled "Massachusetts! Behold Her!"
The song became Huey’s first No. 1 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, won “Favorite Single” and “Favorite Video Single” at the 13th Annual American Music Awards, and was nominated for an ...
"I'm Shipping Up to Boston" is a song by the Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys, with lyrics written by folk singer Woody Guthrie. The original version of the song was released in 2004 on Give 'Em the Boot IV and was re-recorded for their certified gold selling 2005 album, The Warrior's Code.
The song is by the Georgia band most famous for “Love Shack” and other hits, but singer Fred Schneider told the Idaho Statesman he chose this song title because the state is “pretty ...
The Great State of Massachusetts, words by George A. Wells, and music by J. Earl Bley, is a song that was designated the state glee club song of Massachusetts on November 24, 1997. Wells, a politician from Worcester, Massachusetts , was a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention , which nominated Massachusetts' John F. Kennedy as ...