Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Some additional lyrics relate to a person flying in to meet a lonely missionary, as Paich described in 2018. [17] As a child, Paich attended a Catholic school; several of his teachers had done missionary work in Africa. Their missionary work became the inspiration behind the line: "I bless the rains down in Africa."
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain" is a song by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, written by John Fogerty and released as a single in 1971 from the album Pendulum (1970). The song charted highest in Canada, reaching number one on the RPM 100 national singles chart in March 1971. [ 3 ]
Africa is the first official single by Lebanese Canadian singer Karl Wolf from his second studio album Bite the Bullet. The album version of the song features rapper / reggae artist Culture . The song is inspired by the worldwide hit " Africa " by Toto and samples music and covers lyrics from the chorus from the original version, providing new ...
"I Wish It Would Rain Down" is a song by English musician Phil Collins from his fourth solo studio album, ...But Seriously (1989). The song was a chart success in early 1990, peaking at No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Canadian RPM 100 Singles chart; in the latter country, it was the most successful song of 1990.
"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" is the debut solo single by American rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. It was written and composed by Don Bryant , Bernard "Bernie" Miller, Elliott, and producer Timbaland for her debut album Supa Dupa Fly (1997) and contains a sample of Ann Peebles ' 1973 single " I Can't Stand the Rain ", whose lyrics serve as the ...
The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
It is the first track on Scott-Heron and Jackson's collaborative album From South Africa to South Carolina, released in November 1975 through Arista Records. The lyrics to "Johannesburg" discussed opposition to apartheid in South Africa, and likened apartheid to the disenfranchisement of African Americans in the United States. [2]